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Season 1 Episode 292
Listeners to We Have Ways of Making You Talk write the scripts for our Sunday morning podcasts, as Al Murray and James Holland read out their family …
4 years, 11 months ago
291. Irish Fighters
Season 1 Episode 291
Although Ireland remained neutral during the war it didn’t stop Irish men joining the British Armed Forces.
Joseph Quinn joins Al Murray and James Hol…
4 years, 11 months ago
290. Veritable, Trombones and The Chindits
Season 1 Episode 290
James Holland and Al Murray get their hands on the post-operation report of Veritable, review the success of the Chindits and dig deeper into the ext…
4 years, 11 months ago
289. Family Stories - Ep 10
Season 1 Episode 289
This week we hear more of your war time family stories. Including the story of a ship on an undercover mission; a German woman working in the UK duri…
5 years ago
288. The Hitler Years
Season 1 Episode 288
With historian Frank McDonough and actor Paul McGann.
Between 1940 and 1945 the Third Reich fell from the pinnacle of its power to devastating collaps…
5 years ago
287. The War Beneath the Waves
Season 1 Episode 287
Fascination with the threat of U-boats has deflected attention from the effectiveness of allied submariners. James Holland and Al Murray take a deep …
5 years ago
286. Family Stories - Ep 9
Season 1 Episode 286
This week in our Family Stories series we hear your tales of uncovering a staggering stash of champagne, finding yourself behind enemy lines and disc…
5 years ago
285. Hitler’s Henchman
Season 1 Episode 285
Hans Globke was the civil servant responsible for framing the Nuremberg anti-Jewish race laws. Yet somehow he returned to post war government and bec…
5 years ago
284. Winter Mud
Season 1 Episode 284
The battles of late 1944 are examined as James Holland and Al Murray explore the front line post Market Garden. Also up for discussion are the Polish…
5 years ago
283. Family Stories - Ep 8
Season 1 Episode 283
This week in our Family Stories series we hear your tales of a daring mission to recover a V-2 missile, surviving the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki a…
5 years ago