Unknown Soldier, The
- Alternative title
- Haig: The Unknown Soldier
- Synopsis
- On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, reappraises the character and role of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in the light of new historical evidence. Looks at the battles he fought, and some of the widely held perceptions about World War 1 and the notorious general accused of sending thousands of British troops to a futile death.
- Series
- Timewatch, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- Sale; 1998 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast as HAIG: THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER on BBC2 on 3/7/96.
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Haig, Douglas; Somme - battle; World War 1
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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