Don’t miss Professor Ian Beckett appearing in the first episode of Micheal Portillo’s new series ‘Railways of the Great War’ on BBC2 on Monday 4th August, 6pm.
You can also look out for him at the Solemn Commemoration on the Centenary of the Outbreak of the First World War service, which is taking place at Westminster Abbey on the same evening and will be broadcast live on BBC2 from 9pm.
He’ll also be officially opening the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust’s Oxfordshire Remembers Exhibtion at the new Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum at Woodstock on Saturday 2nd August.