Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell

Heads up folks in the GTA. History Television has the film, Mon. 03/26 8PM. Hope it isn't more McKenna/CBC bunk.
Pete

Thanks.... watched it ... :thup:

It wasn't bad at all .....

I think there's a new series of these things starting...

Regards,
Badger

From the CBC;



Dear Friends of The Great War Project,

We are pleased to announce that the Great War series is coming to a television screen near you! As one of the original applicants, we wanted to send you a special invitation to make sure you don’t miss it.

Sunday, April 8th, 8 – 10 PM ET/PT, CBC – The Great War, Part 1: Follow 14 young men and women descendants – representing a cross-section of Canada – as they voyage through time to understand their ancestors’experience as soldiers and nurses at the front; from the St-Julien gas attack to the devastation of Newfoundlanders at Beaumont Hamel and the unifying of French and English regiments at Courcelette, you will see battles come alive during recreations and dramatic story-telling. (This show will be repeated on Saturday, April 14, 10 PM ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.)

Monday, April 9th, 7 PM, ET/PT CBC – The Great War Experience: As with real war, the 150 young volunteers chosen to participate in this project lived in an encampment and marched into the trenches to fight the battles their ancestors fought. This experiment in living history transformed many of their lives. The Great War Experience documents the relationships and bonds they developed, the hardships of living in another time and their thoughts and feelings about participating in the Great War project. (This show will be repeated on Sunday, April 15, 8 PM ET on CBC Newsworld)

Monday, April 9th, 8 – 10 PM, PT/ET, CBC – The Great War, Part 2: Culminating on the 90th anniversary of Vimy, this final episode of The Great War presents the glory and grief of Canadian soldiers at Passchendaele, Vimy and the last 100 Days. (This show will be repeated on Sunday, April 15, 10 PM ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.)

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Originally Posted by Garand

From the CBC;



Dear Friends of The Great War Project,

We are pleased to announce that the Great War series is coming to a television screen near you! As one of the original applicants, we wanted to send you a special invitation to make sure you don’t miss it.

Sunday, April 8th, 8 – 10 PM ET/PT, CBC – The Great War, Part 1: Follow 14 young men and women descendants – representing a cross-section of Canada – as they voyage through time to understand their ancestors’experience as soldiers and nurses at the front; from the St-Julien gas attack to the devastation of Newfoundlanders at Beaumont Hamel and the unifying of French and English regiments at Courcelette, you will see battles come alive during recreations and dramatic story-telling. (This show will be repeated on Saturday, April 14, 10 PM ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.)

Monday, April 9th, 7 PM, ET/PT CBC – The Great War Experience: As with real war, the 150 young volunteers chosen to participate in this project lived in an encampment and marched into the trenches to fight the battles their ancestors fought. This experiment in living history transformed many of their lives. The Great War Experience documents the relationships and bonds they developed, the hardships of living in another time and their thoughts and feelings about participating in the Great War project. (This show will be repeated on Sunday, April 15, 8 PM ET on CBC Newsworld)

Monday, April 9th, 8 – 10 PM, PT/ET, CBC – The Great War, Part 2: Culminating on the 90th anniversary of Vimy, this final episode of The Great War presents the glory and grief of Canadian soldiers at Passchendaele, Vimy and the last 100 Days. (This show will be repeated on Sunday, April 15, 10 PM ET/PT on CBC Newsworld.)

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Directed by Brian McKenna and starring Justin Trudeau.

where is that puking emoticon??? Get ready for some LIEberal revisionist history on THAT program.