The Great Escape - Per Bergsland

The Great Escape - Per Bergsland

Per Bergsland, also known as 'Peter Rockland', was one of just three Great Escapers who managed to complete a 'Home Run', getting to neutral Sweden with his escape partner, Jens Muller, within just five days.

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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Sq/Ldr. McAuley, Fl/Sgt. Nightingale and CQMS Cook

Sq/Ldr. McAuley, Fl/Sgt. Nightingale and CQMS Cook

In this episode we look at what may be the shortest escape of the war, both in timeframe and distance. But that also make it one of the most interesting!For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks...

3 Des 202139min

Lt/Cmdr. RM Prior

Lt/Cmdr. RM Prior

In this episode we look at Lieutenant Commander Redvers Prior. A First World War Navy veteran, he was one of our oldest escapers when he escaped from a hospital train in August 1942, when his adventur...

26 Nov 202139min

Fl/Lt. DM Cowley

Fl/Lt. DM Cowley

In this episode we look at the capture and escape of Fl/Lt. Denis Martin Cowley. After being due to be repatriated on medical grounds, he made his escape while en route back to the UK.For You The War ...

19 Nov 202139min

Life as a POW (with Special Guest, Dr Midge Gillies)

Life as a POW (with Special Guest, Dr Midge Gillies)

To kick off this new series we welcome Midge Gillies, author of "The Barbed Wire University", to discuss what life was like as a Prisoner-of-war. We discuss the day to day life of a POW, how they live...

12 Nov 202153min

Series 3 Intro

Series 3 Intro

Welcome to Series 3 of For You The War Is Over, introducing a new series and a new presenter, we are excited to bring you brand new episodes covering some fantastic new escapes.For You The War Is Over...

8 Nov 20213min

Fl. Sgt. JP Dowd

Fl. Sgt. JP Dowd

In the final episode of this series we look at the escape attempts of Flight Sergeant James Patrick Dowd. After a number of escape attempts, he eventually succeeds in escaping from a camp at Grottkau....

4 Jun 202145min

Capt. IP Thomson

Capt. IP Thomson

In this episode we look at the escape of Captain Ian Poole Thomson, who was captured at El Alamein, escaped from Lamsdorf, was in Paris for D-Day and fought with the Maquis, winning a Military Cross f...

29 Mai 202137min

Brig. J Hargest

Brig. J Hargest

In this episode we look at the escape of Brigadier James Hargest, a New Zealander who was captured by Rommel, held in Campo 12 in Italy, reaching Switzerland in record time after his escape.Sadly our ...

21 Mai 202128min

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