
Tommies
The Complete BBC Radio Collection
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Narrated by:
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Lee Ross
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Pippa Nixon
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Indira Varma
About this listen
A major BBC Radio 4 drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each of these 42 episodes of Tommies traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.
We follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army, as they experience life – and death – on the front line. Meanwhile, Dr Celestine de Tullio battles to save soldiers suffering from gas gangrene and trench fever – and experiences the fighting firsthand when she enlists in the Serbian Army and commands a dangerous offensive.
They are all cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years. Through their voices – and a host of others – we hear untold stories about the conflict in Gaza, Gallipoli, Salonika, Serbia, Mesopotamia, Russia, Macedonia, Italy, Turkmenistan and Tanzania, as well as on the Western Front.
Lee Ross, Pippa Nixon and Indira Varma are among the extensive cast of this gripping series, created by Jonathan Ruffle, who produced the acclaimed real-time radio dramatisation of Len Deighton’s Bomber. Based on actual historical records, it paints a vivid portrait of daily life for soldiers and their families during 1914-1918, and sheds new light on the reality of the Great War.
Engaging horrifying and thoughtful
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Great read
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Tommies
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Amazing
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Happy, sad and emotional. You can live the lives, up to a point, of the men and women who participated.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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the idea of each episode being one day in the of WW1 is clever and very engaging.
The cast is top notch as expected, the sounds of the war are recreated wonderfully, the narrator does a great job of adding facts and critical information during each episode.
True stories told in a compassionate and engaging way.
Can't put it down or pause it I should say.
Best book I've gotten of Audible and that is saying something as I research which books I want before purchasing.
Fanstatic
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A reviewer mentioned that one of the chapters was missing. This appears to be fixed as I compared the version streamed via the echo and my own download. The download was incorrect so anyone with this issue can delete the download and retry it. I note however that the additional documentary about the making of the series is not yet included - I hope this can be added in because it would be interesting to here what the crew have to say.
Absolutely amazing series
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Excellent
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Fantastic, highly recommended
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Excellent production
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