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News of The War

HGP

32 episodes

4 days ago

Read all about it! What ELSE happened during WW2? Digging into the headlines at home and on the frontlines, this is ALL the News of The War @AndyAitcheson & @rentaquill #NOTW

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Read all about it! What ELSE happened during WW2? Digging into the headlines at home and on the frontlines, this is ALL the News of The War @AndyAitcheson & @rentaquill #NOTW

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News of The War

News of the War - 10th April 1943

"News of The War" – It's got everything. North Africa. A Map. Montgomery. Slim. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in April 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 days ago

43 minutes 50 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 17th Februrary 1943

"News of The War" – It's like there's STILL a war on! From Guadalcanal to the Banana Boogie, via some legal matters and Map of the Week, you can get all the New of the War in early 1943 here. Lots going on. Whole newspaper pages' worth. There's Africa ... againa ... it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 week ago

41 minutes 4 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - Christmas Special 2025

#NewsoftheWar! - Readallabouddit! - Happy Christmas everyone. Something to keep your mind off the sprouts. A special appearance by General Waverly at the end, and a Patton, an Ortona, a Spy, a First Lord of the Admiralty - several appearances by Monty - and a very strange Christmas game, all as it appeared in the newspapers, this week between 1939 and 1945. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dive into the News of the War ...

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2 weeks ago

52 minutes 21 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - Pole to Pole

"News of The War" – we're here this time with our Special Guest Editor, the lovely Jenny Grant, devling into the historical context of Polish involvement in World War II, focusing on the contributions of Polish troops, the dynamics of Scottish-Polish relations, and the challenges faced by Polish soldiers in terms of language and recognition. Wow@ These are the often-overlooked narratives of Polish soldiers during and after the war... it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that help Jenny tell us more about the gallant and often betrayed Poles.

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 2 minutes 4 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 17th December 1942

"News of The War" – Despite the raging debate about how to pronounce wee Scottish islands, it's serious news this week. And true crime. Lots of true crime, and war in the desert, and debates on Alexander's true nature, and a nod to the Invisible Man, and Casablanca, and French shipping get thwacked, and a quick nip to Tunis, and then there's Norway, and it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 1tth September 1942

"News of The War" – Ah, when maps go bad, eh. In this week's news, it's all Stalingrad to start with - but then knitting, Madagascar, SEVERAL attempts at a 'naval accent', Noel Coward, Wavy Davy, progress on Malta - and more besides. The war's gone mad, and so have the headlines. It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

46 minutes 51 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 23rd May 1942

"News of The War" – From Axis spies in Tokyo - or is it Tokio? - to a mystery with a night club dance, it's all here in the News of the War. Our Dictator of the Week is missing his Navy, and there's quite a bit of Navy going into Diego Suarez. And more. It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

40 minutes 49 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 24th April 1942

"News of The War" – It's all here: we're delving into the chilling details of the murder case involving Gordon Frederick Cummins, who faced charges of murdering women and attempted murder. Forensic evidence found at the crime scene, fingerprints and blood-stained items, and the insights provided by forensic expert Sir Bernard Spillsbury regarding the cause of death. And more. Not least, how NOT to defuse a bomb! It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

41 minutes 14 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 19th March 1942

"News of The War" – We've got everything this week, from small ads for Leonard Henry to insurance claims for air raids. We couldn't make it up if we tried. From home front news, to overseas drama, it's all here in the headlines. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

45 minutes 47 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 8th January 1942

"News of The War" – At the beginning of 1942, the war is jamming the pages of the broadsheets - there's not a column free for updates from the Women's Institute. It's all invasions in Norway (fishy business), airfields in Malaya, and, er, news about spotty dogs being everything you'd expect them to be. From home front news (and a scoop for Desert Island Discs!), to overseas drama, it's all here in the headlines. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

49 minutes 48 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - AUSTRALIA!!

"News of The War" – What a treat. In depth ponderings with our special guest, Chris Olivant, on all things Australian. Curiouser and curiouser, why and what and how and where did the Aussies make a difference in WW2? Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters explore 'the Blamey game', talk Chris into talking about the Kokoda trail, and dig into the newspapers from 1939 to 1945 - covering the stories of Ozzies at war.

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2 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes 24 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 26th December 1941

"News of The War" – At the end of 1941, war had wandered out of Europe and onto the global stage. Or that's what it felt like, if you read the newspapers this week. From home front news (and the good news for cows tuning into the light programme), to overseas drama, it's all here in the headlines. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

43 minutes 44 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 3rd November 1941

"News of The War" – Could you walk 300 miles across a desert, with only the map torn from a newspaper? Well. Let's see if it's possible. Then there's the Duke of Bedofrd, the birth of Kit Kats, and the tale of the Two Joans - if it didn't exist, we'd have to invent it!. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

44 minutes 59 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 30th August 1941

"News of The War" – From the man who's giving Goebbels a headache, to the men and women writing letters about the important things in life (like updates from the Women's Bowls' Team), and from life in the western desert to movmeent across the Dneipr, it is, as they say, all going on. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

45 minutes 59 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - MEDICAL ALERT!!

"News of The War" – how are you feeling? From Moran to Morrell, with all things medical in between (fair warning, it's going to be descriptive), our special guest editor, Professor John Tregoning dives into the newspapers. It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig in, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, letters to the editor, AND specials like this one, during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 13th June 1941

"News of The War" – In the first six months of 1941, there's so much happening EVERYWHERE. So how is the British public staying abreast of the war? By reading about it, in the newspapers. Stalin, Hitler, men in the desert, Crete, Greece, Yugoslavia, the rumour mill in Britain ... and some damned fine advertising, top right, don' turn the page! It could only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

46 minutes 44 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 24th March 1941

"News of The War" – When good ol' Jimmy Stewart's getting in on the act, you know things are getting serious. Stories of survival at sea, and of Skopsko beer this week - along with traction in the desert, progress on the eastern, western, and northern fronts - plus more besides. Greece is the word, and the conchies fight back - it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

42 minutes 20 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 21st Janauary 1941

"News of The War" – It’s early 1941, FDR is inaugurated, and Eleanor Roosevelt and her teabag make an appearance - as do the representatives for equal pay in the face of danger, the RAF (heading the wrong way in North Africa) and the Doggie Spitfire Fund! It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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5 months ago

41 minutes 34 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - FOOD FLASH, AGAIN!

"News of The War" – In this, the second part of our special on rationing, we dive into the newspapers again to find out what's being reported, how, why, and what impact it has on - y'know - THE WAR. Which aspects of 'rationing' are making the headlines? Better still, can Andy and Merryn manage a tub of margarine and a hand-whisk between them? This IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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5 months ago

42 minutes 11 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - FOOD FLASH!

"News of The War" – A Specail, On Rationing. It's in all of the papers, throughout the whole of the war. But how's it being reported, who's actually affected, what's public opinion, and which aspects of 'food' are making the headlines? Between our regular series, we run specials. This is Part I on rationing, and this IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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5 months ago

54 minutes 46 seconds