Ian hislop and nick newmans the wipers times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the somme following a sell out national tour the wipers times transfers to the west end for a strictly limited season in a bombed out building during the first world war in the belgiantown of ypres mis pronounced wipers by british soldiers two officers discover a printing press and create a newspaper for the troops far from being a sombre journ