Wavelength Documentary: Lest We Forget - Anzac & Great War Impressions

This program is a collage of Australian & British music, poetry, letters & diary entries.   The film passages come from Stanley Kubrick's 'Paths Of Glory' (1957) and Richard Attenborough's 'Oh! What A Lovely War' (1969). 

Sincere thanks to Anna Clark-Doyle, Garry Morley and Michael Ryan for their polished and professional assistance.   
 
Production & Audio Design by Rob Paul.
 
Lest we forget.
RP, 25/4/23

 Audio

(00.00.00) The Merry Wives of Windsor/The Green Fields Of France  (00.00.19) Spoken Film Passage  (00.00.27) Reinald Werrenrath/Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag   (00.02.24) Poem - Where Honour Is Due (selected stanzas), by Australian War Poet, John Sandes (aka 'Oriel'), reader Michael Ryan   (00.03.21) Spoken Film Passage   (00.03.27) Corin Redgrave/Goodby-ee (from 'Oh! What A Lovely War')   (00.05.43) Poem - The Last Laugh, by Wilfred Owen, reader Sean Bean   (00.06.27) Kevin Johnson/In A Field In France   (00.11.03) Spoken Film Passage   (00.11.53) Poem - Poppies, by Australian War Poet, Leon Gellert, reader Rob Paul   (00.12.31) Ernie Mayne/Lloyd George's Beer   (00.14.54) Spoken Film Passage   (00.15.00) Oh! It's A Lovely War (from the film soundtrack)   (00.15.27) Spoken Film Passage   (00.15.53) The Dubliners/And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda   (00.21.52) A Letter Home, from 'Aussie' Donlen, reader Garry Morley    (00.22.41) John McCormack/Roses Of Picardy   (00.24.23) Spoken Film Passage    (00.24.25) Chumbawamba/Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire (excerpts)   (00.26.14) Here Comes A Whizzbang, from 'Oh What A Lovely War' (00.27.34 Spoken Film Passage)   (00.28.17) Poem - Dulce Et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen, reader Christopher Ecclestone   (00.30.00) Spoken Film Passage   (00.30.28) The Film Cast, 'Oh! What A Lovely War', Spoken Film Passage & They Were Only Playing Leapfrog   (00.31.58) Spoken Film Passage   (00.32.21) A Letter Home, from Maurice Delpratt, reader Michael Ryan   (00.33.34) 'Over The Top' & 'Drumfire' (Music,  Apocalyptica/Creeping Death)   (00.34.36) Elton John/All Quiet On The Western Front (with First Nations narration & 2 excerpts from Chumbawamba's 'Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire')   (00.40.11) A Diary Entry, 1917, by Nurse Alys Ross-King of Ballarat   (00.41.37) Billy Murray/I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (recorded 1909, from a 'Victor II' Gramophone)   (00.44.08) Spoken Film Passage    (00.44.37) Poem - The Last To Leave, by Australian War Poet, Leon Gellert, reader Rob Paul   (00.45.46) Excerpt from Chumbawamba's 'Hanging On The Old Barbed Wire'   (00.46.14) Poem - The Landing (3 stanzas), by Australian War Poet, George Street, reader Garry Morley   (00.47.14) John McCormack/It's A Long Way To Tipperary   (00.48.11) A Letter From The Front, from Cpl Jack Comar, reader, Rob Paul   (00.49.16) Eric Bogle/Green Fields Of France (Willie McBride)   (00.55.56) Poem - In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae, reader Sir John Gielgud   (00.56.49) Clifford T Ward/A Day To Myself   (01.01.22) Poem - Old Soldier, by Rob Paul, reader Rob Paul   (01.03.24) Messages from Sapphire FM & Tony Toussaint, Secretary of the Monaro & Far South Coast RSL District Council   (01.04.21) The Ode Of Remembrance/Roy Harper (from 'Berliners')   (01.05.50) The Cast, 'Oh! What A Lovely War'/We'll Never Tell Them   (01.08.01) Mark Knopfler/The Last Post (for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

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