Tony B Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 If you have watched the recent TV 'The Real Dad's Army' you have an idea of how fast our WW2 history is being forgotten. Despite living in the area for a long time, the first screening of this programme was the first time I'd heard of the Pett's Wood Battery. The Area is now a nature reserve and the council seem much mor eintrested in that. The information board has no memtion of the battery. You can see from the view why it was mounted there. The tower on the left is the Tilbury Power Station and the two parralel pairs on the left are the Queen Elizabeth bridge at Dartford. Virtualy no signs are left on the ground. Position N51' 24.233' E ooo' 05.442' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 One comment from the presenter was "we know more about the history of the Romans in Gt Britain than we do of its WW2 history " How true is that ?? Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That was a good programme Tony and yes have to agree it is all around us. Don't forget we have more history for pre D-Day than post D-Day and we should research that more. And yes we know more about the plains of Africa then we do about our own woodlands. Media has so much power - we should have more home grown TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That was a good programme Tony and yes have to agree it is all around us. Don't forget we have more history for pre D-Day than post D-Day and we should research that more. And yes we know more about the plains of Africa then we do about our own woodlands. Media has so much power - we should have more home grown TV. Very True,...........has this series been made available on dvd, does any one know ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 It's on BBC catch up at the moment. Noting Jack's comment, do you think he may getting aspirations about HMVFTV going global? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Today Blandford Forum, tomorrow the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Your mission: The club house wil now be devoted to buliding the HMVFTV sattilite, :cool2: Though we could go hijack the BBC. Bettween us we must have more kit than the British Armed forces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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