BSkyB - The Pity of War: Poets at the Front (2018)

The lives and works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, renowned poets who both fought on the front lines during WWI.
Made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, this poignant documentary special focuses on the lives and works of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, renowned poets who both fought on the front lines.
Exploring on those whose poetic output remains perhaps the most impactful and influential THE PITY OF WAR: POETS AT THE FRONT investigates the experiences of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon and their fellow poets including Rupert Brooke, Robert Graves and Vera Brittain, in this insightful documentary.
Through the extensive use of powerful archive footage, penetrating analysis from academics, biographers and writers including Emmy Award-winning historian Professor Jay Winter, Pat Barker, Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy and stirring readings of their works by actors Sam Marks, Tom Milligan, Joe Bannister and Katherine Manners, THE PITY OF WAR: POETS AT THE FRONT delves into what the poets saw, what they felt, what they did, and the resultant poetry forged in this crucible of war.