The Real Dad's Army

The Real Dad's Army on Channel 4
9pm 27/02/06 (UK) TV

 

Thanks for that Richard will have to watch?

 

looks good, thanks for the heads up *knods head*

 

A bump reminder as the programme is now imminent, Monday 27th, for UK TV receivers that is.

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Part one of the real dads army great, looking forward to parts two & three.

 

part two next week

 

lookin forward to it

 

Should be a good one tonight, all about the defence remains that can be seen today...my favourite subject.



Shame this one isn't still there!

For those that are interested my web site shows alot of the remains as they are today. British Invasion Defences

 

Part two brilliant great to see those defensive structures and as for SeaLion Hitler made the correct decision. It would have been a blood bath, looking forward to the final part next week.

 

Some info on the last part -

The final film of the series examines Britain's secret resistance army, codenamed the Auxiliary Units. Effectively a suicide squad, no one was expected to survive beyond two weeks, with their primary task being to wreak havoc among any possible German invasion force. They were warned never to discuss their wartime activities. Here past members reveal their secrets and demonstrate how they were trained to counter any invasion.

 

aka "The Lost Boys", after their countryside hideouts and equipment cashes. Britain was the only WWII country to establish a Resistance force BEFORE they were invaded.



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A wise move.

 

Check out this great site on Aux Units.

Record of the Auxiliary Units 1940 - 1944

and some great pics of what the hideouts look like today.

Subterranea Britannica


Iden Patrol (Auxiliary Units)
Norland Wood
Church Lane
Rye Foreign, East Sussex
OS Grid Ref: TQ892219

 

Close on half a dozen Auxunit OBs survive in Berwickshire, on the Scottish border. Got their NGR's, just never found time to go looking yet.

 

no excuse now you've got that GPS!

 

Tell the wife!

 

You should try the pillboxesuk technique.

1. Find a pub near to the location you want to visit.
2. Tell her your taking her out for lunch and a nice country walk.
3. Feign surprise when your chosen military structure suddenly appears.
4. Don't push your luck and try this one too often!

 

It's tried and trusted here too!
Unfortunately, everything needs to fit around her and our daughters' desire/obsession/need* (*delete as appropriate)to practically live with their three ponies...
Been trying to get to Lunan Bay for two months now, and it's only 100 miles away. Even suggested the old 'family-stroll-along-the-beach' dodge...but no...

 

Hehehe....I can relate gentlemen. It takes ingenuity to lure the wives to spots of historical interest....In my case, she often already pre-empts me when she wants to go on a weekend get-away, by first showing me the nearby WW2 sites and cemeteries....She knows I'll be bringing a list with local cemeteries to visit (for the war graves.... )...Although I hear her sigh when we happen to pass a cemetery and she sees the green CWGC sign on the front enterance. It is not uncommon we'll be all over the cemetery before we finally find a single or few graves, somewhere tucked away...

In any case, she does deserves a

 

My wife usually comes up with compromises. Like when I mentioned to her about going to Italy next month for their National Liberation Day, she said Phuket!!! I said what???? She said you go to Italy and I'll go to Phuket. Works for me.

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