Front, third from left, is Gordon Vincent Oxenham. Picture: Australian War Memorial On June 27, 1918, almost 100 years ago, he chased a German plane as far as the Dead Sea across the desert.

Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson are back as Ross and Demelza Poldark, but for series five they are joined by Vincent Regan, Kerri McLean and other new cast members. Sofia Oxenham, Peter ...