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The Wipers Times (2013)

The Wipers Times (2013)

Drama Comedy War TV Movie

In dark times, they chose to make light

Release Date: 2013, September 11
Directors: Andy de Emmony
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC, Trademark Films
Cast: Paul Kennedy, Hugh Skinner, Josh O'Connor, Emilia Fox, Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Ben Daniels, Steve Oram, Patrick Fitzsymons, Richard Doubleday, Colin Ash

Overview:

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

Keywords:

world war i newspaper