Dogsbody c. 1930, referring to people who were stuck with rough work. The term dogsbody has not always been derogatory, with a number of people deliberately using it as their callsign or handle. The most famous of these is probably Douglas Bader, who was an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Dogsbody A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a "gofer," "grunt" or "lackey". The Royal Navy used dried peas and eggs boiled in a bag (pease
Colditz (2005 TV series) entertainment. Oflag IV-C#Television and TV movies Colditz (2005 TV series) Colditz is a two-part 2005 television drama miniseries, based on the book "Colditz: The Definitive History" by Henry Chancellor, and the Channel 4 television series "Escape from Colditz". It is not claimed to be historically accurate. It features an ensemble cast headlined by Damian Lewis and Sophia Myles and was directed by Stuart Orme. The screenplay was written by Peter Morgan and Richard Cottan. The series tells several stories of various, mostly British, prisoners of war in the Second World War and their attempts to escape Colditz. The first episode