{"product_id":"2940169187564","title":"Tommies: The Complete BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major BBC Radio 4 drama series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efollowing the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each of these 42 episodes of \u003ci\u003eTommies\u003c\/i\u003e traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army, as they experience life amp;mdash; and death amp;mdash; on the front line. Meanwhile, Dr Celestine de Tullio battles to save soldiers suffering from gas gangrene and trench fever amp;mdash; and experiences the fighting firsthand when she enlists in the Serbian Army and commands a dangerous offensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are all cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years. Through their voices amp;mdash; and a host of others amp;mdash; we hear untold stories about the conflict in Gaza, Gallipoli, Salonika, Serbia, Mesopotamia, Russia, Macedonia, Italy, Turkmenistan and Tanzania, as well as on the Western Front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Ross, Pippa Nixon and Indira Varma are among the extensive cast of this gripping series, created by Jonathan Ruffle, who produced the acclaimed real-time radio dramatisation of Len Deighton's \u003ci\u003eBomber\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on actual historical records, it paints a vivid portrait of daily life for soldiers and their families during 1914-1918, and sheds new light on the reality of the Great War. Also included is a bonus behind-the-scenes feature about the making of \u003ci\u003eTommies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101742448880,"sku":"2940169187564","price":21.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169187564_p0.jpg?v=1769894445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169187564","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}