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Poppies Are Red, Cornflowers Are Blue

Poppies Are Red, Cornflowers Are Blue

Mark Whitaker tells the stories behind the British and French flowers of remembrance.

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Synopsis

Mark Whitaker tells the stories behind the British and French flowers of remembrance, the poppy and the cornflower, recorded on location in Ypres, Verdun, London and Paris.

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