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Trapped

Trapped is a six part series about a group of Australian airmen stranded on Japanese-occupied Timor during the Second World War. Using diaries of the airmen, wartime records and interviews with survi... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Trapped - Episode 1 - Invasion

Trapped - Episode 1 - Invasion

18 February 1942. Air reconnaissance sights an enormous Japanese invasion force steaming south from the Celebes on a dir... Read more

25 Feb 2020

24mins

Ranked #2

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Trapped - Episode 6 - The longest day

Trapped - Episode 6 - The longest day

The airmen win a reprieve when the Japanese patrol surging along the beach is inexplicably delayed. With the party’s tra... Read more

26 Feb 2020

35mins

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Ranked #3

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Trapped - Episode 5 - A light out to sea

Trapped - Episode 5 - A light out to sea

With all the airmen stricken with malaria, and food and supplies exhausted, survival seems unlikely for the men of the R... Read more

26 Feb 2020

28mins

Ranked #4

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Trapped - Episode 4 - The ELG

Trapped - Episode 4 - The ELG

Following the tragic death of Pilot Officer Peter Thompson, the stranded airmen head south for the Emergency Landing Gro... Read more

25 Feb 2020

26mins

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Ranked #5

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Trapped - Episode 3 - The Jungle

Trapped - Episode 3 - The Jungle

The airmen have eaten most of their tinned supplies the previous night, a decision Bryan is beginning to deeply regret. ... Read more

25 Feb 2020

26mins

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