... know that I was the first to produce a concert party in this period. in October. 1914. immediately after the first battle of the Somme. As a very young soldier and a per former. I was encouraged to form a troupe, which was named the Lilly- whites after ...

... the Somme, which has been staged at both the Abbey and Peacock in Dublin and had a recent successful tour in Northern Ireland. It is to be pre sented at the Hampstead Theatre Club in March to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. The ...

... Comes In (BBC). Leonard Lewis (producer) The best factual programme The Rescue (Sailor BBC), John Purdie (producer) The Battle of The Somme (BBC), Malcolm Brown (writer/producer) Lions of The Serengeti (The World About Us BBC), Hugo Van Lawic (producer) _ ...