Clacton Arts & Literary Society

The Arts and Literary Society was treated to a double portion of snow on Monday evening when the Snows presented their show ‘An Audience with Peter and Dan Snow’.
 
    This lively pair took us through their television series of the Battles of the 20th Century, highlighting the battles of Amiens in 1918, Midway in 1942, Stalingrad in 1942/43, Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East War of 1973, the Falklands and Kuwait.  It was surprising how much we did not know about most of these conflicts and fascinating to learn about them.
 
    After the interval, the Snows talked about their lives and the many interesting things they did.   They also answered many questions from the audience.   Dan told us about his great grandfather, who had been a General in the First World War and what had happened to him.

    We were also greatly entertained by Peter when he explained about the swingometer of general election night fame, how it had originated and how it has changed with the introduction of computer graphics.

Altogether it was a lively evening greatly enjoyed by the audience and the sponsors for this evening Coronation Toyota of Kirby Cross.   
                                                            Audrey Owens
                                                                Press Officer