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10-08-2004, 12:50 PM
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 | Brummy-presumably since your departure from UK Channel 4 and 5 have done a wierd role reversal. Now Channel 4 seems to fill its schedules with sleazy soft porn posing as serious documentaries into the 'sex trade' 'cosmetic surgery' or whatever whereas Channel 5 now shows half-way decent historical and scientific documentaries. Very odd.
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12-08-2004, 06:35 PM
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| Ubique   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK/France
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| Thanks for flagging that up, Tony. It will be interesting to see what it is like.
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15-08-2004, 12:13 PM
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 | Also on Monday 'Whicker's War' is on Channel 4 as well, which covers his wartime service in the Army film unit, which was mentioned being made in other threads on this forum, should be very interesting!! Good to see the forgotten front getting some welcome exposure!! Rod |
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16-08-2004, 11:46 AM
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Fine as far as it went, although I think it should really have been called '1st/4th Essex in the Castle'! Interesting for the inclusion of the German Para's, but, for me, ruined by too much from the 're-enactors'. | |
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16-08-2004, 01:58 PM
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| I can't believe it! I forgot about this and I'm particularly interested in the Essex Regt. Essex boy you see. I have seen a documentary before about Cassino included interviews with a german para, he sticks in my mind as he had a broad Yorkshire (ish) accent. Was he in this one and secondly is it a new or re-aired programme? Ali
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16-08-2004, 03:16 PM
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Also, an officer and some of the "Pompadours" who fought for the "Castle" were interviewed. I have never seen this prog. before which might, or might not, mean it is new. Others will know for sure. | |
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16-08-2004, 04:43 PM
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| Blast and darn it, I missed this programme. My other half had me taping a BBC thing on at the same time about The Odyssey which turned out to be complete rubbish. My Dad, a World War II Veteran, thought the Monte Cassino programme was excellent. Oh well perhaps it will be repeated, or maybe some kind soul might lend me a tape...I will pay admin costs.
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