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Tag Archives: History Magazine
BBC WWII Commando Series
The BBC has scheduled the broadcast of a 6-part docudrama series on the WWII Commandos. This will focus on the SAS, which was the brainchild of Commando David Stirling with whom Waugh was serving in 8 Commando in 1941. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Television Programs, World War II
Tagged BBC, Christopher Sykes, Commandos, Daily Telegraph, David Stirling, Financial Times, History Magazine, SAS
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300th Anniversary of English Novel to be Marked
This year is the 300th anniversary of the English novel–at least if one will accept Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe to be the first example, as seems to generally be the case. It was published on 25 April 1719. Other contenders … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Events, London, Newspapers, Radio Programs, Television Programs
Tagged BBC, British Library, History Magazine
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