Showtimes for They Shall Not Grow Old

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  1. Chimp

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    Showing this Sunday on BBC2 at 9.30pm till 11pm (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)

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    Employing state-of-the-art technology to transform audio and moving image archive footage more than a century old, Peter Jackson brings to life the people who can best tell the story of World War I: the men who were there. Driven by a personal interest in the conflict, Jackson sets out to explore the day-to-day experience of its combatants.
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-46157508/meet-the-real-soldiers-behind-they-shall-not-grow-old
     
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    Yep, already got it set up to record as I think it will be one I will watch more than once :)
     
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    I've got it ready to record as well, from what I've seen of the clips from it, it looks amazing.
     
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    Sounds great - hope they put it on iPlayer
     
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    Has anyone actually seen it on the big screen?

    I was going to try and get to one of the screenings, but decided to wait for Remembrance Day. Seemed more fitting, somehow.
     
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    I cannot say it was an easy watch, but the words of those who served, so matter of fact, at why they enlisted and their acceptance that they may not be coming home was just astonishing. It was the brutal honesty of those words which made it compelling viewing.
     
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    It was harder to watch than I thought it would be. Perhaps, having attended a remembrance service earlier in the day, I was already feeling a bit emotional.

    However, incredibly well done.

    (Was anyone else looking for Grandad...?)
     
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    I believe it's only available on iPlayer for this week.
     
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    For me, two words summed this up and these two words shouldn't really beside by side.
    Brilliant & Horrific
     
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    it was very well done even had some amusing bits but must admit I missed bits had to shut my eyes or look through my fingers …….such brave men I feel very humble
     
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    I’d like to add another word - humbling.
     
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    A riveting watch although horrific - very brave men.

    Did anyone also see WW1 Shell Shock Shame - another horrific but brilliant programme
     
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    Yes, I did, Liane. Those poor men.
     
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    The old chap describing what he saw in Dresden bought tears to my eyes
     

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