Podcast Episodes

The Sherwood Rangers in Normandy: BLUECOAT (Episode 1)

Season 1 Episode 757

Through the tiny villages and fortress-like roads of Normandy, James Holland retraces the steps of Stanley Christopherson’s tank crew as they edge towards Berlin.

Follow the moving and explosive story…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Greatest War Fiction

Season 1 Episode 756

We spend a lot of time speaking about non-fiction, but what are the greatest works of historical fiction?

Al Murray interviews James Holland about his new novel 'Alvesdon', a fictional portrait of a f…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The REAL Band Of Brothers

Season 1 Episode 775

We're on the ground in Normandy as part of the D-Day 80 celebrations and our first stop is a parachute drop by the Band Of Brothers cast.

James Holland interviews actors from the series and finds out …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

D-Day: Victory In Normandy? (Episode 10)

Season 1 Episode 774

After over a month on the ground fighting through fields and villages, the Allies have forced a retreat by Nazi High Command. The fightback has begun in Western Europe.

Al Murray and James Holland ass…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

D-Day: COBRA and GOODWOOD (Episode 9)

Season 1 Episode 773

Allied Air superiority has left German forces in a mire, and the death of Rommel only makes the situation worse. After four long years of fighting, the tides have finally turned.

Al Murray and James H…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

D-Day: Bocage Busting (Episode 8)

Season 1 Episode 772

In an expertly researched episode, Al Murray and James Holland investigate the myths surrounding Operation OVERLORD penned by historians in the last 80 years.

They lead the charge against Carlo D’Este…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

D-Day: The Normandy Bridgehead (Episode 7)

Season 1 Episode 771

The beaches have been successfully invaded, but the race is on. In the hours and days after D-Day, the Allies faced some of the toughest fighting groups available to the Nazis - including 12 SS HITLE…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

BONUS: Spitfire vs Messerschmitt

Season 1 Episode 770

**THE D-DAY SERIES WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY**

Al Murray and James Holland are back again with warbird legend Richard Grace at his Northampton hangar full to the brim with Spitfires, Messerschmitts and M…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

D-Day: Bloody Omaha? (Episode 6)

Season 1 Episode 769

Do the facts of the 6th June really live up to the myth of ‘Bloody Omaha’? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by US historian John McManus to discuss the devastating details of the American beach…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

D-Day: The Beaches (Episode 5)

Season 1 Episode 768

It was the single most day in the entire Allied campaign during WW2, the storming of the beaches of Normandy on the 6th June 1944.

Al Murray and James Holland detail what happened on that day, almost …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago