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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…
6 years, 3 months ago
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 t…
6 years, 4 months ago
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 Vergissmein…
6 years, 4 months ago
48. Omaha Beach
Episode 48
Leading military historian John McManus describes the situation facing American soldiers on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He also talks to James Holland abou…
6 years, 4 months ago
47. The Battle for Poland
Season 1 Episode 47
Al Murray and James Holland take a deep dive into the events of 1939 as first the Germans and then the Russians invade Poland.
A Goalhanger Films Prod…
6 years, 4 months ago
46. The Battle of Midway
Episode 46
At the start of June, 1942, the Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. A week later US forces had won a decisive battle that would change the course of the…
6 years, 4 months ago
45. Burma and Operation Varsity
Episode 45
Burma and Operation Varsity
James Holland describes the role of General Slim in turning round the fortunes of the British forces in Burma. Al Murray e…
6 years, 4 months ago
44. Memories Of War - Part 2
Episode 44
Major-General Stuart Watson describes his experiences on Sword Beach on D-Day to James Holland. He also recounts the sights and smells of the Falaise…
6 years, 4 months ago
43. Spike Milligan and the Italian Campaign
Season 1 Episode 43
Al Murray reads an extract from Spike Milligan’s war time memoir Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall. Al and James then discuss the effects of the war…
6 years, 4 months ago
42. Memories of War - Part 1
Episode 42
Major-General Stuart Watson landed on Sword Beach on D-Day. In this bonus episode of We Have Ways of Making You Talk Major-General Watson tells James…
6 years, 5 months ago