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Season 1 Episode 199
Al and James clamber around on the Messerschmitt 109 once flown by the legendary Hans-Joachim Marseille and now housed at the Heritage Hangar, Biggin Hill. Was it really better than the Spitfire? Bol…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
198. Matt Mackinnon-Pattison - part 2
Season 1 Episode 198
After growing up in a Scottish orphanage Matt Mackinnon-Pattison volunteered for the army at the first opportunity and found himself fighting with a Highland regiment in Italy. In this second part of…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
197. Spitfires at Biggin Hill
Season 1 Episode 197
Al and James visit the Heritage Hangar at Biggin Hill, the largest collection of air worthy Spitfires in the world. They discover a newly restored Spitfire once sold to the Greek airforce and explore…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
196. Matt Mackinnon-Pattison - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 196
Matt Mackinnon-Pattison served with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the war and later joined the SAS where he was parachuted behind enemy lines in northern Italy.
James Holland recently i…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
195. From Iceland to Africa
Season 1 Episode 195
James and Al get their podcast passports out as they explore stories from Iceland to Africa, via Germany. James describes his recent adventures in Germany, including his attempt to find the location …
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
194. Tiger Tank
Season 1 Episode 194
Al Murray heads to Bovington Tank Museum to talk to resident expert David Willey about the Tiger tank.
Why did Nazi Germany build only 1,200 of this much feared beast and what was the true story of t…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
193. Making Maps and Propaganda
Season 1 Episode 193
Writer and academic Jeremy Black joins James Holland and Al Murray in a wide-ranging discussion encompassing the propagandist use of maps and the challenges of flying over the Hump.
To enjoy the weekl…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
192. Tank Trilogy
Season 1 Episode 192
Al Murray and James Holland explore a Second World War British ambulance as well as a vehicle kitted out as a mobile listening centre which reported from France and Holland to Bletchley Park.
To enjoy…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
191. Robert Harris and V2
Season 1 Episode 191
The German V2 rocket programme brought fear to the streets of London in the last months of the war. Author Robert Harris joins Al Murray and James Holland to discuss his new novel, V2, which explores…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
190. AC/DC’s Brian Johnson PART 2
Season 1 Episode 190
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is back with more stories from his extraordinary family history. This time we hear about his dad’s time fighting in Italy, plus his Italian mum’s fascist family past.
WARN…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago