Gerry Docherty on The No Fly Zone with Greg Maybury - 29 October 2022

GUEST OVERVIEW: Gerry Docherty graduated from Edinburgh University in 1971 and was a secondary school teacher by profession. He taught economics and modern studies, developed a keen interest in the theatre and has written a number of plays with historical themes. Energised by the research he had undertaken to write plays, he was intrigued by Jim Macgregor’s work on the First World War, and their mutual interest developed into a passion to discover the truth amongst the lies and deceptions that the official records contained. This collaboration resulted in two of the most important books written in recent years on the Great War, Hidden History: The Secret Origins of the First World War, and Prolonging the Agony: How the Anglo-American Establishment Deliberately Extended WWI by Three-and-a-Half Years. Beyond Revanche: The Death of La Belle Epoque, is the title of his new novel. It is set in the war years, and published by Trineday Press.