INSIDE THE ARCHIVES - AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
This week, we're dusting off our back catalogue and sharing one of our favourite episodes from the past few years. The legendary lead singer of AC/DC Brian Johnson is fascinated by the Second World Wa...
9 Mars 202346min
Allied Supremacy and Solbuchs
Can Al and James finally put to bed the claim that “Man For Man, the German Army were better than the British”? Also, the pair dive into the papers and diaries of a Polish soldier conscripted into fig...
7 Mars 202357min
USA: We Have Ways - In Defence of Mark Clark
Did Mark Clark really want to shoot any Brits he found in Rome? And does he deserve the routine vilification he so often receives for Salerno, the Bloody Rapido and the break-out from Anzio? Al Murra...
3 Mars 202349min
On The Trail of The Hasty Ps
James resumes his exploration of Italy, this time, he's on the trail of the Canadians and particularly the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment as they battled their way from the toe to the mountains o...
2 Mars 202339min
Unconditional Surrender
Why has James Holland had to rethink writing his latest book on Monte Cassino, and will the book reach Rome by Christmas? Al and James also discuss the complicated reasons as to why men chose to figh...
28 Feb 202356min
USA: We Have Ways - Bougainville
John McManus joins Al and James to explore the Bougainville campaign. This otherwise unassuming little island just off mainland Papua New Guinea was home to one of the final campaigns in the Pacific T...
24 Feb 202351min
INSIDE THE ARCHIVES: Otto Wächter and Charlotte
ARCHIVE EPISODE In this second episode of our Philippe Sands interview, we explore The Ratline and its central cast of characters. Otto Wächter, the Nazi on the run from justice; his wife Charlotte, a...
23 Feb 202355min
INSIDE THE ARCHIVES - Philippe Sands and The Ratline
ARCHIVE EPISODE Philippe Sands, the author of East West Street and The Ratline, joins Al and James to discuss the extraordinary wartime stories he unearthed in his research. In this first episode, he ...
23 Feb 202347min
