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The Somme

War Walks Series 1
Episode 4 of 6

1 July 1916 was the blackest day in the British army's history. Richard Holmes walks the fields where 57,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in just a few hours, and continues the story until the end of the Somme campaign in 1916.

30 minutes

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Thu 6 Mar 2014 13:10
91热爆 Two

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Presenter Richard Holmes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 16 Aug 1996 20:00
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 30 Mar 1997 16:25
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 10 Mar 1999 13:10
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Mon 5 Nov 2001 18:30
    91热爆 Knowledge
  • Tue 1 Oct 2002 19:30
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 31 Oct 2003 14:30
    91热爆 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 10 Sep 2004 22:00
    91热爆 Four
  • Thu 6 Mar 2014 13:10
    91热爆 Two HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland & England only

Commemorating the centenary of World War I

New perspectives on the war that changed everything.