Generation War – Our Mothers, Our Fathers
By Max Musson: BBC 2 have begun to broadcast the highly acclaimed three part German World War Two series, ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’ (Our Mothers, Our Fathers). The first episode, ‘A Different Time’, was broadcast yesterday (26th May) and is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer for another six days. The second episode, ‘A Different War’ will be broadcast next Saturday evening at 9:30 pm. This series depicts the effect that the Second World War…
My Little Heart
By Max Musson: Last April I wrote an article about a TV series, ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter‘ (Our Mothers, our Fathers) which had just been broadcast in Germany, portraying the Second World War from a German perspective. The three part series has had a significant impact, having since been broadcast in several other European countries and rumour has it the series will also be broadcast here in the UK, later this year. One of the main characters in the series is Greta, played…
Jewish Sensibilities & the Commemoration of Heroes
By Max Musson: As a boy, I used to enjoy reading stories of heroism and daring do on the part of British servicemen and women and British military units during past wars, including both the First and Second World Wars. Furthermore, I have always regarded it as important that current generations remember the sacrifices of past generations, especially those who gave their lives in the service of our nation and I believe that material both…
Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter
By Max Musson: There has been a mixed reaction to the recent broadcast on German TV of a three-part series entitled ‘Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter’ (‘Our Mothers, our Fathers’), depicting the effect that the Second World War conflict had on the lives of ordinary German citizens, and on the lives of five young Germans in particular. The five young friends are; brothers Wilhelm and Friedhelm; a young nurse Charly; aspiring singer Greta; and her Jewish…