Haig: The Unknown Soldier
- Alternative title
- Unknown Soldier, The
- Series
- Timewatch, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) (retail) 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) (BBC)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 3/7/96.
- Documentation
- A re-evaluation of the reputation of Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, 80 years after the Battle of the Somme, who has a reputation for having hundreds of thousands of British soldiers to their deaths in northern France during World War 1. The film draws on new historical research including material from Haig’s personal diaries to reveal Haig’s complex character.
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Haig, Douglas; Somme - battle; World War 1
Credits
- Producer
- Helen Bettinson
- Contributor
- Laurence Rees
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’
Available from retail outlets
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 3126 times.