1 If anyone is interested, here's my review of the BBC's SAS Rogue Heroes series I've just binge-watched.

Let's start with the negatives. Of course there were some niggly things like hand saluting rather than presenting arms, and some of the FS caps were not sloped enough 2 There was also Mayne's full beard when in the Officers mess and some modern boots here and there. I also spotted a postwar RIO truck and let's not even go there with the "Panzer" in episode 6. Plus, some of the German aircraft looked a bit plastic

1 We have a fantastic series of shows coming up looking at the rise of the Third Reich and the path to war. We will look at Germany's complicated relationships with Poland and the Soviet Union. We'll also discuss some of the pre-war politicians and even where alcohol fits in 2 On January 20th renowned historian Mark Roseman will start the series with a presentation about Wannsee on the 80th anniversary of the conference


Who was there, what was planned, and why is studying it still vitally important today?

1 Here's a complete list of my planned WW2TV theme weeks up to the end of July. This doesn't count battlefield livestreams which will start happening again once my 10km radius is lifted.

May 3rd - Resistance week. Shows on France, Crete, the Balkans and Poland 2 May 10th - Italy week. A look at both Italy's role as a participant and also battles and campaigns that took place in Italy. I'm still looking for potential guests and topics

1 Dunkirk (2017) came up in conversation on my boys' trip to Arnhem, and I found out I was the only one of the 6 battlefield tour guides who loved the film. I know it's been discussed to death, but here are my reasons 2 To me, Dunkirk is a film that transcends being a War Film, in the vein of A Matter of Life and Death, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Kanal, Lawrence of Arabia and Apocalypse Now. Now that's not to say it is as important or philosophical as those films, but..