What's on the TV today?

On the i-Player for 29 days after second showing yesterday evening.

Many more contributors than listed on the programme blurb. Well made.

Also a guide as to how to cook an omelette ( add a little water to beaten eggs.)

The Truth about Len Deighton - BBC iPlayer

"The Truth about Len Deighton"

"Profile of best-selling author Len Deighton, whose output ranges from the Harry Palmer espionage thrillers to books on military history and cookery. Contributors include Michael Caine and Max Hastings. First shown in 2006.'

"Duration 59 mins First shown 9:15pm 7 Jan 2006 Available for 29 days"

 

PBS America, tonight at 7.05pm, Forgotten Soldier, the story of Sally Noach, the “Dutch Schindler”.

 

In light of the news;

Dances With Wolves star Graham Greene dies aged 73

Hopefully this gem will get a showing:



It will be sacrilege to many, but I'd take "Thunderheart" over "Dances with Wolves" any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Sad news, I liked him. As regards Thunderheart, we lost both he and Val Kilmer this year.

 

BBC2 tonight and tomorrow too, 9pm.

Nazis, U-Boats and the Battle for the Atlantic.

BBC One - Nazis, U-boats and the Battle for the Atlantic, Series 1, Episode 1

Already available on BBC iPlayer.

 

2021 film 'Operation Mincemeat' on tonight (Friday 2/1), BBC 2 @ 9:00.

 

Just watched Guns of Navarone again...never ceases to entertain!!

 

I know we’ve all seen it before, but what the hell, it remains a classic and with a marvellous score.

Reach For The Sky, 4.30pm today on Talking Pictures TV.

(It’s repeated next Friday, 27th February at 3.35pm.)

 

But clashes with the Wales v Scotland game today

So next Friday, fingers crossed, it will be for me.

Kind regards, and non-spherical balls, always,

Jim.

 

Quite right Steve.

You just have to!

What are you reading at the moment?

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Warning: this post may contain political themes!

Just watched the excellent "Official Secrets" (BBC iPlayer) about the whistle-blower Katharine Gun, surrounding Bush & Blair's war in Iraq.

Official Secrets - BBC iPlayer

It should be shown in schools, along with Channel 4's "Dirty Business" and ITV's "Mr Bates vs The Post Office"

https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469/10a0469a0001

Watch Dirty Business | Stream free on Channel 4

 

And add in this one for good measure Steve (has raised it's ugly head in forum threads before The Online Safety Act.).

Edward Snowden: former CIA man turned whistleblower

Kind regards, intriguing spookery and slush fund money, slush fund money and intriguing spookery, the source of most of the world's problems, always,

Jim.