The Great Escape - Per Bergsland

Dr Tony Insall, historian and author of "Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945", joined us to share the story of Norwegian pilot and Great Escaper, Halldor Espelid....

14 Mars 202547min

Our regular host, Dave Robertson, takes a look at the life and escape of Johannes Gouws, a South African Air Force pilot, who was a successful evader prior to being shot down, taken prisoner, and gett...

7 Mars 202535min

Karen Horn, a historian and author of "In Enemy Hands", a book about South African prisoners-of-war during the Second World War, joined us to look at Rupert John Stevens, a London-born South African A...

28 Feb 202531min

Regular host, Dave Robertson, takes a look at the fascinating life, service, and escape of Bernard Scheidhauer, the escape partner to the 'Big X', Roger Bushell, with whom he was recaptured and murder...

21 Feb 202535min

Simon Pearson, the official biographer and author of "The Great Escaper: The Life and Death of Roger Bushell" joins us to tell the story of the 'Big X' himself, Roger Bushell.For You The War Is Over i...

14 Feb 202555min

Will Butler, Head of Modern Collections at The National Archives, joins us to tell us about the life and escape of Arnost Valenta. Valenta was head of the X Committee's Intelligence Department, and pl...

7 Feb 202538min

Henry 'Johnny' Marshall, the second man out of tunnel Harry, was an RAF veteran having served for nearly twenty years by the time he was shot down. We were joined by Onor Crummay, a historian with the...

31 Jan 202559min

Tom Whipple, science editor at The Times, and author of "The Battle of the Beams", joins us to look at Leslie 'Johnny' Bull, chief tunneller on Harry and the first man out of the tunnel in the Great E...

24 Jan 202534min