The Great Escape - Laurence Reavell-Carter
Laurence Reavell-Carter was a two-time Olympian who represented the United Kingdom at the 1936 Berlin and 1948 London Olympics. However, in between those two events, he was to be involved in the Great...
2 Jul 45min
The Great Escape - Ian Cross
RAF Historian, Dai Lawrence, from 'Tales of the Air', joined us to tell us about the life of Ian Cross, his illustrious family history, and who overcame a sickly childhood to join the RAF, being shot ...
25 Jun 44min
The Great Escape - Charles 'Chaz' Hall
Guido Almekinders joined us to tell us about Chaz Hall, a photo reconnaissance pilot who had trained to be a photographer before the war, but he had to bail out after engine failure on only his third ...
18 Jun 38min
The Great Escape - Porokoru Patapu 'John' Pohe
Porokoru Patapu Pohe, known as 'John' or 'Johnny', was a true trailblazer, being the first Maori pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the first to attack occupied Europe, and the first to attack ...
11 Jun 40min
The Great Escape - Tom Leigh
Tom Leigh was Australian born, but spent most of his life in the UK. A tragic life story, he was to experience the loss of both his parents in childhood, while his brother would also be killed in serv...
4 Jun 34min
The Great Escape - Alastair McDonald
One of only two Scots in the Great Escape, Alastair McDonald was an inveterate escaper who took part in nine different escape attempts while a prisoner of war. He escaped alone for the Great Escape bu...
28 Mai 33min
The Great Escape - George Wiley
George Wiley was one of the youngest Great Escapers, just 22 when he escape, having required his father to sign his enlistment papers. Jean-Michel Turcotte, a Canadian POW historian, joined us to tell...
21 Mai 29min
The Great Escape - Brian Evans
Brian Evans had a short but very eventful operational career, but he was to utilise his pre-war surveying skills for the Great Escape, helping to estimate the length required for the tunnel digging. F...
14 Mai 31min
