The Great Escape - Leslie Brodrick
Leslie Brodrick served under Wing Commander Guy Gibson, of 'Dambusters' fame, before being shot down, being sent to Stalag Luft III and was one of the 26 to survive the Great Escape. We were joined by...
12 Joulu 202540min
The Great Escape - Henry 'Hank' Birkland
Laura Imrie, a Curator at National Air Force Museum of Canada joined us to look at the life and escape of Henry 'Hank' Birkland, himself a Canadian, and one of the key tunnellers in the Great Escape, ...
5 Joulu 202529min
The Great Escape - Gordon Brettell
Gordon Brettell was something of an adrenalin junkie! A pre-war racing driver in his spare time, he was a Fighter Pilot who completed over 100 sorties, before getting stuck into the escaping lark, wor...
28 Marras 202533min
The Great Escape - Henri Picard
Karel Strobbe, a Belgian historian and author, joined us to look at the life and escape of the Belgian artist, forger, and a member of the 'Amiable Lunatics', Henri Picard. For You The War Is Over is ...
21 Marras 202541min
The Great Escape - Wlodzimierz Adam Kolanowski
Chris Wroblewski, from the Kresy Siberia Foundation, retired Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, a history undergraduate at University of Calgary, and co-author of "Sabotage", a book about the pla...
14 Marras 202530min
The Great Escape - Per Bergsland
Per Bergsland, also known as 'Peter Rockland', was one of just three Great Escapers who managed to complete a 'Home Run', getting to neutral Sweden with his escape partner, Jens Muller, within just fi...
31 Loka 202532min
The Great Escape - Albert Armstrong
Tony Hoskins looked into the life of Albert 'Shorty' Armstrong, about whom there is very little publicly available information, but with the help of his family, we have been lucky enough to piece toge...
23 Loka 202533min
