The Great Escape - Richard Anthony Bethell
We were joined by Rafe Bethell, the son of Richard Anthony 'Tony' Bethell, to tell us about his life as a pilot, Great Escaper, Rugby 'Barbarian' and his life in Canada after the war. Rafe also shared...
9 Apr 34min
The Great Escape - Michael Casey
Michael Casey became a prisoner of war very early on, and so became involved in many escape attempts, including one in which he escaped with the future Carry On actor, Peter Butterworth. For the Great...
2 Apr 34min
The Great Escape - Alastair 'Sandy' Gunn
A Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire pilot from Scotland who was shot down while photographing the Tirpitz in Norway, he would become a tunneller and escape with Mike Casey. His biographer, and regular co-...
27 Mar 42min
The Great Escape - Alfred Thompson
Shot down before his native Canada had even declared war on Germany, he was taken to meet Goering as one of the very earliest Allied servicemen to be taken prisoner of war. He was involved in scroungi...
20 Mar 39min
The Great Escape - William 'Bill' Cameron
We were delighted to be joined by three members of Bill Cameron's family, his daughter, Vanessa, his son, Fraser, and his nephew, Ron, who kindly shared his fascinating story. One of the more unassumi...
13 Mar 44min
The Great Escape - Cyril Swain
Inspired by his uncle’s service in the Royal Flying Corp during the First World War, Cyril Swain became a pilot even before the outbreak of the Second World War. Shot down after spending some time as ...
6 Mar 32min
The Great Escape - Robert Campbell 'Bob' Stewart
Robert Campbell 'Bob' Stewart worked for a tunnelling company prior to the war - a useful employment to have as a future POW escaper - before being shot down on his thirtieth operation, on what would ...
27 Feb 28min
The Great Escape - Bob Nelson
Patrick Nelson joined us to tell us about his father, Bob Nelson, whose experience as a mechanical engineer was put to good use by the carpentry team for the Great Escape, helping Jens Muller with the...
20 Feb 43min
