


War Walks
The Somme
Season 1 Episode 4 of 6
Richard Holmes traces the events of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, the blackest episode in British military history, when 57,000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded in a matter of hours
War Walks airs on BBC Four at 7:30 PM, Thursday 12 June. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Richard Holmes
Presenter
Mark Fielder
Producer
Grant Mansfield
Producer