The Wipers Times

The Wipers Times (2013)

In dark times, they chose to make light

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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  • Release Date: 2013-09-11
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Director: Andy de Emmony

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  • Trailer

    Cast

    • Ben Chaplin

      Roberts

    • Julian Rhind-Tutt

      Pearson

    • Michael Palin

      General Mitford

    • Emilia Fox

      Kate Roberts

    • Ben Daniels

      Lieutenant Colonel Howfield

    • Josh O’Connor

      Dodd

    • Steve Oram

      Sergeant Harris

    • Patrick Fitzsymons

      Deputy Features Editor

    • Jarrod Cooke

      Henderson

    • Colin Ash

      Smith

    • Hugh Skinner

      Barnes

    • Richard Doubleday

      ADC Bobby

    • Paul Kennedy

      Winston Churchill

    • Emma Little

      Field Nurse

    • Faolan Morgan

      Chaplain

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