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War Movie TheatreThe show formerly known as A Pod Too Far Author: Robert Hutton & Duncan Weldon
Like an old war film? So do authors Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon, who get together with celebrity chums to watch the classics of land, sea and air to see how they stand up today. Whats still great? Whats dated? Whos the least believable German? Find out in the new season of the podcast formerly known as A Pod Too Far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Film History, History, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Reach For The Sky - with Peter Apps
Episode 9
Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
Douglas Bader was a man who lost both his legs but became a World War 2 flying ace, a disability campaigner who could be insufferably rude, a prisoner in Colditz who was nearly killed by his American liberators. We're joined by Peter Apps, who was paralysed in an accident while working as a Reuters war correspondent but has since rejoined the Army, to talk about the amazing film of Bader's life. Did Kenneth More make him seem to nice? Why were the film's makers so personally invested in the portrayal of Bader's rehabilitation? Why did Bader refuse to go and see it?Peter's new book is "The Next World War: the New Age of Global Conflict and the Fight to Stop It".Next week: We kick off Fighting Irish Month with The Siege of Jadotville.See our prospective movie list! Buy merch! Visit our website: https://warmovietheatre.comHelp us out by doing our listener survey: http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-surveySuggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at warmovietheatre@gmail.com.Visit us at facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre or on Bluesky and Twitter or at our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
