Captured here are the sounds of Britain at a pivotal moment in her history - the songs that the soldiers sang on the march and in the trenches.
Original landmark recordings from 1914-18 mingle with readings, reminiscences and sequences from the works of Elgar and Delius to create a panoramic portrait that's poignant, gripping and atmospheric in equal measure.
Track list:
The Long, Long Trail: War Starts - "We Don't Want To Loose You" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: The Germans Advance - "His Luggage Labelled 'England" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: The Old Contemptibles Hold Fast - "Keep The Home Fires Burning" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Soldiering - "Blame It On The Last Long Mile" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Into Battle - "The Ragtime Infantry" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: The Scene Of Battle - "We're 'Ere" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Going Over The Top - "The Bells Of Heaven" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Carrying On - "Pack Up Your Troubles" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Entertainment At The Front And At Home - "Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: The Home Front - "Goodbye-ee" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: 1915 - 1917: Stalemate - "I Want To Go Home" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
The Long, Long Trail: Here Come The Yanks - "Over There" - The BBC Singers, The BBC Revue Orchestra & Malcolm Lockyer
If You Were The Only Girl In The World - George Robey
For Me And My Gal - Bill Murray
Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend - Ted Yorke
Your King And Country Want You - Edna Thornton
Jolly Good Luck To The Girl Who Loves A Soldier - Vesta Tilley
Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Arthur Fields
K-K-K-Katy - Bill Murray
I May Be Gone For A Long, Long Time - The Peerless Quartet
Dear Old Pal Of Mine - John McCormack
The Angel Of Mons - Foster Richardson
They Didn't Believe Me - George Grossmith
Pretty Baby - Bill Murray
I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier - Morton Harvey
I Wonder Whose Kissing Her Now - Henry Burr
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm - Harry Fay
Boys In Khaki, Boys In Blue - Frederick Wheeler
The Army Of Today's All Right - Vesta Tilley
The Lads In Navy Blue (It's The Navy, The British Navy) - Harrison Latimer
Women Of Britain - George Baker
Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers - Bill Murray
Till The Clouds Roll By - Anna Wheaton
Never Mind The Food Controller - Florrie Forde
What Did You Do In The Great War, Daddy? - Tom Clare
Till We Meet Again - Charles Hart
March From ' Things To Come' - The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Sir Arthur Bliss
Recruiting Speech At The Mansion House - Sir Charles Wakefield
Forefathers (Edmund Blunden) - Carelton Hobbs
At The Front: On The March (Reminisence) - Sgt Edward Dwyer, VC
Attack (Siegfried Sassoon) - Steve Watts
WWI Recollection - Sargent Percy Reid
Greater Love (Wilfred Owen) - Robert Donat
The Lark Ascending - Jean Pougnet, Violin, With The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult
In Flanders Fields (John McCrae) - John Kehoe
A Shropshire Lad - The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult
Arms And The Boy (Wilfred Owen) - Carelton Hobbs
WWI Recollection - Major Marmaduke Leslie Walkinton
The Estaminet (Descriptive Sketch) - Some Of The Boys'
Elegy - The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Eduard Van Beinum
For The Fallen (Laurence Binyon) - John Kehoe
The Attack (Descriptive Sketch) - 'Some Of The Boys'
Appeal For One Million Pounds - Harry Lauder
Why Is Britain At War? - Henry Ainley
Nimrod From 'Enigma Variations' - The Halle Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli
WWI Recollection - James Davidson Pratt, NCO
Experiences Of Sinking The SS Arabic (Reminisence) - Kenneth Douglas
Serenade - Sinfonia Of London Conducted & Sir John Barbirolli
Futility (Siegfried Sassoon) - Steve Watts
Christmas In Camp (Descriptive Sketch) - Uncredited
Jupiter (I Vow To Thee My Country) From 'The Planets' Suite - The London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult
Recessional (Rudyard Kipling) - John Kehoe
WWI Recollection - Private Charles Francis Colthup
Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis - Sinfonia Of London & Sir John Barbirolli
The Soldier (Rupert Brooke) - John Kehoe
WWI Recollection - George Ashurst, NCO
The Rear Guard (Siegfried Sassoon) - Steve Watts
Adagio-Moderato (First Movement) From 'Concerto For Cello And Orchestra' - Andre Navarra, Cello, The Halle Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli
Everyone Sang (Siegfried Sassoon) - Steve Watts
The Last Post - Uncredited
