"Deborah" The World War One tank - Bovington Tank Museum

The practice based research showing the story of Deborah D51 was installed for a month for the public to view at the Royal Tank Regimental Museum in Dorset in the UK.

During this period 200,000 people visited and viewed.

The aim of the film was to contribute to the cultural enrichment of audiences and create new knowledge to help promote a wider understanding of the British and French communities involved with the preservation of a First World War tank in France.

Associate Professor Fiona Graham was the producer and director and SEnior Lecturer Paul Ottey was the camera operator. They built new relationships with communities to develop a narrative to engage communities in Britain about the lesser known story of Deborah a Mark IV tank. Self funded and with support from Erasmus and HEIF, she gained the support of family members of the tank's British crew, General Sir Andrew Ridgway, The Royal Tank Regiment and the tank's founder Philippe Gorczynski MBE along with many other organisations in France and the UK.

The new knowledge creation uses documentary form to engage the next generation about the First World War on many varied digital platforms.