What Tom Holland has said about Bodyline
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Bodyline 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, like Bodyline, the image of an incompetent British high command at Gallipoli damaged Britain's reputation in Australia.
“the notion of the British high command at Gallipoli being incompetent and kind of heedless of slaughter is very kind of damaging for Britain's reputation in Australia”
The Rest Is History: 676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6) (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:20
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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