Summary

  • An outdoor spectacular in the centre of Lincoln to mark 100 years since Lincoln-built tanks were used in WWI

  • Live updates on Saturday 16 July 2016

Live Reporting

David McKenna and Natasha Turney

  1. Meet the Look North crew covering Lincoln16

    Here are Look North's TV people working behind the scenes to cover the Lincoln16 show

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  2. A real flag waving event

    A view of the cathedral from inside the castle - did you know Lincolnshire has its own flag - the one in the picture.

    A view of Lincoln Cathedral from inside Lincoln Castle

  3. A tank called Daphne

    It took just 141 days for Fosters of Lincoln to turn rough blueprints into a fully constructed battle machine. 

    Eventually individual tanks would be named by their crews. 

    Like ships many of them were given female names: for example, the tank in the Museum of Lincolnshire Life pictured below is called Daphne.

    TankMuseum of Lincolnshire Life

  4. Crowds settle down for performance at Lincoln Castle

    Melvyn Prior (A.K.A the Mayor of Lincoln) addresses the crowd. He really is a true pro.

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  5. Capacity crowd at Lincoln16

    Estimates say about 3,000 people will watch tonight's performance of Green Fields Beyond - a production which has been more than two years in the making.

    Crowd in castle groundsb

  6. 'Mayor of Lincoln' meets the Mayor of Lincoln

    You've been found out Melvyn.

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  7. Some down time ahead of the big show

    Some of the cast enjoy a bit of down time ahead of tonight's finale.

    Cast of Green Fields Beyond

  8. That's it! We salute you

    Two more volunteers in the BBC Radio Lincolnshire photo booth.

    People in WWI costume

  9. Don't be camera shy - come and see us

    If you are in the castle, get yourself along to the BBC Radio Lincolnshire photo booth, and smile.

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  10. Queue stretching out for Lincoln16

    For those who know Lincoln, the queue stretched from the castle entrance to the cathedral, and round the side to Eastgate.

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  11. And we're live for Lincoln16 - listen here

    Michael Hortin is broadcasting the event live on BBC Radio Lincolnshire (94.9fm), and eating pizza.

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  12. Finding the best place to see performance

    Some inside the castle appear to have found the ideal place to watch the performance .  

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  13. Story time attracted a good audience

    Martin Slack
    BBC Lincolnshire Live

    There's been quite an audience in St Benedicts Square watching the actors perform.

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  14. Pokemon Go

    I've told our reporter not to be playing Pokemon Go while covering #Lincoln16.

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  15. How to make a queue go fast

    BBC reporter Alex Rhodes is on queue patrol.

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  16. Listen: How the tank's development was kept under wraps

    The first design was deliberately falsely described as a water carrier for Mesopotamia to conceal its true purpose. 

    The workers referred to them as "water tanks" or simply "tanks" and the name stuck.  

    Hear how thedevelopment of the tankwas kept top secret...

  17. Watch: Outdoor rehearsals

    The planning and rehearsals have taken months but finally everything is ready for tonight's performance in Lincoln.

  18. Procession greeted in Castle Square

    Crowds gathered in Castle Square to see the finale of the procession.

    Castle Square

  19. Parade in Lincoln draws crowd

    Rachael Shaw tweeted to say she enjoyed the parade.

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  20. Green Fields Beyond - the finale

    You can watch a live stream of tonight's event on this page, or on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Facebook page.

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    Lincoln Castle