There are many great and understated quotes from British history. “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” is known around the world. Which child in the UK at least doesn’t smile at the supposed last words of King George and the famous “Bugger Bognor”. There is Captain Lawrence Oates with his amazing act of self-sacrifice on… Continue reading I Am The Army – The Incredible Story of William Brydon
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Diary Rooms – Being human on the front line in Afghanistan
Following my recent review of Kajaki, I was hit by an unexpected frenzy of interest from those involved with the film participants in the war in Afghanistan in generally. One interesting email I received was from Derek Eland, himself a former Paratrooper who had this time visited Afghanistan in the role of an official war… Continue reading Diary Rooms – Being human on the front line in Afghanistan
Kajaki: A True Story – Movie Review
Until a few weeks ago I thought 2014 was turning out to be pretty weak for films but recently having watched the excellent movies The Imitation Game and Mr Turner I became intrigued by a trailer I had seen detailing a true story from the war in Afghanistan. The events depicted in Kajaki are based… Continue reading Kajaki: A True Story – Movie Review
Stephen Liddell 