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Original title

The Wipers Times

Status: Released

Runtime:

92 minutes

Release date

2013-09-11

IMDB ID tt2763790

TMDB ID 220674

Original language en

Description

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

All awards The Wipers Times 2013 - The Wipers Times

BAFTA Awards - Best Single Drama

Year 2014

BAFTA Awards

Nominated

BAFTA TV Award

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards - Best Single Drama

Year 2014

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Won

Broadcasting Press Guild Award