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Old 10-09-13, 06:06 PM
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Hi guys,

I thought I would draw attention to this program, coming on tomorrow. It looks like it could be well worth a watch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01d0zrj

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Old 10-09-13, 08:29 PM
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Thank you Phil.
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Old 10-09-13, 08:55 PM
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It'll probably be aired in Norway in about 5 years....
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No worries Eddie

Colin, it may be released on dvd

It might turn out to be no good anyway
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Having seen a clip on Tuesday evening I will be watching it, it looks good.

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Old 11-09-13, 08:02 PM
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For those who are interested it is starting now on BBC2!
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Old 11-09-13, 08:21 PM
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Ive got it on record
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very good.... I enjoyed that ... they even got Ypres right... looking back from the Menin Gate down the road to the cloth Hall
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Just seen it well worth watching and a true story
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I enjoyed it but cant believe that anybody would not immediately recognise , or know all about Winston Churchill in his stint as C.O. of a battalion of the RSF.

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my only criticism [being picky], officers carrying rifles when going 'over the top' on the somme.
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I think they mentioned the Canadians at Vimy early on- when it should have been in 1917. Regards, Paul.
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my only criticism [being picky], officers carrying rifles when going 'over the top' on the somme.
Fair comment Toby, surely the officer's batman would have carried it for him

I've just watched and enjoyed it, more than I thought I would as I was expecting something of a parody which was not really the case, except maybe with regard to the portrayal of the senior officers

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I think they mentioned the Canadians at Vimy early on- when it should have been in 1917. Regards, Paul.
It was "Canadians at Ypres", which would have been 1915.
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It was "Canadians at Ypres", which would have been 1915.
Ah- thanks for that, I should have re played it and checked. I thought it was quite good and also enjoyed it. Kit looked quite good and helmets worn with chinstrap to the rear, use of other ranks kit by the officers in action etc.
Michael Palin and Ian Hislop have both been involved with serious Great War programs before. Regards, Paul.
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