Anthem for Doomed Youth the first line of the poem: "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?" The third album by British band The Libertines is named "Anthems For Doomed Youth", and features a song of the same name. American composer Stephen Whitehead included an orchestral setting of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" as a movement in his orchestral piece "Three Laments on the Great War" for soloists and orchestra. The piece is scored as a duet for mezzo-soprano and bass/baritone with orchestra. Anthem for Doomed Youth "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a well-known poem written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen. It incorporates the
The Passing Bells as cattle?" The series was broadcast on five consecutive days on BBC 1 beginning on 3 November 2014. In Australia, the series premiered on BBC First on 28 May 2015. The Region 2 DVD was released on 10 November 2014. The streaming video is available on various services. The Passing Bells The Passing Bells is a five-part British-Polish television drama that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2014. The series is set during World War I and was a part of the BBC First World War centenary season. It shows events through the eyes of two very ordinary teenagers,