Podcast Episodes
Back to Search21. Take No Prisoners
Season 1 Episode 21
Al Murray and James Holland look back on a murderous incident on D-Day plus one. Plus the lads use hindsight to decide which World War II regiment, s…
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20. Colditz and our Book List
Season 1 Episode 20
James Holland and Al Murray debate the wisdom of collecting all the Allies’ most escape-minded prisoners of war in one place. Also up for discussion …
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19. Infamy and The World at War
Season 1 Episode 19
In this bonus episode there’s a chance to hear Franklin D Roosevelt’s speech after Pearl Harbour as performed by American actor Chaz Mena. Legendary …
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18. Taking the Trench
Season 1 Episode 18
James Holland joins British troops attacking a German trench. Experience the sounds and voices of Tommy soldiers in Normandy.
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17. Messing About in Tanks
Season 1 Episode 17
We have EVEN MORE ways of making you talk. In this bonus episode James gets to explore the inner workings of a World War 2 tank.
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16. I fought at Dunkirk and saw Harold Larwood bowl
Season 1 Episode 16
In this bonus episode veteran John Hamilton describes shooting down a Stuka before being rescued from the beach at Dunkirk. He also details the extra…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About D-Day
Season 1 Episode 15
In this bonus episode recorded at Chalke Valley History Festival James Holland talks to Professor Peter Caddick-Adams about some of the more extraord…
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14. Live at the Chalke Valley History Festival
Season 1 Episode 14
Al Murray and James Holland discuss Nazis dressed in Allied uniforms; the possibility of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the Germans; plus they tak…
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13. The Soldbuch
Season 1 Episode 13
Al Murray and James Holland spend part of this week’s podcast examining the life of a single German soldier, as revealed by his identity papers. Also…
6 years, 8 months ago
12. Our Russian Friends
Season 1 Episode 12
James Holland and Al Murray get into a heated debate about the role of Russia in the defeat of the Nazis. Also discussed are the French civilian expe…
6 years, 8 months ago