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Hollywood & World War 2

Posted February 28, 2017February 28, 2017by Over Lord

It wasn’t only the soldiers that help defeat Hitler. Hollywood also helped. Five of the greatest directors of the era, and some could say of …

The Breaking of Lorenz

Posted June 6, 2016June 6, 2016by Over Lord

Colossus veterans see the whole process at The National Museum of Computing For the first time ever, all the equipment used in making and breaking …

The Cenotaph turns 95

Posted November 11, 2015November 11, 2015by Over Lord

95 years ago the great and good gathered in Whitehall, London. This was a special time. It was the second anniversary of the Armistice that …

In Flanders Fields

Posted November 8, 2015November 9, 2015by Over Lord

In 1915, a Canadian Lieutenant-Colonel sat down to write one of the most iconic poems of the First World War. That being In Flanders Fields. …

Mary Doyle and history

Posted May 7, 2015May 6, 2015by Over Lord

A small piece on the BBC News website got me thinking. It was an obituary to Rosie The Riveter. The famous Norman Rockwell painting of …

Is Donald Duck suffering from PTSD?

Posted November 25, 2014November 25, 2014by Over Lord

It’s the second time I have talked about our favourite duck. Donald Duck. The last time was about his eating habits. This time it’s about …

Turing and The Imitation Game

Posted November 14, 2014October 21, 2014by Over Lord

One of the greatest mathematical minds of the 20th century is getting a film about himself. The Imitation Game. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as our hero …

Pitchforks and how to avoid them

Posted May 6, 2014May 6, 2014by Over Lord

Pitchforks and torches are two of the things that your average evil genius have to be always careful of. It may just happen out of …

Preston railway station and the war

Posted March 31, 2014March 31, 2014by Over Lord

There are two memorials to the men, and women, of the first world war at the station. One celebrates the joy of helping returning, and …

Dorothy Du Boisson and Colossus

Posted March 12, 2013January 5, 2014by Over Lord

I don’t write, normally, about dead people but I will make an exception here. Yes, you may argue that I already have done in this …

54 Days to survive in Sydney

The colours of posters

BBC Micro Fix-a-Beeb Day reboots three dozen BBC Micros

Ash is coming home

Can Patrick Stewart win over his stage fright?

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