... Battle of the Somme SIR; As I write, it is exactly 80 years since my father was killed in Mametz Wood at the Battle of the Somme. In my long life, I remember nothing more clearly as I described' in my book From Arctic Snow to Dust of Normandy than the ...

... cast gather for The Big Picnic (BBC 2 Bill Bryden's epic stage play (shown to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme), set in Govan, Glasgow, at the outbreak of the First World War. It features Aberdeen's Gary Bakewell (recently seen ...

... 3,1996 g Melanie Henderson’s j top telly guide afafc 1 1,' Jb»- is on the gala bill •ON the 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme. Tlmewatch (BBC 2, 9.30 pm) puts Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the man accused of being the worst type of British ...

... Poem of a war hero THE 80th anniversary of the battle of the Somme has no doubt caused many peo- of World War 1. ple to dust down some of their memories My mother had three brothers. All served in the war. Two survived. Her third brother Charlie Boyd ...

... Army in 1915 and served as a private in the 3/4th Battalion the Gordon Highlanders in World War One. On his way to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 Jock’s foot was blown off by high explosives and he was sent home. While serving his apprenticeship as a li ...

... (5377) 10.00 The Big Picnic: Moving drama with musical interludes, shown to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Jimmy Logan. Dave Anderson and Freddie Boardley star. (C) (S) (8358) 12.00 Cricket: Second Test: England v India, Highlights ...

... died during the battle of the Somme ih the Great War. I wish to draw the public’s attention to another band of heroes whose memory and sacrifice is being forgotten to a certain extent in Scotland. I refer to 2,945 gallant airmenthe Battle' of Britain pilots ...

... DIE * Vintage motorcycle dealer Alan Forbes. (413) 8.00 WAR WALKS * * Military historian Richard Holmes describes the Battle of the Somme. (6351) 8.30 GARDENERS' WORLD A TRIBUTE TO GEOFF HAMILTON Tributes to the writer and broadcaster, who died suddenly ...

... responsible for such tragedies in the past are dead, and others will be dead one day. A short time ago, when that horrific battle of the Somme, at which thousands both sides were killed, was being commemorated, a survivor was interviewed on TV. He said: “When ...

... wandering on the Western Front during World War I. and what happened to two men who went on a drinking spree and missed the Battle of the Somme. (164340) 11.40 CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS Nantes v Juventus; Panathinaikos v Ajax. Semi-final action from tonight’s ...

... I combat strategy responsible for the futile deaths of whole battalions of British soldiers. Eighty years after the Battle of the Somme, Timewatch explores the other side of the story. (738680) 10.20 BUILDING SIGHTS Architect Zaha Hadid discusses Sir Norman ...

... his wife. Rachel, whom he had first met while he was in the Army. A FORMER Gordon Highlander who lost a leg at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday. And Horace “Jock” Gaffron told a party around 100 friends: “My ambition ...