Season 1 – The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire

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Historian Peter Barton explores the events of the Battle of the Somme.

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Peter Barton

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Michael Poole

Executive Producer

Alastair Laurence

Director

Clive Flowers

Producer

Alastair Laurence

Producer

Clive Flowers

Director

Episode 1

Aired Jul 18, 2016

First Day: Erster Tag

Historian Peter Barton explores the events leading up to and on the notoriously bloody first day of the Offensive. Walking the battlefield he explains the failures that led to over 20,000 British deaths.

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Episode 2

Aired Jul 25, 2016

Defence in Depth: Verteidigung in Der Tiefe

Historian Peter Barton concentrates on the second phase of the battle from the middle of July to the middle of September 1916. Barton reveals how an allied advance on objectives took months, and resulted in yet more carnage on the Somme battlefield.

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Episode 3

Aired Aug 1, 2016

End Game: End Spiel

Historian Peter Barton concludes his history of the Battle in the final months of the campaign. He shows how a remarkable German tactical revolution begun in the Summer of 1916 continued throughout this period to frustrate the allied advance.

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Director: Alastair Laurence, Clive Flowers
Executive Producer: Michael Poole
Network: BBC
Genre: Documentary, War, History
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Jul 18, 2016

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