Secrets of the Bloodbath NCE, When Working for a Different Spirit
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televisionexpress Daily Express Tuesday July 26 2016 43 Secrets of the bloodbath NCE, when working for a different spirit. Germany’s attitude losses (as Barton’s access to secret in the North-East, restoring the Far Eastern TV company, was defensive, trying to keep things German papers revealed) were far famous Roker Lighthouse. I had to return to the at bay whilst concentrating on greater than the British public was There’s a catch with lighthouses, office very late to fetch Matt Baylis gains in the East. allowed to know. Things also of course. Everything’s circular, a something. I was That called for an adaptable, differed, depressingly so, in the nightmare for furniture, let alone shocked to discover all on last flexible attitude to military strategy treatment of prisoners of war. wooden panelling. In spite of these Omy colleagues still there, computers and it was stamped through every The phrase: “we have ways of difficulties, it was obvious that the off, having an urgent discussion. night’s TV one of the Kaiser’s men like the making you talk” is generally builders had intended it to be a “We try to re-educate ourselves,” writing on a stick of rock. Everyone delivered in a Prussian accent but it thing of beauty. Few might have their spokesman said solemnly. “To was encouraged to write reports was the British who issued veiled gone inside, except the keepers and learn from our mistakes and see after every engagement, listing threats (on a printed card) before their families, but there were brass what we can do better.” style ensemble of big hats and natty what could have been done better. interrogating prisoners. The banisters, panelled walls, even the This creditably earnest approach scarves) goes deeper than any other Individuals were encouraged to Germans, sensibly, worked out that lamp room had decorative tiling. to work might be alien to us Brits, popular historian, viewing the come up with solutions and tricks, people talked more freely when It was a case of nothing but the but there other cultures where it conflict from above, below, and and they did, not least by hiding in relaxed. Fascinating stuff, a refresh, finest for Sunderland, a booming runs strong. THE SOMME 1916: most importantly, all angles. shell holes under dirty tarpaulins to rather than a rewrite of an oft-told coal port at the time of FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE Germany might have lost the confuse the spotter planes of the story, and, being based so strongly construction. That attitude was WIRE (BBC2) continued its Great War but when victory Royal Flying Corps. on the letters of ordinary Tommies alive and well amongst the straight-from-the-trenches analysis involved such massive losses of life This attitude contrasted strongly and Fritzes, rich in human detail. fishermen Dave met on the pier. of the slaughter, digging up more all-round, that’s a debatable term. with that of our General Haig, a I like Dave Myers’ repointing- One canny lad filleted a mackerel, surprises than expected. What became obvious from last cavalry man itching to send his reglazing-historical-travelogue dipped it in soy, lime juice and Military archaeologist Peter night’s programme is that both horsemen charging in as if it was THE HAIRY BUILDER (BBC2) for jalapeno peppers and handed it to Barton (clad in an Indiana Jones- sides approached the campaign in a 1815. When he got his way, the the same reasons. Last night he was Dave. Sunderland sushi. PIcKs Of tHe day DID YOU KNOW? 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