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The Unknown Warrior with John Nichol
In this special edition of the podcast as we return from after the summer break we speak to author and broadcaster John Nichol about his new book examining the history and story behind the Unknown Warrior buried in Westminster Abbey.
John Nichol’s new book, The Unknown Warrior, is published by Simon & Schuster on the 26th September.
His national theatre tour, telling the moving story behind the Unknown Warrior’s tomb in Westminster Abbey, runs from 4 October.
For more information, visit www.JohnNicholLive.com
You can also find John Nichol’s on Facebook and Twitter.
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Really looking forward to seeing John Nichol on tour in October to learn more about this fascinating person.
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Excellent! Would like to add this….When Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) married Prince Albert, Duke of York (who became King George VI) on 26th April 1923, she laid her bouquet at the Tomb in memory of her brother Fergus who had died at the Battle of Loos in 1915 and in those days had no known grave…… in 2012 it was worked out he was in Quarry Cemetery and a new headstone placed there….. Other royal brides married at the Abbey or elsewhere now have their bouquets laid on the tomb the day after the wedding.
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Thanks, Niall.
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Great podcast Paul. Just booked tickets to see John at the Atkinson theatre in Southport on 9 October.
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Fantastic, have a great evening!
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Saw John last night. I thought that he was excellent. Probably the best show that I have seen at the Atkinson in 33 years of living in Southport.
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That’s good, Stephen! It’s a great book too!
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I bought a signed copy of that too!
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