The Wipers Times
The Wipers Times
Overview
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
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Michael Palin
Emilia Fox
Ben Daniels
Josh O'Connor
Steve Oram
Patrick Fitzsymons
Jarrod Cooke
Colin Ash
Hugh Skinner
Richard Doubleday
Paul Kennedy
Emma Little
Faolan Morgan
Crew
Ian Hislop
Andy de Emmony
Nick Newman
David Parfitt
Ivan Mactaggart
Martin Davidson
Tim Dennison
Nick Green
Mark Garrett
