This film reflects on the history of horses in battle from 3000BC to the present day, including their role in the French Revolution and notably World War I, the setting for War Horse.
15 January 2015, 10:50 am
9 seconds
War Horse - education pack (2012)
This pack documents the process of being War Horse to the stage and includes interviews with the cast as well as an overview of the creative process.
16 November 2012, 3:05 pm
War Horse - timeline
A timeline on the use of horse power during the First World War.
16 November 2012, 3:03 pm
1 second
War Horse - lesson plan
This is a lesson plan that for teaching the First World War with interesting facts, images and exercises.
16 November 2012, 2:59 pm
4 minutes 47 seconds
The Puppet Makers
In July 2012 the puppet makers from the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the War Horse puppets, visited London to see the show for the first time.
25 July 2012, 3:35 pm
9 minutes 58 seconds
The Handspring Puppet Factory
See inside the workshop of the Handspring Puppet Company and discover how they make all the puppets for the show.
14 May 2012, 1:48 pm
42 minutes 24 seconds
Handspring Puppet Company platform event
Handspring Puppet Company demonstrate the horse puppets on the stage
17 October 2011, 1:48 pm
10 minutes 15 seconds
Short documentry about War Horse
Find out how the show was created
3 May 2011, 8:44 am
5 minutes 18 seconds
War Horse: The first chapter of the book
Michael Morpurgo reads the first chapter of Warhorse
14 April 2011, 11:17 am
8 minutes 19 seconds
Writing War Horse
Michael Morpurgo tells the story of how he came to write War Horse
13 April 2011, 4:00 pm
1 second
War Horse - pamphlet
Images, interviews and the creative process of the production