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... became the Battle of the Somme. Right from the start the casualty figures were so dreadful it was hard to comprehend them. From time to time standard issue postcards arrived from Bertie or Jack to say that they were fit and well, but the battle went on and ...
... Presented live by Anna Ford. 2.oo—Parliament Programme. 2.3o—Lions Led By Donkeys. The Battle of The Somme. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, this repeated documentary looks at the experiences of some of the few remaining survivors ...
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... scene, and, for lovers of Scottish entertainment, The Jacobites and Andy Stewart. THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME (8.8. C. 1,11.00 p.m.) The first day of the Battle of the Somme was the worst in British military history. In less than 24 hours 60,060 British soldiers ...
... children sang Auld Lang Syne. The battalion H.Q. was at Franleu when the 7th Argylls were off and captured after the battle of the Somme. ...
... left—Man, Dave and Andrew. Cyclists' unusual 'battle , tour A PILGRIMAGE with a dif- of their trip on the 75th From there they hope to visit ference begins today for four anniversary of the battle of the Somme, Rheims and Vercycling friends as they set off ...
... Mr Brooke's number two at Stormont, was taking charge of this afternoon’s discussion. Mr Brooke is in France for the Battle of the Somme commemoration. Four days of intensive talks are planned for Parliament Buildings, Belfast, and Ulster Unionist leaders ...
... world war from which so many did not return. Present generations may have seen recent television commemoration of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the greatest disaster the British Army ever suffered. Surely it is right that the few who remain—like my friend ...
... name was in the centre of the red poppy—the general who sent thousands to their senseless and terrible death in the battle of the Somme. ...
... Somme veterans’ nostalgic trip A group of 70 British first world war veterans are to return to France on June 28, as guests of honour in ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Oldest will be 94-year-old Ernie Deighton, formerly ...
... first thirtyfive years of his life, showing how circumstances rather than choke shaped his destiny, leading him to the Battle of the Somme, Palestine, the North-West Frontier of India, Tibet, and Chinese Turkistan. But the centre of his story is the little ...
... film translation of Indian classical dance. 10.00—Lions Led by Donkeys. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme some of the remaining survivors tell their remarkable stories. 11.00—Film: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Lindsay Kemp in ...