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... CHILDREN’S BBC. DAYTIME ON TWO. WORKING LUNCH. CHILDREN’S BBC. WAR WALKS. Richard Holmes traces the events of the Battle of the Somme. (R) HART-DAVIS ON HISTORY. AWASH WITH COLOUR. Kathy Stephens visits the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh in Co ...
... (B[B]|C] TWO 1.00 CHILDREN'S BBC. 1.10 WAR WALKS. The Battle of the Somme. 1.40 HART-DAVIS ON HISTORY. The bizarre tale of the Ladies of Liangollen. 2.10 AWASH WITH COLOUR. The Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh. 2.40 NEWS; WEATHER. 2.45 WESTMINSTER ...
... War veteran. Battle of the Somme. In a letter to Mr Marsay, the Prime Minister said he was “delighted to receive a copy of your book and wish Mark Marsay's book Baptism of Fire tells the story of the Sth Battalion Green Howards at the Battle of St Julien ...
... the World Athletics Championships in Seville. WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. WESTERN FRONT. Richard Holmes asks what made the Battle of the Somme such a disaster. (R) WORLD ATHLETICS ‘99, Sue Barker introduces track and field action from the first day of the World ...
... (R) 6.00 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE. Double-bill sci-fi. (R) 7.30 WESTERN FRONT. Richard Holmes asks what made the Battle of the Somme such a disaster. 8.00 TRAFFIC. Speeding. 8.50 SEVERAL CAREFUL OWNERS. The Rover 3.5 Coupe. 9.00 LAND OF THE TIGER. Changing ...
... 8.20 WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. A leaf through the week’s stories. 8.30 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. (R) 9.00 WORLD ATHLETICS ...
... ESTHER. Dervia Kirwan joins Esther JONATHAN DIMBLEBY. CALENDAR NEWS. THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS GREAT BATTLES OF THE GREAT WAR. Account of the Battle of the Somme CORONATION STREET. Omnibus edition DESERT RATS: THE SOLDIER'S STORY. Rap! Fiennes narrates this ...
... course. “The y took away some personal memorabilia of mine, items that belonged to British regiments that fought in the Battle of the Somme. “They took flags and badges, all of which either related to Glasgow Rangers or some sort of Loyalist organisation. ...
... and the Somme brings home the enormity of war far better than a textbook or newsreel film. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain suffered around 60,000 casualties, with almost 20,000 soldiers killed. In the four months of the Somme offensive ...
... Regiment (The Green Howards). After training he was sent to France on July 17 1916 to join the Ist/sth Yorkshires in the Battle of The Somme. He fought with the Ist/sth Battalion, and later with the 7th Battalion. After a time in hospital he was posted to the ...
... ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1916 The first battle of the Somme ended. 1928 The first Mickey Mouse cartoon, Steamboat Willie, was shown. 1987 The worst fire in the history of the London Underground killed 31 people at King’s Cross. ...