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.’
Tom Petch
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🎬 Filmmaker | Writer ᝰ🖋️ | Veteran🪖 Podcast: Speed. Aggression. Surprise.’ 🎙️Podcast link👇
Joined November 2022
- 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
- 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
- A legendary moment in British history. One of these men passed today. #LestWeForget
- 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
- 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
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
- Replying to @hoyer_katI 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.
- Sylvia Syms in the one of the most legendary war film scenes of all time. Beautiful and timeless. #SylviaSyms #IceColdInAlex
00:00 - #Hezbollah are withdrawing to the Litani River. The Vichy French once did that and Paddy Mayne and William Fraser of #SAS chased them.
- IWM History Festival Duxford 23/24 Nov @James1940 @claremulley @authordlewis @DrHelenFry (to name a few) and me. Tickets on sale @I_W_M now












