This week's TV and radio: Bullets, Boots and Bandages and Bomber Boys

Submitted by mattelton

Tue, 2011-04-12 09:29

This week's
TV & radio
2 – 7 February

Pick of the week

Bullets, Boots and Bandages

Thursday 2 Feburary, 9pm BBC Four

There's been a definite military theme in the Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine offices in the past couple of weeks, as we soldier on with our British military special (on sale later this month). The television schedulers are getting in on the act, too, with this new look at how campaigns were won or lost based on planning, logistics and back-room decisions. Tonight's first episode explores the importance of keeping fighting men fed and watered.

Call the Midwife

Sunday 5 February, 8pm BBC One

Baby-snatching and serious illnesses don't sound like the natural bedfellows of cosy, Sunday evening drama. Yet somehow this series manages to combine the two things in a way that doesn't feel cynical or contrived, keeping the essence of Jennifer Worth's original memoirs in the process.

Bomber Boys

Sunday 5 February, 9pm BBC One

Actor Ewan McGregor here teams up with his brother, Colin, to tell the story of the men who fought in the skies above Europe during the Second World War. Nearly half the crew who flew in RAF bombers died during the conflict, and this account offers a fittingly sobering look at their stories.

Plus | Don't miss the following repeats of WDYTYA? | Alistair McGowan Saturday 10pm Blighty | Nicky Campbell Sunday 10pm Blighty | Griff Rhys Jones Tuesday 10pm Watch

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