Lance Corporal William Richards
L/Cpl. Richards was very good at getting out and staying out, but never quite made it home in four attempts. However, his fifth escape effort would see him fighting in the forests of Poland before he ...
1 Heinä 202231min
Private Leonard Mann
Another escaper who was to join the Polish Resistance after escaping, but there was to be more than one similarity with the escape of Easterbrook...For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at t...
24 Kesä 202230min
Private Robert Easterbrook
For Easterbrook escaping was the easy part, as after getting out he was to take his life into his own hands by fighting the Germans in Poland as part of the Resistance. This one is more than a simple ...
17 Kesä 202231min
Flight Lieutenant Allan McSweyn
Allan McSweyn was an Australian Bomber pilot who made many escapes efforts before he finally succeeded, before finally tunnelling his way out of Lamsdorf.For You The War Is Over is a podcast that look...
10 Kesä 202243min
Sergeant Rene Renet
Sgt. Renet was only a prisoner for a very short period of time, but was able to make his escape during an RAF strafing raid on Germany. Having made his escape he travelled through Germany hoping to ma...
3 Kesä 202229min
Flying Officer Raymond Sherk
In one of the most exciting escapes yet, F.O. Raymond Sherk was captured in North Africa, held in Italy until the Armistice when he took to the hills. He made it back to Allied lines after a 45 day tr...
27 Touko 202238min
Premier Maitre Andre Desgranges
In this episode we look at the escape of P.M. Andre Desgranges, a member of the Fighting French Navy, who under threat from the Gestapo escaped from a camp in Wilhelmshaven.For You The War Is Over is ...
20 Touko 202235min
MI9 (with Special Guest, Dr Helen Fry)
To open series 4 we welcome Helen Fry, author of "MI9", to discuss its work aiding the escape and evasion of Prisoners-of-War. We discuss the key players in MI9, the aid it provided to POWs, and so mu...
13 Touko 202259min
