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Back to EpisodesWalking The Somme: Authuille to Thiepval
Season 2
Episode 1
Published 5 years ago
Description
In the shadow of Lutyens' mighty Thiepval Memorial, we visit the graves of British soldiers in the picturesque Authuille Military Cemetery, discover how a Newcastle United player launched the attack here with a football on 1st July 1916, and find what remains of the pre-war village of Thiepval, more than a century after its destruction.