Episodes

  • "Hold Until Relieved" : Pegasus & Horsa Bridges Assault - Normandy 1944 - With Neil Barber.

    "Hold Until Relieved" : Pegasus & Horsa Bridges Assault - Normandy 1944 - With Neil Barber.
    Apr 3 2025
    Andy and Kev are joined by 6th Airborne in Normandy " Guru" - Author Neil Barber - to talk about the critical D-Day assault on "Pegasus and "Horsa" bridges in the early hours of 6th of June 1944...
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    39 mins
  • Hill's Cowboys : 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - Operation VARSITY, March 1945

    Hill's Cowboys : 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion - Operation VARSITY, March 1945
    Mar 20 2025
    In the 2nd of our episodes dedicated to the 80th Anniversary of Operation "Varsity" - the Rhine crossing of March 1945 - we talk to Norma Graham about 6th Airborne's 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, and their part in the largest single-day Airborne assault of the Second World War.....
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    34 mins
  • The Last Assault - Operation VARSITY: March 1945 - With Mike Peters

    The Last Assault - Operation VARSITY: March 1945 - With Mike Peters
    Mar 6 2025
    In the 80th Anniversary year of the last great Airborne assault of the Second World War, Andy and Kevin are joined by Mike Peters for the first of two episodes dedicated to this battle for the Rhine River. We discuss the Glider Pilot Regiments involvement , whether the lessons from the disaster at Arnhem had been learned, and in the end was this Operation actually needed?
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    49 mins
  • A Question Of Bridges : Primosole Assault - Operation FUSTIAN July 1943

    A Question Of Bridges : Primosole Assault - Operation FUSTIAN July 1943
    Feb 20 2025
    Andy and Kevin return with a pint in hand! This episode we discuss OPERATION FUSTIAN, the 1st Parachute Brigade's assault on the Primosole Bridge in Sicily 1943. It's an Operation that brings up many questions and what if's...?
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    35 mins
  • Raid On Italy : Operation COLOSSUS, February 1941 - With Niall Cherry

    Raid On Italy : Operation COLOSSUS, February 1941 - With Niall Cherry
    Feb 9 2025
    Andy & Kevin are joined by esteemed Author, Historian and Battlefield Guide, Niall Cherry. The topic of discussion - the very first parachute raid carried out by British Forces, on the Tragino aquaduct , Italy 1941........
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    39 mins
  • The Party's Off : Cancelled Airborne Operations Before Arnhem.

    The Party's Off : Cancelled Airborne Operations Before Arnhem.
    Feb 9 2025
    Andy and Kevin are joined on this episode by Historian and Author, James Daly. A fascinating delve into the many cancelled Airborne Operations of 1944 that culminated with Operation Market Garden and the battle for Arnhem.....
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    41 mins
  • The Battle For The Ridge - 6th Airborne in Normandy 1944

    The Battle For The Ridge - 6th Airborne in Normandy 1944
    Feb 9 2025
    Kevin and Andy are joined by special guest Ben Mayne - Historian, Battlefield guide and ambassador for the Veterans Taxi Charity - to discuss the 6th Airbornes battle for the Breville Ridge in Normandy 1944.......
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    45 mins
  • The Single Road To "A Bridge Too Far"

    The Single Road To "A Bridge Too Far"
    Feb 9 2025
    Andy and Kevin return to discuss their backgrounds in Living History and find that all roads lead from "A Bridge Too Far"........
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    25 mins
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