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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
The World War II podcast with comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland. We Have Ways of Making You Talk dives deep into WWII history, exploring key battles, forgotten front lines, and incredible untold stories. Whether you're fascinated by the Battle of Britain, the D-Day landings, or the Eastern Front, this show offers a rich, detailed look at the war that shaped the modern world. Al and James bring a unique blend of expert knowledge and humour, discussing everything from the Third…
Episodes
- WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
The Battle Of The Bulge: Endgame (Part 8)
As the weather clears in the Ardennes, Allied air forces sweep enemy planes from the skies and attack panzer columns with ease. What is next for both sides?…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: Bastogne (Part 7)
The battle everyone remembers. This siege has become the symbol of the whole campaign - but how well do we know what actually happened here? Find out what Band…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: The Red Line (Part 6)
In the wake of the surprise offensive through the Ardennes, Generals Bradley and Hodges seem to have lost it, while Patton is jockeying to charge ahead. Firm…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: Massacre At Malmedy (Part 5)
Joachim Peiper was regarded as a princeling of the Nazi regime, and a celebrated tank commander. But he was also a cruel monster who encouraged his units to…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: A Tale Of Two Villages (Part 4)
Everyone remembers Bastogne. But here, we uncover the ferocious fighting around the Two Villages area, a hotly-contested part of the Ardennes Offensive that…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: Attack At Dawn (Part 3)
The Battle Of The Bulge is launched with a dawn barrage on December 16th 1944 at unsuspecting Allied defences. But even with the element of surprise, and some…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: America's Fight (Part 2)
The Battle Of The Bulge is America's victory. In popular retellings of the campaign, myths surrounding Allied unpreparedness in this new series are proved…
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The Battle Of The Bulge: Hitler's Mad Plan (Part 1)
The Battle of the Bulge is often called Hitler's Last Gamble, but rather than a bold offensive on the brink of success, it was a rushed and hopeless attack…
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Churchill's Secret Weapon
What is a land mattress? And what did it have to do with Allied victory in the West? Al Murray and James Holland argue morality, press campaigns and rocket…
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Top Tanks Of WW2
What is a tank? Were tank destroyers a mistake? Is the tank obsolete in 2025? Join James Holland and Al Murray as they grill their guest - WW2 armour expert…
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Auschwitz: Rob Rinder Remembers (Part 4)
In the concluding chapter of our Auschwitz story, Al Murray and James Holland speak to the UK's most famous barrister - Robert Rinder. Robert lost many members…
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Auschwitz: Extermination (Part 3)
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final…
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Auschwitz: The Cost Of Cruelty (Part 2)
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final…
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Auschwitz: The Zone Of Interest (Part 1)
How did a small Polish town on the outskirts of civilisation become the epicentre of the Holocaust? Al Murray and James Holland tell the story of the Final…
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Family Stories: How to Liberate a Belgian Brewery
As a part of our ongoing effort to commemorate the incredible global story of WW2, we are unearthing our groundbreaking ‘Family Stories’. Originally recorded…
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The Women Of SOE: The Forgotten Spy (Part 3)
The Agents of SOE did more than undermine the Nazi occupation of France, but how far did their reach extend? What theatres of war did these female agents excel…
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The Women Of SOE: Set Europe Ablaze (Part 2)
In the years and months before the liberation of Europe and D-Day, the female agents of SOE played an integral and highly dangerous role in undermining Nazi…
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The Women Of SOE: Churchill's Favourite Spy (Part 1)
Olympic skier, cigarette smuggler, countess, beauty queen, spy. Krystyna Skarbek was the first female agent of the Allied war effort, but far from the last…
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1945: Endgame In Europe
The 80th Anniversary of the end of WW2 is in our sights. Do Allied leadership, like Winston Churchill, think the end of the war - or the British Empire - was…
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The Real SAS Rogue Heroes
What does 'SAS' stand for? Why is Paddy Blair Mayne considered the perfect military man? What does the new hit BBC show 'SAS Rogue Heroes' get right about the…
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Inside Hitler's Bunker (Eclipse, Alan Moorehead)
As a new year's treat, Al Murray has recorded a chapter of 'Eclipse' by Alan Moorehead. This incredible history, republished by We Have Ways, was first…
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A Sherwood Rangers Christmas
Schinnen, The Netherlands, Christmas 1944. The men of the Sherwood Rangers have a choice for Christmas 1944. Around 100 soldiers, after nearly 5 years of…
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A Christmas Truce
German-Belgian border, Christmas Eve 1944. John McManus tells James Holland and Al Murray all about the surprising Christmas story of a family trying to…
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Slaughter On The Ice
Karelian Isthmus, Finland, Christmas 1939. The first Christmas of WW2 sees brutal fighting between the Soviet Red Army and the Finnish defence forces. Stalin's…
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Highlights & High Ground
James Holland and Al Murray reminisce about our record-breaking 2024 and their highlights from this year. Including a pitch for Guy Ritchie's next blockbuster…
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The End Of The Home Guard
Far from being a quiet end to the war, December 1944 was incredibly busy. As the Home Guard was getting demobilised, women in Nazi Germany were being forcibly…
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The Duel: The Fox That Outlived Them All (Part 2)
April-May, 1945. Karl Wolff and Ernst Karltenbrunner are running out of time, and options. Interrogated by Himmler, and Hitler himself in the ruins of Berlin…
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The Duel: The Nazi Escape Plan (Part 1)
Spring, 1945. Two high-ranking SS officers in Hitler's empire, who have seen the writing on the wall for the Third Reich, are plotting their escape. With…
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Speer, Snipers & Submarines
Were the Americans exploiting WW2 for profit? Why shouldn't you fight at night with your canopy open? And how do you put the 'fun' into We Have Ways Festival…
