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There is a new podcast from HBO on the Band of Brothers on the 20th anniversary of the series for those who may be interested.

So far there are three episodes, a trailer, Prologue with Tom Hanks and Episode 1: Currahee with Ron Livingston.

See https://www.hbo.com/band-of-brothers/podcast

The podcast is hosted by Roger Bennett.
 
I listened to the first episode with Tom Hanks. It’s very good.
 
jazzeum said:
I listened to the first episode with Tom Hanks. It’s very good.
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Many thanks for those links Brad…I listened to them earlier this morning…First Class!

A little story of my own…Back in September 1999, after the Chicago Show, I went out to Los Angeles to stay eith a great friend of mine, Dan Gagliasso who is in the film business and had worked with Capt. Dale Dye, the man who was the military technical advisor on ‘Saving Pvt. Ryan’ and many other Great War movies.

Dan knew I would like to meet Capt. Dye and arranged a dinner so we could all get together, which we did. And had a terrific evening with lots of great stories about his ‘adventures’ in Hollywood.

At the end of the evening I asked Dale about his next big project and he said he was heading off to the U.K. to spend almost a year filming a major TV series but he couldn’t say too much about it, However he did give me his contact details and said if I visited the U.K. during that time then to get in touch with him and he would arrange for me to come down to the filming location for a day visit.

Well, for a number of reasons I never travelled to the U.K. in 2000, and to my great regret, never took Dale up on his kind offer to visit the ‘set’…Which, as you can all guess was… ‘Band of Brothers’.

This Podcast is well worth listening to…All the best,
Andy.
 
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Andy, the first one was great. I loved some of the stories Hanks had, especially the one about Major Spiers.

Thanks for sharing the story. Too bad you didn’t make it over.

I don’t know if you look at Twitter but here’s a thread that Roger started. Worth a read.

https://twitter.com/rogbennett/status/1435988217782849539?s=21
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Hi Brad,
I listened to everything that was available now…It’s all great stuff…especially for someone like myself who loves the stories ‘behind the scenes’ and how and why the film makers did this or that and chose certain actors to fill particular roles.
thanks again for the ‘Heads-Up’.
All the best,
Andy.
 
Listened today and agree with previous comments the episode with T Hanks was great. Chris
 
Episode 3, Carentan, is now available. You will probably like this one Andy. It’s with Dale Dye.
 
I was just out for a walk and listened to the part with Capt. Dale Dye. How he explained what he does and his stories about BoB was beyond fascinating. This podcast just keeps getting better and better.
 
Two more episodes are available:

Episode 4, Replacements, with Frank John Hughes who played Guarnere, which somehow I skipped.

Episode 5, Crossroads, with Erik Jendresen, who was a producer and screenwriter on the show. He plotted the structure of the series with Tom Hanks and became a good friend of Major Winters. He was made an honorary member of Easy Company and gave Major Winters’ elegy.
 
I listened to the episode with Frank John Hughes and just when you think this series can’t get any better, it does. He eventually became friends with Bill Guarnere and had many great stories to tell. Terrific episode.
 
The next episode, Bastogne, is now available with Shane Taylor, who played medic Eugene Roe.

One thing becomes clear while listening to these episodes: acting in Band of Brothers was a life altering event in their lives. Some like Frank John Hughes said the experience made them better men.
 
The newest episode, The Breaking Point, with Donnie Wahlberg who played Carwood Lipton, is now available. As with many of the other actors, Donnie Wahlberg got to know Carwood Lipton and wanted to honor him by being faithful to the real Carwood Lipton. For example, during the shooting, the script called for a particular scene. Donnie checked with Lipton whether that could have happened, Lipton insisted that it could have not and Wahlberg had it pulled.
 
