The Great Escape - Porokoru Patapu 'John' Pohe
Porokoru Patapu Pohe, known as 'John' or 'Johnny', was a true trailblazer, being the first Maori pilot in the Royal new Zealand Air Force, the first to attack occupied Europe, and the first to attack ...
11 Kesä 40min
The Great Escape - Alastair McDonald
One of only two Scots in the Great Escape, Alastair McDonald was an inveterate escaper who took part in nine different escape attempts while a prisoner of war. He escaped alone for the Great Escape bu...
28 Touko 33min
The Great Escape - George Wiley
George Wiley was one of the youngest Great Escapers, just 22 when he escape, having required his father to sign his enlistment papers. Jean-Michel Turcotte, a Canadian POW historian, joined us to tell...
21 Touko 29min
The Great Escape - Brian Evans
Brian Evans had a short but very eventful operational career, but he was to utilise his pre-war surveying skills for the Great Escape, helping to estimate the length required for the tunnel digging. F...
14 Touko 31min
The Great Escape - Albert Hake
Although Albert Hake was an NCO, as a Spitfire pilot the Germans assumed he must be an officer, and so they promoted him to an officers rank when they captured after being shot down. His main contribu...
7 Touko 56min
Bonus Episode - L/Cpl. George Arnold (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)
For the launch of his new book, "SAS: Great Escapes Five" we were re-joined by author and historian, Damien Lewis, to share with us the story of Lance Corporal George Arnold of the SAS, who was deploy...
3 Touko 38min
The Great Escape - Harold Milford
Harold Milford managed to survive a bad crash landing in Northern France, from which his pilot managed to make a ‘Home Run’ back to the UK, while he ended up being taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Lu...
30 Huhti 45min
