Sophie Scholl and The White Rose
How did the White Rose group become the defining figures of Nazi resistance after the Second World War? Al Murray and James Holland speak to Oxford's Dr Alexandra Lloyd about her research on the Whit...
26 Joulu 202357min
The Mosquito, Operation Carthage and Super Spies
Al Murray and James Holland are joined by friend of the show, historian Rowland White, to talk about the most legendary aircraft of the Second World War - the de Havilland Mosquito - but also about th...
21 Joulu 20231h
Convoys! (Part 4)
The final chapter of our Convoys series sees Al Murray and James Holland recount the final days of Convoy HX231 and the harrowing stories of those that did not survive the crossing. A Goalhanger Produ...
19 Joulu 202334min
USA: We Have Ways - Battlefield Medicine
From using cod psychology to predict battle fatigue to the enormous blood drives in 1945 - Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss the ways in which the US forces mastered medicine during th...
14 Joulu 202348min
Convoys! (Part 3)
The horror of the Atlantic convoy comes into razor sharp focus when Convoy HX231 comes into contact with the Nazi Wolfpack. In the ultimate game of cat and mouse, can the ships make it to Liverpool in...
12 Joulu 202356min
USA: We Have Ways - How To Win A War
How does a Sherman tank get from the US to a battlefield in Western Europe, and who decides how many get sent? James Holland and John McManus get deep into the logistics of the Second World War and h...
7 Joulu 202346min
Convoys! (Part 2)
It’s the 31st of March 1943 and Convoy HX231 sets off from New York. Sir Charles Ramsey is the commodore of the convoy but he is low on ships for protection - will they get across the Atlantic without...
5 Joulu 202351min
USA: We Have Ways - The Black Military Experience
The existence of African-American soldiers has all but been erased from the popular narrative of the Second World War. James Holland and John McManus speak to the esteemed writer and academic Matthew...
30 Marras 202344min
