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Jonathan Ruffle
Probably best known for creating, writing and co-producing TOMMIES
for BBC Radio 4, I write and work on feature films and comedy, too
for BBC Radio 4, I write and work on feature films and comedy, too
Tommies
Forty two episodes with me as showrunner.
"How lucky we are that Jonathan Ruffle's superb TOMMIES has become a regular Radio 4 fixture." - The Spectator
"Jonathan Ruffle's epic series based on eye-witness accounst continues to uncover less familiar aspects of war." - The Observer
"If this was a lesser drama, there would be a lot of chat about mud, death and the futility of war."
- The Times
Peter Jackson'sThey Shall Not Grow Old
I provided some of my 2014 recordings of the detonation of real WW1 unexploded shells from the French battlefields to Wingnut Films for their Oscar -nominated documentary.
"The sound effects — gunfire, shelling, falling debris — are the movie’s best addition, helping to conjure the sensation of continuous bombardment, day and night." - The New York Times
"...a rich tapestry of background sound effects transports the viewer from training camps to battlefields..." - Mark Kermode, The Guardian
Stanley's War
I wrote the srcreenplay for this vivid feature documentary about Stanley Banyard of the 7th Battalion the Suffolk Regiment and his life in WW1. And I appeared as a historical expert quite a bit in it too.
"Stanley's War is a riveting and heartfelt story of two Suffolk families from two very different backgrounds and their harrowing experiences of World War One....not to be missed!" - Neil McGlone of Sight & Sound Magazine
Other Work
I have a full CV elsewhere on this site that goes through all my other work in more detail. But you can click on the pictures for more information.