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DVD's for us from our long term supporters Roadshow Entertainment. (To enter a competition use the go to form link below the reviews).This competition as per all of the the others runs through the calender month with winners listed in the coffee shop at months end.
Reviews by Betty Lewis
Village Roadshow
Wings at War.
For anyone that knows of the flying during World War 11, this DVD called Wings at War may bring back for some people, vivid memories that have been told to them by family members.
As the film featured is taken from the old archives, it is in black and white and quite graphic.
It captures all the drama as it transports the viewer back to the conflicts from the Battle of Britain to the war in the Far East.
There are four episodes and approx four sections in each episode, showing not only the air power, but also covering sea power and shows how people tried to cope on the ground, especially the English in their air raid shelters and camping down in the train subways.
Once we start seeing the conflict spreading to other country’s, it becomes quite horrifying when you see people trying to flee, and then hear how many people perished during this terrible war.
Narrated by John Billam, this collection is a comprehensive account of air warfare in World War 11, and covers the time right up to the Japanese surrender.
Battles covered:
The Fight For Britain
Target Germany
The Liberation of Europe
The Rising Sun
All are on one DVD that runs for approx 208 Mins.
The Two Ronnies
Always enjoyable The Two Ronnies are back with Series 10
Who realized that when this comedy team first appeared, that the series would run for 16 years and become part of British television history?
This series 10 was broadcast in the UK between December 1983 and January 1984.
In the six episodes we have classic 'Two Ronnies' material including Godfrey and Humphrey at their gentlemans club,
and a hilarious sketch where they are trying to look and talk like Australians.
Several musical numbers again with Ronnie Corbett doing a very good Boy George impersonation.
Lots of laughs with this very funny comedy duo.
Two Discs duration 336 Mins.
Going for Gold
A new release this year from the BBC, 'Going for Gold” is based on a true story of how two men from
very different backgrounds were paired together to compete in the double sculling rowing competition
representing England in the 1948 Olympic games held in London.
These games were almost not able to go ahead, as the war had not long ended and England was really
strapped for cash, so the officals had to cast around to find events that would attract lots of visitors.
Bert Bushnell (Matt Smith) was a boatbulders son, whereas Dickie Burnell (Sam Hoare) was an Eton and Oxford
educated blue blood.
Thrown together only six weeks before the games they had to confront and overcome vast differences in their
personal and professional lives, as well as push themselves to their physical and emotional limits.
The film follows the compelling journey to the Olympic finals and how the unlikely pair managed to overcome
their differences to achieve Olympic Gold.
I quite enjoyed this film, but as Matt Smith also plays the part of Doctor Who, in that long running Science
Fiction series, I found it hard not to keep seeing him and hearing his voice as the Doctor, even though he
wore dark rimmed glasses in the part of Bert, it did not disguise him enough for me.
A good release to coincide with the present games.
Also stars Geoffrey Palmer and Douglas Hodge Runs for 90 Mins.
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