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... ranging from World War One to Kosovo, examining the disastrous deployment of dud shells on German trenches during the Battle of the Somme. 9.00 GREAT UNDERTAKINGS. The funeral of Bristol boxer Terry Ratcliffe, noted for his triumph at the 1950 Empire Games ...
... Kell was a sergeant in the second battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment, and was killed on 1 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Now Barry Medhurst, of Hull, is searching for any descendants of Mr Kell so he can pass on to them a memorial plaque ...
... derelict and earmarked for development as a theme park and golf course. WESTERN FRONT. Richard Holmes asks what made the Battle of the Somme such a disaster, laying blame at the poor leadership skills of Generals Haig and Rawlinson. GARDENERS’ WGRLD 2000. Rachel ...
... (S) 9.30 Snooker: World Championship. (C L Championship. (C) 7.30 This Land. (C)(S) 8.00 Western Front. Why was the Battle of the Somme such a 10.30 Newsnight. (C) 11.20 Desperately Seeking EUtopia. (C) (S) 11.50 Vaisakhi. (C) (S) disaster? (R) (C) (S) ...
... Theatre in Sheffield. 7.30 THIS LAND. Details in - Today’s Choice. 8.00 WESTERN FRONT. Richard Holmes asks what made the Battle of the Somme such a disaster, laying blame at poor leadership skills. (R) 8.30 GARDENERS’ WORLD 2000. Alan Titchmarch visits the ...
... ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1916 First day of the battle of the Somme in the First World War. In less than 24 hours there were 60,000 British casualties. 1937 The 999 emergency service came into operation in Britain. ...
... of HE Trench is a Tpowerful drama set in the build-up to the catastrophic Battle of the Somme in 1916, following a group of young soldiers as they wait to be thrown into battle and, ultimately, to their deaths. Celebrated novelist and screenwriter William ...
... the 48 hours leading up *o the Battle of the Somme, The Trench is the story of young men at war seen through the eyes of 17-year old Billy Mc- Farlane (Paul Nicholls). As Billy and his squad wait to be thrown into battle, they experience a range of emotions ...
... Sir Percy Fitzpatrick’s eldest son Major Nugent Fitzpatrick serving in the Union Defence Force was killed during the battle of the Somme in France on December 14, 1917. His father became seriously ill a few months later and felt that it should be appropriate ...
... WEEK. Highlights. JONATHAN DIMBLEBY. Political interviews. CALENDAR NEWS. THE NAME ON THE RAZOR. The final hours of Battle of the Somme casualty Private George Nugent are finally revealed 80 years after he was listed as missing in action. STORM FORCE. ...
... . 1.00 JONATHAN DIMBLEBY. Political interviews. 2.00 CALENDAR NEWS. 2.05 THE NAME ON THE RAZOR. The final hours of Battle of the Somme casualty Private George Nugent are revealed. 2.35 STORM FORCE. (R) 3.00 CARTOON TIME. 3.15 YOUNG HERCULES. 3.40 THE ...
... “Many thousands of our members will be very sad to hear this. “The Battle of the Somme is synonymous in people’s minds with the First World War. “Every yvear we organise a pilgrimage Somme.” > to the ...