January 1944. The Allies have failed to reach Rome by Christmas, the ‘soft underbelly’ of Europe is reaching crisis point.
To break through the Nazi’s strangle hold of Italy, the Allies plan OPERATION SHINGLE - the daring beach assault at Anzio.
In the first episode of our Italy series, Al Murray and James Holland outline the reasons for recapturing Rome, Ke ... Show More
Jul 2023
The Late, Great Stephen Ambrose: WWII and Getting Down to Business (The Italian Campaign)
On this episode of Our American Stories, even before the U.S./British victory in the North African campaign in May 1943, there was disagreement among the Allies on the best strategy to defeat the Axis. Eventually the U.S. and British political leadership reached a compromise in w ... Show More
30m 17s
Sep 2023
E79: Italian resistance, part 3
Part 3 of our four-part podcast series on the Italian resistance to fascism in conversation with anti-fascist partisans themselves.
In this episode, we look at the question of 'the resistance betrayed': the Togliatti amnesty, what happened to fascists and anti-fascists immediatel ... Show More
32m 2s
Feb 2024
Gangster Der Meere | EP 7 | Edward England, der gestrandete Kapitän
Wer sagt, dass alle Piraten grausam und blutrünstig sind? Auf Edward England trifft das jedenfalls nicht zu. Für diesen Seeräuber, der einst in der englischen Marine gedient hatte, stand die Piraterie für den Traum von Freiheit und Reichtum. Nichts verpflichtete ihn dazu, gegneri ... Show More
17m 33s
Feb 2024
Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival?
A London firefighter swaps the intense heat of his day job for the extreme cold of Western Europe’s tallest mountain. As Dan Acquah begins a multi-day ascent with his friend, Matt Tomlinson, spirits are high. But as they inch upwards, the difficulties stack up. With both of their ... Show More
44m 28s
Feb 2024
Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war so far & reflections on reporting on the occupied territories
Day 730. Today, Dom Nicholls is joined by Francis Farrell, a journalist with the Kyiv Independent, who talks us through a series of press conferences yesterday in the Ukrainian capital as someone who was in the room.Plus David Knowles chats with another reporter from The Kyiv Ind ... Show More
1h 8m