Guardsman John Jones
A repeated escaper, who even managed to get married in occupied Europe while escaping, Jones eventually managed to get away from a working camp. Making rapid progress, he made his way onto a Swedish s...
15 Des 202339min
Flight Lieutenant Harry Burton
One of the very earliest to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp - he has a possible claim to be the very first - he escaped from Stalag Luft I at Barth and, making his way to neutral Sweden, he would g...
8 Des 202344min
Private Ellis Phythian
Private Ellis Phythian escaped from a working camp attached to Posen, making his way through Germany by jumping a freight train to France where he met an escape line who helped him onwards down to Gib...
1 Des 202327min
Third Mate Arthur Bird
A merchant sailor, Bird is captured in the Pacific Ocean but imprisoned in Marlag und Milag Nord, the POW camp in Germany for sailors. Escaping to a nearby dockyards, Bird spends more time in the pub ...
24 Nov 202332min
Sergeant Philip Pepper
You might have heard of Sgt Pepper, but probably not of his wartime prisoner-of-war escape! Escaping from a working camp attached to the largest POW camp of the war, he chose to remain in Munich for t...
17 Nov 202328min
Trooper Herbert Castelow (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)
To kick start the new series we are joined by historian and author of the 'SAS: Great Escapes' series, Damien Lewis, to look at the phenomenal escape and adventure of Herbert Castelow. Dropping into F...
10 Nov 202347min
Series 6 Intro
Welcome to Series 6 of For You The War Is Over. We are delighted to bring to you another series with amazing guests, and even more amazing escape stories. We hope you will enjoy this new series!For Yo...
3 Nov 20232min
SQMS. Jimmy Smith (Special Guests: Barbara Smith and Sarah Hardcastle)
For this episode we were delighted to be joined by Barbara Smith and Sarah Hardcastle, the wife and daughter of SQMS Jimmy Smith, who served in MI9 during the Second World War. They tell the story of ...
1 Jun 202342min
