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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 TalkConflict In Europe
Recorded on location from The National Army Museum, James Holland visits the newly opened Conflict In Europe gallery with museum director Justin Maciejewski…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkFamily 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. Family Stories runs every Sunday…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Bougainville
In this episode, Al Murray, James Holland and John McManus discuss one of the forgotten campaigns in the southwest Pacific. They look at the brutal conditions…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkBetween the Lines - Ep 1
Welcome along to a new We Have Ways series - Between the Lines. This production decodes handwriting, unfolds faded pages, and dips into the details of diaries…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe German Nuclear Programme
Al and Jim discuss whether Germany developing nuclear weapons was ever a realistic proposition during the Second World War and the challenges they faced trying…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkFamily 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…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Americans in Italy
The trio chat about James Holland's latest exploits in Monte Sammucro. How did the Allies keep up the momentum in the barren mountains of Italy and overwhelm…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkWalking The Ground - Monte Cassino
In the final instalment of our Italy adventure, James Holland arrives at Monte Cassino. What happened here in 1944 that makes the monastery so memorable? A…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkRestoring The Typhoon
Al and James speak to flying instructor Sam Worthington-Leese about his 6 million pound mission to restore a Hawker Typhoon back to airworthy status. A…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkSaving Scampton, Indian Adventures and Lessons from Italy
In another wide-ranging chat, Al Murray and James Holland talk about partition in India, saving Scampton airfield and an extraordinary report from the end of…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkFamily 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…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - The Real Saving Private Ryan
It was the war movie that won five Oscars and changed the genre forever, but does the history of 'Saving Private Ryan' hold up? Al Murray, James Holland and…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkBattle of Ortona
“These men of mine must never know how afraid I really am, Help me lead them in the fight so they will say: 'He was a man'." James Hollands explains in detail…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkOperation Sea Lion: Part 2
In the second part of our look at Operation Sea Lion, Al and James discuss Paddy Griffith’s 1974 wargame where high ranking officials from both the Allied and…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkFamily 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…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 2
In the final (for now...) instalment of our Guadalcanal series, John McManus explains how the US Marines found victory in Guadalcanal - and the fallout after…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe Women Behind The RAF
We all know about the male pilots in the air, but what were women's auxiliary forces doing behind the scenes? Al Murray and James Holland speak to Dr Sarah…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkOperation Sea Lion: Part 1
It was the greatest non event in history. Al Murray and James Holland investigate the Nazi plot to invade the south coast of the United Kingdom. Why did they…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - GUADALCANAL: Part 1
This week, in the first part of our two-part special on the battle, John McManus sets the scene for the fighting within the dense and hellish jungle of…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkINSIDE THE ARCHIVES - AC/DC’s Brian Johnson - Part 2
This week, we're dusting off our back catalogue and sharing one of our favourite episodes from the past few years. Enjoy the second part of our riotous…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkINSIDE THE ARCHIVES - AC/DC’s Brian Johnson
This week, we're dusting off our back catalogue and sharing one of our favourite episodes from the past few years. The legendary lead singer of AC/DC Brian…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkAllied Supremacy and Solbuchs
Can Al and James finally put to bed the claim that “Man For Man, the German Army were better than the British”? Also, the pair dive into the papers and diaries…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - In Defence of Mark Clark
Did Mark Clark really want to shoot any Brits he found in Rome? And does he deserve the routine vilification he so often receives for Salerno, the Bloody…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkOn The Trail of The Hasty Ps
James resumes his exploration of Italy, this time, he's on the trail of the Canadians and particularly the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment as they battled…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUnconditional Surrender
Why has James Holland had to rethink writing his latest book on Monte Cassino, and will the book reach Rome by Christmas? Al and James also discuss the…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Bougainville
John McManus joins Al and James to explore the Bougainville campaign. This otherwise unassuming little island just off mainland Papua New Guinea was home to…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkINSIDE THE ARCHIVES: Otto Wächter and Charlotte
ARCHIVE EPISODE In this second episode of our Philippe Sands interview, we explore The Ratline and its central cast of characters. Otto Wächter, the Nazi on…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkINSIDE THE ARCHIVES - Philippe Sands and The Ratline
ARCHIVE EPISODE Philippe Sands, the author of East West Street and The Ratline, joins Al and James to discuss the extraordinary wartime stories he unearthed in…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUranium in Russia and Rations in Britain
Why did the USA send the Soviet Union weapons-grade uranium during the Second World War? The lads discuss this, plus an update on James’s book and their plan…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Men Against Fire
In his seminal book, 'Men Against Fire', Brigadier General S.L.A Marshall (better known as SLAM) made the extraordinary claim that fewer than 25% of men in…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkTanks: From the Second World War to Ukraine
