The Great Escape - Gordon Brettell
Gordon Brettell was something of an adrenalin junkie! A pre-war racing driver in his spare time, he was a Fighter Pilot who completed over 100 sorties, before getting stuck into the escaping lark, wor...
28 Nov 202533min
The Great Escape - Henri Picard
Karel Strobbe, a Belgian historian and author, joined us to look at the life and escape of the Belgian artist, forger, and a member of the 'Amiable Lunatics', Henri Picard. For You The War Is Over is ...
21 Nov 202541min
The Great Escape - Wlodzimierz Adam Kolanowski
Chris Wroblewski, from the Kresy Siberia Foundation, retired Canadian Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, a history undergraduate at University of Calgary, and co-author of "Sabotage", a book about the pla...
14 Nov 202530min
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 fi...
31 Okt 202532min
The Great Escape - Albert Armstrong
Tony Hoskins looked into the life of Albert 'Shorty' Armstrong, about whom there is very little publicly available information, but with the help of his family, we have been lucky enough to piece toge...
23 Okt 202533min
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
