What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy?

War Poster
A war poster from World War One shows a daughter posing a question to her father. "Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?"

The father looks out to the viewer with a hollow stare.

Documentary
What Did You Do in the Great War, Daddy? is a British social history documentary made by Bristol based production company Testimony Films shown on BBC Four in 2007.

It is a 60 minute documentary about the story of the greatest loss of fathers in British history; half a million died in the Great War and this is the story of the lasting effect it had on their children. It was shortlisted for the Grierson Award.