Messages home: Lost films of the British army

[wolfracesonic]

A little gem of a programme, just been on Channel 4 about some recently discovered films of British troops sending messages home to loved ones from Burma/India in WW11. They all put on good show for the cameras about how everything's fine, but I couldn't help notice how skinny they looked around the waist, no doubt due to poor food disease and generally crap conditions. Well worth a look, with no shouty, ginger presenter in sight.

Edited by wolfracesonic on Sunday 3rd July 16:19

[baldy1926]

Yep enjoyed that i would happily watch more of those clips.

[CobolMan]

I used to live next door to one of the soldiers featured. A really interesting program, even the Mrs wanted to watch it once we knew Ken was in it.

[sampsan]

Was great, loved the accents and the fake posh 'telephone voices'. Lots of 'just to let every one know, I am in the pink' that saying has all but gone now.

Was touched with the ending and how many had not made it home, so young.

As per previous, I would watch more of these.