Royal British Legion Festival

Blue Llama

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What's this about? The people in 1940 - 1945 were brave, those who walked out of the trenches in 1916 were something else. Making fuking programmes with military bands as entertainment is an abomination.
Last post, Abide with me end of. Anything else is not respect.
 
What's this about? The people in 1940 - 1945 were brave, those who walked out of the trenches in 1916 were something else. Making fuking programmes with military bands as entertainment is an abomination.
Last post, Abide with me end of. Anything else is not respect.
You don’t have to watch it, Adele‘s 30 greatest moments is on Channel 5.
 
What's this about? The people in 1940 - 1945 were brave, those who walked out of the trenches in 1916 were something else. Making fuking programmes with military bands as entertainment is an abomination.
Last post, Abide with me end of. Anything else is not respect.

Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus. Aden, Vietnam, Northern Ireland and the Gulf wars to name but a few. Sorry if it bores you but have some fucking respect for the dead.
 
It was on TV when I was in short pants, and there was always an 'entertainment' aspect before the solemn bit at the end.
Yep, I've watched this (when possible) since I was about 5 or 6 when my parents explained how important it was to remember (it still is).

If you're not interested, turn over (not you @BrianW ).

I think tonight has been ever more poignant than most years.
 
I am not fukin bored. Where's the respect? Did you read what I said?

Yes I did. This is the one weekend when the UK and most of the western world honours its dead - mostly those dead were in the military. The Military has bands - if you don't like that then watch any one of the myriad other channels or watch stuff on line its not compulsory. For what its worth I am not militaristic but I have had friends and family who served most did not even die in service but I respect their service and that of their comrades. If you want to reduce it to a quick handshake and abide with me wait for the FA Cup Final.

Oh and I didn't want to be a pedant but I will be now - I assume its a typo and not ignorance but there were many battles going in mid WW1 in 1916 not least the Somme. Most who walked out of the trenches did do to their deaths.
 
I am not against the tribute to those who served and suffered. I object to making theatre of it. Most but not all of the last 10 minutes was all that was necessary.
 
What's this about? The people in 1940 - 1945 were brave, those who walked out of the trenches in 1916 were something else. Making fuking programmes with military bands as entertainment is an abomination.
Last post, Abide with me end of. Anything else is not respect.
Turn it over to the channels then. I thought it was an excellent programme.
 

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