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Did WW2 with Dan Snow

  • 14-05-2012 5:52pm
    #1
    leincar
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    Just a quick heads up. New series investigating the history of WW2 in Northern Ireland.

    Its on BBC 1 NI at 9.00pm tonight and is the first in a three part series.

    For those with a sky HD box its on channel 234 as its not in HD. Otherwise channel 141.


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  • #2
    martinedwards
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    very enjoyable. machine guns still working after 70 years in a peat bog......

    testament to the amazing properties of peat!!


  • #3
    Keedowah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Keedowah


    Loved the show - looking forward to the next one. Bud Wolfe went on to fight in Korea and Vietnam aswell, some pair on him!


  • #4
    Morlar
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    I just caught the last 10 minutes of this but it did look quite good. I also enjoyed seeing the spitfire gun blasting into life after 70 yrs.

    At the end of the show they showed a brief clip of the next episode. It seems to be about a dive at Malin head where there are a lot of Sherman tanks beneath the water, which were destined for D-Day. I believe it may also feature U-Boats sank off the Irish coast.


  • #5
    Keedowah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Keedowah


    I have a friend living up there who has dived few of the wrecks - the Laurentic is quite popular but he has been talking about the others with tanks etc on them. Not sure if he has dived them though.

    A group up there raised a big gun of the laurentic a few years ago - I think you can see it in Downings now.


  • #6
    nevsky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭nevsky


    leincar wrote: »
    Just a quick heads up. New series investigating the history of WW2 in Northern Ireland.

    Its on BBC 1 NI at 9.00pm tonight and is the first in a three part series.

    For those with a sky HD box its on channel 234 as its not in HD. Otherwise channel 141.

    Dam I missed it. Are you heading for Normandy in a couple of weeks Leincar?


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  • #7
    marcsignal
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    Managed to record it, very impressive, and looking forward to the rest of the series i have to say.

    Was amazing the way they got the Spits machine gun to fire at the end :)


  • #8
    martinedwards
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    9.00 tonight for ep2


  • #9
    Rangi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭Rangi


    fantastic footage of the Empire Heritage. Was only looking at it on the weekend while sussing out Irish wreck diving.


  • #10
    Jim S
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭Jim S


    Looking forward to the last episode, Chris Nickle one of the research team contacted me about one or two things relating to the shows and I put him in touch with an ex shipmate of my father's (Tex Basely) his interview is part of the last show on Monday night.


  • #11
    leincar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 683 ✭✭✭leincar


    nevsky wrote: »
    Dam I missed it. Are you heading for Normandy in a couple of weeks Leincar?

    Heading over Tuesday afternoon. A short trip this year. I'm on a plane from Caen to Warsaw on the evening of the 6th.


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