July 2016 marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and events and exhibitions are taking place across the world.<\/p>\n
Imperial War Museums (IWM) and members of the First World War Centenary Partnership are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme<\/em>, to audiences across the world. Shot and screened in 1916, it was the first feature length documentary about war and changed the way both cinema and film was perceived by the public. In the year of its release around 20 million people, almost half the population of Britain at the time, watched The Battle of the Somme<\/em> many hoping to see the image of a loved-one, or friend captured on film. One hundred years later, this unique film from IWM\u2019s collection, is being shown to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.<\/p>\n To find screenings and events near you, visit the Somme hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" July 2016 marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and events and exhibitions are taking place across the world. Imperial War Museums (IWM) and members of the First World War Centenary Partnership are working together to show the UNESCO listed film The Battle of the Somme, to audiences across the world. Shot and Continue Reading »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n