We Have Ways: Family Stories

We Have Ways
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We Have Ways: Family Stories

In our Family Stories series - Al Murray and James Holland read your family's military careers and home front tales - weaving together an impressive tapestry of the Second World War.

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  1. EPISODE 1 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 1

    Today’s family stories include the morale-raising tale of one of the world's best-selling authors, protecting the crown jewels, the battle of the Pacific and the struggle for survival in a POW camp

    18 min

  2. EPISODE 2 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 2

    Today’s family stories include tales of an Irishman in the British Army, the last days of fighting in Europe and the extraordinary experience of a Kiwi in the Solomon Islands.

    19 min

  3. EPISODE 3 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 3

    Today’s family stories include tales of heroism of a Dutchman fighting on land, sea and air, a lucky escape during the Blitz and the horrors of living in a POW camp.

    18 min

  4. EPISODE 4 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 4

    Today’s family stories include hiding with the Chetniks, three generations at sea and the revenge of a Jewish PT instructor.

    19 min

  5. EPISODE 5 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 5

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

    18 min

  6. EPISODE 6 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 6

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

    18 min

  7. EPISODE 7 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 7

    Today’s family stories take us from two sporting stars doing their bit, to Navy Commandos, and the art of mapping the war

    18 min

  8. EPISODE 8 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 8

    Today’s family stories take us from a terrifying childhood moment in war torn Italy, predicting D-Day while at school and living through Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

    18 min

  9. EPISODE 9 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 9

    Today’s family stories take us from the snows of the Ardennes, the beaches of Normandy and a pioneering pilot who helped launch the Windrush Generation.

    20 min

  10. EPISODE 10 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

    Family Stories Series 4: Episode 10

    Today’s final family stories episode of the series tells one of most dramatic glider pilot stories we've heard, bumping into Hollywood royalty and sitting for Hitler's personal artist. The Ardennes, the beaches of Normandy and a pioneering pilot who helped launch the Windrush Generation.

    18 min
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  • Achtung! Achtung! Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland discuss all matters WW2. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a bi-weekly show exploring the war in close up. James and Al have a stunning knowledge of their subject, but don't expect a linear narrative. The boys love a tangent and a forgotten tale. We Have Ways of Making You Talk roams down forgotten front lines, casts new villains and makes the case for unlikely heroes. Send questions to James and Al via Twitter using #WeHaveWays or by email to wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com Join our membership club for extra content, livestreams and ad-free listening: patreon.com/wehaveways

    • 4.7 (841)
    • HISTORY

  • In this gripping series, explore the extraordinary challenges faced by the British and Indian forces under the command of General Bill Slim as they confronted relentless Japanese offensives in the harsh jungles and unforgiving terrain of Southeast Asia. From the pivotal defence of Imphal and Kohima to the desperate struggle within the Admin Box, this series reveals the courage, strategy, and resilience that turned the tide in one of the war's most demanding campaigns.

    • 5.0 (2)
    • EDUCATION
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In our Family Stories series - Al Murray and James Holland read your family's military careers and home front tales - weaving together an impressive tapestry of the Second World War.

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  • Channel
    We Have Ways
  • Creator
    We Have Ways of Making You Talk
  • Episodes
    44
  • Seasons
    3
  • Copyright
    © Goalhanger Podcasts
  • Provider
    Goalhanger Podcasts

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