World War One from BBC Wales
A season of programmes marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
In the trenches—Weatherman Walking, World War One, Flanders Fields
Derek visits the trench system at Sanctuary Wood near Ypres.
Tyne Cot war graves cemetery—Weatherman Walking, World War One, Flanders Fields
Derek visits Tyne Cot cemetery with his guides Tonie and Valmai Holt.
World War One from BBC Wales – TV trailer—Wales at the Somme: Gareth Thomas and the Battle of Mametz Wood
BBC Wales marks the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on TV, radio and online.
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Gareth Thomas digs at Mametz—Wales at the Somme: Gareth Thomas and the Battle of Mametz Wood
Gareth Thomas makes a significant discovery buried in a trench in Mametz Wood.
A Forgotten Hero—Forgotten Warriors of World War One
The untold story of Private Rhone, from Jamaica, who fought for the Welsh Regiment.
Black Recruitment Cardiff World War One—Forgotten Warriors of World War One
Headlines reveal recruiting officers reluctance to enlist black servicemen.
Inside the wood—Weatherman Walking, World War One, Mametz Wood
Derek visits the battlefield of Mametz Wood.
The Lochnagar Crater—Weatherman Walking, World War One, Mametz Wood
Derek visits the crater created by an explosion of the First Day of the Somme.
In Parenthesis, two special documentaries - Trail—The Greatest Poem of World War One: David Jones's In Parenthesis
Poet Owen Shears explores In Parenthesis, while the WNO transform it for the stage.
An introduction to a literary masterpiece—The Greatest Poem of World War One: David Jones's In Parenthesis
Owen Sheers sets out to discover the story behind poetic masterpiece 'In Parenthesis'.
David Pountney and Robert Innes-Hopkins visit Mametz Wood—In Parenthesis: The Making of the Opera
The director and designer discover more than expected on their battlefield recce.
David Lloyd George: at the peak of power—Welsh Towns, Welsh Towns at War, Porthmadog
Eddie Butler talks to Lloyd George's grandson Bengy Carey-Evans
Welsh Women of World War One - trail—Welsh Women of World War One
What was World War One's impact on women's lives?
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