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bbc 4 Storyville: The Real Great Escape on now!

mike65 · 2012-04-19 19:51:02

Storyville: The Real Great Escape Director Lindy Wilson explores the life of her uncle Roger Bushell, an RAF squadron leader during the Second World War, who served as the basis for Richard Attenborough's character in the 1963 film The Great Escape. Despite being threatened with execution by the Gestapo after escaping from…

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Storyville: The Real Great Escape
Director Lindy Wilson explores the life of her uncle Roger Bushell, an RAF squadron leader during the Second World War, who served as the basis for Richard Attenborough's character in the 1963 film The Great Escape. Despite being threatened with execution by the Gestapo after escaping from two other German prison camps, he agreed to organise a plot that saw 76 Allied soldiers break out of Stalag Luft III in March 1944 - but which led to Adolf Hitler personally ordering brutal retribution
Category Documentary
Director Lindy Wilson
Series Editor Nick Fraser
BBC4 9:00pm-10:25pm (1 hour 25 minutes) Thu 19 Apr
(Subtitles) Starts in 9 minutes

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