The Wipers Times

The Wipers Times by Andy de Emmony

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When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

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Cast

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin as Roberts

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt as Pearson

Michael Palin

Michael Palin as General Mitford

Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox as Kate Roberts

Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels as Lieutenant Colonel Howfield

Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor as Dodd

Steve Oram

Steve Oram as Sergeant Harris

Patrick Fitzsymons

Patrick Fitzsymons as Deputy Features Editor

Jarrod Cooke

Jarrod Cooke as Henderson

Colin Ash

Colin Ash as Smith

Hugh Skinner

Hugh Skinner as Barnes

Richard Doubleday

Richard Doubleday as ADC Bobby

Paul Kennedy

Paul Kennedy as Winston Churchill

Emma Little

Emma Little as Field Nurse

Faolan Morgan

Faolan Morgan as Chaplain

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