amateurstuntman Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 So there is a TV show on tonight about a Cambridge scientist recreating the lost research data that allowed the Damnbusters raid to succeed. I am quite keen on watching it so I was looking about for some info and found a Telegraph article on the show. It seems that Caroline Gammell knows jack *suitcase* about our military traditions and couldn't be bothered to do any research or fact checking. This is just typical of reporting. Take any subject on which you are an expert (for example firearms) then read any article in the mainstream press about it. The poor research and plain ignorance of the people writing this *suitcase* is flabbergasting. Now extrapolate that out for every article in every paper because it isn't just the subjects that you are an expert on that they are ignorant of, it's all of them. The only thing journalists are qualified to write about these days is journalism. Anyway, here's the picture and the link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/world-war-2/8486396/Dambusters-Cambridge-scientists-recreate-daring-World-War-Two-raid.html Link to post Share on other sites
Apex Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Why let facts get in the way of a good story ? allways been their motto. Link to post Share on other sites
Shardik Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Forgive my ignorance here but what is actually wrong with the article? Or is it the show on tv that had problems? Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonfodder80 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Victorian cross?? Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 i watched this, and in the quote from the scientist it says "there was nobody alive who knew if the mission was difficult" - the same head scientist was in the documentary talking to a WW2 Vet who was the bombardier on one of the lancasters. also, right at the end after the american pilot had dropped the dummy bomb in the show, he said something that incinuated he had done a better job/was more skilled than the RAF did 70 years ago. i cant remember exactly what he said, but it sticks out in my mind because it was so ridiculous. try it 70 years ago in the dark while you're getting shot at nobhead . Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted May 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Victorian cross?? Yeah, exactly. Idiots. I watched the show and having read the 1951 book and the re-issue after the bouncy nature of the bomb was de-classified I can say that the show was a load of dumbed down lowest-common-denominator rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 the show was a load of dumbed down lowest-common-denominator rubbish. welcome to 21st century broadcasting Link to post Share on other sites
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