15 August 1918
Two armoured trains meet on a single track in the desert, in this extraordinary real-life battle story written by Avin Shah and starring Indira Varma.
Two armoured trains meet on a single train track in the desert, in this extraordinary real life battle story, written by Avin Shah.
Why have the 19th Punjabi Infantry Regiment of the British Indian Army been sent to Turkestan, where the British are not at war?
Why are Russian soldiers driving both the train they're on, and the train they're trying to destroy?
What's behind Railway Lieutenant Stepniak's paranoia about the enemy?
And if either side damage the train track - will they ever get out of the desert?
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago, telling untold stories about the war in Gaza, Gallipoli, Serbia, Mesopotamia, Russia, Macedonia, Italy, Turkmenistan and Tanzania, as well as on the Western Front.
And through it all, we've followed the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: Jonquil Panting.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Railway Officer Oraz Drushkin | Simon Scardifield |
Railway Lieutenant Yashka Stepniak | Dolya Gavanski |
Railway Engineer Nikolai Trepov | Aaron Vodovoz |
Havildar Ghulam Singh | Tony Jayawardena |
Private Frank Pond | Ryan Early |
Sapper Akbar Rasul | Waleed Akhtar |
Sapper Shivinder Singh | Omar Malik |
Hussar Sergei Panchenko | Stephen Hogan |
Commentator | Indira Varma |
Producer | David Hunter |
Producer | Jonquil Panting |
Producer | Jonathan Ruffle |
Director | Jonquil Panting |
Writer | Avin Shah |
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Aug 2018 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Wed 7 Nov 2018 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 7 Nov 2018 21:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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