Podcast Episodes

Convoy! (Part 1)

Season 1 Episode 718

In the first of a three part series, Al Murray and James Holland discuss the journey of Convoy HX231.

Today, they chat about the build up to its launch from New York in March 1943 - including how Atla…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

USA: We Have Ways - Tarawa 1943

Season 1 Episode 716

Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the deadly battle on Tarawa. A close quarters and bloody fight for a small atoll in the central Pacific

Why was it so brutal, and how did their leader…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The Birth Of The UN, Prisoners in the Isle Of Man and the Cairo Conference

Al Murray and James Holland catch up on their latest research and after some revelatory peering down rabbit holes look back to this week in 1943 to explore the war in Italy, the role of Charles De Ga…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Eddie Izzard: My Second World War Obsession

Al Murray and James Holland speak to actress, comedian and political campaigner Suzy Eddie Izzard about their lifelong love for the Second World War.

In another jam-packed episode of war waffle, Suzy …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Life On A Destroyer

Season 1 Episode 713

Tribal Class Destroyers, what was life like serving on them - and what is a Destroyer?

Al Murray and James Holland go into detail into the staffing, roles and weapons that could be found on an Allied …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

USA: We Have Ways - The Marine Corps

Season 1 Episode 712

Al Murray and James Holland speak to decorated Marine Corps officer and former United States senator Jim Webb.

They discuss the evolution of the US Marine Corps between the two world wars, including t…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

How to Win in Arnhem

Season 1 Episode 711

Al Murray and James Holland read Second World War manuals produced by the British and American Army.

They detail the unbelievable difficulty that XXX Corps faced in Arnhem, and the problems posed in u…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

War Music

Season 1 Episode 710

Recorded at We Have Ways Fest 2023, Al Murray sits down with music journalist David Hepworth for a chat about 1940s pop music, the spirit of the nation, and the BBC.

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

A Philosopher Goes To War

Season 1 Episode 710

Al Murray chats to Dr Waitman Wade Beorn about one of the most fascinating ruminations on fighting during the Second World War - Warriors by J. Glenn Gray.

J. Glenn Gray entered the army as a private …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Italy's Morale Crisis

Season 1 Episode 708

Italy proved a nightmare place to fight, no matter what side you were on: the endless mountains, the innumerable rivers, the narrowness of roads, the blazing heat, and then torrential rain and freezi…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago