We Have Ways: Veteran Interviews

We Have Ways

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Al Murray and James Holland interview the heroes of the Second World War - from tank commanders to Holocaust survivors.

EPISODE 1 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

I fought at Dunkirk and saw Harold Larwood bowl

In this bonus episode veteran John Hamilton describes shooting down a Stuka before being rescued from the beach at Dunkirk. He also details the extraordinary fitness regime he still maintains despite being 101 years old.

18 min
EPISODE 2 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

Memories of War - Part 1

Major-General Stuart Watson landed on Sword Beach on D-Day. In this bonus episode of We Have Ways of Making You Talk Major-General Watson tells James Holland about his training with amphibious tanks in anticipation of the invasion.

27 min
EPISODE 3 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

Memories Of War - Part 2

Major-General Stuart Watson describes his experiences on Sword Beach on D-Day to James Holland. He also recounts the sights and smells of the Falaise Pocket. Finally he tells James about his journey with XXX Corps to the bridge at Nijmegen.

31 min
EPISODE 4 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

From D-Day to Bastogne

James ‘Pee-wee’ Martin parachuted into Normandy on D-Day; fought on Hell’s Highway during Market Garden; and at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. He recently spent time with James Holland retelling his extraordinary story. Not to be missed.

57 min
EPISODE 5 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

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 describes his experiences in Holland during Operation Market Garden; his time in the line in the Ardennes; and the destruction he encountered in Germany itself as the war ended.

37 min
EPISODE 6 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

Home Front Heroes

Nurse Ethel Lote was just 18 years old when she was thrown into the war effort, caring for troops returning from Dunkirk. In this special episode Ethel describes her experiences to Al Murray, including how she fell in love with her future husband during an autopsy.

29 min
EPISODE 7 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

Stan Perry Special

Part 2 of James Holland's interview with veteran Stan Perry about his wartime experiences in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Stan arrived in France shortly after D-Day and was twice wounded during the final year of the war in the west.

1h 6m
EPISODE 8 • OFFICER'S CLUB ONLY

Stan Perry Special - Part Two

Part Two of James Holland's interview with veteran Stan Perry about his wartime experiences in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Stan arrived in France shortly after D-Day and was twice wounded during the final year of the war in the west.

50 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

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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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