• 39 minutes 56 seconds
    Heist From The Sky: Hell Breaks Loose (Part 3)

    What Nazi resistance was there to the British paratrooper raid? Why didn't the paras have any heavy support during the attack? When did the Royal Navy come to exfiltrate John Frost's men?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 3 of this exciting new series on Operation Biting, known as the Bruneval Raid - the most unequivocally successful British Parachute Regiment operation of WW2.


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    20 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 36 minutes 22 seconds
    Heist From The Sky: The Raid Begins (Part 2)

    How did British paratroopers train for the Bruneval Raid? What role did intelligence play in helping plan for the airborne operation? Why did the Germans not defend their radar installations better?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 2 of this exciting new series on Operation Biting, known as the Bruneval Raid - the most unequivocally successful British Parachute Regiment operation of WW2.


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    18 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 33 minutes 37 seconds
    Heist From The Sky: The Bruneval Raid (Part 1)

    When did Operation Biting happen? Why was this so important for the British war effort? What did British paratroopers hope to achieve?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 of this exciting new series on Operation Biting, known as the Bruneval Raid - the most unequivocally successful British Parachute Regiment operation of WW2.


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    A Goalhanger Production


    Produced by James Regan


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    13 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 35 minutes 3 seconds
    A Buffalo Soldier In Italy

    As a part of our continuing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we present our ongoing ‘Family Stories’ series.


    This series tells YOUR relatives’ stories of derring do - both on the front line and home front.


    In this episode we hear your tales of secret swastika sewing, deadly seaside towns, the Navy's luckiest Jonah, Italian internees, and taunting German artillery.


    With thanks to Simon, Ann, Jim, Chris, and Cary.


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    11 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 25 minutes 10 seconds
    Winston Churchill, Dominic Sandbrook, & Philippe Sands

    Was Churchill the greatest Briton of all time? Why are people like Boris Johnson so keen to be seen like Churchill? How did Nazi war criminals start new lives in places like South America?


    Listen to these exclusive extracts from Dominic Sandbrook, Tim Shipman, and Philippe Sands' talks from last year's We Have Ways Festival on whether Winston Churchill was the greatest Briton, and how some of the worst Nazi war criminals managed to evade capture and help dictators like Pinochet perpetrate their own crimes.


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    8 May 2026, 11:22 am
  • 1 hour 45 seconds
    The Visionaries: One War Ends, Another Begins (Part 6)

    When did Harry S. Truman become President of The United States? How was Truman different to FDR? What were the causes of the Cold War between the US and USSR?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 6 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.


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    6 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    The Visionaries: Planning For Peace (Part 5)

    Why is the Bretton Woods conference so important to today's economies? How did the US dollar become the global currency, replacing the British pound sterling? What was the American contribution to D-Day on June 6th 1944?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 5 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.


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    A Goalhanger Production


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    4 May 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 53 minutes 7 seconds
    The Visionaries: A Global War (Part 4)

    Why did Roosevelt enter World War Two? What was Atlantic Charter? How did the USSR defeat Operation Barbarossa?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 4 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.


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    A Goalhanger Production


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    29 April 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Visionaries: Total Defence (Part 3)

    Why was the Fall of France in 1940 such a surprise? How did FDR get the USA ready to fight in WW2? What did Churchill do to encourage American entry on the side of the Allies?

    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 3 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century, how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.

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    A Goalhanger Production


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    27 April 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    The Visionaries: From Recovery To Rearmament (Part 2)

    Why was there a stock market crash in 1929? How did The Great Depression help extremist political parties like the Nazis in Germany gain power? What did President Roosevelt's New Deal in the USA do to help America recover?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 2 of their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.


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    A Goalhanger Production


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    22 April 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    The Visionaries: Picking Up The Pieces (Part 1)

    When did America enter WW1? In what ways were The Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 Points For Peace flawed? Why is this period of history important today?


    Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 their most ambitious series yet; a definitive survey of the 20th Century and how the First World War and economic instability of the 20s and 30s caused World War Two, and how the political vision of US Presidents like Roosevelt and Truman strengthened Western Democracies for the Cold War with the USSR.


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    A Goalhanger Production


    Produced by James Regan


    Editor: Bruno Di Castri


    Exec Producer: Tony Pastor


    Social: @WeHaveWaysPod


    Social Producer: Harry Balden


    Email: [email protected]


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    20 April 2026, 11:30 pm
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