im now going to watch this

The First World War From Above (History Documentary)

BBC 1
Sunday 7th November 2010,

The story of the Great War told from a unique new aerial perspective. Featuring two remarkable historical finds, including a piece of archive footage filmed from an airship in summer 1919, capturing the trenches and battlefields in a way that's rarely been seen before. And aerial photographs taken by First World War pilots - developed for the first time in over ninety years - show not only the devastation inflicted during the fighting, but also quirks and human stories visible only from above. Presented by Fergal Keane.

Posted By: shoddy on November 11th 2010 at 11:24:50

Message Thread

Silence coming up (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 11, 10:56:03
- im now going to watch this (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 11, 11:24:50
  - I watched (most of) that on Sunday (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 11:29:33
- silence is golden (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 11, 11:04:47
  - Everything pretty much stopped here on the Strand (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 11, 11:09:03
    - good show. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 11, 11:15:18
  - enjoy the silence (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 11, 11:08:41
- people that continue to type and click away during the silence really do my head in (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 11:02:34
  - Think we were all typing and clicking away. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:48:45
    - You work in an office with no phones? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 12:17:37
      - Yep, no phones in our office. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 12:22:43
    - i guess that's the thing, it's the numbers that matter (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 11:57:10
  - If I were in an office where people were observing it, and I didn't want to.. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 11:41:10
  - Why is it not ok to chose not to observe it? (General Chat) - pants, Nov 11, 11:21:12
    - It *is* OK to choose not to observe it. However, respect and decency towards others (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:46:41
      - Is it ok to think that people who can't be arsed to be silent for two minutes (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 11, 11:53:59
    - do you wear a poppy pants? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 11:31:30
      - I was in Edinburgh earlier this week, as I was walking around the city (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 11, 11:41:48
        
        I have just spoken to our office's Scottish delegation. The answer: (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 11:46:05
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 11, 11:55:29
        
        I was done. Mine cost me ?2. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:47:16
      - Poopy pants (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:33:35
    - I guess it's only a small gesture (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 11, 11:26:05
      - i find it insensitive to those that choose to observe the 2 minutes silence (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 11:34:54
      - So are you implying that people who didn't observe it are bad people? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 11, 11:28:20
        
        I'm not suggesting anything really (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 11, 11:39:54
        
        Exactly. I do observe it, but don't wear a poppy, as while I (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:51:08
        
        How on earth can the wearing of a poppy be perceived as supporting current occupations? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 11, 11:59:11
        
        Some people do see it as a sign of support: (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 12:09:10
        
        Fair enough. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 11, 12:13:48
        
        oh no (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 11:30:07
        
        Indeed. Don't feed the troll ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:33:57
        
        I'm not trolling (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Nov 11, 11:35:58
  - I managed to swear loudly about an e-mail bang on 11:00 am. (General Chat) - megson, Nov 11, 11:08:25
    - People who wanted to observe it (General Chat) - pants, Nov 11, 11:14:28
      - I made sure myself and the dog..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 11, 11:16:15
        
        That's a well trained dog! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 11, 12:05:49
    - they sound the fire bell where i work and then again when the 2 mins is up (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 11:13:35
- I'm brewing up a momentus burp (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 10:56:48
  - The Dutch one is at 8pm on May 5th. A female friend of mine chose that precise moment to (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 10:58:03

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