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Spies, Germans and Invading Malta
Season 1 Episode 468
Eighty years after Mussolini and Hitler discussed a plan to invade Malta, Al and James debate the chances of its success. Also, Al describes Neville …
3 years, 10 months ago
HMS Belfast: Part One
Season 1 Episode 467
Floating on the River Thames, the single most important surviving British Navy vessel from the Second World War, HMS Belfast is enjoying her retireme…
3 years, 10 months ago
Naval War Diaries
Season 1 Episode 466
Al and James are joined by the Head of the Naval Historical Branch Steve Prince to discuss the Naval War Diaries.
Listen to Battleground wherever you …
3 years, 10 months ago
Walking With Destiny: Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill
Season 1 Episode 465
Al Murray and James Holland are joined by legendary historian and Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts.
A Goalhanger Films production
Produced by Harry …
3 years, 11 months ago
Fighting With The Sexton
Season 1 Episode 464
Al Murray and James Holland are on location again, this time they are with Keith Bridgstock of The Garrison Artillery Volunteers. Today they're looki…
3 years, 11 months ago
Volunteer Yachtsman
Season 1 Episode 463
From Yacht club sailing to commanding landing crafts in Normandy, Julia Jones details the fascinating stories of those who left behind the comfort of…
3 years, 11 months ago
Hill 112
Season 1 Episode 462
Al and James discuss all things Normandy, looking into Montgomery, tanks, and the Battle of the Odon.
A Goalhanger Films production
Produced by Harry L…
3 years, 11 months ago
Battleground
40 years since the Falklands War, at the time Britian's most significant military campaign since the Second World War, military history Saul David ha…
3 years, 11 months ago
Königsberg
Season 1 Episode 461
It was the Prussian capital for over 700 years, but now this Baltic port city is an outpost of Russian power.
How did the Nazis try to protect Königsb…
3 years, 11 months ago
Churchill’s War Room
Season 1 Episode 460
73 feet below London - submerged in the fat stench of cigar smoke and adorned with dishevelled tables engraved by Winston Churchill's flailing fists …
3 years, 11 months ago