Category Archives: World War II

Seven days left to listen to Episode 2/7 of BBC Radio 4’s Sword of Honour

This is the last reminder we’ll be posting about the weekly broadcasts of BBC Radio 4’s adaptation of the Sword of Honour trilogy. New episodes are broadcast on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. UK time, and you have seven days from … Continue reading

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Reminder: Episode 1/7 of BBC Radio 4’s Men at Arms was broadcast today

You have seven days left to listen to the episode at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qfz6.

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Major seven-part adaptation of Sword of Honour trilogy coming to BBC Radio this year

From The Stage: A BBC awards scheme that launched the careers of actors such as Stephen Tompkinson and Richard Griffiths has named this year’s winners, with all the recipients being cast in a major seven-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Sword … Continue reading

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BBC television documentary on the Commandos in WWII

EWS member Jeffrey Manley brings to our attention Castle Commando, a fascinating new BBC documentary about British Commandos in World War II and their specialized training. Mr. Manley writes: [The program] features prominently both Waugh and his nemesis Lord Lovat. … Continue reading

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