Podcast Episodes

Paddy Mayne's VC Snub, Axis on Malta and the Best Operation Names

Season 1 Episode 747

Why did Paddy Mayne earn four Distinguished Service Orders during World War 2 but no VC? Al Murray and James Holland answer your questions, including who had the best operation names - the Americans …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

USA: We Have Ways - Mark Clark vs Fred Walker: Crossing The Rapido

Season 1 Episode 746

Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the controversial Rapido river crossing by the 36th Texan Division in January 1944.

Why did General Fred Walker fail the river crossing in Italy where…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Nazi Scientists, B17 vs Mosquito and Arnhem Air Support

Season 1 Episode 745

If the Mosquito could hold the same bomb load and had a smaller crew, why did the Americans use the bulky B17 to bomb Germany? Al Murray and James Holland talk air superiority, Nazi boffins and why t…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Enemy Aliens

Season 1 Episode 744

As the Nazis waged war on Europe, Britain had to take extreme measures to protect its shores. German and Italian nationals were imprisoned across the UK, including a small community of women on the I…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Prisoners Of War

Season 1 Episode 743

Over 150,000 British and Commonwealth troops were imprisoned by the Germans or Japanese during the Second World War.

What were their lives like, what diseases did they suffer, and how good were their …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

MIGHTY 8TH - D-DAY TO VICTORY (Part 7)

Season 1 Episode 742

“In the end it is only people that count, all the people in the whole world. Any land is beautiful to someone. Any land is worth fighting for to someone. So it isn’t the land. It is the people.”

In a …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

MIGHTY 8TH - OVERLORD (Part 6)

Season 1 Episode 741

“We couldn’t tell 109s from P-51s or Focke-Wulfs. We couldn’t tell which side was winning or what kind went down. 

They looked like they were playing around, and then one broke off in a dive that ende…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

MIGHTY 8TH - BIG WEEK (Part 5)

Season 1 Episode 740

“I wonder if you’ve got the guts to lead a big air force. If you haven’t I’ll get someone who has.”

Al Murray and James Holland have reached one of the most important events of the entire air war - Bi…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

MIGHTY 8TH - ALL CHANGE (Part 4)

Season 1 Episode 739

“I believe we did a good job today on this target. The flak was scattered and only accurate at one point. Sweated it out a little but we came out unscathed.”

As Big Week looms, Al Murray and James Hol…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

MIGHTY 8TH - CRISIS (Part 3)

Season 1 Episode 738

“We love fighting. Fighting is a grand sport.”

For so much of the war, the vicious fighter planes that we obsess over to this day were being mis-used.

In a new epic seven-part series inspired by the re…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago