The Passing Bells the conclusion of the war. The series was announced by the BBC in October 2013, along with other programmes that played a part in the BBC World War I centenary season. It was a Red Planet Production with BBC Worldwide as the distributor. Filming took place in Poland. Telewizja Polska and Apple Film Production were co-producers. The series aired in the pre-watershed time-slot of 7pm, and the script was written for a younger audience and family viewing. The title was taken from the first line of Wilfred Owen's 1917 poem, "Anthem for Doomed Youth": "What passing-bells for these who die
The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling London, the Salvation Army lassies and other street-praying bands are singing a song that has become universally popular in the crowded sections of the city." It is notable that the lyrics of this Salvation Army version differ slightly both from the established "angels" version and the "devils" version in "Oh, What a Lovely War!": "The bells of hell go ding-a-ling-a-ling" is also the last line in the song by The Pogues, "My Blue Heaven." The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling "The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling" is a British airmen's song from World War I, which was created around 1911.