The Great Escape - John Francis 'Jack' Williams
The second John Williams to take part in the Great Escape, Jack, as he was known, was a keen amateur actor who took part in 'amdrams' and musical theatre plays before the war. He joined the Great Esca...
23 Apr 29min
Bonus Episode - W.O. Ralph Corps (Special Guest: Malcolm Gaskill)
Ahead of the paperback release of his book, "The Glass Mountain", we were joined by Malcolm Gaskill for this bonus episode to discuss the escape of his uncle, Ralph Corps, which he covers in his book....
19 Apr 26min
The Great Escape - James 'Cookie' Long
We were joined by the current Commanding Officer of 9 Squadron, Wing Commander Chris Pearson, to share the story of James 'Cookie' Long. Long was a crewmate of John Shore, whose escape we covered in E...
16 Apr 36min
The Great Escape - Richard Anthony Bethell
We were joined by Rafe Bethell, the son of Richard Anthony 'Tony' Bethell, to tell us about his life as a pilot, Great Escaper, Rugby 'Barbarian' and his life in Canada after the war. Rafe also shared...
9 Apr 34min
The Great Escape - Michael Casey
Michael Casey became a prisoner of war very early on, and so became involved in many escape attempts, including one in which he escaped with the future Carry On actor, Peter Butterworth. For the Great...
2 Apr 34min
The Great Escape - Alastair 'Sandy' Gunn
A Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire pilot from Scotland who was shot down while photographing the Tirpitz in Norway, he would become a tunneller and escape with Mike Casey. His biographer, and regular co-...
27 Mar 42min
The Great Escape - Alfred Thompson
Shot down before his native Canada had even declared war on Germany, he was taken to meet Goering as one of the very earliest Allied servicemen to be taken prisoner of war. He was involved in scroungi...
20 Mar 39min
The Great Escape - William 'Bill' Cameron
We were delighted to be joined by three members of Bill Cameron's family, his daughter, Vanessa, his son, Fraser, and his nephew, Ron, who kindly shared his fascinating story. One of the more unassumi...
13 Mar 44min