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Peleliu: A Pointless Victory (Part 2)
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus conclude their brace of episodes on the battle for Peleliu. In a battlefield so dire, even the company dog gets…
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Peleliu: Death Trap Island (Part 1)
27th November, 1944, Palau Islands. A 'God-Forsaken' island in the Pacific, Palau must be taken for the US strategy to reclaim the Philippines and push back…
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Blitz, Vichy Problems & The Best Military Beards
Just how good is Steve McQueen’s new film on The Blitz? Was the Vichy government really that bad in 1945? And which general had the best beard? Al Murray and…
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Listen Now: Legacy
Listen to Legacy from Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts. Each season, historian Peter Frankopan and broadcaster Afua Hirsch tell the wild stories of the most…
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Blitz: The Final Flames (Part 4)
Bombing continues across the UK, and Brits ask if the violence will ever cease. In the final episode of this series, Al and James assess the damage left by the…
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Blitz: Life Under The Bombs (Part 3)
We know a lot about soldiers under fire, but what about the average Londoner? Al Murray and James Holland explore day-to-day life under the bombs. We Have Ways…
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Blitz: The Carnage Continues (Part 2)
As hellfire continues to rain on the UK, Al Murray and James Holland documents the daily death and destruction. We Have Ways tackles the people's war in this…
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Blitz: London's Burning (Part 1)
4pm, 7th September 1940, London. The first bombs on the Empire's capital fall. Death, shock and devastation rain. What happens next? We Have Ways tackles the…
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Trump and Hitler: A Warning From History
As the US election draws to a dangerously tight close, Al Murray and James Holland take a historical glance at Donald Trump's desire for "generals like…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: Hürtgen - The American Execution (Part 2)
Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus conclude the horrific tale of the Hurtgen Forest. The violence of the German woodlands was a huge factor in the…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: Hürtgen - The Forest of Death (Part 1)
We Have Ways USA is back, and John McManus is leading Al and James through the dense and rugged forests of the German-Belgian border and one of the longest…
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SAS in France '44: The Pursuit of Chaos (Part 3)
Join Al Murray and James Holland as they dive deep into the thrilling final chapter of their series on SAS operations in France during 1944. How did these…
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SAS in France '44: Operation TITANIC (Part 2)
In this second installment of our special series, Al Murray and James Holland team up with Tom Petch to dive into the daring missions of the Special Air…
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SAS in France '44: Behind Enemy Lines (Part 1)
Join hosts Al Murray and James Holland as they dive into the captivating history of the SAS in France during World War 2. In this first episode of a three-part…
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Heritage Hero: Richard Grace
We Have Ways of Making You Talk mourns the tragic death of pilot and WW2 Warbird restoration legend Richard Grace after a battle with cancer at the age of 40…
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Britain's Nazi Invasion: The Haunted Underground Hospital (Part 3)
In a dramatic finale to our Guernsey series, Al Murray and James Holland tour the most bizarre Nazi relic on the island - the Underground Hospital. This…
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Britain's Nazi Invasion: The Concrete Fortress (Part 2)
During the German occupation of the Channel Islands, a series of mammoth concrete defences were built as a part of the Atlantic Wall. Al Murray and James…
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Britain's Nazi Invasion: The Germans Are Coming (Part 1)
Al Murray and James Holland investigate the incredible untold story of the Nazi invasion of the Channel Isles. Why did Whitehall declare the Channel Islands a…
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WW2 Dinner Parties, Oil Spills and The One Show
If you could throw a dream WW2 dinner party, who would you invite - and would Lee Miller hold off the booze? Al Murray and James Holland answer your questions…
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Market Garden 80: What If? (Part 8)
In our final episode of our epic series, Al and James take a moment to reflect on the battle and ask what could have been done for Operation Market Garden to…
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Market Garden 80: Arnhem Remembers (Part 7)
Nowhere in the world commemorates the Second World War like the city of Arnhem. Now on the ground in the Netherlands, Al Murray and James Holland visit…
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Cassino 44 (BONUS)
How does Hollywood scriptwriting influence James' histories, why are diaries more exciting than interviews and has Mark Clark been misunderstood? Al Murray…
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Market Garden 80: Defeat (Part 6)
In the penultimate episode before we hit the streets of Arnhem, Al Murray and James Holland recount the unbelievable horror of the final days of the Arnhem. In…
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Market Garden 80: A Bridge Too Far? (Part 5)
In a meanwhile adventure spanning across the bridge, the town and the woods of Arnhem - Al Murray and James Holland track in forensic detail the 18th and 19th…
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Market Garden 80: Trapped (Part 4)
Al Murray and James Holland dive deeper into the brutal fighting at Arnhem as the British forces face relentless German attacks. In this episode, they explore…
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Arnhem: Black Tuesday (BONUS)
We take a brief pause in our Market Garden 80 series to celebrate the launch of Al Murray's latest book 'Arnhem: Black Tuesday'. James Holland interviews Al…
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Market Garden 80: Arnhem's Darkest Hour (Part 3)
Al Murray and James Holland return to the streets of Arnhem, where the battle intensifies. The chaos deepens as the British forces, now reinforced by the South…
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Market Garden 80: XXX Corps Begin (Part 2)
Join Al Murray and James Holland as they continue their deep dive into Operation Market Garden with the challenges faced by the 101st and 82nd Airborne…
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Market Garden 80: Descent Into Chaos (Part 1)
Al Murray and James Holland kick off their deep dive into Operation Market Garden, focusing on the intense and chaotic first day at Arnhem. What made the…
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Burma 44: Imphal - The Battle of Kohima (Part 6)
In this final episode in our Burma 44 series, Al and James turn their attentions a little further north and to the astonishing Battle of Kohima. Surrounded and…