Podcast Episodes

58. The Khaki Election and the Sherman Tank

Episode 58

Was Churchill’s defeat in the 1945 election really a surprise?

Al Murray and James Holland discuss the significance of sending the Beveridge Report to every serviceman. Plus the boys make a case for t…

Published on 6 years ago

From D-Day to Bastogne

Episode 57

James ‘Pee-wee’ Martin parachuted into Normandy on D-Day; fought on Hell’s Highway during Market Garden; and at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.

He recently spent time with James Holland retel…

Published on 6 years ago

56. Convoys on Land and Sea

Episode 56

James Holland and Al Murray discuss the famous convoy system known as the Red Ball Express, which supplied Allied forces moving across the continent after D-Day. The lads also discuss the Scheldt Cam…

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55. Paris in Wartime

Season 1 Episode 55

James Holland chats with Mike Neiberg, historian of war and peace at the US Army War College, about the final days of occupation in Paris.

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Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

54. Stories From Auschwitz

Episode 54

Dr Alex Richie tells James Holland the harrowing story of her father-in-law Władysław Bartoszewski, a Polish Jew who was one of the first men to be sent to Auschwitz.

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53. Racial Divisions and the War at Sea

Episode 53

Al Murray and James Holland discuss the issues of race in the US armed forces during World War Two, including the little known Battle of Bamber Bridge. Also up for discussion is the importance of the…

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52. Inside the Archives

Episode 52

James Holland reports from Washington as he continues to research his forthcoming book on the battle for Sicily.

Reporting from inside the US archives, James explains his research methods and reads fr…

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51. Lessons of War

Season 1 Episode 51

Al Murray and James Holland discuss the post war historical debate in Germany.

Plus, is it true that Winston Churchill offered Northern Ireland to the Republic in exchange for Irish support in the war…

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50. Hitler v Churchill

Episode 50

Did Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill have a grudging respect for each other? Al Murray and James Holland discuss the two war leaders, contrasting their styles and comparing their similarities.

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49. Remembrance Day

Season 1 Episode 49

Al Murray and James Holland mark Remembrance Day by reading an extract of Keith Douglas’s military memoir Alamein to Zem Zem and his poem Vergissmeinnicht (Forget-me-not).

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Published on 6 years, 1 month ago