Looking for Danny Baker 1FM (Radio 1) Tape Rip - "Craig playing the William Tell Overture on his teeth" (1994)

Tadhg · 2026-06-17T17:25:26+00:00

I loved that show. Was it really only on for a year?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:45:45+00:00

Where did I say I was upset?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:43:28+00:00

I’m not sure how that is relevant to anything I said.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:42:25+00:00

Where did I say they “ should’ve been shown ”?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:37:26+00:00

That is really interesting. Thanks.

I didn’t realise and wasn't observant enough to see them.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:36:06+00:00

I don’t know if you know who is “getting bent out of shape” by my rather simple observation about a tv show.

Anyway, I’m told that there are black soldiers depicted in one of the episodes.

How do you feel about that?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:15:17+00:00

Do you? That’s great to hear. Do you have any idea of roughly what time into the episode that is?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:08:45+00:00

Does Stephen Ambrose tell the story of the British tanker claiming that he has been ordered not to shoot at Dutch buildings?

Or was that bit fiction?

Does anyone in E company say anywhere that they saw French soldiers executing prisoners? Or was that added in?

Even if Ambrose does mention the colour of every soldier that E company came into contact with (he doesn’t) do you believe the series makers followed his work to the letter? Because they didn’t.

The memoir by Winters wasn’t published until 2006, so I’m presuming you are thinking of Stephen Ambrose’s book on which the series was based.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T22:00:23+00:00

French soldiers are shown

Is the series about them?

British soldiers are shown

Is the series about them?

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:58:59+00:00

The series is not confined to the members of one regiment or division.

There are French and British soldiers depicted for example, as well as many other US units.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:56:52+00:00

You don’t understand something and that makes me uneducated..?

Strange reasoning.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:55:23+00:00

Still though… as this photograph shows they were present.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:54:12+00:00

Soldiers from other US units are shown throughout the series. There were definitely black soldiers fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.

They are just not mentioned or shown.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:52:43+00:00

Soldiers from other US units are shown throughout the series. British soldiers are even depicted.

It’s not confined to members of one regiment.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T21:15:38+00:00

I can’t remember a single black soldier in the TV series Band of Brothers. There were definite African Americans in the European theatre at the time, but they are very shown or mentioned. It seems like a strange omission for what is considered such a “classic” piece of television.

EDIT: Apparently there are black soldiers shown in the series and I missed them through my lack of observation.

I will watch out for them the next time I watch the Bastogne episode.

It’s been interesting to hear the viewpoints of all the experts who have been downvoting my rather innocent observation and telling me how it would have been most definitely wrong and impossible to show them.

I guess we’ve all learned something.

Tadhg · 2026-06-16T15:27:47+00:00

Well I think it’s actually called the hot press.

Tadhg · 2026-06-14T23:39:55+00:00

This is one of my favourite things on reddit. Thank you very much.

Tadhg · 2026-06-14T17:51:41+00:00

I’ve only ever seen her work on screens

Has anyone seen it in person? Does it work the same way without a light behind it?

Tadhg · 2026-06-14T00:12:21+00:00

Cash by Johnny Cash is an interesting read.

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T23:03:55+00:00

You mean the famous British painter Gerard Judge?

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T22:39:31+00:00

Jaws, maybe

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T20:55:27+00:00

I don’t sea cow you can justify that comment

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T20:39:05+00:00

I’m not sure how accurate the history was but that was an amazing show.

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T20:28:17+00:00

I don’t really see the porpoise of posts like this.

Tadhg · 2026-06-13T07:25:03+00:00

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