Is the UK pulling its weight in sending just 14 tanks to the Ukranian army? Al Murray and James Holland are joined by former British Army colonel Hamish de…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk1943: Make or Break for Italy
In a follow-up to their broader discussion on the impact of 1943 on the Second World War, Al Murray and James Holland focus on the Italian campaign and the…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk1943: The Most Important Year Of The War
After their barnstorming Stalingrad series, Al Murray and James Holland turn their sights to the importance of 1943, a year of incredible events at sea, in the…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Bomber Crew
From flying in state fairs to planning strategic bombing missions over Europe, what was the experience of the young men that dedicated their war to serving…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk8th Army's Invasion Of Italy
While researching his latest book in Italy, James Holland sets his sights on the picturesque harbour city of Messina. Walking the ground, admiring its rolling…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkJericho’s Trumpet: The German Stuka
We’re taking to the air today, with Battle of Britain expert Andy Saunders. Together, the trio explore the infamous german ‘Stuka’ dive bomber: its…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: Lend Lease
For the final installment of our Stalingrad series, John McManus explains the baffling scale of lend lease between the US and the Soviet Union and how it…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: Anthony Beevor
Today, Al and James are joined by legendary historian Sir Anthony Beevor. They discuss his seminal book on the topic and his extraordinary experience in the…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: Operation Uranus
As winter grips the ruins of Stalingrad, General Zhukov’s ambitious plan to end the stalemate is put into action Al and James discuss why Hitler refused to…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: Street Fighting
In the third instalment of our Stalingrad series, Al Murray and James Holland reach the devastating fighting that takes place within Stalingrad's factories…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: The Battle Begins
What prevented the Nazis from capturing Stalingrad and the rest of the Soviet Union with ease as they did in Western Europe? As the battle for Stalingrad…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkStalingrad: The Launch of Case Blue
This week is 80 years since the end of the Battle of Stalingrad and we're running a special series to mark the occasion. In the first episode of the series…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkJewish Resistance: Selma van de Perre
The 27th of January is Holocaust Memorial Day, to commemorate this day we are re-sharing our interview with the Holocaust survivor, Selma Van De Perre. Selma…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe Miniature War
Al and James often talk about 'walking the ground', but what about 'playing the ground'? Wargamer Nick Skinner takes the boys on a crash course on the hobby…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkVichy France
How much do you know about the relationship between the Royal Navy and pirates during the Second World War? Vichy France, Hawker Typhoons, and a Jamaican epic…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Mobilisation
James Holland, Al Murray, and John McManus continue their conversation on the mobilisation of the US army. What pushed the nation over the edge into full…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe Black RAF
“He didn’t go to serve his majesty, he went to fight Hitler, the general consensus in the Caribbean was that if the Nazis defeated Britain, the Caribbean would…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe Sherman Tank
Al and James discuss the Sherman Tank, and why the German’s lack of tanks cost them the war. They also chat about Douglas Porch’s book: Defeat and Division A…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Smith v Smith
Al, James, and John McManus set their sights on Lieutenant General Holland Smith and Major General Ralph Smith, charting their relationship over the Second…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkWith The Jocks - The 52nd Lowland Division
Who was Peter White - writer of the incredibly influential war memoir 'With The Jocks'? Al Murray and James Holland speak to Andy Aitcheson about the man…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkSherman Deaths and Diaries
Al Murray and James Holland delve deep into the re-discovered war diaries of Italy veteran Lawrence Vale. They also discuss tank warfare after reading a…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkUSA: We Have Ways - Salerno
This week, Al Murray, James Holland and John C. McManus discuss Salerno. What was the importance of Operation Avalanche - and is history's assessment of Mark…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkSebastian Faulks
In case you missed it - a re-uploaded version of our January 1st interview with Sebastian Faulks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkChristmas in Italy
In our final Christmas special, Al and James take turns reading the diary entries of servicemen in Sicily during the harsh winter of 1943. A Goalhanger Films…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkThe 'Real' Zulu
As our Christmas series continues, today we let our very own Al Murray take control. In this episode Al speaks about his recent trip to South Africa to walk…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkIan Lavender
This year, Al and James are inviting famous fans onto the podcast to chew the cud about the Second World War as part of our special Christmas series. In this…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkDan Snow
Today on We Have Ways Christmas Specials, Al and James are joined by historian and friend of the show Dan Snow to discuss logistics during the war. Dan also…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkSebastian Faulks
Our run of Christmas special episodes continues today with author Sebastian Faulks talking to Al and James about his passion for the subject and his father's…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkSusan Eisenhower
This year, Al and James are inviting famous fans onto the podcast to chew the cud about the Second World War for our Christmas series. Today Susan Eisenhower…
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You TalkRory Stewart
For this year's Christmas series, Al and James are inviting famous fans onto the podcast to chew the cud about the Second World War. Rory Stewart and James…