The Wipers Times

In dark times, they chose to make light

The Wipers Times — Plot

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the western front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time, Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

• Release date
• September 11, 2013
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Comedy, War, Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Andy De Emmony

The Wipers Times — Cast

Ben Chaplin Roberts Julian Rhind-Tutt Pearson Michael Palin General Mitford Emilia Fox Kate Roberts Ben Daniels Lieutenant Colonel Howfield Josh O'Connor Dodd Steve Oram Sergeant Harris Patrick Fitzsymons Deputy Features Editor