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Kokoda: MacArthur And The Generals (Part 2)
10/11/2026 | 56 mins.Why did John Curtin defy Winston Churchill over Australia's returning convoy? What was the 'Badge 80' scandal that followed Thomas Blamey from the Victoria Police into the war? Why did MacArthur and Blamey discount intelligence that Japan would attack Port Moresby overland?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 2 of Kokoda, as the politics and personalities behind the campaign take centre stage. Meet the generals, Blamey, Rowell, Herring, Allen, Vasey and Potts, follow the Pacific collapsing from Pearl Harbor to the fall of Singapore, and watch Douglas MacArthur arrive in Australia as decisions made far from the jungle set up the fight for Papua.
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05/11/2026 | 54 mins.Why was Australia so unprepared for war in the Pacific? How did the Great Depression shape the men who would fight on the Kokoda Track? Why did the volunteers of the Second AIF call the militia 'choccos'?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 of Kokoda, a series on the 1942 campaign in Papua. Before a shot is fired on the Track, they set the scene: the mountains and clans of Papua, the Australia of the 1920s and 30s, the disarmament and Singapore strategy that left it exposed, and the two armies, volunteers and militia, who would have to fight side by side.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBridging Operation Market Garden: Keeping Up With The Joneses (Part 2)
03/11/2026 | 39 mins.Who was Lieutenant Tony Jones MC, and what did he find on Nijmegen road bridge? How did British sappers help the US 82nd Airborne cross the Waal in assault boats? Why couldn't 30 Corps push on the moment the bridge was taken?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 2 of Hurrah for the CRE, as the sappers' story reaches Nijmegen. Brigadier Jones finds assault boats for the Americans' river crossing, while his namesake Tony Jones, a young lieutenant in the van with the Grenadier Guards, rides across the road bridge to cut wires and clear demolition charges, taking 81 prisoners along the way.
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Produced by James Regan
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBridging Operation Market Garden: A Nice Little Problem (Part 1)
29/10/2026 | 45 mins.What does a Commander Royal Engineers actually do for an armoured division? How much bridging kit did 30 Corps have to line up to cross the rivers and canals of the Netherlands? Why is the Bailey Bridge an offensive weapon?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 1 of Hurrah for the CRE, a two-part series on the sappers of Operation Garden, the land-borne half of Market Garden. Meet Brigadier Charles Phibbs Jones, Commander Royal Engineers of Guards Armoured Division, as they tally up the 9,000 engineers, the 2,000-plus vehicles on standby and the stockpiled bridging columns behind the advance, and watch his sappers build a 110-foot Bailey bridge at Son in a single night.
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Produced by James Regan
Editor: Charlie Rodwell
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Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
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27/10/2026 | 58 mins.Why did Stalin sack Budenny and forbid Kirponos from retreating as the trap closed? How did a tiny battlegroup under Walter Model help to seal the biggest encirclement in military history? Why was Hitler's great victory at Kiev also a catastrophe for Germany?
Join Al Murray and James Holland for part 4 of The Road to Kiev, the final chapter in our coverage of Operation Barbarossa, as the German pincers meet at Lokhvitsa, four Soviet armies are trapped, and Hitler turns his attention back to Moscow.
Then continue the story with an exclusive 5th episode for Patreon members, as we return to the diary of Wilhelm Prüller to see the Kiev encirclement and the coming of the autumn rains from a soldier's point of view.
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Assistant Producer: Alfie Norris
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Social: @WeHaveWaysPod
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com
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About 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 Reich, Churchill's leadership, and the Fall of Berlin, to World War 2 tanks, fighter planes, and naval battles. Expect historical insights, lively tangents, and discussions on iconic second world war events like Operation Barbarossa, the Pacific Theatre, and the North African campaign.
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