RE-ENACTMENTS

Tonight I watched on TVO, D-Day to Berlin. This is a British documentary series made in 2004 about the trials and tribulations of the Allies advance on Nazi Germany to end the war. This installment was the last one in the three-part series; its name, "The Dream that Died". It was about the final push towards Berlin and the implications for the Nazis and the Allies (especially between the Russians and the West).

It was all very well done and I recommend to anyone who has even a remote interest in this important part of history (which shaped the world for decades).

I pulled this description off the TVO website (www.tvo.org)...

With archive footage and computer generated imagery taking us directly onto the battlefields of France, Holland and Germany, we meet British, American and German soldiers who recount their experiences of over 50 years ago. Their bravery and determination made the final push on Europe the defining drama of the Second World War.

They forgot to mention the outstanding re-enactments done for this series. The so-called re-enactment is often done for television docs -- most are rather elemental, but the ones done for D-Day to Berlin were a highlight. (They could not have been cheap to do.)

Talking of re-enactments: Tomorrow, I am going to re-enact my sitting down and watching the CBC series jPod last Tuesday. Hopefully, I will not have to re-enact my ambivalence toward the show.

This all happens at 9 p.m.