I've just finished listening to the best podcast I've ever heard, the remarkable history of Colditz by Ben Macintyre - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001f4wc
It's a fantastic story, and delivered to perfection by Samuel West.
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redsturgeon
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Just listened to it too.
As a man of a certain age I remember being gripped by the BBC series with Bernard Hepton as the commandant but the truth is stranger and more interesting than the fiction to me.
John
As a man of a certain age I remember being gripped by the BBC series with Bernard Hepton as the commandant but the truth is stranger and more interesting than the fiction to me.
John
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redsturgeon
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I must admit to being somewhat shocked by the alternative truth of Douglas Bader, having been brought up with the "Reach for the Sky" story.
John
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My late Father was in the RAF until he was 40, having joined as a schoolboy entrant at 16 years of age. He met Bader. Not just a hand shake I might add. Now my Dad, bless him never really spoke of anyone. I recall asking him about his thoughts on Bader. I got the impression he wasn't best impressed by the man.redsturgeon wrote:I must admit to being somewhat shocked by the alternative truth of Douglas Bader, having been brought up with the "Reach for the Sky" story.
John
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