Vincent Dowd has written an article in the BBC News Magazine about the origins of the stage show ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’. What had started as a BBC radio script ended up being a long-running satirical hit in a theatre in Stratford, East London. The show’s creator Charles Chilton had the idea after an unsuccessful search for the grave of his WW1-serving Father in France.
To read about the development of the stage show and its impact on views of WW1, click here.
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