Sgts. WA Shannon, AR Dow and EBM Helme

Sgts. WA Shannon, AR Dow and EBM Helme

In this the 80th anniversary of D-Day we are looking at an incredible joint escape by three POWs, Shannon, Dow and Helme, all of whom were Glider pilots who were captured on D-Day.

We were also trialling a new online recording, which will allow us to expand our offering, so please bear with us while we work out the early sound teething problems!

For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.

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The Great Escape - Alexander Desmond Neely

The Great Escape - Alexander Desmond Neely

Joseph Quinn joined us to tell us the story of Alexander Desmond Neely, known by his middle name, of the Fleet Air Arm. He was an enthusiastic tunneller throughout his time as a prisoner of war, and s...

31 Jul 202541min

The Great Escape - Harry 'Wings' Day

The Great Escape - Harry 'Wings' Day

Harry 'Wing' Day is not just a legend of the Great Escape, but of Second World War Prisoner-of-War escapes in general. A hugely influential individual, he was to make many escape attempts, including f...

24 Jul 202541min

The Great Escape - Pawel Tobolski

The Great Escape - Pawel Tobolski

Carrie and Fyfe Scarff, the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Pawel Tobolski, joined us to tell us all about his life, escape, and the legacy he left behind with his family, who have done so mu...

17 Jul 202541min

The Great Escape - Romualdas Marcinkus

The Great Escape - Romualdas Marcinkus

Romualdas Marcinkus was a pre-war international footballer, and he also wasn't just the only Lithuanian involved in the Great Escape, he was the only Lithuanian in the entire RAF! We were joined by hi...

10 Jul 202554min

The Great Escape - Tim Walenn

The Great Escape - Tim Walenn

Tim Walenn was the Chief Forger - Head of 'Dean and Dawson' - for the Great Escape, and we were joined by the brilliant Megan Kelleher, from the RAF Museum, to look at his life, escape and moustache!F...

3 Jul 202535min

The Great Escape - Johnny Stower

The Great Escape - Johnny Stower

Tony Hoskins looked at the life of Johnny Stower, a British, Argentinian born, bomber pilot, who made repeated escape attempts, including an unlucky effort in which he was recaptured having made it al...

26 Jun 202531min

The Great Escape - Ivo Tonder

The Great Escape - Ivo Tonder

Ivo Tonder was one of the few Great Escapers from an occupied country to survive the experience, but the Great Escape was far from his only escape, before, during and after the war! We were joined by ...

19 Jun 202545min

The Great Escape - Stanisław Król

The Great Escape - Stanisław Król

Alina Nowobilska, a historian of Poland during the Second World War and host of the 'Moments in Time' podcast, joined us to tell us about the life and escape of Stanisław Król, who escaped with Sydney...

12 Jun 202549min

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