Ranked #1
2. Rations, the Ritz and Nazi FM
2. Rations, the Ritz and Nazi FM
Al Murray explains why Madagascar was briefly the most important battleground in World War Two, while James Holland talk... Read more
9 Apr 2019
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55mins
Ranked #2
109. Steel not Flesh
109. Steel not Flesh
Were airborne operations actually a complete wast of time and men? Al Murray and James Holland question the merit of dro... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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49mins
Ranked #3
74. German Officers
74. German Officers
James Holland meets leading US historian Rob Citino to talk about the German approach to war. A Goalhanger Films product... Read more
7 Jan 2020
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41mins
Ranked #4
46. The Battle of Midway
46. The Battle of Midway
At the start of June, 1942, the Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. A week later US forces had won a decisive battle that w... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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53mins
Ranked #5
94. German War Heroes
94. German War Heroes
What was it like to return to Germany as a war hero on the wrong side of history? Al Murray and James Holland debate a w... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #6
Pipers and Paddy Mayne
Pipers and Paddy Mayne
In this special edition of We Have Ways of Making You Talk originally streamed live online, Al Murray and James Holland ... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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55mins
Ranked #7
21. Take No Prisoners
21. Take No Prisoners
Al Murray and James Holland look back on a murderous incident on D-Day plus one. Plus the lads use hindsight to decide w... Read more
16 Jul 2019
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55mins
Ranked #8
22. The Eagle's Nest
22. The Eagle's Nest
James Holland joins Al Murray from Bavaria, where he sits in the shadow of Hitler's infamous summer residence, the Eagle... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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56mins
Ranked #9
20. Colditz and our Book List
20. Colditz and our Book List
James Holland and Al Murray debate the wisdom of collecting all the Allies’ most escape-minded prisoners of war in one p... Read more
9 Jul 2019
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53mins
Ranked #10
99. Totally Evil Badge
99. Totally Evil Badge
Was Hitler a true psychopath? James Holland and Al Murray debate the characteristics of a man who would have got ten in ... Read more
24 Mar 2020
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36mins
Ranked #11
Chapter 13: The Cauldron, by Zeno
Chapter 13: The Cauldron, by Zeno
Chapter 13: The Cauldron, by ZenoIn September, 1944, the British 1st Airborne Division found itself in a fierce battle f... Read more
3 Apr 2020
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45mins
Ranked #12
59. Before the Bulge
59. Before the Bulge
Seventy five years on from the most brutal battle involving US troops in World War Two, Battle of the Bulge expert Peter... Read more
12 Dec 2019
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54mins
Ranked #13
90. Bombers and Gliders
90. Bombers and Gliders
Airborne conflict takes centre stage as Al Murray and James Holland debate the effectiveness of blanket bombing. Also di... Read more
3 Mar 2020
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42mins
Ranked #14
88. The War in the Air
88. The War in the Air
James Holland and Al Murray discuss the desperate situation in Malta before Spitfires were finally sent to the beleaguer... Read more
25 Feb 2020
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40mins
Ranked #15
55. Paris in Wartime
55. Paris in Wartime
James Holland chats with Mike Neiberg, historian of war and peace at the US Army War College, about the final days of oc... Read more
29 Nov 2019
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49mins
Ranked #16
75. Memories of War - Part 3
75. Memories of War - Part 3
In the third and final part of our in depth interview with Major-General Stuart Watson the World War Two veteran describ... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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45mins
Ranked #17
29. Operation Market Garden - Day 1
29. Operation Market Garden - Day 1
On September 17th, 1944, British and American forces launched one of the most audacious operations of World War Two.In t... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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49mins
Ranked #18
12. Our Russian Friends
12. Our Russian Friends
James Holland and Al Murray get into a heated debate about the role of Russia in the defeat of the Nazis. Also discussed... Read more
18 Jun 2019
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51mins
Ranked #19
84. Chez Goebbels
84. Chez Goebbels
Life in post war Berlin for British soldiers takes a surreal twist as one family move into Goebbels’ house. Al Murray an... Read more
11 Feb 2020
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41mins
Ranked #20
10. The Thing About Hitler...
10. The Thing About Hitler...
Al Murray and James Holland discuss Hitler’s personal life. Also James finally turns the conversation to air power, Al r... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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50mins