I'm not sure about The War Game not being shown because it was too scary, I think that was the excuse, but in reality may have been cos it was bad for morale and seen as being a recruitment film for CND? The fear of the bomb was a real and present danger, we lived near Chobham Ranges and there were often big explosions and I quite often for a split second thought "that's it, my flesh is about to be melted from my bones"
Them youngsters don't know how lucky they are....... Talking of TV, anyone seen Drifters, the female version of the Inbetweeners, set in Leeds, uses the Amanda Palmer "Leeds United" song as the theme tune and Elland Road was shown on last nights show. Like inbetweeners very crude and funny at times but might be a bit awkward if you watch it with your teenage daughter. ttfn Richard Triumph Computer Services 01273 505214 07974870424 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Guy Thornton Sent: 15 November 2013 22:38 To: [email protected] Subject: [LU] Non-LU : The Cold War Absolutely non LU this. Who else has been watching the BBC Cold War series? Me for one and it's with a mixed feeling and emotions. Younger members of this list may only now about it from history, and maybe not even then. For some of us it was reality Just been watching Cold War, Hot Jets. On the one hand I can remember having Airfix models of some of those aircraft, followed on from Airfix models of second world war military aircraft and ships, and there was a certain beauty, and most certainly awe, of the V-bombers and the Lightning. On the other hand it was scary. This was the time of MAD (that's Mutually Assured Destruction for you youngsters, a term coined in the early 50's). I remember '62 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. I may have been a youngster still at school but it' remains vivid. Despite turbulence, terrorism and the rest in the world today this is probably the nearest we came to world annihilation. My first reaction to try and do something about it was to join the Civil Defence but it didn't take to long to realize how futile that was. Shades of Raymond Briggs and there was Peter Jenkin's The War Game. Commissioned by the BBC but they though it too scary to show till many years later. Saw it at the filmhouse top of Vicar Lane in Leeds. And then there was Dr. Stangelove (or how I learnt to stop worrying and love the war). So it became CND and Alderston marches. That was living in interesting times Guy _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
