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Podcast: The Old Front Line
Episode: Walking The Somme: Authuille to Thiepval
Description: In the shadow of Lutyens' mighty Thiepval Memorial, we visit the graves of British soldiers in the picturesque Authuille Military Cemetery, discover how a Newcastle United player launched the attack here with a football on 1st July 1916, and find what remains of the pre-war village of Thiepval, more than a century after its destruction. Send us Fan MailSupport the show