WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Latest Episodes:

Between The Lines - Ep4 Apr 27, 2023

Show notes

Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.

This week; Bertie Packer still can't find his wife Joy, Harry Wilson is improving on his decipher work and we meet the Australian Charlie Williams.

New episodes will be released every Thursday.

Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production

Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers

David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse

Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons

Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller

Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland

Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler

Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott

Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell

Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery

Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray

Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy

Written and produced by Merryn Walters

The executive producer is Tony Pastor

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Destruction in Dortmund Apr 25, 2023

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Over a few pints in a Dortmund pub, Al Murray and James Holland discuss the effects of the British bombing campaign on the average German.

A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 6 Apr 23, 2023

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Today’s family stories take us from surviving an attack by the Japanese, surviving a deadly accident and growing up in occupied Holland.

Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: www.wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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USA: We Have Ways - Alamo In The Ardennes Apr 21, 2023

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The Siege of Bastogne is one of the Second World War's most infamous battles, fought in the frostbitten forests of Belgium. But what is the story of the men that fought there in December 1944?

Al Murray, James Holland and John C McManus explore the bloodshed - and if it was worth it.

A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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Between The Lines - Ep3 Apr 20, 2023

Show notes

Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.

This week; Jack Ward feels frustrated in Tunisia, Bertie Packer gets comfortable again with HMS Warspite, and Chester Hansen continues his support of Omar Bradley.

New episodes will be released every Thursday.

Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production

Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers

David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse

Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons

Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller

Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland

Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler

Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott

Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell

Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery

Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray

Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy

Written and produced by Merryn Walters

The executive producer is Tony Pastor

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Strategic Bombing Campaign Apr 18, 2023

Show notes

"Your Primary object will be the progressive destruction and dislocation of the German military, industrial, and economic system, and the undermining of the morale of the German people to a point where their capacity for armed resistance is fatally weakened."

Looking ahead to the 80th anniversary of the Dams Raid, Al and James discuss the change to Bomber Command after the Casablanca Conference in 1943 and the details of the strategic bombing campaign in Germany.

A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: wehavewayspod.com Email: wehavewayspod@gmail.com

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Family Stories Series 4: Episode 5 Apr 16, 2023

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Today’s family stories include one man's experience of the Italian campaign, trumpeting at Bletchley Park and witnessing the bombing of Coventry.

Family Stories runs every Sunday, telling your stories from the Second World War.

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Joey McCarthy and Robin Scott-Elliot

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: www.wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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USA: We Have Ways - Eisenhower Apr 14, 2023

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Was Dwight D.Eisenhower the most powerful man in the world during the Second World War?

Al Murray, James Holland and John C. McManus review Ike's exceptional wartime career.

A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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Between The Lines - Ep2 Apr 13, 2023

Show notes

Welcome along to a new episode of our new, We Have Ways series - Between the Lines.

This week; Vere visits the bombed-out pubs of the capital, Bertie Packer begins his journey on HMS Warspite and David Blyth recounts his love for Canada to his mother.

New episodes will be released every Thursday.

Between The Lines is a We Have Ways production

Julia ‘Ma’ Blyth is read by Ruth Sillers

David Blyth is read by Matthew Malthouse

Oscar Griswold is read by Michael Lyons

Chester Hansen is read by Lance Fuller

Vere Hodgson is read by Rachel Holland

Heinz Knoke is read by Lukas Wechsler

Bertie Packer is read by Paul Waggott

Jack Ward is read by Adam Jarrell

Harry Wilson is read by Joel Emery

Narration is by James Holland and Al Murray

Editing by Jon Gill and Joey McCarthy

Written and produced by Merryn Walters

The executive producer is Tony Pastor

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Conflict In Europe Apr 11, 2023

Show notes

Recorded on location from The National Army Museum, James Holland visits the newly opened Conflict In Europe gallery with museum director Justin Maciejewski and the exhibition's curator Sophie Stathi

A Goalhanger Films Production

Produced by Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod

Website: wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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