The Great Escape - Sotiris Skantzikas
Sotiris Skantzikas, the only Greek Great Escaper, was the escape partner of Jimmy James, but there is very little information available about his life otherwise. However, Dave Robertson had a dig arou...
16 Okt 202531min
The Great Escape - Bertram 'Jimmy' James
Former RAF pilot, Colin McGregor, joined us to look at the life of Bertram 'Jimmy' James, who was an inveterate escaper, survived not only the Great Escape but also was one of those survivors who woul...
9 Okt 202537min
The Great Escape - Antoni Kiewnarski
Tony Hoskins looks into the life and escape of Antoni Wladyslaw Kiewnarski, a highly decorated Polish airman, who served in three different conflicts - First World War, Polish-Soviet War, and the Seco...
2 Okt 202535min
The Great Escape - Kazimierz Pawluk
Paul Bavill, host of the "History Rage" podcast, joined us to look at Kazimierz Pawluk, about whose early life very little is known, but who would become a highly experienced airman taking on the Luf...
25 Sep 202542min
The Great Escape - Bernard Green
Laurence Green, author of "Great War to Great Escape" and grandson of Bernard 'Pop' Green, joined us to tell all about the remarkable life of his grandfather, from service in both the First and Second...
11 Sep 202534min
The Great Escape - Jerzy Mondschein
We were joined by Dr Midge Gillies author of "The Barbed Wire University", to look at Jerzy Mondschein, a Polish airman who contributed to the Great Escape in a number of different areas, but sadly wa...
4 Sep 202528min
The Great Escape - Reginald 'Rusty' Kierath
Reg 'Rusty' Kierath followed his brothers into the military, one of whom served in both the First and Second World Wars. Part of the carpentry team, he specialised in the creation of hides, a crucial ...
28 Aug 202530min
