WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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327. One Man’s Window - Chapter 1 Jun 14, 2021

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In April 1942 Denis Barnham flew his Spitfire off the deck of an aircraft carrier and headed for Malta, where the air battle over the island was at its most intense. This brilliant account of his time on the island offers a compelling and honest account of the terror of the battle and of life on Malta under siege.

Read by Al Murray.

We Have Ways is running a weekend festival from September 17th to 19th. There will be fifty military vehicles and a host of top speakers. Plus lashings of ale.

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A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Harry Lineker & Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

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326. The Dams Raid - part 2 Jun 10, 2021

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The Dams Raid - part 2

With Guy Gibson struggling through combat fatigue, the raid on the great Ruhr dams is launched. James Holland and Al Murray discuss the events of that May night in 1943 and ask the ultimate question: was it worth the cost? Recorded on site at RAF Scampton, home of the famous 617 Squadron.

We Have Ways is running a weekend festival from September 17th to 19th. There will be fifty military vehicles and a host of top speakers. Plus lashings of ale.

Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153466810361

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

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325. Guy Gibson and the Dams Raid Jun 07, 2021

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On May 16, 1943, one of the most daring raids of the war was launched. Operation Chastise, known in popular parlance as the Dam Busters Raid, saw 19 specially adapted Lancaster bombers attack three targets in the German industrial heartland, led by Guy Gibson. Al Murray and James Holland recorded this episode in Wing Commander Gibson’s office at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire.

We Have Ways is running a weekend festival from September 17th to 19th. There will be fifty military vehicles and a host of top speakers. Plus lashings of ale.

Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/153466810361

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

@WeHaveWaysPod

Website: www.wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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324. Tank Talk Jun 03, 2021

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Al Murray and James Holland were granted a sneak preview of the collection at Bovington Tank Museum before the public finally gained access post lockdown. Like kids in a sweet shop, they got up close and personal with a Churchill and explored the fabulous Shermans.

We Have Ways is running a weekend festival from September 17th to 19th. There will be fifty military vehicles and a host of top speakers. Plus lashings of ale.

Tickets can be booked here:

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Script editor: Sarah Shannon

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

@WeHaveWaysPod

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323. The Evacuation of Crete Jun 01, 2021

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In the second part of our story of the Battle of Crete James and Al discuss the fighting retreat, the brilliant Cretan resistance and the accounts of the writer Evelyn Waugh, a veteran of the battle.

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322. Family Stories - Episode 20 May 30, 2021

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More of your wartime Family Stories, including a timely tale from the Battle of Crete.

With thanks to Luke Brannigan, Robert Blood, Betty Dullaghan and Christopher Szymanski,

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Script editor: Sarah Shannon

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

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321. Axis Sally May 27, 2021

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Mildred Gillars, or Axis Sally as she was known, was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany as a radio propagandist during The Second World War. Al Murray and James Holland are joined by Harvard professor Jill Lepore to discuss Nazi propaganda and the fate of Axis Sally.

Jill Lepore is the host of a podcast called The Last Archive, which traces the history of evidence, proof, and knowledge in search of an answer to the question: Who killed truth? It includes an exploration of Nazi and Soviet propaganda. Listen here: https://www.thelastarchive.com/

We Have Ways Fest will take place September 17th to 19th this year. Get tickets via our members’ site: Patreon.com/wehaveways

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Joey McCarthy

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

@WeHaveWaysPod

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320. The Battle for Crete May 25, 2021

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The assault on Crete led to a pyrrhic German victory and much finger pointing on the part of the Allies. Was Major-General Bernard Freyberg to blame or did a failure of communication lead to the defeat of British, New Zealand and Australian forces?

Eighty years on from the dramatic fight for the island, Al Murray and James Holland explore the mistakes made and the price paid by both sides.

We Have Ways Fest will take place September 17th to 19th this year. Get tickets via our members’ site: Patreon.com/wehaveways

A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

@WeHaveWaysPod

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319. Family Stories - Ep 19 May 23, 2021

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This week we hear more of your war time family stories. Including the incredible details of an Australian soldier’s experiences in a Japanese POW camp and the Sandakan death marches, hiding an illegal printing press as part of the Danish resistance; and scavenger hunts in the desert minefields of North Africa.

With thanks to Alyssa Braithwaite, Tom Campbell, Jan Johansson, Patrick Lees and Mark Wrycraft for sharing their stories.

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A Goalhanger Films production

Produced by Harry Lineker

Exec Producer Tony Pastor

Twitter: #WeHaveWays

@WeHaveWaysPod

Website: www.wehavewayspod.com

Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com

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318. The Sappers in the D-Day Gliders May 21, 2021

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In this special edition of the podcast Al Murray reads an article written by his father, Ingram Murray, known to regular listeners as The Colonel.