30 Queen Mary in WW2
Two WW2 servicemen. Two accounts of the same very special voyage upon the iconic Queen Mary in 1943, taking allied troops from Scotland to Egypt. "I relieved Tommy as lookout on the quarter deck, he...
4 Jun 20181h 20min
29 Prisoner of War, Brian Asquith WWII
The cracking story of Brian Asquith, who was a Rifleman in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and was captured at Dunkirk in 1940, WWII. A dangerous but heart-warming adventure in war-time Poland. Learn how ...
8 Mai 20182h 20min
28 Wilf Shaw RIP Tribute
28 Wilf Shaw RIP Tribute It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of WWII veteran Wilf Shaw in hospital on 21 March 2018. His family advise that he passed away very peacefully in the early...
31 Mar 201851min
27 D-Day Veterans remember - Bennett and Cheall, WWII
92 year-old Royal Marine Roy Bennett remembers his WWII Juno beach landing and more: "There was a horrendous noise as we landed, people were dying leaving the landing craft ..." Bill Cheall re-visits ...
1 Mar 201849min
26 The Zilken Letters. A veteran exposes the army's best kept WWII secrets!
WW2 veteran, Fred Zilken, reminisces in letters written 50 years after the war ended. "In the hot desert, while on guard, some of us drank the rusty water from the radiators of the Bren Gun carriers. ...
10 Feb 201859min
25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WWII
Poignant tale of 5 brave WWII comrades. The story goes back to the start of the war, how these lads met, what special connection brought them together, and what tragedy was to befall some of them. Lan...
26 Jan 201839min
24 Christmas at War Bill Cheall WW2 History
How the Dunkirk spirit of 1940 became the Christmas spirit of '45. Bill Cheall keeps the peace as a regimental policeman in war-torn and defeated Germany and experiences the most heart-warming end to ...
5 Des 20171h
23 Wilf Shaw - WWII army veteran interview 3
More coffee with Wilf Shaw of 6th Battalion the Green Howards, 50th infantry division, in the British Army. Wilf recounts many enchanting, funny and fearsome tales! Also joining us is Wilf's friend, ...
30 Nov 20171h
