The Great Escape - Denys Street

The Great Escape - Denys Street

Peter Sinclair joined us to recount of Denys Street, the son of the Air Ministry’s Permanent Secretary at the time. He was both a tunneller and a ‘penguin’ involved in dispersal who, along with his escape partners, Birkland and Brodrick, was recaptured only miles from the camp.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.

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Series 2, Episode 0 - Dedication to Dave Harrison

Series 2, Episode 0 - Dedication to Dave Harrison

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of POW escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by History Nerd @DaveMcRobbo and Tech Geek @DaveHarrysson, each episode lo...

7 Touko 20211min

Lt. Alastair Cram Part 2 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)

Lt. Alastair Cram Part 2 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)

This week's episode is the conclusion of our conversation with Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram".In part 1 we covered Alastair's capture and first few escape attempts, ...

31 Tammi 20201h 21min

Lt. Alastair Cram Part 1 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)

Lt. Alastair Cram Part 1 (With Special Guest Prof David Guss)

In this episode, the first part of a double header, we are joined by Prof. David Guss, author of "The 21 Escapes of Lt. Alastair Cram".Lt Alastair Cram is an escape legend, holding the record for the ...

24 Tammi 20201h 26min

E.R.A. Lister & E.R.A. Hammond

E.R.A. Lister & E.R.A. Hammond

This week we look at the joint escape of FWE "Wally" Hammond and Donald "Tubby" Lister. A pair of Royal Navy submariners, after a brief stint in Colditz they escape from a working party in Breslau. Fo...

17 Tammi 202045min

Captain J. Morphew

Captain J. Morphew

For episode nine we look at the escape of Captain J. Morphew, of the South Africa Air Force.He was captured in North Africa and made his escape from Campo 47, in Modena, making his way north to Switze...

10 Tammi 202044min

Sgt. D.D.W Nabarro

Sgt. D.D.W Nabarro

In our eighth episode we look at the escape of Sgt. D.D.W Nabarro of the No. 10 Squadron of the RAF. He wasn't a POW for very long but managed pack quite a lot into his amazing escape story. For You T...

3 Tammi 202045min

Lt. M.G. Duncan

Lt. M.G. Duncan

In our seventh episode we look at the escape of Lt. Michael G Duncan who escaped from Biberach, in an escape which foreshadowed the 'Great Escape' but took the long way round to reach Switzerland.For ...

20 Joulu 20191h 2min

Fl/Lt. Sandy Gunn (with special guest Tony Hoskins)

Fl/Lt. Sandy Gunn (with special guest Tony Hoskins)

In this week's bumper episode we are joined by special guest Tony Hoskins(@TonyHoskins16) to talk about the life and escape of Sandy Gunn and the SpitfireAA810 Project(@SpitfireAA810)Gunn was a pilot ...

13 Joulu 20191h 30min

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