Colditz (TV series)

[bogeyman]

Glad to see you back in town, Bogey. Can't say I've seen the program.

Hello SG.

The program is very much of it's time (early 1970s).

Great actors. Good stories. Based upon real heros, not made-up ones.

Worth buying the box set. Being shown currently on History channel, weekdays.

[d000hg]

Top soundtrack as well.

Yes, agreed with the lack of soundtrack on Colditz, added to the atmosphere.

I've got Das Boot in the original German on DVD (with English subtitles), the translation isn't up to par but so, so good.

I thought I was the only one who loved the Das Boot music. I've got the feature-film version spanning two DVDs also in German (I think you get a choice of English dubbing), the first disc just stops randomly mid-scene IIRC. I watched it first as the TV series on BBC2 years ago.

Wife's away this weekend, I might just watch the entire thing in one go with a giant kebab pizza. I'm proper classy.

[bogeyman]

I thought I was the only one who loved the Das Boot music. I've got the feature-film version spanning two DVDs also in German (I think you get a choice of English dubbing), the first disc just stops randomly mid-scene IIRC. I watched it first as the TV series on BBC2 years ago.

Wife's away this weekend, I might just watch the entire thing in one go with a giant kebab pizza. I'm proper classy.

If you want the full effect, get some red bulbs to plug into your light fittings

[Cliphead]

I thought I was the only one who loved the Das Boot music. I've got the feature-film version spanning two DVDs also in German (I think you get a choice of English dubbing), the first disc just stops randomly mid-scene IIRC. I watched it first as the TV series on BBC2 years ago.

Wife's away this weekend, I might just watch the entire thing in one go with a giant kebab pizza. I'm proper classy.

Many years ago I made a recording of one of the Das Boot themes (not the main theme), I'll see if I can dig it out again. Klaus Doldinger was the composer.

[bogeyman]

Many years ago I made a recording of one of the Das Boot themes (not the main theme), I'll see if I can dig it out again. Klaus Doldinger was the composer.

That's right Cliphead. The Klaus Doldinger original is available on iTunes: "Das Boot (Die Original Filmmusik)".

[NickFitz]

Oh thank God, a fellow 'Old' bastard. I thought I was the only one.

Mind you, I was only a kid, in pajamas, with a cup of hot tomato soup.

I think it was on about 8pm on a Friday.

If Wikipedia is to be trusted (and of course it always is) then the first series was originally broadcast on Thursdays, and the second on Mondays.

[bogeyman]

If Wikipedia is to be trusted (and of course it always is) then the first series was originally broadcast on Thursdays, and the second on Mondays.

Well done Nick.

Shows how feeble our brains really are at remembering.

It was a Thursday. I remember now.

[bogeyman]

wow

colditz
tom sawyer
catweazle
onedin line
i calvdivs
stig of the dump
beverly hillbillies

Yeah.

Yes. Definitely. It was you I was thinking of.

[TykeMerc]

I Claudius (I Clavdivs) was repeated a year or so back, it is very similar in quality and production to Colditz, well worth watching.

[bogeyman]

I Claudius (I Clavdivs) was repeated a year or so back, it is very similar in quality and production to Colditz, well worth watching.

Again, giving away my age somewhat - watched the original broadcast on my mother's knee. It was great.

Jacobi was great and John Hurt as Caligula was outstanding.

Why haven't they made anything remotely as good in the last 30 years?