Bfbs Radio

To mark the centenary of the week that Britain joined the Great War, BFBS Radio is broadcasting an exclusive documentary entitled 'Artefacts and Armaments: Ten objects that tell the story of the First World War'. The one-hour programme will be aired on Sunday 3rd August at 5pm (UK) on BFBS Radio 2, and on Monday 4th August on BFBS Radio at 8pm (UK). Each item will also be the subject of a series of ten reports on BFBS Radio and BFBS Radio 2. The list of objects includes an early gas mask, a bloodstained kilt, a biscuit with a message, a brass bell, and a Mark IV tank. BFBS Presenter, Mikaela Roche, has travelled from the Scottish Highlands down to Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard to see the ten museum exhibits. “I wanted to look at a selection of objects that survive from the First World War, then use them as a starting point to explore stories and themes of the conflict.” “The items illustrate the challenges of warfare on multiple fronts and how the Allies and their enemies faced death on a horr