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21. 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…

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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…

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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…

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