Upcoming one-off programme "The Wipers Times"

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  1. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    4jonboy, Sep 4, 2013
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  2. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Look forward to it.
     
    Paul Reed, Sep 4, 2013
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  3. Mike L

    Mike L Very Senior Member

    Saw it promoted the other day - sounds very interesting and amusing too.
     
    Mike L, Sep 4, 2013
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  4. ww2ni

    ww2ni Senior Member

    Should be a cracker!
     
    ww2ni, Sep 7, 2013
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  5. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

    4jonboy, Sep 11, 2013
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  6. wtid45

    wtid45 Very Senior Member

    Looks good saw some clips when Ian Hislop, was on One Show the other night.
     
    wtid45, Sep 11, 2013
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  7. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    I was at the point in the Ramparts at Ypres last Saturday where the Wipers Times was produced. It was nothing to write home about being just a door in a stone wall but nice to know where it was put together. It's safe to say I'm looking forward very much to watching tonight.
     
    Jonathan Ball, Sep 11, 2013
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  8. singeager

    singeager Senior Member

    Saw it and thought it was well written and put together.
     
    singeager, Sep 12, 2013
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  9. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Agreed, well worth the watching.

    My only very minor carp is that we learnt next to nothing about the unit before it started to print the Wipers Times.

    Ron
     
    Ron Goldstein, Sep 12, 2013
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  10. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Watching it now on iPlayer, an hour in.
    Having a giggle but groaning at a few inaccuracies like the wrong type of gasmask carrier for 1916 & Palin's character says cavalry were in 'tanks' in scene set before they had even been used in action.
     
    Owen, Sep 12, 2013
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  11. Staffsyeoman

    Staffsyeoman Member

    Enjoyed it; there were detail quibbles (and not just those of a detail nerd like me) and the 'revue sketches' smacked too much of Joan Littlewood.
    The continuity was all over the place (such as the appearing/disappearing/reappearing MC ribbon).

    But at its heart was a decent story well told. In a sense, a precursor to ARRSE ;)
     
    Staffsyeoman, Sep 12, 2013
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  12. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Forgot to mention that I'd only seen half of it yesterday but took the precaution of recording the whole program.

    Have just seen the balance of the program and now have nothing but admiration for it's sincerity.

    This one is a must !

    Ron
     
    Ron Goldstein, Sep 12, 2013
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  13. bexley84

    bexley84 Well-Known Member

    bexley84, Sep 12, 2013
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  14. Paul Reed

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    Thought it was very good. A few small factual errors but it very much kept to the spirit of what The Wiper Times was all about.
     
    Paul Reed, Sep 17, 2013
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