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Last updated November 11th 2011OctoberOn the back of appearing in Downton Abbey as "moving scenery", the phone has not stop ringing! Anyhow, I had another chance for fame and fortune as an extra in Michael Morpurgo's new feature film, "Private Peaceful". Taken from his novel of the same name, it tells the fictional story of the Peaceful brothers, Tommo and Charlie, their love for the same girl and their enlistment and service in the Devons during the Great War.
The film should be out early next year. Hopefully I am not infringing any publishing rights by posting this image of myself. SeptemberDownton Abbey returned for the much awaited second series featuring the period of the Great War. I was fortunate enough to be asked to be involved in the battle scenes, through previous work on the Hovis advert with the Khaki Devils. We were requested to keep our participation in the filming top secret and not to print any images until the new series appeared on T.V. Unfortunately - having watched the series - I cannot say that I saw myself!
A professional stuntman is helped in to his safety harness JuneSome excellent news from the Somme battlefields was received this week. The owner of the strip of land known as "The Glory Hole", at La Boisselle, has given permission for historical excavations to commence by the British team of Peter Barton and Jeremy Banning. The story is covered with some excellent maps at www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13630203 There is also a website which gives further information about the possibility of opening up the site to battlefield visitors. MayIs was with great sadness that whilst on tour, Professor Richard Holmes died, aged 65. Richard was a true inspiration to me, in my decision to start my own battlefield tour business. Richard's knowledge of his subject was equally matched by his extraordinary range of dialogue and delivery, bringing the battlefields to a wider audience with the T.V series "War Walks".
March Ever since Peter Barton "stumbled" across German First World War Red Cross records in Geneva, I have been trying to find out what the archives hold and how they will assist military and family historians once they are made available on-line. Richard, at Chavasse Farm gave me the link to the War Heritage website and from here I could access the 48 page report that Peter Barton has written on the findings of the archives. The archives are scheduled to be on-line from 2014. Follow link Our Newsletters
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