WW1 Centennial News for December 7, 2018 - Episode #100
In the Commonwealth, they chose to use headstones instead of crosses for their fallen with the soldier's nationality and religion carved in.
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Highlights: The Aftermath Part I
Host: Theo Mayer
Part I of a special 2-part series examining the immediate aftermath of the Armistice signing.
- Preview of coming attractions - Host | @00:25
- The immediate aftermath - Mike Shuster | @04:15
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Dr. Glyn Prysor and Peter Francis | @07:50
- War, wounds, pain and fear - Professor Joanna Burke | @18:00
- Coming Home - Jonathan Casey | @26:40
- Hello Girls the Musical - Cara Reichel and Peter Mills | @33:00
- Peter Jackson’s “They Shall Not Grow Old” - Brent Burge | @42:10
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PODCAST NOTES: Guest links and our research
Great War Project
http://greatwarproject.org/2018/11/25/first-allied-troops-cross-into-germany/
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/
Trauma and Pain
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/our-staff/academic-staff/joanna
Coming Home: Americans Return
https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/coming-home
Hello Girls: The Musical
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/theater/the-hello-girls-review.html
http://www.playbill.com/article/an-exclusive-first-look-at-the-hello-girls-off-broadway
They Shall Not Grow Old
https://www.fathomevents.com/events/they-shall-not-grow-old
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74h-o8dFU8E
Sponsors:
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library
The Starr Foundation
Production:
Producer & Host: Theo Mayer
Line Producer: Katherine Akey
Research: JL Michaud
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