Tag Archives: D-Day

Dad’s Army is back with an amazing cast

Dad’s Army is back with an amazing cast

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs DAD’S ARMY (Universal). There is still a tremendous amount of affection for the BBC sit com (1968-1977) 40 years after it ended. But what is the point of Oliver ...
War hero

War hero

A war veteran has celebrated his 100th birthday with a special present – France’s highest military honour. Great-great-grandfather Leonard Holloway has been awarded the Légion d’Honneur fo ...
Local veteran stars in WW1 charity video

Local veteran stars in WW1 charity video

D-Day veteran Bill Aitkenhead, who is 88 and from Bromley has starred in a video to launch a new recording of the hit marching song ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ for the national military charity SSAFA.  Th ...
Stop celebrating war!

Stop celebrating war!

One minute it’s the continuing World War 1 commemorations, the next it’s the anniversary of D-Day, and World War 2. When will it stop? To celebrate heroic fighting is one thing, but war it ...