The Wipers Times (2013)

Based on The Wipers Times (post-2000) by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

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 magazine.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 1'28'59''
  • Broadcast date: 2013
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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