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We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Achtung! Achtung!Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland discuss all matters Second World War.We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a bi-weekly show exploring the war in close up. James and Al hav... Read more

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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

55mins

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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

49mins

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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

41mins

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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

53mins

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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

46mins

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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

55mins

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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

55mins

Ranked #8

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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

56mins

Ranked #9

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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

53mins

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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

36mins

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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

45mins

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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

54mins

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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

42mins

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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

40mins

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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

49mins

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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

45mins

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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

49mins

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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

51mins

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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

41mins

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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

50mins

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