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The Women Of SOE: The Forgotten Spy (Part 3)
Jan 21, 2025The Agents of SOE did more than undermine the Nazi occupation of France, but how far did their reach extend? What theatres of war did these female agents excel in, and what impact and legacy did they ...
The Women Of SOE: Set Europe Ablaze (Part 2)
Jan 16, 2025In the years and months before the liberation of Europe and D-Day, the female agents of SOE played an integral and highly dangerous role in undermining Nazi rule. Many paid the ultimate sacrifice, oft...
The Women Of SOE: Churchill's Favourite Spy (Part 1)
Jan 14, 2025Olympic skier, cigarette smuggler, countess, beauty queen, spy. Krystyna Skarbek was the first female agent of the Allied war effort, but far from the last. What drove women to join the fight against ...
1945: Endgame In Europe
Jan 09, 2025The 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2 is in our sights. Do Allied leadership, like Winston Churchill, think the end of the war - or the British Empire - was inevitable in 1945? Why did Axis forces ke...
The Real SAS Rogue Heroes
Jan 07, 2025What does 'SAS' stand for? Why is Paddy Blair Mayne considered the perfect military man? What does the new hit BBC show 'SAS Rogue Heroes' get right about the historical inspirations for the hit telev...
Inside Hitler's Bunker (Eclipse, Alan Moorehead)
Jan 02, 2025As a new year's treat, Al Murray has recorded a chapter of 'Eclipse' by Alan Moorehead. This incredible history, republished by We Have Ways, was first published in 1945. In chapter 14, Moorehead rec...
A Sherwood Rangers Christmas
Dec 31, 2024Schinnen, The Netherlands, Christmas 1944. The men of the Sherwood Rangers have a choice for Christmas 1944. Around 100 soldiers, after nearly 5 years of fighting, are eligible to return home for ext...
A Christmas Truce
Dec 26, 2024German-Belgian border, Christmas Eve 1944. John McManus tells James Holland and Al Murray all about the surprising Christmas story of a family trying to survive, and an incredible reunion half a worl...
Slaughter On The Ice
Dec 24, 2024Karelian Isthmus, Finland, Christmas 1939. The first Christmas of WW2 sees brutal fighting between the Soviet Red Army and the Finnish defence forces. Stalin's invasion has stalled in the snow, with ...
Highlights & High Ground
Dec 19, 2024James Holland and Al Murray reminisce about our record-breaking 2024 and their highlights from this year. Including a pitch for Guy Ritchie's next blockbuster, obsessing over capturing the high grou...