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Back to Search191. 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 Ho…
5 years, 5 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 Ital…
5 years, 5 months ago
189. AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
Season 1 Episode 189
The legendary lead singer of AC/DC Brian Johnson is fascinated by the Second World War. His dad fought in North Africa and Italy with the Durham Ligh…
5 years, 5 months ago
188. What went wrong at Arnhem
Season 1 Episode 188
On September 17th, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden in an attempt to create an invasion route across the Rhine and into Germany.
The …
5 years, 6 months ago
187. Battle of Britain Day
Season 1 Episode 187
James Holland and Al Murray discuss the events of September 15th, 1940, the date officially named Battle of Britain Day. James digs deep into the dat…
5 years, 6 months ago
186. Top Tanks
Season 1 Episode 186
Al Murray and James Holland recently spent a day clambering around on restored tanks. In today’s episode they get to experience the inside of a Sherm…
5 years, 6 months ago
185. Sicily ‘43 Special
Season 1 Episode 185
Al Murray joins James Holland to discuss Sicily ‘43 in this special edition of the podcast recorded for Waterstones.
Our three book recommendations fo…
5 years, 6 months ago
184. The Sherwood Rangers on D-Day
Season 1 Episode 184
As James Holland begins researching his next book he finds himself immediately caught up in a debate about what happened to the Sherwood Rangers as t…
5 years, 6 months ago
183. James and Al’s Big Tank Adventure
Season 1 Episode 183
James Holland and Al Murray spend the day messing around in tanks. The evolution of the British tank through the early years of the Second World War …
5 years, 6 months ago
182. The Ship
Season 1 Episode 182
C. S. Forester’s brilliant book about a Royal Navy ship fighting to get through to Malta was published in 1943 and is an enthralling account of a sin…
5 years, 6 months ago