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The Wipers Times was a trench magazine that was published by British soldiers fighting in the Ypres Salient during the First World War . In early 1916, the 12th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters stationed in the front line at Ypres, Belgium, came across an abandoned printing press.
Sep 11, 2013 · Based on the remarkable true story of a satirical newspaper published on the front lines of World War One, this poignant yet comedic drama revels in the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. Director. Andy De Emmony.
'The Wipers Times' was the brainchild of Captain Fred Roberts and Lieutenant Jack Pearson of 12th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters. They found a damaged but serviceable printing press among the ruins of the heavily shelled city of Ypres (pronounced 'Wipers' by the soldiers).
Jun 8, 2021 · Despite dismal conditions in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War, an enterprising group of British soldiers decided to laugh in the face of danger with a mock “newspaper” popularly known as The Wipers Times.
Jul 9, 2016 · The Wipers Times. World War I drama based on a true story. An army captain discovers a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium, in 1916, and decides to publish a satirical...
The first edition of The Wipers Times in February 1916, edited and printed by a couple of junior officers, was a light-hearted response to the darkest of times. Stand-up comedy in the Ypres...
Aug 23, 2013 · The Wipers Times, a one-off 90-minute factual drama, is based on the true story of Captain Fred Roberts and Lieutenant Jack Pearson who in the bombed-out ruins...
