When WW1 Stopped for Christmas

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Did WW1 really come to a halt for one day only, and the soldiers meet for friendly exchanges? How did the authorities react to the truce, and did they try to stop it happening again? And did they really play football?

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00:00 Intro
00:26 Hive
01:53 Opening letter
03:06 Why the truce matters
06:40 Setting the scene on the Western Front in late 1914
10:25 Where and why fraternisation starts (south of Ypres)
13:16 Britain vs France
15:06 Commanders push back
16:34 Build-up to Christmas
19:53 Carol singing and the first night of the truce
23:29 Christmas Day in No Man’s Land
27:53 What did they talk about, and what did it do to their thinking about the war?
30:14 Poem
31:30 The football question
39:47 How it ends
40:46 Henry Williamson’s later life
43:08 Reactions then vs later
47:35 Aftermath and reporting
49:33 Not the last truce
51:02 How the truce becomes a modern “symbol”
52:41 Why 2014 hits so hard
54:22 Closing reflection

Video Editor: Jack Meek
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude
Producer: Tabby Syrett
Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith
Executive Producer: Dom Johnson