He said the BBC had a duty to look beyond the popular idea that the Great War was a story of “mud and trenches” and to impress on British audiences ... a danger that the WW1 is seen purely ...

In 1916, six short films were produced which contained images of British soldiers in the trenches. WW1 traumatised many ... During World War Two, radio further bridged the gap between home and ...

Some 77 British ... Watch: WW1 veteran: ‘The war came to a standstill’ The decision was made to take advantage of the cover provided by the weather to repair their crumbling trenches.

On the outskirts of London, in a basement room of the British National Archives, a historian delicately turns pages that have the brittle feel of dead leaves. Each is covered in text — some ...