World War One Special
In a special episode from the Somme battlefields, Fiona Bruce and a small group of experts meet families bringing stories of courage and humanity in wartime.
In the second Antiques Roadshow special from the Somme battlefields, Fiona Bruce and a small group of experts meet families bringing poignant stories of courage and humanity in wartime.
Letters, photographs, paintings and everyday family items provide an intimate and revealing insight into the events of World War I and their impact on a generation.
Included in this episode is the remarkable story of the footballer of Loos who is said to have kicked a ball to lead an advance in to enemy lines. We hear the account of one of the first nurses to have gone to war, who served alongside Edith Cavell. And we meet a German soldier's grandson who has carefully assembled all of the objects taken to the trenches where his relative Gottfried died, including a heartbreaking letter to be read in the event of his death.
Fiona Bruce also tells the story of her great-grandfather, who fought at the Somme and was eventually killed at Ypres.
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German Soldiers Grandson
Duration: 04:48
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Mametz Wood
Duration: 04:23
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Funeral of Red Baron
Duration: 04:07
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Footballer of Loos
Duration: 04:09
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00John Rutter
Distant Land
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00:01Ralph Vaughan Williams
Romanza
Conductor: Adrian Boult. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.![]()
00:07Ivor Novello
We'll Gather Lilacs
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00:12Ralph Vaughan Williams
5 Variants Of Dives & Lazarus
Orchestra: The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.![]()
00:16Antony Phillips
Country Diary
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00:18Jean Sibelius
Symphony 2
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.![]()
00:18Antony Phillips
Country Diary
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00:19John McCormack
Keep The Home Fires Burning
Performer: Ivor Novello. Featured Artist: John McCormack.![]()
00:25Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra .![]()
00:29Karl Jenkins
Benedictus
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00:35Antony Phillips
Country Diary
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00:36Gerald Finzi
A Severn Rhapsody
Performer: Royal Northern Sinfonia.![]()
00:41Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony 3
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00:45Ralph Vaughan Williams
Concerto Grosso The Sarabande
Performer: St Martin In The Fields . Conductor: Neville Marriner, St Martin in the Fields .![]()
00:52Ralph Vaughan Williams
Romance
Performer: St Martin In The Fields . Conductor: Neville Marriner, St Martin in the Fields .
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Fiona Bruce |
| Series Editor | Simon Shaw |
| Producer | Michele Burgess |
Antiques Roadshow Specials
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