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The documentary features vignettes on poets who fought in the [[Battle of the Somme]]: [[wikipedia:Siegfried Sassoon|Siegfried Sassoon]], [[wikipedia:Robert Graves|Robert Graves]], [[wikipedia:David Jones (artist-poet)|David Jones]], [[wikipedia:Isaac Rosenberg|Isaac Rosenberg]] and [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Tolkien's vignette, with commentary from [[John Garth]], recounts his involvement in the battles around Thiepval Wood. It also highlights the influences the war had on the [[Fall of Gondolin]], the [[Dead Marshes]], and the eternal conflict of good versus evil. | The documentary features vignettes on poets who fought in the [[Battle of the Somme]]: [[wikipedia:Siegfried Sassoon|Siegfried Sassoon]], [[wikipedia:Robert Graves|Robert Graves]], [[wikipedia:David Jones (artist-poet)|David Jones]], [[wikipedia:Isaac Rosenberg|Isaac Rosenberg]] and [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Tolkien's vignette, with commentary from [[John Garth]], recounts his involvement in the battles around Thiepval Wood. It also highlights the influences the war had on the [[Fall of Gondolin]], the [[Dead Marshes]], and the eternal conflict of good versus evil. | ||
==External link== | |||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04pw01r War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme] at bbc.co.uk. | |||
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Revision as of 23:26, 15 November 2014
War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme is a documentary, first aired on BBC Two on 15 November 2014 as part of the centenary anniversary of World War I.
The documentary features vignettes on poets who fought in the Battle of the Somme: Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, David Jones, Isaac Rosenberg and J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien's vignette, with commentary from John Garth, recounts his involvement in the battles around Thiepval Wood. It also highlights the influences the war had on the Fall of Gondolin, the Dead Marshes, and the eternal conflict of good versus evil.
External link
- War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme at bbc.co.uk.
