Battle of Britain soundtrack

Thanks for the tip gents, but some of us are old enough 🙁 (just 😉 )to have bought/been given the book when it was originally printed back in the late 60’s…..

My copy is well thumbed, and starting to yellow around the edges….as you say it covers much of the stuff in the documentaries. Must be time to read it again.

I must also try and dig out my old bubble-gum BoFB cards – they were issued with the usual stips of bubble gum, colour stills from the film on one side, and shrunken copies of newspaper front pages of the period on the back. If I can only dig out my old Dinky Stuka and Spitfire die-cast models, and a cheapo BofB board game of the day then perhaps I have the excuse to act like an 1968 eight-year old again….running round with the planes shouting “Daka daka daka”. (Not that I need an excuse really 😀 )

What I haven’t picked up yet is the recent (RR?) book on the making of the film..one for my Christmas list.

Paul F

As I said, these are possibly being reprinted – unless you’re prepared to stump up for the originals from Amazon or evilBay….

Leonard Moseley’s Book

Thanks for the tip gents, but some of us are old enough 🙁 (just 😉 )to have bought/been given the book when it was originally printed back in the late 60’s…..

My copy is well thumbed, and starting to yellow around the edges….as you say it covers much of the stuff in the documentaries. Must be time to read it again.

I must also try and dig out my old bubble-gum BoFB cards – they were issued with the usual stips of bubble gum, colour stills from the film on one side, and shrunken copies of newspaper front pages of the period on the back. If I can only dig out my old Dinky Stuka and Spitfire die-cast models, and a cheapo BofB board game of the day then perhaps I have the excuse to act like an 1968 eight-year old again….running round with the planes shouting “Daka daka daka”. (Not that I need an excuse really 😀 )

What I haven’t picked up yet is the recent (RR?) book on the making of the film..one for my Christmas list.

Paul F

Got mine off Amazon, quite cheap, and it arrived within two days! 🙂

Bet it wasn’t as cheap as the original vinyl copy I picked up at a car boot sale last year.
Am torn between keeping it to play (yes, I still run a record player) and framing it to go on the wall!

Roger Smith.

Frame it! I would. You can get a replacement CD easily (or rip it onto your PC and make spares?).

I meant I got my Leonard Mosley book off Amazon, though 😉

[QUOTE=DazDaMan]Got mine off Amazon, quite cheap, and it arrived within two days! 🙂 QUOTE]

Bet it wasn’t as cheap as the original vinyl copy I picked up at a car boot sale last year.
Am torn between keeping it to play (yes, I still run a record player) and framing it to go on the wall!

Roger Smith.

If you liked the documentaries, read the book, Battle of Britain by Leonard Mosley. Fantastic look at the making of the film by a man who was there and recorded step by step detail of the trials and tribulations behind the film. It’s fascinating, entertaining, humorous and really eye-opening to read. It’s an amazement the ilm was ever made.

Got mine off Amazon, quite cheap, and it arrived within two days! 🙂

It has been said that the two Robert Rudhall books on the film will be reprinted, too 🙂

If you liked the documentaries, read the book, Battle of Britain by Leonard Mosley. Fantastic look at the making of the film by a man who was there and recorded step by step detail of the trials and tribulations behind the film. It’s fascinating, entertaining, humorous and really eye-opening to read. It’s an amazement the ilm was ever made.

Battle of Britain Film DVD Set

Continuing the BofB theme, I recieved the (UK) double DVD “Re mastered” set for my birthday last month, and have now watched just about the whole lot – the film itself and many assorted extras such as documentaries, Directors commentary, original screen trailers etc.

Although some of the documentaries show their age (spot the late 60’s fashions etc), they are a real eye opener as to how the film was made, loads of great background info on things like Jeff Hawke’s B25 camera ship etc.

Definitely one for the Christmas list if anyone hasn’t got it yet. All I need now is a huge plasma wide-screen and full surround sound to enjoy it to it’s fullest extent 🙂 .

Paul F