Podcast appearances and mentions of eric lomax

This week, we discuss two WWII films set in the Pacific. The first is The Railway Man (2013), which tells the story of Eric Lomax, a British officer who was tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. The film stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and Stellan Skarsgård. The second is The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), an epic directed by acclaimed British director David Lean. The film, which stars William Holden and Alec Guinness, was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, winning 7.   Timestamps The Railway Man (00:00:52) The Bridge on the River Kwai (00:40:22) Coin toss (01:23:44)   Links   Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com The Dragon Painter (1919) - https://youtu.be/F5VH5LtLrO8

La storia di Eric Lomax, l'Uomo Che Non Dimentica, e che tanti anni dopo essere sopravvissuto ad un campo di concentramento giapponese, cerca e trova il suo aguzzino Takashi Nagase.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of physical and psychological torture. A world away from the war raging across the European continent, a completely different theater of warfare was being conducted by the Empire of Japan and the Allied forces in Asia. Immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, attacks were made against the British Empire's and French territories in Southeast Asia, including the supposedly impregnable fortress of Singapore. After Singapore fell and the 80,000 troops taken prisoner would soon come to learn their own version of horror shared by victims of Hitler's hatred across the globe.  Under the rule of the Japanese, starvation, relentless corporal punishment, and torture were the rule. Good treatment including proper food and medical care was the exception. And this was all exacerbated by the brutal slave labor being instituted to accomplish the greatest and arguably most sadistic railway project ever endeavored by a modern nation: to create the connecting railway between Burma and Thailand, then called Siam. Thousands would die and many more would suffer. And at the center of this was a man named Eric Lomax. Lomax suffered as many others suffered during his time enslaved by the Japanese--beaten, interrogated, and tortured for the simple act of drawing a map of the railway and assisting in making a radio. He would remain a prisoner of their cruelty even long after the Japanese surrendered in August of 1945. Nightmares, emotional self-destruction, and callousness towards those he loved most. And then he would learn the identity of one of his torturers. This episode of History Impossible--the finale of 2019--covers all this and more. Special thanks to the musical talents by Eric Harper with "Os Ventos Detras Os Montes" and Magnus Moone with "Pin Lights". History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon and PayPal: Elias Borota Matthew Dakus Gavin Edwards Peter Hauck Trevor Lindborg Jose Martinez Judy McCoid Kostas Moros Molly Pan John Pisano PJ Rader Stephen Roblem Emily Schmidt Jake Smith Matthew Wilson Ricky Worthey Please consider joining the ranks of ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, or perhaps even investors, producers, and executive producers over at www.patreon.com/historyimpossible

Our look into railway-related novels and films starts this week with The Railway Man by Eric Lomax. A profound story on a man's passion for railways and traumatising experience as a POW.

Our look into railway-related novels and films starts this week with The Railway Man by Eric Lomax. A profound story on a man's passion for railways and traumatising experience as a POW.

With Kirsty Lang. Colin Firth talks about his new film, The Railway Man, a true story in which he plays Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner in a Japanese labour camp during World War II. Decades later, Eric learns that the Japanese interpreter he holds responsible for much of his treatment is still alive, and sets out to confront him. Colin also considers the fine art of pretending to be patrician - and Paddington Bear as Mr Darcy. Hostages is a new US TV drama, hot on the heels of Homeland and - like it - based upon an Israeli TV series. Hostages stars Toni Collette as a top surgeon in Washington DC, who - together with her family - gets caught up in the middle of a grand political conspiracy. Sarah Crompton, arts editor of the Telegraph, reviews. Es Devlin is a stage designer whose work has ranged from west end theatre productions, to designing the London Olympics closing ceremony, and creating tour-sets for artists including Kanye West, Pet Shop Boys and Take That. Es takes Kirsty around her studio where she is preparing work for Don Giovanni at the Royal Opera House, Harry Hill's new musical I Can't Sing and Miley Cyrus's upcoming tour. She discusses working in genres as diverse as opera, theatre and pop music, and why she feels stage directors should get more credit. Singer Sam Smith is tipped for success after winning BBC's Sound Of 2014; previous winners include Adele, Jessie J and Haim. Smith, who topped the charts in 2013 with his Naughty Boy collaboration, La La La, is also the winner of the BRIT Critics' Choice. He talks to Kirsty about his reaction to receiving both awards and his plans for the year ahead. Producer: Rebecca Nicholson.

Mark Cousins - The Story of Film: An Odyssey. An extended interview with award-winning film-maker Mark Cousins. The Rail Way Man - actors Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman and screenwriter Andy Paterson discuss shooting Eric Lomax's best-selling book, THE RAILWAY MAN in Scotland. Piggy - Martin Compston discusses UK revenge thriller "Piggy" Dear Georges Melies, Thank you for Making the Movies Magical - a location report with Mark Cousins and Tilda Swinton. Café De Flore - Paul Gallagher reviews this mystical and fantastical odyssey on love; a love story between a man and woman, And, between a mother and her son.