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It looks like an attractive alternative so this would certainly be worth looking into the cost. Did I mention that the October club venue in Birmingham would be around £100 for the day?
Great find Simon. I have a mate who is about to paint a 25mm Dutch army using the North Star range. Thanks for sharing.
Last week I went to an talk at the Uni of Wolverhampton by Prof Gary Sheffield. He made the point that, in almost exclusively emphasising the cultural aspects, the media & government have missed the opportunity to help understand this battle. The implication has been of futility. Apparently until some historians pointed it out the government had organised commemorations for 1914 & the Somme but nothing for the victory in 1918! See Sheffield’s article here for an explanation of the Somme:
Note date correction:
Landmark: In Parenthesis, by David Jones
BBC Radio 4: Wed 18 May 2016, 22.00 – 22.45
In Parenthesis deals with things David Jones “saw, felt, & was part of” during the First World War, between December 1915 and the summer of 1916. It follows a group of British troops from England to France and then facing the Germans. Recorded before an audience at the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff before the premiere of Iain Bell’s opera inspired by the poem Philip Dodd presents a Landmark edition of Free Thinking devoted to David Jones’ epic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b2j26NO FoGR at Stoke CHallenge for 2026
Unfortunately at least 6 of the most supportive players are not available on Sat 9th July.
So it will not be viable to run the FoGR at Stoke Challenge this year. I have asked for the 2017 date ASAP.Last issue this year so I’ll take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
Many thanks for excellent gaming at Burton during 2015.
Cheers
Ray
Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.45. 10 Dec 2015.
British Liberalism: The Grand Tour.
BBC Radio 4: Fri 11 Dec 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. Omnibus Episode 1 of 2
Anne McElvoy traces the story of 300 years of liberalism in Britain, from John Locke to New Liberalism. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06r8hr9My History.
BBC Radio 4: Mon 14 – Fri 18 Dec 2015, 9.45 – 10.00. Five daily episodes of Book of the Week.
Historian Lady Antonia Fraser reads her memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and 1940s but its real concern is with her growing love of History. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rx463The Quizeum
BBC Four: Mon 14 Dec 2015, 20.30 – 21.00. 7 / 8
The Quizeum visits the Horniman Museum in London, which specialises in anthropology, natural history and musical instruments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s5vbcBritish Liberalism: The Grand Tour
BBC Radio 4: Mon 14 to Fri 18 Dec 2015, 13.45 – 14.00. Episodes 6 to 10.
Anne McElvoy reflects on votes for women, explores rival solutions to the 1930s Depression and the distinctively embattled liberalism that emerged in the Cold War. She then traces the rise and fall of the 1960s liberals and how liberalism has since come under pressure, and what this tells us about liberalism’s limits, and its future. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t44pcBlood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
BBC Four: Tue 15 Dec 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 2 / 3: Reconquest
Simon Sebag Montefiore continues his journey through Southern Spain to tell the story of how Christian Spain fought back against centuries of conquest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03b2nqhTumanbay
BBC Radio 4: Wed 16 Dec 2015, 14.15 – 15.00. 3 / 10: Ship of the Dead
Adrift at sea in a small boat and captive to an escaped slave, fourteen year old daughter of slave merchant Ibn depends on her slave captor for her survival. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rz91n. Key characters:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5hZDmXmPD09D1HVHFfm04jw/tumanbay-characters-to-watch-out-forAncient Ways with Bettany Hughes
BBC Radio 4: Fri 18 Dec 2015, 11.00 – 11.30. 3 / 3
Bettany completes the final section of the road through Turkey to Istanbul, tracking the movement of stories along the road and discovering the way the Ottomans adapted it to their new empire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s1b8rBritish Liberalism: The Grand Tour.
BBC Radio 4: Fri 18 Dec 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. Omnibus Episode 2 of 2
From Millicent Fawcett to Multiculturalism: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s1gcqBlood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
BBC Four: Tue 22 Dec 2015, 21.00- 22.00. 3 / 3: Nation
Simon Sebag Montefiore explores Spain’s Golden Age under Philip II through to the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship under Franco from which Spain has emerged as a modern democratic monarchy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03b2q95• Producer Marion Milne discusses the series: http://www.historyextra.com/podcast/Atlantic-history-Spain
Tumanbay
BBC Radio 4: Wed 23 Dec 2015, 14.15 – 15.00. 4 / 10: Hidden Knowledge
Shajar, the sultan’s chief wife, plots her son Madu’s succession to the throne. Madu’s slave finds solace with an unlikely companion while marching with the army out to the provinces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s9j7lKey characters:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5hZDmXmPD09D1HVHFfm04jw/tumanbay-characters-to-watch-out-forThe Quizeum: Christmas Special
BBC Four: Fri 25 Dec 2015, 19.00 – 19.30. 8 / 8
For this Christmas Day episode Griff Rhys Jones and his teams of experts visit the V&A Museum of Childhood. Originally founded as a museum for the East End area of London, today it houses the largest collection of childhood objects in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ssj6lFor anyone interested in the three programmes on General Franco, just to clarify that these are on BBC Radio 4 Extra:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0076g7hAlso, just in case I do not get the next list out until late on Friday:
Ancient Ways with Bettany Hughes
BBC Radio 4: Fri 4 Dec 2015, 11.00 – 11.30. 1 / 3
Bettany Hughes follows the ancient Roman road to Istanbul. Tracing its route through Albania, Macedonia and Greece, she explores how the Egnatian Way helped to shape Europe and the Middle East. In the first episode, Bettany journeys from Adriatic shores of Albania to the Macedonian plain where Alexander The Great grew up.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qms9pTheir expanding WW1 range includes some interesting vehicles and dismounted cavalry horse holders. I will be placing a small under this offer. So if any BAD members would like me to add in an odd pack or so then e-mail me at <ray_boyles@hotmail.com> before Tue 10th. I will not be at the club until Thu.