麻豆约拍 - Slideshows

Slideshows

Marking the centenary of the First Day of the Somme, in pictures.

Dawn 1st July, 1916 - The Somme — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

A poem written and read by Angus Peter Campbell
The mines have exploded. The whistles have blown. At 0730 the troops go over top. By 0745, there are serious problems. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

0745 1st July, 1916
Joanna Wright and her brother Major David Wright tell the story of their grandfather — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

0845 1st July, 1916
The tiny army of Newfoundland - troops trained in Scotland - go over the top. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

0945 1st July, 1916
The power of artillery determines whether your troops live or die. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1045 1st July, 1916
The troops who've managed to reach the enemy positions are grimly trying to hold on. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1145 1st July, 1916
How much do the generals know of the disaster which is unfolding? — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1445 1st July, 1916
Reevel Alderson tells of his grandfather John James Rough of the Tyneside Scottish. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1545 1st July, 1916
Major (retd.) Malcolm Ross tells of his great uncle. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1645 1st July, 1916
The medical officer and the 17 year old private from Clydebank who lied about his age. — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

1745 1st July, 1916
The Western Front, 2016 — The Stephen Jardine Programme, 01/07/2016

A poem written and read by Angus Peter Campbell