What time is World War One Remembered on the BBC? Battle of Passchendaele story introduced from Flanders by Kirsty Young
Series marking 100 years since the bloody battle features music, readings and testimonies
THE BBC are broadcasting a three-part special to mark 100 years since one of the First World War's most devastating events, The Battle of Passchendaele.
The programmes are brought to viewers live from Flanders in Belgium at the War Graves Commission’s Tyne Cot Cemetery. But what do we know about the shows and who is featuring on them?
When is World War One Remembered: Passchendaele on BBC Two and why is it on?
The second and third live shows will be broadcast today, Monday July 31, at 11am and 7pm respectively.
These follow on from the hour long programme aired last night. Today's lunchtime show will be on BBC One at 11am lasting two hours and this evening's show returns to the BBC Two lasting for an hour.
The series has been devised to remember those fallen in The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as The Third Battle of Ypres, during the First World War, 100 years on.
The first show of three came directly from the centenary commemorations in Ypres.
The action now moves to the town's Market Square where viewers can expect a series of music, readings and testimonies.
The shows featuring veterans and their descendants will be available for catch up on the BBC iPlayer.
Who is hosting the show and who will feature on it?
Radio Four's Desert Island Discs presenter Kirsty Young, 48, is hosting all three programmes.
Among the performances on the Sunday show were excerpts from hit theatre shows War Horse, and Ian Hislop's The Wiper's Times.
Singer Alfie Boe and Dame Helen Mirren also performed.
Viewers can expect to see Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge at the centenary commemorations today, Monday 31, which was the first day of battle in 2017.
Historians David Olusoga and Dan Snow join Young to reflect on World War One's bloodiest battle.
What happened at The Battle of Passchendaele?
The Battle of Passschensaele was a five-month clash between the Allies and the Germans, known to be one of the most futile, devastating battles that took place over the four years of the First World War.
It took place in near the village of Passchendaele near Ypres in Belgium, which lay near a railway junction that was key to bringing supplies to the German army.
The battle ended in November 2017 when the Canadian Corps captured the area.
An estimated 250,000 British soldiers died during the battle, either by gunfire or by drowning in the quagmire of mud engulfing the battlefield.
Poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote of his time in battle: "I died in hell - They called it Passchendaele."
