WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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  1. With the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy

    10 juni 2022 · 51 min

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    A D-Day bonus episode for you today as Al Murray reads a chapter from Richard 'Windy' Gale's book 'With the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy'. Enjoy!
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  2. Finding Keith Douglas

    9 juni 2022 · 44 min

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    James Holland follows the journey of the Sherwood Rangers through Normandy to find where poet Keith Douglas was killed and buried.
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  3. D-Day Anniversary

    7 juni 2022 · 55 min

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    James is in Normandy for the 78th anniversary of the landings and tells Al how he’s combining old and new technology to get a fresh perspective on events. They also discuss the pressure of leadership and decision-making during the operation and ask whether locals staging a pageant is really a suitable commemoration.
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  4. The Luftwaffe with Jens Wehner

    2 juni 2022 · 55 min

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    James sits down with German historian Jens Wehner to discuss the Luftwaffe and their pilots during the Second World War
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  5. Nijmegen, Arnhem and Walking the Ground

    31 mei 2022 · 48 min

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    Newly returned from four days in Holland, James Holland and Al Murray examine the lessons learned from revisiting the key Market Garden sites. As part of their trip Al and James walked from the drop zones to the infamous bridge, as well as walking every step of the perimeter at Oosterbeek.
    Check out details of the We Have Ways Festival, July 22 - 24, at wehavewaysfest.co.uk
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  6. Submarines in Malta - Part 2

    26 mei 2022 · 46 min

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    The story of the discovery of the missing British submarine HMS Urge off the coast of Malta, told by the man who found her, Timmy Gambin, to James Holland.
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    Produced by Harry Lineker
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  7. Battle of Britain at the Chelsea Flower Show

    24 mei 2022 · 30 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland visit award winning gardener and sculptor John Everiss at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
    John's newest garden features a 12ft memorial to Battle of Britain pilots.
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  8. Submarines in Malta

    19 mei 2022 · 22 min

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    In the first of a two part special, James Holland walks the ground in Malta - following the journey of British submarine HMS URGE.
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  9. Machine Guns, Crete and the End of the War

    17 mei 2022 · 54 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland talk about the effectiveness of machine gun fire throughout the 20th century and the battle for Crete.
    The boys also discuss the fantastic new book by friend of the show Peter Caddick-Adams about the final days of the Second World War.
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  10. Public Enemies

    12 mei 2022 · 56 min

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    The internment of German, Italian and Austrian civilians on the Isle of Man was one of the most controversial decisions taken in wartime Britain. Al Murray and James Holland are joined by writer Simon Parkin to discuss the events which inspired his new book, The Island of Extraordinary Captives.
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  11. Shooting Shadows

    10 mei 2022 · 59 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland explore a vivid and heartbreaking article by Paul Fussell about his career in the 7th Army (My War: How I found irony in the infantry) and how it influenced declinist thought in historians.
    They also talk about the lack of bullets that would actually hit enemy troops during battle.
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  12. HMS Belfast Part Two

    5 mei 2022 · 34 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland continue their tour of HMS Belfast with Nigel Steele and Robert Rumble. In this episode they visit the engine and boiler room.
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  13. Spies, Germans and Invading Malta

    2 mei 2022 · 1 uur 3 min

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    Eighty years after Mussolini and Hitler discussed a plan to invade Malta, Al and James debate the chances of its success. Also, Al describes Neville Chamberlain’s unorthodox domestic espionage and James reports from a remarkable trip to Dresden.
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  14. HMS Belfast: Part One

    28 april 2022 · 49 min

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    Floating on the River Thames, the single most important surviving British Navy vessel from the Second World War, HMS Belfast is enjoying her retirement. Nigel Steele gives Al Murray and James Holland a rundown of her illustrious continent-spanning career.
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  15. Naval War Diaries

    26 april 2022 · 1 uur

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    Al and James are joined by the Head of the Naval Historical Branch Steve Prince to discuss the Naval War Diaries.
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  16. Walking With Destiny: Andrew Roberts on Winston Churchill

    21 april 2022 · 58 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland are joined by legendary historian and Churchill biographer Andrew Roberts.
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  17. Fighting With The Sexton

    19 april 2022 · 27 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland are on location again, this time they are with Keith Bridgstock of The Garrison Artillery Volunteers. Today they're looking at the fearsome 25-pounder Sexton.
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  18. Volunteer Yachtsman

