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23rd Oct 2017, 2:36 pm | #1 |
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The Last Post
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On last night's BBC's Last Post they were using a radio setup in an office. Does anyone recognise it? Being aware how bad this programme is on detail, the Landrovers have so much wrong with them, and last night's voice procedure was dire, I am sure the radios are something out of a junk shop but they did look the part. As the programme is shot in SA maybe the radios also come from there. Gordon |
23rd Oct 2017, 6:27 pm | #2 |
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Re: The Last Post
No I didn't recognise any of the radio equipment as being British of any vintage let alone the date at which the programme is set. I assumed that it was stuff supplied to the production company in South Africa.
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23rd Oct 2017, 7:40 pm | #3 |
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Re: The Last Post
Despite all the period trappings, this is just a soap. I doubt if anybody busts a gut over historical accuracy, so long as everything looks vaguely '60s'. Everybody looks very attractive and stylish, and I suppose that's all that matters for the target audience. It's a bit like Our Girl, another female focussed soapy military drama series.
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24th Oct 2017, 7:30 am | #4 |
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Re: The Last Post
I recall seeing some footage of Land Rovers during the Aden emergency on YouTube and they had Larkspur gear fitted, probably C42s. I'd expect the HQ to have similar kit to that fitted in vehicles. If others want to have a try at identifyng the kit used in the latest Last Post episode, it's around 17 minutes in on IPlayer.
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24th Oct 2017, 8:37 am | #5 |
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Re: The Last Post
Ref radio at 17 mins in on Iplayer, one of the units is a RT524:
http://armyradio.com/RT-524-VRC-VHF-...ep-Humvee.html Lawrence. |