The Wipers Times
In dark times, they chose to make light
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.
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.
Genre: Drama, War, Comedy, TV Movie
Actor: Ben Chaplin, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Palin, Emilia Fox, Ben Daniels, Josh O'Connor, Steve Oram, Patrick Fitzsymons, Jarrod Cooke, Colin Ash
Director: Andy de Emmony, Andy De Emmony
Country: United Kingdom
Produced By: BBC, Trademark Films
Runtime: 92
Release: 2013
Rating: 6.239 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 324
Content Rating:12
Quality: DVD
Also known as: The War Is Not Funny, Sir! - Wir SchießEn Auch Mit Worten
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