The newest episode with Scott Grimes (Donald Malarkey) is now available. The real Don Malarkey had trouble talking about his war experiences because of the friends he lost like Skip Muck. Whenever Grimes tried to talk to Don Malarkey he hung up, not because he was rude, but because it was too emotional for him. Eventually they did talk and the series proved cathartic for him. Grimes relayed how at first Donald Malarkey’s children were not happy that he played their father because Don Malarkey was blond whereas Grimes is a redhead but they eventually thanked him for giving their father back to them. A pretty moving episode.

Sadly, only two more episodes to go.
 
The last two episodes are available: episode nine with Carl McCall (Joseph Liebgott) and John Orloff, who wrote the episode and discuss episode nine, the harrowing episode about discovering the Kaufering Concentration Camp in the Landsberg area in Bavaria. The episode is still used as a teaching tool.

Episode 10 is with Damian Lewis (Major Winters) who talked about how he tried to portray Major Winters, what the series has meant and how people will watch it for decades. The podcast finishes with the words that also ended the series.

https://youtu.be/V6TrbOexkUc

Truly, a great podcast.
 
First of all I want to thank Brad for pointing the way to this podcast for me. It is one of the most moving audios I have listened to and might not have found it if he had not posted this. I want to take some time to point out some of what I know about the Band Of Brothers and forgive me if this is a bit long. The actors, writers and producers in the podcast have a most reverential remembrance of the men of Easy Company. Most had met the soldiers they portrayed. I've previously posted regarding my great honor to have met Buck Compton and other members of that Band, if only to shake their hands. I've read every book from them, Compton, Winters and Malarkey as well as F Company members.

I've always found it a bit disconcerting at the portrayals of some of the soldiers. LT Dyke, reviled by all, made one if not two combat jumps. He was awarded a medal for valor during the Market Garden campaign for single handedly manning an anti-tank gun after the crew were knocked out. Nowhere is that acknowledged in book or film. He died of an illness in the 1950s. Lt Peacock likewise portrayed as a bumbling officer, made at least one combat jump and was in the thick of combat. LT Jones died in an automobile accident as well in Germany.

And lastly I would like to say my oldest son was recently a platoon Sgt in the 101st and had three combat tours in Afghanistan, which included an IED. He is my link to the Band of Brothers. Not to say in any way what he accomplished was what Winters and company did in the great war, but I'm very proud of him.

Again, pls forgive my ramblings. Chris
 
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Terp152 said:
First of all I want to thank Brad for pointing the way to this podcast for me. It is one of the most moving audios I have listened to and might not have found it if he had not posted this. I want to take some time to point out some of what I know about the Band Of Brothers and forgive me if this is a bit long. The actors, writers and producers in the podcast have a most reverential remembrance of the men of Easy Company. Most had met the soldiers they portrayed. I've previously posted regarding my great honor to have met Buck Compton and other members of that Band, if only to shake their hands. I've read every book from them, Compton, Winters and Malarkey as well as F Company members.

I've always found it a bit disconcerting at the portrayals of some of the soldiers. LT Dyke, reviled by all, made one if not two combat jumps. He was awarded a medal for valor during the Market Garden campaign for single handedly manning an anti-tank gun after the crew were knocked out. Nowhere is that acknowledged in book or film. He died of an illness in the 1950s. Lt Peacock likewise portrayed as a bumbling officer, made at least one combat jump and was in the thick of combat. LT Jones died in an automobile accident as well in Germany.

And lastly I would like to say my oldest son was recently a platoon Sgt in the 101st and had three combat tours in Afghanistan, which included an IED. He is my link to the Band of Brothers. Not to say in any way what he accomplished was what Winters and company did in the great war, but I'm very proud of him.

Again, pls forgive my ramblings. Chris
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Chris, I believe BoB screwed up on the Albert Blithe portrayal also who I think was awarded a couple of silver stars and a bronze star along with the purple heart. The series claimed he died from his injuries in 1948 when he actually went on to serve in Korean War and passed away in 1967 while still in the service.

Thanks to your son for his service ..... you have every right to be very proud of him. :salute::

B.
 
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