If children have an interest in the history of WWI (or WWII come to that), there are regularly documentaries telling us of
various aspects of both World Wars. They could even read any of the thousands of books on the subject.
I suspect that the vast majority of children nowadays have little or no interest in War, and will probably not watch any
programmes about the start of WWI. Especially if they clash with their favourite soap or unreality show.

My Grandfather was wounded twice on the Somme, and taken prisoner. I don’t recall him ever talking about his experiences, not many did.

So, as it is one hundred years since the start of the First World War, how about a bit of gentle revisionism?

Going by the comments from Dan Snow, this has already started.

Something else which is not often mentioned, is the propaganda war. Aimed both at the British public, as well as the Germans.

Many of the film clips you see of soldiers “going over the top”, and picking their way through the barbed wire, were filmed way
behind the front lines, and sometimes here in the UK. This continued into WWI, where there were instances of British troops
wearing German uniforms, to act as POWs

It would seem that there are (at least) two types of secret.

1) Those type involving advanced technology and weaponry. Payloads, Range, Speed etc.

2) “Secrets”, which if revealed, would embarrass Individuals, Royalty, “Top Brass”, members of the aristocracy
(and their families), or the Nation as a whole.

This statement makes things even more confusing. Maybe why the BBC pulled their story ?

http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/news/v.rhtm/Crossed_Wires_at_Bletchley_Park-755638.html

As well as this one

http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/news/v.rhtm/Progress_in_Perspective-755840.html

I’m not that keen on 20/20 myself, but when it’s all that’s on offer……………

England lost by 13 runs …

What I object to, is people expecting the NHS to remove tattoos for nothing.

There was a woman on the radio yesterday, moaning about her garden being ruined. (I kid you not)

It was also mentioned that Eton and Windsor hadn’t been affected.