Some years ago I did a short series of interviews for The Spectator with war veterans about their combat experiences. Most had found them exciting, fulfilling, even enjoyable: ‘I wouldn’t have missed it for the world!’ said infantryman Mike Peyton, who likened it to doing the black ski run at Tortin in Verbier. But the
The Dam Busters: Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave. The Dam Busters airs on 5Action at 2:35 PM, Saturday 3 February. Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave
Masters of the Air, the new Second World War drama from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks whipping up a storm on Apple TV+, has all the virtues of a great American TV production. It is lush, lavish, and well-scripted with believable characters and gripping storylines and the air battle scenes convey starkly the claustrophobia and corrosive fear inherent in going to war over Germany in a B-17 Flying Fortress.
The Dam Busters: Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave. The Dam Busters airs on 5Action at 6:25 PM, Saturday 27 January. Fact-based Second World War drama, starring Michael Redgrave