Watch CBC NL's special broadcast of the Beaumont-Hamel centenary

Friday's memorial day ceremonies in St. John's were the biggest in recent memory.

Thousands of people poured into the National War Memorial, and The Rooms, to pay tribute to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.

• 'Ordinary people who did extraordinary things': Beaumont-Hamel anniversary marked in N.L.
• 'We will never forget': Memorial Day participants show respect, pride
• Vast tribute for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, 100 years after Beaumont-Hamel

Click above to watch CBC NL's special five-hour broadcast from the historic event,hosted by Anthony Germain, Heather Hiscoxand Debbie Cooper.