    14 april 2022 · 51 min

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    From Yacht club sailing to commanding landing crafts in Normandy, Julia Jones details the fascinating stories of those who left behind the comfort of upper-class life to join the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
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    Produced by Vasco Andrade
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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  19. Hill 112

    12 april 2022 · 52 min

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    Al and James discuss all things Normandy, looking into Montgomery, tanks, and the Battle of the Odon.
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    Produced by Harry Lineker
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  20. Battleground

    8 april 2022 · 14 min

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    40 years since the Falklands War, at the time Britian's most significant military campaign since the Second World War, military history Saul David has teamed up with Goalhanger Podcast for a new series on 20th century warfare. James chats to Saul about the new pod, which features interviews with the people at the heart of the conflicts - ranging from admirals, to special forces, to politicians.
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  21. Königsberg

    7 april 2022 · 1 uur 2 min

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    It was the Prussian capital for over 700 years, but now this Baltic port city is an outpost of Russian power.
    How did the Nazis try to protect Königsberg during the Second World War? Al Murray and James Holland speak to Dr Bastiaan Willems about the fortress city protected by pensioners.
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    Produced by Harry Lineker
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  22. Churchill’s War Room

    5 april 2022 · 22 min

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    73 feet below London - submerged in the fat stench of cigar smoke and adorned with dishevelled tables engraved by Winston Churchill's flailing fists - lies Churchill's War Room, the secret bunker that won the war. Senior Historian Nigel Steele guides Al and James on their very own private tour.
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  23. James Bond's War

    31 maart 2022 · 59 min

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    Bumbling pen pusher or national hero? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by professor Christopher Moran to speak about Ian Fleming's role in espionage during the Second World War and what events inspired James Bond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  24. Poor Bloody Infantry

    29 maart 2022 · 51 min

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    What do we really know of the experience of an infantryman in the Second World War? Al and James look at life in the infantry and explore the fear that was never far away.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Jon Gill
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  25. The Mosquito Story - Part 2

    25 maart 2022 · 40 min

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    James Holland continues his conversation with fighter pilot Des Curtis about his experience with one of the best warbirds of the Second World War - The Mosquito
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  26. The Mosquito Story - Part 1

    24 maart 2022 · 41 min

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    James Holland is joined by Des Curtis and John Lilley to talk about one of the best warbirds of the Second World War - The Mosquito
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  27. Naples 44

    22 maart 2022 · 56 min

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    Al and James look at post war interrogation documents that focus on German training. They also chat about the Norman Lewis book, Naples 44
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  28. Bacterial Battleground

    17 maart 2022 · 41 min

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    “The penicillin project was as ambitious as the Manhattan project”
    What was more deadly to a WW2 soldier, a bullet or the bacteria on it? Dr. John Tregoning joins James Holland to discuss the crucial role of treating infections in the Second World War.
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  29. The Plan for Barbarossa: Part Two

    16 maart 2022 · 33 min

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    “All things being equal, the side with the best morale wins”
    In the second part of our Barbarossa special, Al Murray and James Holland talk further about why the Nazis failed in the Soviet Union and debunk the age-old argument of "man for man".
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  30. Planning For Barbarossa - Part One

    15 maart 2022 · 44 min

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    In the first part of a two-part special, Al Murray and James Holland talk about the planning for Operation Barbarossa, the doomed mission for the Nazis to overtake the Soviet Union.
    The second half of this conversation will be available tomorrow (16th March 2022)
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  31. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 15

    13 maart 2022 · 21 min

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    Today’s family stories include the desert experiences of an Eighth Army medic, the Sicilian adventures of a dispatch rider and how wooden sheep helped fool the Luftwaffe.
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  32. Chiang Kai-shek’s China

    10 maart 2022 · 1 uur

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    How did the Second World War in China play a part in the Communist Revolution?
    Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Oxford historian Rana Mitter to talk about China's role in the war and the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek.
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  33. Ukraine 1943

    8 maart 2022 · 59 min

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    Last week we discussed the Battle of Kiev in 1941, today we move forward to 1943 as the Red Army return to the Ukraine. Al and James discuss the Dnepr Battles, the Bukrin Bridgehead and the recapture of Kiev.
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  34. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 14

    6 maart 2022 · 22 min

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    This week’s family stories include remembering a Battle of Britain pilot, a chance meeting of two old adversaries and a tale that Spielberg borrowed.
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  35. The Lost Churchill Portrait

