The Green Fields of France - a podcast by RTÉ Documentary on One

100yrs after the Battle of the Somme in WW1, Gerry Kelly sets out to discover the story behind his favourite song, The Green Fields of France. Also known as Willie McBride or No Man’s Land, Gerry tracks down Willie McBride’s family, and finally solves the story of the song itself, when he meets its author, Eric Bogle (A BBC Radio Ulster Production)

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