Timewatch

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai (1997x8)

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The true story behind the real bridge and the man who had to supply the men to build it, Lt. Col. Toosey. Toosey left behind nearly 50 hours of audio-tapes detailing his experiences in captivity. The programme draws on these tapes, interviews with British and Japanese war veterans, and previously unseen post-war correspondence with Toosey's former captor, Sergeant Major Saito.