Soldier, Soldier
Melvyn Bragg reveals footage telling the history of modern Britain. He looks back to World War I at the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum and Barracks in Preston.
Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a vintage mobile cinema, travels across the country, to show incredible footage preserved by the British Film Institute and other national and regional film archives, to tell the history of modern Britain.
At the Queen's Lancashire Regiment Museum and Barracks in Preston, Melvyn looks back to the First World War, when British men answered the call to fight for king and country. Rita Humphrey shares the remarkable story of her uncle, Walter Tull, who overcame great prejudice to become the first black officer in the British Army. Richard Bell talks about his great-uncle Donald who received the highest award for valour during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. And Accrington man Les Bond gives his verdict on the sacrifice made by the men of his home town's pals battalion, including his uncle Harry, who died at the Battle of the Somme.
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Trail: Soldier, Soldier
Duration: 00:10
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Walter Tull - a footballer who went to war
Duration: 01:00
Music Played
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Central Band of the Royal British Legion
It's A Long Way To Tipperary
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
Series Producer | Dympna Jackson |
Executive Producer | Ruth Pitt |
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Sep 2011 18:30
- Wed 12 Oct 2011 02:45
- Wed 30 Jan 2013 13:30成人论坛 Two Scotland
- Wed 30 Jan 2013 14:45成人论坛 Two except Scotland
- Sat 22 Jun 2013 10:00
- Wed 19 Feb 2014 19:30
- Tue 27 Jan 2015 14:05成人论坛 Two except Wales
- Wed 18 Feb 2015 12:30成人论坛 Two Wales
- Tue 24 Jan 2017 19:30
- Wed 7 Nov 2018 13:45成人论坛 Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 13 Nov 2022 16:40成人论坛 Two except Scotland