UK
Television
Featuring: Huw Edwards, Henry Allingham, Harry Patch, William Stone
The BBC’s coverage of the Armistice Day Service at the cenotaph, Whitehall, London, a service of remembrance for those that lost their lives during the first world war, forces us to ask certain questions: should these proceedings be denominational, or even religious at all? Does the constant use of the work sacrifice confuse us into thinking that these poor unfortunate souls actually had a choice in the matter? Do these proceedings romanticise war and death, making horrible, tragic bloodshed seem noble? Shouldn’t we just remember the tragic slaughter of the average men who died for the follies of rich men? Iain.Stott
Television
Featuring: Huw Edwards, Henry Allingham, Harry Patch, William Stone
The BBC’s coverage of the Armistice Day Service at the cenotaph, Whitehall, London, a service of remembrance for those that lost their lives during the first world war, forces us to ask certain questions: should these proceedings be denominational, or even religious at all? Does the constant use of the work sacrifice confuse us into thinking that these poor unfortunate souls actually had a choice in the matter? Do these proceedings romanticise war and death, making horrible, tragic bloodshed seem noble? Shouldn’t we just remember the tragic slaughter of the average men who died for the follies of rich men? Iain.Stott
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