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War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme
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Release Date: 2014-11-15
The 1916 Battle of the Somme remains the most famous battle of World War I, remembered for its bloodshed and its limited territorial gains. What is often overlooked, however, is the literary importance of the Somme: more writers and poets fought in it than in any other battle in history. Narrated by Michael Sheen, War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme details the experiences of the poets and writers who served in the battle. The work of Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, David Jones, Isaac Ro...
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Michael SheenNarrator (voice)
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Peter BartonHimself - First World War Historian
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Max EgremontHimself - Biographer, Siegfried Sassoon
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Christophe FrickerHimself - Literary Historian
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John GarthHimself - Author, Tolkien and the Great War
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William GravesHimself - Son of Robert Graves
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Jean Moorcroft WilsonHerself - Biographer, Siegfried Sassoon
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Paul O'PreyHimself - Editor, Selected Poems: Robert Graves
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Jonathon RileyHimself - Royal Welch Fusiliers
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Jon StallworthyHimself - Editor, The Oxford Book of War Poetry
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Nigel SteelHimself - Principal Historian, Imperial War Museums
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Michael Symmons RobertsHimself - Poet
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Charlotte ZeepvatHerself - Biographer, W.N. Hodgson