[Milsurplus] "A Story Of Torture And Forgiveness That Spans A Half-Century"

[Hue Miller]

"SIEGEL: When you were tortured, [he] measured your pulse. Eric Lomax wrote about this in his book, 
'The Railway Man.' He was a lifelong railroad enthusiast, and he and his fellow POWs were forced 
to work on the notorious Bangkok to Rangoon railroad. This was the fictionalized setting for the great 
David Lean movie, 'Bridge on the River Kwai.' Well, now, 'The Railway Man' is a movie, starring Colin
Firth and Nicole Kidman. Here are Firth and the Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada as Nagase. "

The above is an excerpt from a National Public Radio, April 17 2014 program "All Things Considered"
interview with the filmmaker. I realize our forums are technical-oriented, but I post this believing 
some few will be interested more generally in the times. Eric Lomax was swept up as a suspect
when during a surprise camp inspection, a headphone from the prisoners' secret radio was neglected
to be hidden and was discovered by the guards. Lomax was not associated with the radio group but as
a lifelong railroads enthusiast had sketched on paper some railcars, and the guards in their ignorance
and paranoia imagined he was part of some plot. He was tortured along with the others but unlike
most, he did survive. A book by the name "The Railway Man" was published in 1953 and now is to 
appear in reprint. I found this book one of the most memorable of all my WW2 memoirs reading. 

A couple of sources for the 8-minute audio article:

http://klcc.org/post/story-torture-and-forgiveness-spans-half-century   ( KLCC is a Eugene, Oregon
FM station; this site also includes transcript. )

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=304186947&m=304186948&live=1

I do not know how long this audio will be accessible. Worst case, google search on:
NPR Morning Edition The Railway Man movie

this via: Hue Miller ( Newport, Oregon )