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Published by Daniel Stewart and Simon Rance
Come with Simon and Dan as they take you on a chronological history of the Second World War as seen through the lens of the silver screen!
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Dan and Simon are back with a rip-roaring-romp through the fjords, with the Kirk Douglas epic, Heroes of Telemark!! But is it as good as the boys remember? And what have the filmmakers got against rabbits!!! Tune in on Friday!
Dan and Simon take a dive into the mediterranean heat in this 1953 Alec Guiness classic. The British are back!! And they're being frightfully British.
Dan and Is take a look at this 1965 blockbuster with John Wayne, Kirk Douglass, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda and Burgess Meredith! Does it live up to the hype?!
Here it is Foxhole Fans!! The special you've all been waiting for. Where Eagles Dare Live Watchalong! If you want to join the watch-along with Dan and Si, then please start your film right after the MGM lion's FIRST ROAR!! And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Dan and Simon treat you to a Russian front double bill. Could there be another contender for a 5 stars from the boys?!
Simon and Dan take a look at one of the most famous films of all time!....But is it a war movie!!
Dan and Simon take a deep dive into this 1970 Zanuck brothers Amrica/Japanese colab'!
Is this possibly Dan and Simon's most hated film ever?! Tune in for some Bayhem!
Dan and Simon are BACK!!! (finally). And they're bringing you another eastern front epic! (sort of). Featuring Mira Sorvino and Gerbil Birnnnn. Tune in for this brand new episode!!!
Uncomfortable Bedfellows....or Flashdance and Smeggy. Could this Finnish epic be our favourite film yet?!
It should be called Lady Death....Simon and Dan discuss this 2015 Russian/Ukranian (yeah shocking) mess about the Soviet sniper ace Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
In part 2, Simon and Dan now turn to the film, Fortress of War, aka Brest Fortress, aka Fortress!
Dan and Simon take a look at the history behind Operation Barbarossa and the outbreak of hostilities between Germany and Soviet Russia. A brief background before giving you some background on this epic film! Part 2 at the end of the week!
Dan and Simon take another festive (drunken) browse through the Xmas war films on TV this holiday season!!
Dan and Simon take a look at this 1960 retelling of the epic naval battle in the frozen North Atlantic. But is this film epic? That remains to be seen....
Dan and Simon have a look through this Christmas Holiday bumper Radio Times....and are shocked!!! Shocked I tell you, at what they find.
Dan and Simon take a look at Christopher Nolan's 2017 Dunkirk! Be warned, there are a LOT of football analogies. Football is coming HOME...much like the soldiers on the beach! Oh dear.
Dan and Simon revisit their childhoods and the Radio Times with a preview of the seasonal War mongering films of Yuletide. And get drunk.
Could this remarkable Polish film be Simon and Dan's first 5 Star film!!! Tune in Friday to find out!!
Quick fix of what is to come on the next episode of Foxhole Companion!
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