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Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. Created by Jonathan Ruffle.

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Tommies: 4 May 1915

04/05/2015

4 May 1915

BBC Radio 4 - Tommies, 4 May 1915

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues.

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time not only for parcels, a haircut and a drink or two, but also for bad temper.

by Nick Warburton
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle.

Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.

Through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.

A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time for not only parcels, a haircut, a drink or two, and the sourcing of valuable equipment but also bad temper.

Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: David Hunter.

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