Podcast Episodes

VE Day: Victory In Europe (Part 8)

Season 1 Episode 874

Why is VE Day celebrated on May 8th? What did the end of the war look like for Field Marshal Montgomery and his men? What happened at the surrenders, when Supreme Commander Eisenhower refused to sign…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

VE Day: The Fall Of The Third Reich (Part 7)

Season 1 Episode 873

What was life like for Germans as the Third Reich collapsed all around them? What did Soviet troops discover in the hunt for Hitler? What did the remaining Nazi leadership do to keep the war going, i…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

VE Day: Madness In The Führer Bunker (Part 6)

Season 1 Episode 872

Did Hitler really commit suicide in his underground bunker in 1945? Which top Nazis hid under Berlin as it perished? Why are conspiracy theorists not convinced by the official set of events?

From sh…

Published on 8 months ago

VE Day: The Seelow Heights (Part 5)

Season 1 Episode 871

How did the Battle of Berlin begin? Was Germany doomed from the start? Did Stalin make the situation worse?

Al Murray and James Holland explore the opening moments of the Battle of Berlin - from Stali…

Published on 8 months ago

VE Day: Why They Fought (Part 4)

Season 1 Episode 870

What did the Allies discover in the concentration camps in the heartlands of Nazi Germany? How did they struggle to help the survivors they found?

Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pi…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

VE Day: Operation VARSITY (Part 3)

Season 1 Episode 869

How did Allied forces cross the last defences of Nazi Germany? How does Operation VARSITY compare to the chaos of the landings in Arnhem just a year before?

Join James Holland & Al Murray as they unco…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

VE Day: Crossing The Rhine (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 868

What challenges did the Allies face crossing the river Rhine? How did Montgomery and Patton invade the Nazi homeland? What lessons had been learned and put in place after six years of fighting in ord…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

VE Day: The Bridge At Remagen (Part 1)

Season 1 Episode 867

To defeat the Nazis once and for all, the Allies must cross the Rhine into Germany. The first challenge - the bridge at Remagen

Why did the Second World War end in 1945? How did Hitler die? Were the A…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dead Presidents: FDR to Truman

Season 1 Episode 866

Why did Truman become president in 1945 when FDR died? Was Roosevelt a Machiavellian populist? Why don't modern politicians study more history?

Al Murray and James Holland are joined by star of The Re…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nazis In South America

Season 1 Episode 865

What connects the Final Solution with a Chilean crabmeat factory? How were Pinochet and Mossad using Nazis? Did the war really end in 1945?

Join James Holland, Al Murray, and guest Philippe Sands as t…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago