flamingknives Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Ulster Generals BBC 1 Mon Oct 30 10:40 PM (50 min., United Kingdom, Magazine/Report/Documentary) Add to My Calendar By 1942 the Allies faced losing the Mediterranean, the Far East, the Iraq oilfields, India and possibly its US ally. The defeat of Rommel by the 8th Army under General Montgomery at El Alamein was considered by Churchill the hinge moment of the War, but the "first" battle of El Alamein has been ignored. Colonel Tim Collins' analysis of the fearsome tank battles fought for Egypt and North Africa shows how four Ulster generals turned the tide of World War Two. Whoops, guess I'd better make a comment too. IIRC, Col. Tim Collins is the same CO of the Royal Irish who made the now famous speech just prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The question is: can anyone name the titular four Ulstermen? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Graham Norton? Are you sure of the channel, date and time??? Edit: BBC1 Northern Ireland only 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Bother. Yahoo sucks at being a TV listing. I'd have liked to watch that. A choice between what looks to be a decent history documentary or some cretinous, lowest-common-denominator, lowbrow, alleged 'humour' Seriously, when I stage my coup to take over the UK, there's going to be some deeply unpleasant things happening to TV schedulers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soddball Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 If you're couping, you'll have to coup my coup or I'll have to coup your coup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Oh, I wouldn't think that your coup would upset my coup. In fact, I'm rather counting on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 If your on cable / sky you can still get it Channel 863 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Originally posted by flamingknives: Oh, I wouldn't think that your coup would upset my coup. In fact, I'm rather counting on it. Count me in. I'm telling you, there's going to be so many of the buggers against the wall we'll have to use Hadrians. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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