    3 maart 2022 · 28 min

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    In the autumn of 1944 Winston Churchill agreed to briefly sit for the brilliant portrait artist Frank Salisbury. He gave the artist just half an hour to paint him in oils. The resulting artwork disappeared from Britain after the war and has finally returned. Al Murray and James Holland were offered a sneak preview at the Churchill War Rooms in London, in the company of art expert Philip Mould.
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  36. Ukraine

    1 maart 2022 · 53 min

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    As the current situation in Ukraine deteriorates, Al Murray and James Holland explore events both now and in 1941.
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  37. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 13

    27 februari 2022 · 22 min

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    This week’s family stories include a hair-raising amphibious assault, a long turn in a POW camp, a brave man in Burma and a childhood under German occupation.
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  38. The Spymaster

    24 februari 2022 · 1 uur 1 min

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    “You have done a Herculean task, a grateful nation should thank you for what you’ve done …but I suppose they never will.” Thomas Kendrick had a list of 'friends' which included Counts, aristocrats and generals. All of whom were under his surveillance. Kendrick was more than just a high-flying socialite, he was a spymaster. Helen Fry joins Al and James to discuss all things espionage, an area so shrouded in secrecy, documents are still classified to this day.
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  39. The Battle of Bréville

    22 februari 2022 · 58 min

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    Al Murray and James Holland discuss the details of the Battle of Bréville. They also chat about War Fest Zwei, the Philippines and fear of a new European conflict between Russia and the West.
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  40. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 12

    20 februari 2022 · 22 min

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    This week’s family stories include an IRA man who ended up fighting for Britain and being torpedoed twice, a Scot who spent five years as a prisoner of war, a teenage sailor who braved the Atlantic and the U-boats, and a pilot who never forgave his enemy.
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    Produced by Harry Lineker
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  41. The Loyd Carrier

    17 februari 2022 · 21 min

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    James Holland picks up the podcast's first restoration project, a Loyd Carrier. He explains the history of the vehicle and how it was used in the Second World War.
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  42. American Submarine Tales

    15 februari 2022 · 54 min

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    Al and James talk about their new books and discuss the success of the US Submarine Fleet.
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  43. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 11

    11 februari 2022 · 22 min

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    This week’s family stories include a low-level parachute jump on D-Day, tragic endings in the air and at sea, and hearing the news every soldier, sailor and airman longed to hear.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Harry Lineker
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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  44. The Bombing Of Dresden

    10 februari 2022 · 1 uur 10 min

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    In February 1945 the historic city of Dresden was the target of one of the largest strategic bombing raids of the war. Al Murray and James Holland are joined by US historian Tami Davis Biddle to explore one of the most controversial events of the Allied effort to defeat Germany.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Joey McCarthy
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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  45. Manila

    8 februari 2022 · 59 min

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    Al and James discuss the Battle of Manila and how it split opinions between the US Navy and Army. Was the battle even necessary?
    The chaps also reflect on how crucial Allied adaptability was to success at D-Day.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Harry Lineker
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
    Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
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  46. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 10

    6 februari 2022 · 21 min

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    This week’s family stories include fighting in the might of Atlantic storms, reflecting on fighting in Okinawa, landing on D-Day and an unlikely foray into the Black Market.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Joey McCarthy
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
    Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
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  47. Short History Of ...The Gladiators

    4 februari 2022 · 45 min

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    Today we're dropping an episode by our friends at Noiser podcast. Their podcast takes a trip back in time to Ancient Rome, to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiators. But who were these mysterious warriors? And how much truth lies behind the legends? Take your seat in the Roman Colosseum, the games are about to begin.
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  48. Stories From India

    3 februari 2022 · 51 min

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    Why did Indians join the British Army? Al Murray and James Holland speak to Exeter University's Dr Gajendra Singh about the reasons why young Indian men took part in the Second World War. The discussion spreads to Indian independence, the spread of fascism and how people view the conflict outside of the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  49. Munich

    1 februari 2022 · 47 min

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    Al and James discuss the new Netflix film Munich: The Edge of War, which is of course based on the book Munich, written by friend of the pod Robert Harris. Is it any good? Was it right to sign the Munich Agreement?
    James also tells us about recent research he's been doing into the Battle of Luzon and General Douglas MacArthur.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Jon Gill
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
    Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
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  50. Family Stories Series 2: Episode 9

    30 januari 2022 · 22 min

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    This week’s family stories include a long and eventful walk to freedom, an airman becoming a member of a select and unwanted club and a trumpeter’s escape from Dunkirk.
    A Goalhanger Films production
    Produced by Harry Lineker
    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
    Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
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