The First World War miraculously produced all sorts of high culture. But every year on this day it is worth watching the ending of the greatest sitcom, which somehow managed to catch the tone of remembrance exactly, perfectly right.
The Sting is a perfect film. Not least because *look at him*.
(Credit to the female costume designer - Edith Head - for delivering the package)
RIP Robert Redford.
I remember where I was when I watched the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth and how I sat stunned at the end. One of the best pieces of tragicomic writing ever, in any form; worth another look today of all days.