December 13, 1989

Remembering the Somme

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28 minutes

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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December 13, 1989

Remembering the Somme

Listen Later

28 minutes

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.

...more