The Great Escape - Alfred Thompson

The Great Escape - Alfred Thompson

Shot down before his native Canada had even declared war on Germany, he was taken to meet Goering as one of the very earliest Allied servicemen to be taken prisoner of war. He was involved in scrounging, talking to guards, bribing them to get the contraband needed for the Great Escape. We were joined by his son, Andrew Thompson, and grandson, Jesse Beauchamp, to share his story with us.

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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The Great Escape - William 'Bill' Cameron

The Great Escape - William 'Bill' Cameron

We were delighted to be joined by three members of Bill Cameron's family, his daughter, Vanessa, his son, Fraser, and his nephew, Ron, who kindly shared his fascinating story. One of the more unassumi...

13 Maalis 44min

The Great Escape - Cyril Swain

The Great Escape - Cyril Swain

Inspired by his uncle’s service in the Royal Flying Corp during the First World War, Cyril Swain became a pilot even before the outbreak of the Second World War. Shot down after spending some time as ...

6 Maalis 32min

The Great Escape - Robert Campbell 'Bob' Stewart

The Great Escape - Robert Campbell 'Bob' Stewart

Robert Campbell 'Bob' Stewart worked for a tunnelling company prior to the war - a useful employment to have as a future POW escaper - before being shot down on his thirtieth operation, on what would ...

27 Helmi 28min

The Great Escape - Bob Nelson

The Great Escape - Bob Nelson

Patrick Nelson joined us to tell us about his father, Bob Nelson, whose experience as a mechanical engineer was put to good use by the carpentry team for the Great Escape, helping Jens Muller with the...

20 Helmi 43min

The Great Escape - Dick Churchill

The Great Escape - Dick Churchill

Dick Churchill's sons, David and Roger, join us to tell us about the long life of their father, the last surviving Great Escaper. He had originally been due to escape with Tom Kirby-Green, but Kidder ...

13 Helmi 53min

The Great Escape - Jack Grisman

The Great Escape - Jack Grisman

A crewmate of Johnny Bull who was shot down at the same time as the first man out of the tunnel, Grisman would also become an enthusiastic tunneller for the Great Escape. We were joined by Jackson Van...

6 Helmi 34min

The Great Escape - Pat Langford

The Great Escape - Pat Langford

Langford enlisted very early in the war, but was shot down on only his second operation, suffering severe injuries. The Canadian had the unique role of ‘trapfuhrer’ for tunnel 'Harry', able to shut it...

30 Tammi 34min

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