A few years ago I had a couple of calls from producers wanting me to write screenplays set in the second world war. I mentioned this to my youngest son, the engineer. "What's with all this obsession about the war?" I asked. "Oh, that's easy," he replied. "We've reached that moment in time when memory becomes history."
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
When memory becomes history
In The Guardian former Guild President, Alan Plater, explores why the Second World War has such a hold on our imaginations.
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