On this one year anniversary, a special guest joins the lads at the Horsa and Groom. Al Murray sits down and has a chat with Andy and Kev about his connection to the British Airborne, was it easy to create, research, and write Arnhem Black Tuesday? Take a listen as Al celebrates one year of Ham and Jam Podcast with Andy and Kev.
What happened at the battle for Breville Ridge, and why was it so crucial? Ben Mayne joins the lads to discuss the importance of the capture of Breville and the ridge by the 6th Airborne Division as related to the grand scheme for the Battle of Normandy.
It's the lads first road trip of the podcast. Andy takes Kev to his workplace at the Army Flying Museum for a tour and a chat with Susan Lyndsay, Museum Curator, and Henry Whitington, Museum Archivist, about the museum's history. What is it like to work there and interact with history on a daily basis. Will Andy get Kev away from the Horsa?
Andy and Kev land on another LZ , this time it's Arnhem. Jan Berend Heitink joins the lads for a pint to discuss his family's wartime experiences, what it's like growing up in The Netherlands with the Arnhem story, and what it means for the Dutch.
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.....
What happened to the 10th Parachute Battalion after landing on the Ginkel Heath? Historian, author, and Battlefield tour guide, Niall Cherry joins Andy and Kev for a pint to discuss events during the Battle of Arnhem surrounding the 10th Parachute Battalion. What happened after the men landed, and what was the disposition of the battalion after the evacuation?
Andy and Kev make another landing in Arnhem, but it's with Bart Steenkamer, a local Dutch battlefield tour guide who specializes in personalized tours. Bart has a drink with the lads and talks about the Battle of Arnhem entirely from a tour guide perspective.
Who was Napier Crookenden and what did he mean to the 6th Airlanding Brigade and 9th Parachute Battalion? In the second episode of Airborne personalities, John Greenacre sits down with Andy and Kev to have a pint and discuss Crookenden's role in the history of the British Airborne.
Lights, camera, action!! Andy and Kev sit down and have a pint with the lads from Fighting on Film, Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss, to discuss British Airborne on film. Is A Bridge Too Far the greatest British Airborne film or is it The Red Beret? Let the debate begin!!!!!
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In part two of our General F.A.M. Browning episodes, we discuss Boys involvement in the Arnhem disaster, the fall out from it, and his post war career and legacy....
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Before Tonga/Mallard, Market Garden, or Varsity - there was Ladbroke. Andy and Kev glide into Sicily as they sit down, have a pint, and chat with Mike Peters about Operation Ladbroke - the 1st Airlanding Brigade's assault to capture the Ponte Grande Bridge.
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Join Andy and Kev for an impromptu bonus episode. We talk about Andy walking the ground in Normandy, what's coming up in future episodes, and "going Commando" - literally!
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In the final part of our D-Day themed episodes commemorating the 81st Anniversary, we welcome back to the Podcast ,author and 6th Airborne expert, Neil Barber. This time to talk about the assault on the Merville Battery by the 9th Parachute Battalion in the early hours of the 6th of June 1944.....
D-DAY SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EPISODE - Sitting down and chatting with the boys about the assault on Pegasus Bridge are Jane Barkway-Harney, daughter of Glider Pilot Geoff Barkway, and Kerry Ricketts, granddaughter of Major John Howard. What does it mean to be related to the men who participated in one of the most famous assaults of the Second World War, and why Pegasus Bridge and the veterans who were there are so special....
As part of our Normandy D-Day special episodes, friend of the podcast, Norma Graham, returns to chat with the boys about 1st Canadian Parachute Battalions drop into Normandy. Find out why it was such a tough nut to crack, and why they were right for the task....