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Goalhanger

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.
Join our membership club for extra content, livestreams and ad-free listening: patreon.com/wehaveways
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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

What happened to the Fairey Swordfish after Taranto? What was life like on the Arctic Convoys? How did aircrew cope with the polar conditions in an open cockpit?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 4 of this exploration of the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, and the brave crews of the Fleet Air Arm who achieved incredible victories in an 'obsolete' airframe. 

Make someone a We Have Ways Club Member this Christmas – unlock the full WHW experience with exclusive live-streams, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, a newsletter with book deals, model discounts and extra behind the scenes information.

Just go to wehavewayspod.co.uk 

And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at https://www.patreon.com/wehaveways 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Editor: Charlie Rodwell 

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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Arctic Patrol: Stringbags (Part 4)

How many Italian ships were damaged or destroyed during the Taranto raid? Why did the British cancel the second day of attacks for Operation Judgement? When did the Italian fleet recover from the attack?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 3 of this exploration of the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, and the brave crews of the Fleet Air Arm who achieved incredible victories in an 'obsolete' airframe. 

To watch the ad-free, video-supported, version of this episode, please head to our Patreon page directly.

Make someone a We Have Ways Club Member this Christmas – unlock the full WHW experience with exclusive live-streams, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, a newsletter with book deals, model discounts and extra behind the scenes information.

Just go to wehavewayspod.co.uk 

And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at https://www.patreon.com/wehaveways 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Editor: Charlie Rodwell

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com
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The Battle Of Taranto Ends: Stringbags (Episode 3)

What happened in the Battle Of Taranto? Did the raid on Taranto catch the Italian defenders by surprise? How many Swordfish attacked the Italian fleet stationed at Taranto?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for the second part of this mini-series exploring the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, and the brave crews of the Fleet Air Arm who achieved incredible victories in an 'obsolete' airframe. 

Make someone a We Have Ways Club Member this Christmas – unlock the full WHW experience with exclusive live-streams, ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, a newsletter with book deals, model discounts and extra behind the scenes information.

Just go to wehavewayspod.co.uk 

And of course, you can still join for yourself any time at https://www.patreon.com/wehaveways 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Editors: Charlie Rodwell & Bruno Di Castri

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com
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The Battle Of Taranto Begins: Stringbags (Part 2)

How did naval aviation develop out of The First World War? Why was the Fairey Swordfish so good? What is the nickname of a Fairey Swordfish?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 1 of this exploration of the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber, and the brave crews of the Fleet Air Arm who achieved incredible victories in an 'obsolete' airframe. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Editors: Charlie Rodwell & Bruno Di Castri

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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How the Navy Learned to Fly: Stringbags (Part 1)

How did destroyers and escort groups protect convoys from U-Boat attack? When did convoy HX112 encounter the U-Boat 'Wolfpack' of Kretschmer and Schepke? What is a 'Pocket Battleship'?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 6 of this deep dive on the war in the Atlantic, the most vital theatre of war in WW2 and the long-running campaign between the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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Atlantic War: The Loss Of Three Aces (Part 6)

How did the British government overhaul the port system to process convoys? What is a corvette? Why was life on an Atlantic convoy so dangerous?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 5 of this deep dive on the war in the Atlantic, the most vital theatre of war in WW2 and the long-running campaign between the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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Atlantic War: The Turning Point (Part 5)

Forget what you think you know about reality. The Rest Is Science is a mind-bending new show from Goalhanger that tears down familiar ideas… time, randomness, beauty, it will reveal just how bizarre the world truly is.

Join Professor Hannah Fry and science creator Michael Stevens (aka Vsauce) twice a week to explore big, small and surprising questions as they deep dive into theories, concepts, objects and thoughts and take us on a journey into the unexpected.

If you love digging into details that usually get skipped over, this is the show that proves reality is stranger than fiction.

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Introducing: The Rest Is Science

What was so important about Cyril Thompson and the British Shipbuilding Commission in the USA? When was the first Liberty ship made? How did Hitler and the Luftwaffe prevent the U-Boats from becoming more effective in The Atlantic Ocean?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 4 of this deep dive on the war in the Atlantic, the most vital theatre of war in WW2 and the long-running campaign between the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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Atlantic War: Papering Over The Cracks (Part 4)

Why was this period known as 'The Happy Time' for Germany's U-Boats? How much merchant tonnage did the Allies lose to Nazi U-Boat aces? Has the impact of U-Boats on the Allied war effort been overstated in history since 1945?

Join James Holland and Al Murray for part 3 of this deep dive on the war in the Atlantic, the most vital theatre of war in WW2 and the long-running campaign between the British Royal Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. https://www.patreon.com/wehaveways/membership?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
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Atlantic War: The Happy Time (Part 3)

How did submariners survive for weeks at a time at sea on patrol? Were there any perks to joining the submarine service? Why did so many submariners in WW2 have bad breath?

Listen to this exclusive extract from James M Scott and Roger Moorhouse's talk from this year's We Have Ways Festival on life in the submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Nazi German Kriegsmarine. 

Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and to listen to the rest of this talk, and more get more subscriber perks. Enjoy livestreams, early access to podcast episodes, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. 

A Goalhanger Production

Produced by James Regan

Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe

Exec Producer: Tony Pastor

Social: @WeHaveWaysPod

Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com

Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War Under The Waves

Al Murray and James Holland catch up on their latest research and after some revelatory peering down rabbit holes look back to this week in 1943 to explore the war in Italy, the role of Charles De Gaulle in Lebanon, the birth of the United Nations and the complexity of the Cairo Conference.
Tickets for We Have Ways Fest 2024 are on sale now! Find out more now...
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A Goalhanger Production
Produced by Joey McCarthy
Exec Producer: Tony Pastor
Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod
Website: wehavewayspod.com
Members’ Club: patreon.com/wehaveways
Email: wehavewayspodcast@gmail.com
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The Birth Of The UN, Prisoners in the Isle Of Man and the Cairo Conference

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