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Please God, Send Us Victory

Episode 9 of 26

Kitchener recognised the stalemate on the Western Front and looked elsewhere for victory. A British naval expedition tried to take the Dardanelles.

Lord Kitchener recognised the stalemate in the trench lines on the Western Front and looked elsewhere for victory. A British naval expedition attempted to take the Dardanelles, and Allied troops landed at Gallipoli hoping to take Constantinople. For 37 weeks the soldiers clung desperately to small footholds, but to no avail, and they were eventually evacuated from the beaches.

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Sun 22 Feb 201519:00
BBC Four

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Credits

NarratorMichael Redgrave
ProducerGordon Watkins
ProducerTony Essex
WriterEdward Rollins
WriterJohn Terraine

Broadcasts

  • Sat 25 Jul 196419:35
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 29 Jul 196421:35
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 12 Dec 196421:30
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 13 Oct 197416:10
    BBC One
  • Sat 19 Apr 200319:10
    BBC Four
  • Sat 31 May 200319:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 21 Jun 200318:15
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Fri 25 Mar 200514:20
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 22 Feb 201519:00
    BBC Four

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