I watched (most of) that on Sunday
some it was fascinating / really grim.
Contemporary footage of the devastation that was left along the front lines.
And also stuff on the tunnellers, and the enormous mines they laid under enemy trenches, which have left enormous craters which are still there today. I knew nothing about that - amazing stuff.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on November 11th 2010 at 11:29:33
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- 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
- Everything pretty much stopped here on the Strand (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 11, 11:09:03
- 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
- You work in an office with no phones? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 11, 12:17:37
- 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
- I have just spoken to our office's Scottish delegation. The answer: (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 11:46:05
- Poopy pants (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:33:35
- 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 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
- Some people do see it as a sign of support: (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 11, 12:09:10
- 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
- Exactly. I do observe it, but don't wear a poppy, as while I (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:51:08
- 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
- Indeed. Don't feed the troll ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 11, 11:33:57
- I'm not suggesting anything really (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 11, 11:39:54
- It *is* OK to choose not to observe it. However, respect and decency towards others (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:46:41
- 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
- I made sure myself and the dog..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 11, 11:16:15
- 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
- People who wanted to observe it (General Chat) - pants, Nov 11, 11:14:28
- Think we were all typing and clicking away. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 11:48:45
- 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
- im now going to watch this (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 11, 11:24:50
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