Themes

• Life in the Trenches

  

  Learn more about Tommy’s job in the trenches and the soldiers of WW1.

  • Was the tunnellers’ secret war the most barbaric of WW1?
  • A season of programming commemorating the centenary of World War One.

• Gang Warfare in early 20th century Britain

  

  Find out more about the real Peaky Blinders and the other gangs that ran Britain's streets after WW1.

  • Birmingham's real Peaky Blinders
  • Traditional Organised Crime in Britain, by Professor John Lea, University of Leicester

• The Irish Question

  

  Discover real stories from both sides of the Irish nationalist movement before the Anglo-Irish treaty.

  • The National Archives: Irish Nationalism
  • BBC World Service - Witness: The Irish War of Independence

• Music used in Peaky Blinders

  

  Explore the music used in the Peaky Blinders.

  • Exclusive music featured in Peaky Blinders
  • BBC Radio 4 - The Great Songbook: Ireland