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Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I.

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: Tommies - Series 5

Lee Ross

Indira Varma

Faye Castelow

Justin Salinger

Gunnar Cauthery

Natasha Cowley

John Bowler

Nicholas Murchie

Simon Wilson

David Hunter

Jonquil Panting

Jonathan Ruffle

Nick Warburton

Tommies: Tommies - Series 5: Episode 3: 25 November 1916

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Episode 3: 25 November 1916

Tommies - Series 5

25 November 1916

BBC Radio 4 - Tommies, Tommies - Series 5, 25 November 1916

After the horrors of the Somme, Mickey Bliss is drawn into the shady world of intelligence

After the horrors of the Battle of the Somme, Mickey Bliss is on leave in Paris where he is drawn into the shady world of intelligence and politics. From November 2016.

After the horrors of the Battle of the Somme Captain Mickey Bliss is on leave in Paris where he is drawn into the shady world of intelligence and politics in this story by Nick Warburton.

With over a million casualties so far, a potential peace offer from Berlin generates a flurry of activity and manoeuvring amongst those in power.

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

And through it all, we'll 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.

Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: David Hunter.

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Based on eye-witness accounts, each episode traces one real day of the Great War

Based on eye-witness accounts, each episode of Tommies traces one real day of the Great War

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