WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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397. The Maginot Line Nov 30, 2021

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Al and James debate whether the British produced the best tanks during the war. They also discuss the key characters involved in the development of the Maginot Line and read extracts from the Alanbrooke Diaries.

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396. Family Stories - Series 2, Episode 2 Nov 28, 2021

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In today’s Family Stories we hear about a young Englishwoman who found herself in Germany in 1936 and went to hear Hitler speak. Plus stories from South Africa, Australia and the Scottish Isles. Read by Al Murray and James Holland, these extraordinary stories of normal people’s wartime adventures were sent in by you, our listeners.

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Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

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395. Battle of The Ebro Nov 25, 2021

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James Holland and James Petrie walk the hills and caves around the River Ebro, site of the final battle of the Spanish Civil War.

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Produced by Joey McCarthy

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394. Wacht Am Rhein Nov 23, 2021

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Al Murray and James Holland discuss Dwight Eisenhower's decision not to cross the Rhine at the end of 1944. Al also questions James on his love for Battle Dress.

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Produced by Harry Lineker

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393. Family Stories - Series 2, Episode 1 Nov 21, 2021

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A new series of Family Stories, the podcast written by you, our listeners. Each week Al Murray and James Holland read out the stories you send us describing the war experiences of your relatives.

Email your stories to wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com or leave them on the Family Stories page of our members’ site: patreon.com/wehaveways

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Script: Robin Scott-Elliot

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392. The Eastern Front Nov 18, 2021

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What common mistakes do people make about the Nazis and the Red Army? Alex Richie, Katja Hoyer and Waitman Wade Beorn talk about the atrocities that happened on the Eastern Front during the Second World War

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Produced by Vasco Andrade

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

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391. Typhoons and Republicans Nov 16, 2021

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James Holland joins us from Spain where he is exploring the battle sites of the Spanish Civil War. Meanwhile Al Murray has his mind changed about the Typhoon.

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Produced by Harry Lineker

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390. We Will Remember Them Nov 11, 2021

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Each year on November 11th we pause to remember those who have died in the line of duty. In this Remembrance Day special, Al Murray and James Holland remember the family and friends of our listeners.

We Have Ways’ members club, the Independent Company, now has 15 regional hubs in which members meet to discuss the history of the Second World War, frequently with a pint of beer in their hand. If you’d like to join like-minded people for lots of war-jaw join us at patreon.com/wehaveways and tell us which hub you’d like to join.

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389. Class Action Nov 09, 2021

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The British Army relied heavily on public school boys for its officer class at the start of the war but was forced to abandon its class prejudice as the conflict took its toll. Al Murray and James Holland explore the way in which the war forced a more egalitarian approach to army recruitment.

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388. Niklas Frank: In the Shadow of the Reich Nov 04, 2021

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Hans Frank ran Poland for the Nazis during the Second World War and was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at Nuremberg.

His son Niklas was seven years old when Frank was hanged. In this extraordinarily candid conversation Niklas Frank talks to James Holland about living with his father’s legacy.

Hold the date: WarFest 2022 will take place near Silverstone from July 22 to July 24.

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Produced by Vasco Andrade

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

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