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PodcastNotes
Case White: The Invasion of Poland – Angus Wallace, December 2019Good content and includes some little-known stories.
Poland 1939: The invasion that sparked WW2 – History Extra with Roger Moorhouse, October 2020Detailed analysis of the outbreak of the war.
Witness History – German Atrocities in Poland during WW2 – BBC production, January 2020This covers the retreating German army and its scorched earth policy towards the civilian and economic fabric of the war-ravaged country.
Warsaw Uprising Day by Day – Roger Moorhouse, Clare Mulley and Alina Nowobilska, August 2024. 18 episodes.Hosted by well-known historians, each episode covers details of the Uprising in an interesting and critical review of the events and its eventual outcome by placing it in its historical context.
A WW2 Polish Diplomat Forged Thousands of Paraguayan Passports to Save Jews from the Holocaust – History Unplugged series with Roger Moorhouse.Fascinating story that should be analysed in conjunction with Poland’s Operation Continental Action in relation to its activities in Portugal.
The Battle for Poland – Presented by Al Murray and James Holland from the series We have ways of making you talk, November 2019.Peppered with additional less well-known stories.
Battle of Britain (Part 3) – with Al Murray and James Holland from the series We have ways of making you talk, August 2020.This episode covers the role of the PAF.
Battleground ’44 – The Battle of Monte Casino – with Saul David, January 2024.In-depth look at the battle’s four stages in good detail.
Operation Market Garden – Day 1 – with Al Murray and James Holland from the series We have ways of making you talk, September 2019.Overview of a ‘Bridge too Far’.
The Cauldron by Zeno – with Al Murray and James Holland from the series We have ways of making you talk, series March 2020 with updates.Detailed investigation into Operation MARKET GARDEN through the eyes of a combatant.
Battleground ’44 – Agent Zo – The story of Elzbieta Zawacka with Clare Murray.Thrilling story that is well researched and written giving an insight into how Polish couriers and Cichociemni operated in Poland.
On Auschwitz: The Story of Witold Pilecki, the co-founder of resistance in Auschwitz – Auschwitz Memorial production.The dramatic story of Pilecki and his role in the resistance.
Wannsee Conference. Looking at the International Dimensions of the Holocaust – 5 episodes covering aspects of the Holocaust from its beginning to the role of Vichy France.Comprehensive series covering the Holocaust, its beginning for the Jews, the Jewish Ghetto Uprising and France’s Vichy government and the role the resistance played.
D-Day: Bocage Busting – with Al Murray and James Holland from the series We have ways of making you talk, series May 2024.Important event to secure Normandy and lead up to the Falaise Gap.
The Invasion of Norway – The Snows of Narvik – with Wesley Livesay, March 2024.Detailed analysis of the campaign.