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Season 1 Episode 329
In April 1942 Denis Barnham flew his Spitfire off the deck of an aircraft carrier and headed for Malta, where the air battle over the island was at its most intense. This brilliant account of his tim…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
328. Time for Tea?
Season 1 Episode 328
How did the myth develop that British soldiers were always stopping for tea? And who were the first Allied troops back into Dunkirk in the final days of the war? These questions and other rabbit-hole…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
327. One Man’s Window - Chapter 1
Season 1 Episode 327
In April 1942 Denis Barnham flew his Spitfire off the deck of an aircraft carrier and headed for Malta, where the air battle over the island was at its most intense. This brilliant account of his tim…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
326. The Dams Raid - part 2
Season 1 Episode 326
The Dams Raid - part 2
With Guy Gibson struggling through combat fatigue, the raid on the great Ruhr dams is launched. James Holland and Al Murray discuss the events of that May night in 1943 and ask …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
325. Guy Gibson and the Dams Raid
Season 1 Episode 325
On May 16, 1943, one of the most daring raids of the war was launched. Operation Chastise, known in popular parlance as the Dam Busters Raid, saw 19 specially adapted Lancaster bombers attack three t…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
324. Tank Talk
Season 1 Episode 324
Al Murray and James Holland were granted a sneak preview of the collection at Bovington Tank Museum before the public finally gained access post lockdown. Like kids in a sweet shop, they got up close…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
323. The Evacuation of Crete
Season 1 Episode 323
In the second part of our story of the Battle of Crete James and Al discuss the fighting retreat, the brilliant Cretan resistance and the accounts of the writer Evelyn Waugh, a veteran of the battle.…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
322. Family Stories - Episode 20
Season 1 Episode 322
More of your wartime Family Stories, including a timely tale from the Battle of Crete.
With thanks to Luke Brannigan, Robert Blood, Betty Dullaghan and Christopher Szymanski,
A Goalhanger Films produc…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
321. Axis Sally
Season 1 Episode 321
Mildred Gillars, or Axis Sally as she was known, was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany as a radio propagandist during The Second World War. Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Ha…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
320. The Battle for Crete
Season 1 Episode 320
The assault on Crete led to a pyrrhic German victory and much finger pointing on the part of the Allies. Was Major-General Bernard Freyberg to blame or did a failure of communication lead to the defe…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago