Remembering the Somme
Jacques Darras explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from WW1 in his fourth Reith lecture.
French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fourth of his Reith Lectures entitled 'Beyond the Tunnel of History'. He explores the question: 'Have the enormities of the
Second World War, like the Holocaust and the dropping the atomic bomb, caused us to ignore the lessons of the First?'
In his fourth lecture entitled 'Remembering the Somme', Jacques Darras explores the memories of the First World War. He explains the importance of all parts of history and the need for them to be remembered.
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- Wed 13 Dec 1989 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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