THE STORY OF THE SOMME 1 | Setting the Scene - Nicholas Rowe

Welcome to THE STORY OF THE SOMME podcast series, which tells the story of the Somme Offensive in the words of those fighting on the Western Front and their families back home. The series was commissioned by the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and developed in partnership with the FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY BATTLEFIELD TOURS PROGRAMME and CHROMERADIO. It was first released to accompany the SOMME100 VIGIL at Westminster Abbey, held through the night of 30 June/1 July 2016 to mark the centenary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme. In this podcast, the narrator, played by NICHOLAS ROWE, sets the scene. IMAGE | Troops 'going over the top' at the start of the Battle of the Somme, Ivor Castle - Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Going_over_the_top_01.jpg#/media/File:Going_over_the_top_01.jpg PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | The Last Post played by LSgt Stuart Laing, Welsh Guards on a First World War bugle.