Show Notes
It had to happen eventually. A one-off on the SAS, finding out how they were mentioned in the newspapers - or not - between 1939 and 1945. A touch of the David Stirling, and a smattering of the Paddy Mayne - that's the SAS for you. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters have to do a lot of sideways thinking this week. Derring-do doesn't always make it - overtly - to the front pages, but it does appear when you look for it. Listen in for news of the SAS, but also of our next six-episode season ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Turkeys, you say? Turkey - WW2 - it's definitely a less expected destination. In this weries, we travel via the newspaper headlines to the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. To Turkey then, and will they or won't they get into the war without horsetrading on all sides?! Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're off to Finland (don't call it Scandinavia) this week in our WW2 Less Expected Destinations series - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. To Finland then, to a war that never ends and never quite knows what it's doing either - except trying to do the best for Finland, of course. Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're off to New Zealand this week in our WW2 Less Expected Destinations series - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We continue with a trip to the not quite down under, and discover the New Zealanders were highly valuable, highly visible, and highly regarded. Freyburg, LRDG, New Zealanders everywhere, Let's see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WW2 Less Expected Destinations - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We continue with a trip to Portugal, land of Port, Port, and, er, more Port. And neutrality. And explorers. And spies. And news about Leslie Howard, and derring do in the form of Duskov Popv - who, of course, met Ian Fleming in ... Portugal. You've got the idea. Le'ts see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WW2 Less Expected Destinations - the places that were (or weren't) making the headlines every day between 1939 and 1945, but still played their part in a world-wide war. We start this series with a trip to Argentina. I mean, that couldn't be contentious - could it. You've got the idea. Le'ts see what was being reported in the newpapers of the day. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters look at the ways in which newspapers reported the antics - and achievements - that were still being phoned in, beyond what was happening on the frontlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.