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Tom Petch
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🎬 Filmmaker | Writer ᝰ🖋️ | Veteran🪖 Podcast: Speed. Aggression. Surprise.’ 🎙️Podcast link👇
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    Tom Petch
    @TomDCPetch
    Jan 4, 2024
    Mike Sadler was a wonderful man, pictured here with my wife and son; the last of The Originals. ‘These hearts were woven of human joys and cares, Washed marvellously with sorrow, swift to mirth. The years had given them kindness. Dawn was theirs, And sunset… All this is ended.’
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    Tom Petch
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    Oct 24, 2024
    Part 2 SAS in France @WeHaveWaysPod out today with @James1940 @almurray Titanic is launched, 1 SAS are deep in the woods, and Conan ‘The Wolf’ (pictured) prepares to drop. Legendary CO 3 SAS Conan was the Asterix of the SAS - short on stature, big on balls he rescued his own men
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    Tom Petch
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    Jan 3, 2025
    Fact or fiction? #SASRogueHeroes Mayne is depicted smashing up the Palm Court Hotel. NO. The hotel was Shepheard's, where the SAS was founded in a meeting between Jock Lewes and David Stirling. Lewes used the hotel's motif of the winged God Ra (pictured behind reception desk) for
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    Tom Petch
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    May 6, 2023
    Replying to @MilitaryBanter
    That’ll explain it, they took the train.
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    Tom Petch
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    May 21, 2023
    A legendary moment in British history. One of these men passed today. #LestWeForget
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    Tom Petch
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    Jan 1, 2025
    Next instalment of #sasrogueheroes airs tonight; #SRS , #DudleyClarke , and more #PaddyMayne - pic his record of 1st op. For real history see link in bio, 3 part pod on #SAS ⁦@WeHaveWaysPod⁩ and also see ⁦@authordlewis⁩ @PhoneyMajor ⁦@blair_mayne⁩
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    Tom Petch
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    Aug 7, 2023
    I’m talking @WeHaveWaysPod fest along with @sauldavid66 @FightingOnFilm @DrHelenFry @robert_lyman @claremulley @cluelesspegg to name just a few! Check out the line up and get your tickets here wehavewaysfest.co.uk
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    Tom Petch
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    Oct 22, 2024
    Part 1 of SAS France 1944 on @WeHaveWaysPod with @James1940 @almurray left of pic one armed CO 4 SAS Pierre-Louis Bourgoin aka ‘La Manchot’ (The Penguin).
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    Tom Petch
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    Jan 2, 2025
    ok so #SASRogueHeroes Episode 1 dropped. The caveat was onscreen - a history lesson this was not @James1940 @almurray @WeHaveWaysPod do you think they listened to us? @DrHelenFry liked it, @blair_mayne did not. Fictional depiction of history doesn't come any more controversial.
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    Tom Petch
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    Aug 4, 2023
    I believe the script was first developed about a Lancaster crew. The script was then changed to get the film made. This is very common in British War movies, for example 'A Bridge Too Far', where US leads are introduced to give it box office appeal. Of course the worse offender
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    Tom Petch
    @TomDCPetch
    May 5, 2023
    Replying to @hoyer_kat
    I heard you on @TheRestHistory and you were excellent - well balanced and objective. But there will always be detractors - which probably says more about them than your book.
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    Tom Petch
    @TomDCPetch
    Jan 28, 2023
    Sylvia Syms in the one of the most legendary war film scenes of all time. Beautiful and timeless. #SylviaSyms #IceColdInAlex
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    Tom Petch
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    Nov 27, 2024
    #Hezbollah are withdrawing to the Litani River. The Vichy French once did that and Paddy Mayne and William Fraser of #SAS chased them.
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    Tom Petch
    @TomDCPetch
    Nov 15, 2024
    IWM History Festival Duxford 23/24 Nov @James1940 @claremulley @authordlewis @DrHelenFry (to name a few) and me. Tickets on sale @I_W_M now
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