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Band of Brothers; TV TIMES PAST.


2001 A television one-off, Band of Brothers was an extraordinary programme - possibly the most expensive programme ever made, and certainly one of the best loved.

Produced by Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947)
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 and Tom Hanks, the show followed the men of Easy Company from their training to the close of WWII WWII
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World War II


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Featuring interviews with the actual soldiers who took part, the show was brutal and tender in equal amounts, a 10-episode exploration of war and the ordinary men who fight them.

Spielberg is currently working on a Pacific-based sequel - so perhaps it wasn't such a one-off after all.
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Publication:South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Date:Aug 8, 2009
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