\"This solid, often moving documentary focuses on the life and works of Wilfred Owen and his champion Siegfried Sassoon, both of whom fought on the Western Front and wrote about its horror.\" – Daily Telegraph The experience of fighting in the First World War changed British culture more radically than any other historical event in the 20th century.  The force for this cultural change came from the power of words written by the British war poets. 16 are honoured in Westminster Abbey. This powerul and poignant documentary concentrates on two men who were the greatest of friends. One lived, one died. Siegfried Sassoon lived but could never forget the war, the deaths - and the manner of the deaths he saw. Nor could he forget his friend, Wilfred Owen, who was killed in the last week of the war. Using archive footage, illustrative material and interviews with historians, critics and commentators, this programme explores the poetry of WWI, focusing on the lives and work of Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen.