简介：DocumentarylookingathowwarhasbeendramatisedonBritishtelevisionfromtheSecondWorldWarthroughtheFalklandscampaigntocontemporaryconflictsinIraqandAfghanistan,examiningthechallenges-bothfinancialanddramatic-inbringingwartothesmallscreen. WhyhavesomanyofourgreatestTVwritersbeendrawntothesubject,andwhyhassomuchoftheirworkbeencontroversial?Shouldwritersalwaysrespectthehistoricalfacts,orcandramaticlicencerevealthegreatertruthaboutwar?Andinaworldof24-hournews,candramatellusanythingaboutwarwecanʼtnowseeforourselves? Italsolooksatthelightersideofwar,andwhyithasinspiredsomeofourmostsuccessfulsitcoms.Istheresomethingaboutarmylifethatlendsitselftocomedy?Soldierswhohavehadtheirexploitsdramatisedfortelevision-ColonelTimCollins,playedbyKennethBranaghinTenDaystoWar,andRobertLawrence,playedbyColinFirthinTumbledown-talkabouttheexperience. OthercontributorsincludehistoriansAntonyBeevorandMaxHastings,andplaywrightsAlanBleasdale(TheMonocledMutineer)andIanCurteis(TheFalklandsPlay).Ex-MI5chiefStellaRimingtonconsiderstelevision'scoverageoftheColdWar,andcomedywritersJimmyPerry(Dad'sArmy)andGregMcHugh(GaryTankCommander)discusstherulesofthewar-basedsitcom.…