What's on the TV today?

1st November

1600hrs Chann 531 The Military Channel

Stolen By Hitler- Over 2,000 British men, women and children from the Channel Islands were sent to internment camps by the occupying Nazis in 1941. Their horrifying story is revealed.

1700hrs same channel 2 part documentary called Ireland's Nazis

 

Today? That classic of British Army history...

Carry On Up The Khyber....

 

lol

ITV 1 at 9pm a New Series of Sharpe-

I wonder what rank he will be this series

 

This looks rather good.

Its about the first Black Officer to serve in the British Army during WW1

Sunday 9th November BBC4 at 9pm


Walter's War November 9th, 2008 - UK TV Guide

 

Another programme that looks worth watching on Sunday 9th Nov.

A Women in Love and War- Vera Brittain 5.45pm BBC1

 

Monday 10th November

Not forgotten: The men who wouldn't fight. Chann 4 8pm

WWII: Behind closed doors. BBC2 9pm

 

Drew - if you ever see 'Time Commanders', an ex-BBC series, come up in the listings, let me know? Thanks!

 

Drew - if you ever see 'Time Commanders', an ex-BBC series, come up in the listings, let me know? Thanks!

I'm not planning on being out of work that long Paul

 

Ok...

 

Its a shame they never got a bit more modern in terms of the history. Battles of WW1 and 2 would have been very interesting to watch.

 

Another programme that looks worth watching on Sunday 9th Nov.

A Women in Love and War- Vera Brittain 5.45pm BBC1

For some reason the BBC have changed the time of this programme. Its now 3.55pm on BBC1

 

I thought the Vera Brittain Doc was quite interesting, especially the link to WW2 at the end and her daughter being Shirley Williams MP.

The Tulle drama was really quite good and a shame/shocking (Not sure which) he never received the Military Cross.

Anyone watch them ?

 

This will get you all to the TV tonight

Monday 10th November

9.00pm BBC2 World War II: Behind Closed Doors

1/6 Documantary series revealing the 'behind closed doors' politics of WWII. This episode focuses on the secret history of the non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin.

Also

9.00pm Chann 4 The Lost WWI Bunker: A Time Team Special

Tony Robinson joins an unprecedented archaeological expedition in Belgium to search for a bunker, or dugout, from the Great War known as the Vampir.

 

For those of you missed the drama about Walter Tull, it is being repeated at 10-00pm on Thursday 13th November on BBC4. At 9-00pm on the same day, same channel, is a documentary called Walter Tull:The forgotten hero.

 

Have you noticed on TV a certain number of public figures, especially ' entertainers', have suddenly discovered fathers or more likely grand-fathers, great-uncles and other relatives who died in WW1? Presumably their agents dug-up this information for them as a good excuse for cheap tears and cheaper publicity. Surely most people of their age or older knew this already? A.C.

 

Anthony

I only found out what my own Father's WW2 service involved over the last 4 years and 16 years after his death no less!! He did not talk about it and we as children did not ask. I have no idea what my Great Grand Parents got up to.

If they did not use well known TV personalities, would anyone watch these programs. By using these personalities, I think it gets people interested about their families past. The Who do you think you are series of programs are a good example of that. There seem to have been quite a few people of late coming onto this site looking for fresh info. What say you Von Poop/Owen etc.

Robert

 

Robert,

I have to agree with you you 100%.

Regards

Tom

 

(By the way, is anyone watching the 'Time Team' on discovering a WW1 dugout at the moment? - fascinating, and above their usual slightly dodgy standard when doing modern stuff as they're using a different format and following a rather more specialist team)

Yeah, good init?

I lliked the previous programme to, I do think Ian Hislop comes across well when presenting military programmes.