Spirits of the Somme

Documentary account of World War One's Battle of the Somme, infamous as one of the bloodiest mistakes in the history of military conflict. 60,000 British soldiers fell on the first day alone, and a further 400,000 lives were lost - all in order to gain just six miles of territory. In this documentary Emmy Award winning film-maker Bob Carruthers recalls the catastrophes that unfolded on that fateful first day.