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The Wooden Horse
Dramatisation of one of the most ingenious escape bids of World War II, in which British soldiers use a wooden vaulting horse as cover when trying to get out of Stalag Luft III.
Dramatisation of one of the most ingenious escape bids of World War II.
In camp Stalag Luft III, the Nazis have built the prisoners' huts so far from the fence that underground escape is virtually impossible.
One British officer, inspired by the tale of the Trojan Horse, proposes a daring plan to start a tunnel close to the boundary using a wooden vaulting horse as cover.
On TV
Thu 16 Jan 2025
22:00
Music Played
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Anton Karas
The Big Ben Tune
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Peter | Leo Genn |
| Phil | David Tomlinson |
| John | Anthony Steel |
| Bennett | David Greene |
| Nigel | Peter Burton |
| Senior British Officer | Patrick Waddington |
| Robbie | Michael Goodliffe |
| Paul | Bryan Forbes |
| Australian in Hospital | Peter Finch |
| Pomfret | Anthony Dawson |
| Writer | Eric Williams |
| Director | Jack Lee |
Broadcasts
Tue 4 Sep 2007 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire- New Year's Day 2013 22:00
- Sun 11 May 2014 19:00
- Tue 27 Jan 2015 15:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 7 May 2015 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 21 May 2016 08:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 25 Mar 2017 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Tue 2 Jan 2018 12:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 30 Mar 2019 13:50
- Fri 6 Sep 2019 15:45
- Thu 7 May 2020 14:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 21 Aug 2021 12:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 3 Jan 2022 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 28 May 2022 12:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 29 Jan 2023 13:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 20 Jul 2024 10:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 16 Jan 2025 22:00