Summer Madness

Photo: Pilots of No. 19 Squadron RAF relax in the crew room at Fowlmere, a satellite airfield to Duxford, September 1940. Squadron Leader B.J.E. "Sandy" Lane (facing the camera) sits with his men during the Battle of Britain. Public domain – UK Government.

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Goalhanger

19 Mar, 2020

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

38 mins

Battle of Britain

1940

RAF (Royal Air Force)

As the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain approaches, Al Murray has voiced a new audiobook of James Holland’s brilliant account of the events of 1940. In this exclusive extract, Al reads a chapter outlining the frequency of pilots boozing before flights and what they did in their downtime. A Goalhanger Films production Produced by Joey McCarthy Exec Producer Tony Pastor Twitter: #WeHaveWays @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

Summer Madness

Summer Madness

Meet the Speakers

James Holland

Al Murray

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