Who would you bet on if it came to BuzzFeed and the BBC? Yeah, I’d bet on the BBC too but… in this case, BuzzFeed wins. I came across two videos on the Bella in the Wych Elm mystery a few months ago and watched both of them. Not even comparable. BBC’s Snapshot: A 2-Minute […]
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One of my contacts brought this film to my attention a few years ago, and I tracked it down on Crave. It is a complete coincidence that this movie also has Colin Firth in a supporting role (see my earlier post about the Operation Mincemeat film). Add in Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci… and I
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After reading the book, Young, Brave and Beautiful, which tells the tale of SOE agent Violette Szabo, I realized I needed to watch a vintage movie of her life. Carve her Name with Pride (1958) tells the tale of Violette and some of her compatriots. Starring Virginia McKenna and Paul Scofield, I had a bit
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I admit to being a fan of Colin Firth, and the two movies I’ve watched recently just happen to have him in both! Operation Mincemeat was the code name assigned to a British wartime deception in 1943. In trying to convince the Germans that they planned to invade Greece (and not Sicily), a crazy plan
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The Film Tales from the Tower was released in 2001 by Ardent Productions, a film company based in England. It was produced for the American market and aired on The Learning Channel. Producers: Robin Bextor, Edward Wessex (also known as Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex), Larry Lamb and Peter Koper.Directors: Paul Bryers and Robin Bextor.Writers:
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While Bloody Tales of the Tower has not yet aired on National Geographic in Canada, we can see a tiny snippet of it on their website. This show should NOT be confused with the Bloody Tales from the Tower which was highly inaccurate. Or you can watch the full episode on YouTube. The Josef Jakobs
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