The Wipers Times

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The Wipers Times is a British television drama that humorously recounts the true story of World War I soldiers who created a satirical trench newspaper on the Western Front.

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instanceOf British television drama
television film
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true story of a World War I satirical trench newspaper
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts British Army officers editing a trench newspaper
director Andy De Emmony
distributor BBC Two
firstBroadcastDate 2013-09-11
genre comedy-drama
historical drama
war drama
hasFormat feature-length TV drama
hasTitle The Wipers Times self-link
isAboutEvent World War I
surface form: First World War
mainCharacter Fred Roberts
Jack Pearson
medium television
originalChannel BBC Two
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC Two
portrays creation of a satirical trench newspaper
life of British soldiers in the trenches
producer David Parfitt
productionCompany BBC
Trademark Films
releaseYear 2013
runtime 90 minutes
screenplayBy Ian Hislop
Nick Newman
settingLocation Western Front
Ypres
settingPeriod World War I
subject British soldiers on the Western Front
The Wipers Times self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Wipers Times trench newspaper
theme black humour in wartime
morale and resilience of soldiers
satire of wartime propaganda
writer Ian Hislop
Nick Newman

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David Parfitt produced The Wipers Times
Jayne Wisener performedIn The Wipers Times
The Wipers Times basedOn The Wipers Times self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Wipers Times (trench newspaper)
The Wipers Times subject The Wipers Times self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Wipers Times trench newspaper
The Wipers Times hasTitle The Wipers Times self-link