Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World War I. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

The Great War

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DISC ONE
Prelude to Battle
Revisiting what the world was like at the turn of the century.
From Mons to the Somme
A slow, terrible war is unfolding.
Military Command
Examining the military and political leaders of the major powers.

DISC TWO
America Awakes
The opening months with the young Americans, maturing as a fighting force.
By Air And By Sea
The story of the role the Navy and Air Force played in WW1 is examined in this programme.

DISC THREE
The Tide Turns
There is a sense of desperation in the air. The war has gone on far too long, and the European powers are wasted and spent. Enter the United States, raring for action.
Aftermath
Events between Armistice Day, November 11, 1918 and the final peace.

DISC FOUR
Aircraft of World War One
Before the First Word War, flying had barely caught the imagination of the public, yet within the space of just a few years all of the major nations were developing aircraft. This documentary explores the fascinating advances in technology around the fighting aircraft of WW1.

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

In Flanders Fields: The Poetry Of World War I

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1. Break Of Day In The Trenches - Isaac Rosenberg
2. Awake - William Watson
3. To Belgium In Exile - Owen Seaman
4. Joining The Colours - Katharine Tynan
5. The Soldier - Rupert Brooke
6. Strange Meeting - Wilfred Owen
7. Drummer Hodge - Thomas Hardy
8. May, 1915 - Charlotte Mew
9. Tommy - Rudyard Kipling
10. Into Battle - Julian Grenfall
11. An Appeal To America On Behalf Of The Belgian Destitute - Thomas Hardy
12. A Girl’s Song - Katharine Tynan
13. In Flanders Fields - John McCrae
14. The Man He Killed - Thomas Hardy
15. Noise Of Battle - D H Lawrence
16. Rain - Edward Thomas
17. The Sentry - Wilfred Owen
18. Pro Patrim - Owen Seaman
19. Death 1 - Rupert Brooke
20. My Boy Jack - Rudyard Kipling
21. Often When Warring - Thomas Hardy
22. Exposure - Wilfred Owen
23. Death 2 - Rupert Brooke
24. June, 1915 - Charlotte Mew
25. Men Who March Away - Thomas Hardy
26. To The Shirker: A Last Appeal - Owen Seaman
27. And There Was A Great Calm - Thomas Hardy
28. Safety - Rupert Brooke
29. Dead Man’s Dump - Isaac Rosenberg
30. Dulce Et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen
31. Anthem For Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen
32. At Last Came Death Vi & V - D H Lawrence
33. Justice - Rudyard Kipling
34. The Cenotaph - Charlotte Mew
35. Peace - Rupert Brooke

Friday, 4 April 2014

Songs of World War I

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DISC 1
1. Pack Up Your Troubles - Murray Johnson, 2. It's A Long Way To Tipperary - John McCormack, 3. For Me And My Gal - Bill Murray, 4. Oh, You Beautiful Doll - The American Quartet, 5. Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Arthur Fields, 6. If You Were The Only Girl In The World - Violet Lorraine & George Robey, 7. Oh! What A Lovely War - Courtland & Jeffries, 8. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Irving Berlin, 9. Your King And Country Want You - Helen Clarke, 10. Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend - Ted Yorke, 11. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Henry Burr, 12. Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty - Ella Retford, 13. Boiled Beef And Carrots - Harry Champion, 14. The Rose Of No Man's Land - Henry Burr, 15. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny - American Quartet , 16. Tell That To The Marines - Al Jolson, 17. You Can't Beat Us - Arthur Fields, 18. They Didn't Believe Me - George Grossmith & Haidee De Rance, 19. Till We Meet Again - Charles Hart & Lewis James, 20. It's Time For Every Boy To Be A Soldier - Charles Hart, 21. Till The Clouds Roll By - Anna Wheaton & James Harrod, 22. How Ya Goning To Keep 'Em Down On The Farm - Harry Fay, 23. Here We Are Again - Frederick Wheeler , 24. Send Me Away With A Smile - John McCormack, 25. Over There - Bill Murray

DISC 2 
1. Goodbye-Eee - Courtland & Jeffries, 2. Keep The Home Fires Burning - John McCormack, 3. K-K-K Katy - Bill Murray, 4. Hello Central Give Me No Man's Land - Al Jolson, 5. Mademoiselle From Armentieres - Jack Charman, 6. Daisy Bell - Gerald Adams, 7. Lorraine, My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine - Vernon Dalhart, 8. Roses Of Picardy - John McCormack, 9. Lloyd George's Beer - Ernie Mayne, 10. Belgium Put The Kibosh On The Kaiser Jack Sheridan, 11. Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Bill Murray, 12. A Conscientious Objector - Alfred Lester, 13. Are We Downhearted - Arthur Boyton, 14. Never Mind The Food Controller - Florrie Forde, 15. Now You've Got Your Khaki On - Marie Lloyd, 16. I May Be Gone For A Long Long Time - Peerless Quartet, 17. The Last Long Mile - Charles Hart, 18. I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier - Morton Harvey, 19. Somewhere In France, Dear Mother - Stanley Kirby, 20. Pretty Baby - Bill Murray, 21. The Sunshine Of Your Smile - John McCormack, 22. Chinatown, My Chinatown - American Quartet , 23. Will You Remember - Alice Green & Raymond Dixon, 24. At The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 25. Dear Old Pal Of Mine - John McCormack

DISC 3
1. Land Of Hope And Glory - Dame Clara Butt, 2. Tramp Tramp Tramp (The Boys Are Marching) – Knickerbocker Quartet, 3. All Aboard For Dixieland - Ada Jones & The Peerless Quartet, 4. A Little Bit Of Heaven - John McCormack, 5. I Love A Piano - Bill Murray, 6. Poor Butterfly - Victor Military Band, 7. The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off To War - Van And Schenck, 8. Play A Simple Melody - Billy Murray & Edna Brown, 9. Love Moon - Olive Kline & The Lyric Quartet, 10. After You're Gone - Marion Harris, 11. What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For - Billy Murray & Ada Jones, 12. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Harry Fox, 13. Nola - Felix Arndt, 14. Hello Frisco - Reinald Werreneath & Olive Kline, 15. Hindustan - Joseph Smith's Orchestra, 16. In Siam - Bill Murray, 17. Can You Hear Me Calling Caroline - George McFarlane, 18. In The Palace Of Dreams - Henry Burr, 19. On The Road To Calais - Al Jolson, 20. St Louis Blues - W C Handy, 21. Everybody Loves A Jazz Band - Arthur Fields, 22. When I Leave The World Behind - Henry Burr, 23. Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye Soldier Boy - Peerless Quartet, 24. When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose - Walter Van Brunt, 25. When The Moon Shines Bright On Charlie Chaplin - Murray Johnson