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24th December 1914, Joe Macknade

Wed¹, 24 Dec 14

It's Christmas Eve and one keen young man has an appointment to keep... BBC Radio 4's epic² drama series set in Great War Britain on this day a hundred years ago. With Lloyd Thomas as Joe Macknade. Written by Shaun McKenna and directed by the producer Lucy Collingwood.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。