The Sinking of the Laconia
07 January 2011, 10:50 PM
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The Sinking of the Laconia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xgjnm
Did anyone watch this ?
My Gran used to date a bloke that survived the torpedo and I've heard about it since I was very young.
He's actually on TV tomorrow night 7.30 BBC 2 talking about it, he's 87..
Smoked his whole life and is remarkable for his age.
Anyone who watch the two part story will appreciated what he went through .. looking forward to him having his moment, 70 years on.
Did anyone watch this ?
My Gran used to date a bloke that survived the torpedo and I've heard about it since I was very young.
He's actually on TV tomorrow night 7.30 BBC 2 talking about it, he's 87..
Smoked his whole life and is remarkable for his age.
Anyone who watch the two part story will appreciated what he went through .. looking forward to him having his moment, 70 years on.
07 January 2011, 11:26 PM
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Watched last nights txtd my son from work to record tonights and he recorded mastermind ! I will check tmrw on bbc i player for the second part. We lost a relative on HMS Truculent in a submarine since WW2.
07 January 2011, 11:34 PM
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Excellent, I'll be watching that tomorrow. Makes you think about the human side for the Germans as well. Sure there would be dedicated '*****', but also a lot of people just doing what they had to. And looking at their history before Hitler it's not difficult to understand how he ended up with such support. Very good two-parter!
07 January 2011, 11:35 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xgjnm
Did anyone watch this ?
My Gran used to date a bloke that survived the torpedo and I've heard about it since I was very young.
He's actually on TV tomorrow night 7.30 BBC 2 talking about it, he's 87..
Smoked his whole life and is remarkable for his age.
Anyone who watch the two part story will appreciated what he went through .. looking forward to him having his moment, 70 years on.
Did anyone watch this ?
My Gran used to date a bloke that survived the torpedo and I've heard about it since I was very young.
He's actually on TV tomorrow night 7.30 BBC 2 talking about it, he's 87..
Smoked his whole life and is remarkable for his age.
Anyone who watch the two part story will appreciated what he went through .. looking forward to him having his moment, 70 years on.
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07 January 2011, 11:49 PM
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A friend of our family wrote the book that the two-parter was based on. Unfortunately he died a few years ago so never got to see it brought to the screen but is named in the credits so is nice for his family.
07 January 2011, 11:56 PM
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http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/2011/01/...0252-27944963/
08 January 2011, 02:27 PM
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Fascinatiing story. Good to know that someone had a conscience and thought for others for the right reasons.
I was sorry to hear that the commander lost his life later during the war.
Les
I was sorry to hear that the commander lost his life later during the war.
Les
08 January 2011, 10:42 PM
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