What Tom Holland has said about Anzac spirit and Australian national identity
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Anzac spirit and Australian national identity once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland argues that the portrayal of British soldiers at Gallipoli as inferior is unfair, as they seem to have been as brave as the Anzacs.
“And I think that that is unfair on the British record of the, certainly of the men who were fighting there”
The Rest Is History: 676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6) (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:31
Episodes
676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 3, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude the Gallipoli campaign, covering Churchill's fall, the failed August Offensive, the evacuation, and the birth of the Anzac legend.
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- Dominic Sandbrook · 1 quote
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