The Real SAS Rogue Heroes
What does 'SAS' stand for? Why is Paddy Blair Mayne considered the perfect military man? What does the new hit BBC show 'SAS Rogue Heroes' get right about the historical inspirations for the hit telev...
7 Jan 202538min
Inside Hitler's Bunker (Eclipse, Alan Moorehead)
As a new year's treat, Al Murray has recorded a chapter of 'Eclipse' by Alan Moorehead. This incredible history, republished by We Have Ways, was first published in 1945. In chapter 14, Moorehead rec...
2 Jan 202528min
A Sherwood Rangers Christmas
Schinnen, The Netherlands, Christmas 1944. The men of the Sherwood Rangers have a choice for Christmas 1944. Around 100 soldiers, after nearly 5 years of fighting, are eligible to return home for ext...
31 Des 202420min
A Christmas Truce
German-Belgian border, Christmas Eve 1944. John McManus tells James Holland and Al Murray all about the surprising Christmas story of a family trying to survive, and an incredible reunion half a worl...
26 Des 202419min
Slaughter On The Ice
Karelian Isthmus, Finland, Christmas 1939. The first Christmas of WW2 sees brutal fighting between the Soviet Red Army and the Finnish defence forces. Stalin's invasion has stalled in the snow, with ...
24 Des 202417min
Highlights & High Ground
James Holland and Al Murray reminisce about our record-breaking 2024 and their highlights from this year. Including a pitch for Guy Ritchie's next blockbuster, obsessing over capturing the high grou...
19 Des 202441min
The End Of The Home Guard
Far from being a quiet end to the war, December 1944 was incredibly busy. As the Home Guard was getting demobilised, women in Nazi Germany were being forcibly volunteered... Join James Holland and Al...
17 Des 202438min
The Duel: The Fox That Outlived Them All (Part 2)
April-May, 1945. Karl Wolff and Ernst Karltenbrunner are running out of time, and options. Interrogated by Himmler, and Hitler himself in the ruins of Berlin, their scheming is frustrated at every tu...
12 Des 20241h
