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  • Inglorious Bastards: William Jones and the S.I.B.
    2024/10/25

    In this brilliant, rollercoaster episode, Robert recounts the story of his father, William Jones, during the Second World War and his role as a British military policeman in the Special Investigation Branch (S.I.B.) in Europe after D-Day.

    From interrogating SS officers and arresting black marketeers to gathering military intelligence and going undercover in an Allied POW camp, William's story is like an adventure thriller. Enjoy.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.
    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    57 分
  • Operation Grapple
    2024/08/01

    November, 1957
    On Christmas Island and Malden Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a British Valiant jet bomber flies overhead. It is about to drop a single bomb just off the coast. This is Operation Grapple, Britain's efforts to acquire the hydrogen bomb.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    16 分
  • Louis XVI
    2024/07/13

    Dr Ambrogio Caiani returns to the show to discuss the reign of King Louis XVI of France, 250 years after he ascended to the throne in 1774.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    59 分
  • Land is All that Matters: The Struggle that shaped Irish History
    2024/06/16

    Ireland has always been a rural country and as such, who owns land has always been a thorny issue and has spawned protests, murders, wars and eventually a social revolution.
    Myles Dungan, author and broadcaster of Irish TV and radio, joins me to talk about his new book which explores the changes and conflicts surrounding Irish land ownership.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    1 時間 8 分
  • D-Day: 80 years on, Part 2, with The WW2 Podcast
    2024/06/07

    Part 2 of this episode about the 80th anniversary of D-Day, where I'm joined by Angus Wallace of the WW2 Podcast to talk about the operation in Normandy itself and its wider legacy, especially in cinema.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    52 分
  • D-Day: 80 years on, Part 1, with The WW2 Podcast
    2024/06/05

    In Part 1 of this episode, I'm joined by Angus Wallace, creator and host of the WW2 Podcast to talk about D-Day and its legacy 80 years on since 6th June 1944.

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    38 分
  • The Worst British Prime Ministers
    2024/04/29

    Jonathan Brown and Robert Jones take a whistle stop tour through British prime ministerial politics from the 1700s to the present day and pick out one PM from each century that ranks as the worst. But who will be the ultimate loser?

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    44 分
  • Bomber Command: The Battle of Berlin
    2024/04/04

    Emboldened by the July-August 1943 raids on Hamburg, Bomber Command sets its sights on Nazi Germany's capital city. But Berlin is an altogether different target...

    Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive

    Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.

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    16 分