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简介:InamajornewBBCcommission,acclaimedpoetSimonArmitagehaswrittensevennewpoemsaboutWorldWarIthatformthecentreofhislatesttelevisiondocumentary. ArmitagevisitsFrenchbeaches,Germanprisoncamps,so-called'thankful'villagesandremotecornersoftheScottishHighlandsasheconsidersthedeathofover700,000Britishsoldiersintheconflictandtellssevenreal-lifewarstories.Helearnsofthosewholivedanddiedthroughit,thosewhoworkedandgrievedandcriedthroughit,andeventhosewhotunnelledtofreedombeneathitsverysoil.EachstoryculminatesinapoeminspiredbyArmitage'sresearch. Featuringreadingsbyboththepoethimselfandthesurvivingrelativesofthosewhosestorieshetells,thisfilmoffersanopportunitytoreflectagainonthatcatastrophiclossoflife,andtothinkabouthowwecommemoratethedeadforthenext100years.…