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First World War

The former British soldier Harry Patch died last weekend at the age of one-hundred-and-eleven. His death means there are now no veterans of the First World War left in Europe. Vincent Dowd asks why the cultural legacy of that war varies so much from nation to nation.

10 minutes

Last on

Thu 30 Jul 200904:40GMT

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Jul 200904:40GMT

BBC World Service Archive

BBC World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project