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Originally Posted by ChrisMG
I didn't realise this while watching but...
Boyle’s show did not just focus on the benefits of industry, he looked at the impact of industry on ordinary lives. The growth of cities and the industrialization of war which allowed young men to be mown down by their millions in the battlefields of Europe.
The fallen from all wars were represented by the names of the ‘Accrington Pals’, who lost 500 of their 700 members in the battle of the Somme in the First World War.
Very nice for it to be recognised.
Nice one Mr Boyle
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You've said you didn't realise the significance while watching...
Even if it were comprehensible to those in the stadium, I still think most of the rest of the world would not have had a clue what it was all about.