Frequently Asked Questions
Why are you offering your programming for free on YouTube?
Very simple, Paul Woodadge the creator and filmmaker at WW2TV wants high quality WW2 content to be available to anyone with an internet connection. History belongs to everyone. In his main career as a Tour Guide offering private tours Paul would have maybe 200 clients a year, and those people would have had the funds to both travel to Normandy and hire a guide. With WW2TV the potential audience is millions!
How will you fund the channel if the content is free?
Covid-19 has temporarily halted Paul's main career as a battlefield guide and while there have almost no English-speaking visitors to Normandy, Paul has been busy creating the livestreams on YouTube. With very little income at the moment, Paul is inviting and encouraging support via the Patreon system. Contributions are voluntary, no-one is obligated to pay. Paul hopes however that people will understand the situation and offer something towards meeting his running costs and eventually allowing the service to grow. We also encourage sponsors to back our various "Theme Weeks".
Why is WW2TV different, surely there are lots of documentaries available already?
How many shows do you produce?
WW2TV typically creates 5 or 6 new shows EVERY WEEK. We have over 200 shows now on YouTube - please use our playlists to find content that interests you.
Since the beginning of 2021 we tend to group shows together into theme weeks:
Very simple, Paul Woodadge the creator and filmmaker at WW2TV wants high quality WW2 content to be available to anyone with an internet connection. History belongs to everyone. In his main career as a Tour Guide offering private tours Paul would have maybe 200 clients a year, and those people would have had the funds to both travel to Normandy and hire a guide. With WW2TV the potential audience is millions!
How will you fund the channel if the content is free?
Covid-19 has temporarily halted Paul's main career as a battlefield guide and while there have almost no English-speaking visitors to Normandy, Paul has been busy creating the livestreams on YouTube. With very little income at the moment, Paul is inviting and encouraging support via the Patreon system. Contributions are voluntary, no-one is obligated to pay. Paul hopes however that people will understand the situation and offer something towards meeting his running costs and eventually allowing the service to grow. We also encourage sponsors to back our various "Theme Weeks".
Why is WW2TV different, surely there are lots of documentaries available already?
- Guests - We bring you the very best historians, authors, battlefield guides and industry professionals
- Locations - Our Battlefield livestreams come direct from locations around the World. So far we have hosted shows from Normandy, The Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong and Russia. We will be bringing shows from other Countries soon.
- Detail - Our shows are normally at least 60 minutes long. These are not short cursory overviews, but detailed examinations of battles, military figures, campaigns and units.
How many shows do you produce?
WW2TV typically creates 5 or 6 new shows EVERY WEEK. We have over 200 shows now on YouTube - please use our playlists to find content that interests you.
Since the beginning of 2021 we tend to group shows together into theme weeks:
How can I help?
Become a Patron Please visit our WW2TV page there and learn more about you can help finance the channel.
Spread the word! Please tell your friends about us, share this website with everyone you know via Social Media and word of mouth. It's very simple, the more people that know about WW2TV the better. We are a tiny player in a huge industry and need your support to make this a success.
Sponsor If you would like to make a one-off donation to WW2TV and be listed on a dedicated Sponsor Page, please contact us. We can take secure payments via PayPal or bank transfer.
Become a Patron Please visit our WW2TV page there and learn more about you can help finance the channel.
Spread the word! Please tell your friends about us, share this website with everyone you know via Social Media and word of mouth. It's very simple, the more people that know about WW2TV the better. We are a tiny player in a huge industry and need your support to make this a success.
Sponsor If you would like to make a one-off donation to WW2TV and be listed on a dedicated Sponsor Page, please contact us. We can take secure payments via PayPal or bank transfer.