Birdsong, a 1993 war novel by the English author Sebastian Faulks, tells of a man called Stephen Wraysford at different stages of his life both before and during World War I

In the 18 years since Sebastian Faulks’s novel Birdsong became a publishing sensation, millions of fans around the world have been waiting for it to be brought to life on screen. 

On Sunday 22 January 2012 , the long awaited film starring Eddie Redmayne, (My Week with Marilyn, Red), in the role of Stephen Wraysford, aired on the BBC. 

Kalpesh Lathigra spent a few days on set in Hungary during the making of the film.