Battleground. The 1970s wargaming live on TV programme, which I've been watching lately.
Presented by Edward Woodward - himself a gamer - who gives an overview of the battle, introduces the opponents and then adds some airy commentary as the game progresses. "I think he's going to regret that attack on the flank there" and the like.
The games are pruned down to just the major incidents, with little sound effects driven vignette close ups of the action used as fillers.
Last night was the battle of Edgehill, where a school librarian took on a dairy inspector to the death in finest 70s rollneck display. Very gentlemanly play (no neckbeard rants happening here, especially with the fuckin' EQUALIZER overviewing proceedings) and fascinating to see how things were played back then.
I liked the fact that the wind was a factor in how accurate artillery fire was, as well as the nifty wooden painted range rulers in use.
Sgt Howie then gives us a summary and overview of who won, how that matches with history and the "join us next week for........" outro.
10/10 for the flared dogtooth check trousers on our man
Well, I enjoyed it. My wife was literally "what on earth is this you are watching??", but I don't care. Dark wood panelled studios with finest polyester jackets and heavily glossed models beats Greg Wallace bellowing at a computer screen any day.
So - Waterloo. Be having some of that!
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