Show Notes
Andy & Kev drop in to the newly named "Horsa & Groom" Pub and reminisce about attending Al Murray and James Holland's "WE HAVE WAYS FESTIVAL" with the Glider Pilot Regiment Society, visiting the Army Flying Museum, and finding an unexpected guest in their tent.....
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Was Arnhem the end of the British 1st Airborne Division and what of its survivors? John Greenacre has a seat with Andy and Kev in the Horsa & Groom to discuss operations involving 1st Airborne and how it ended the war on a high note rather than "a bridge too far."
Andy and Kev discuss Boy Browning. Is his reputation a prisoner of the film A Bridge Too Far? The lads chat about Browning's history and his influence on the British Airborne in the lead up to Operation Market Garden, the Operation itself, and Browning's post Arnhem and Second World War career.....
In a return to their 'Airborne Personalities ' series, Andy and Kev discuss Brigadier James Hill DSO. A Parachute Regiment legend and one of the founding fathers of the regiment.
How important were the Airborne Chaplains and did their duties include more than religious services? Ham & Jam's own padre, Ian Pegg has a seat with Andy and Kev in the Horsa and Groom to discuss the role of chaplains throughout the war, and what was asked of airborne chaplains during the Normandy and Arnhem battles?
Arnhem has five Victoria Cross recipients. Who are they and what is each individual story? Mark Green joins Andy and Kev in the virtual pub for a chat on the Arnhem VC recipients.