Saturday 01/08/15The Dam Busters (1954) ***** (5USA, 3.25pm)One of the greatest Second World War-set movies stars Richard Todd as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, a skilled pilot ordered to assemble a crack squadron of fliers for a top-secret mission. After weeks of training, they will be dropping a new explosive designed to destroy three German dams, a dangerous task but one that is crucial to the war effort. Michael Redgrave is on fine form as Barnes Wallis, the man who created the bouncing bomb at...
