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Saving Scampton, Indian Adventures and Lessons from Italy
Season 1 Episode 599
In another wide-ranging chat, Al Murray and James Holland talk about partition in India, saving Scampton airfield and an extraordinary report from th…
2 years, 11 months ago
Family Stories Series 4: Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 598
Today’s family stories include tales of an Irishman in the British Army, the last days of fighting in Europe and the extraordinary experience of a Ki…
2 years, 11 months ago
USA: We Have Ways - The Real Saving Private Ryan
Season 1 Episode 597
It was the war movie that won five Oscars and changed the genre forever, but does the history of 'Saving Private Ryan' hold up?
Al Murray, James Holla…
2 years, 11 months ago
Battle of Ortona
Season 1 Episode 596
“These men of mine must never know how afraid I really am,
Help me lead them in the fight so they will say: 'He was a man'."
James Hollands explains in…
2 years, 11 months ago
Operation Sea Lion: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 595
In the second part of our look at Operation Sea Lion, Al and James discuss Paddy Griffith’s 1974 wargame where high ranking officials from both the A…
3 years ago
Family Stories Series 4: Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 594
Today’s family stories include the morale-raising tale of one of the world's best-selling authors, protecting the crown jewels, the battle of the Pac…
3 years ago
USA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 593
In the final (for now...) instalment of our Guadalcanal series, John McManus explains how the US Marines found victory in Guadalcanal - and the fallo…
3 years ago
The Women Behind The RAF
Season 1 Episode 592
We all know about the male pilots in the air, but what were women's auxiliary forces doing behind the scenes?
Al Murray and James Holland speak to Dr …
3 years ago
Operation Sea Lion: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 591
It was the greatest non event in history. Al Murray and James Holland investigate the Nazi plot to invade the south coast of the United Kingdom.
Why d…
3 years ago
USA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 590
This week, in the first part of our two-part special on the battle, John McManus sets the scene for the fighting within the dense and hellish jungle …
3 years ago