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E173 - Hunting the Beast Part 2
December 2024
On the 12th of November 1944 Germany’s largest battleship – Tirpitz – was sunk by British RAF Lancaster bombers off Tromso in Norway.
Ever since its deployment to the region back in J…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
E172 - Hunting the Beast Part 1
November 2024
On the 12th of November 1944 Germany’s largest battleship – Tirpitz – was sunk by British RAF Lancaster bombers off Tromso in Norway.
Ever since its deployment to the region back in J…
Published on 10 months ago
E171 - Bletchley Park & Bomber Command Part 2
November 2024
The crews of RAF Bomber Command had one of the most hazardous jobs of the war. Flying by night to their targets in occupied Europe, they were alone and vulnerable to the prowling Germa…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
E170 – Bletchley Park & Bomber Command Part 1
October 2024
The crews of RAF Bomber Command had one of the most hazardous jobs of the war. Flying by night to their targets in occupied Europe, they were alone and vulnerable to the prowling German…
Published on 11 months ago
E169 - Learning the Ropes
September 2024
The Government Code and Cypher School employed thousands of people during the war. These varied from Cambridge dons who had broken codes in World War One to machine workers with very …
Published on 1 year ago
E168 - Inside Hut 6
August 2024
Hut 6 was the section at Bletchley Park which broke the German army and air force Enigma ciphers. Historical accounts usually focus on the early part of the war, when a small and inexper…
Published on 1 year ago
E167 - The Forgotten Army
July 2024
In early 1942 one of the most disastrous defeats of the war saw British forces pushed out of Burma, now known as Myanmar. Two years later, the multi-national Fourteenth Army, the ‘Forgott…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
E166 - D-Day80 Part 3 Block D to Bocage
June 2024
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we are releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of The Longest Day. This third part is a brand new episode looking beyond the bea…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
E165 - D-Day80 Part 2 Overlord
June 2024
To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we will be releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of The Longest Day. This second part is a complete remastering of our origina…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
E164 - D-Day80 Part 1 Tide of Victory
May 2024
Over the next 6 weeks, to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we will be releasing 3 special episodes to tell the full story of The Longest Day. This first part is a complete remas…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago