<p>A beloved British hero, an evil German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? How did everyone get it so wrong when it came to putting WW1 flying ace Biggles on the big screen? It was supposed to be a rival to <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark</em>, then it was going to be the new <em>Back to the Future</em>. In the end it was a war crime. And that's before we get to the music. </p><br><p>Rob and Duncan are joined by Biggles fanboy Mark Wallace to discuss what might have been, why Biggles stories are far tougher than many people understand, and why a fictional pilot played a real role in the Battle of Britain.</p><br><p>Next week: <em>Gallipoli</em>.</p><p><strong>Help us out by doing our listener survey: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey</strong></a></p><br><p>Suggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at [email protected].</p><p>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
