30 December 1916 - Lester Reed

Published: Dec. 30, 2016, 12:15 p.m.

On this day in 1916, the Allies formally rejected the German peace proposals as "less an offer of peace than a war manoeuvre", and in Tynemouth, Lester Reed stirs up the fighting spirit in those at home.

Written by Shaun McKenna \nDirected by Allegra McIlroy\nSound: Martha Littlehailes\nEditor: Jessica Dromgoole