Learning on ScreenFirst World War: 1914: Voices from the BBC Archive
- Synopsis
- Audio compilation of clips taken from the BBC archive relating to the First World War. Amongst the items are troops of the British Expeditionary Force recalling the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres. Elsewhere there is an eyewitness account of the Kaiser’s reaction to the news from Sarajevo on 28 June; Margot Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister, remembering her despair at the inevitability of war; and the poignant reminiscences of civilians and soldiers.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2014
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- archive sound recordings; oral history; World War 1
Credits
- Contributor
- Jonathan Keeble
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- CD
- Price
- £10.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Year
- 2014
Distributor
- Name
BBC Shop
- bbcshop@bbc.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.bbcshop.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 9799
- Fax
- 01795 414 555
- Address
- PO Box 308
Sittingbourne
ME9 8LW - Notes
- The BBC Shop closed on March 29th 2016. It was replaced by the BBC Store (www.bbcstore.com) where many BBC programmes can be bought and downloaded in digital format only. The BBC continues to make many of its programmes available on DVD and Blu-Ray but these are now only available from other online retailers.
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