325. Guy Gibson and the Dams Raid
On May 16, 1943, one of the most daring raids of the war was launched. Operation Chastise, known in popular parlance as the Dam Busters Raid, saw 19 specially adapted Lancaster bombers attack three ta...
7 Kesä 202146min
324. Tank Talk
Al Murray and James Holland were granted a sneak preview of the collection at Bovington Tank Museum before the public finally gained access post lockdown. Like kids in a sweet shop, they got up close ...
3 Kesä 202135min
323. The Evacuation of Crete
In the second part of our story of the Battle of Crete James and Al discuss the fighting retreat, the brilliant Cretan resistance and the accounts of the writer Evelyn Waugh, a veteran of the battle. ...
1 Kesä 202156min
322. Family Stories - Episode 20
More of your wartime Family Stories, including a timely tale from the Battle of Crete. With thanks to Luke Brannigan, Robert Blood, Betty Dullaghan and Christopher Szymanski, A Goalhanger Films produ...
30 Touko 202128min
321. Axis Sally
Mildred Gillars, or Axis Sally as she was known, was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany as a radio propagandist during The Second World War. Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Har...
27 Touko 202153min
320. The Battle for Crete
The assault on Crete led to a pyrrhic German victory and much finger pointing on the part of the Allies. Was Major-General Bernard Freyberg to blame or did a failure of communication lead to the defea...
25 Touko 202155min
319. Family Stories - Ep 19
This week we hear more of your war time family stories. Including the incredible details of an Australian soldier’s experiences in a Japanese POW camp and the Sandakan death marches, hiding an illegal...
23 Touko 202130min
318. The Sappers in the D-Day Gliders
In this special edition of the podcast Al Murray reads an article written by his father, Ingram Murray, known to regular listeners as The Colonel. It tells the story of a group of men with a very spec...
21 Touko 202122min
