On Battle Scars

Half a year late, but I finally get round to writing about Battle Scars. Which is odd as it is a podcast that pops to mind regularly. Thom Tran’s chats with veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are funny, moving and, more often than not, a little shocking. Battle Scars is a podcast of the highest quality that, I hope, these few (delayed) words will hopefully get you tuning (downloading/streaming/whatever) in and have these amazing experiences stay with you. In a good, uplifting, way.

BlogMatthew Bone12 June 2018Battle Scars, Thom Tran, Podcast, Podcasts, War, Irag, Afganistan, Interview, Interviews, Radio 4, BBC, PM, Eddie Mair, Today, Veterans, Soldiers, Stories, ExperienceComment

The Classics - The First of The Few

When my Grandparents came over for a mammoth visit after we had moved to England, I had an old Canadian TV and VCR to watch the tapes we'd brought with us. My Granma brought me a bunch of old movies, which is what she always did when we spent time together. She introduced me to some of the greatest films I have ever seen and, also, that good movies do not also need to be made in colour. On this trip, knowing me as she did, she brought me a copy of an RKO Picture called Spitfire.

Blog, FilmMatthew Bone21 February 2016The First of the Few, Film, War, War Film, Leslie Howard, David Niven, Spitfire, Supermarine, S.4, S.5, S.6, S.6b, Schneider Cup, Aircraft, Airplanes, Planes, Samuel Goldwyn, RKO, Propaganda, Old Movies, Old Films, BOAC 777, 49th Parallel, In Which We Serve, The ClassicsComment