WW2: War and Words Podcast
The story of the 20 momentous years from 1936 to 1956 that changed the course of history, as told by Jonathan Dimbleby and through the words of remarkable ´óÏó´«Ã½ correspondents.
Episodes to download
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Paris Liberated; Allied defeat at Arnhem
Mon 24 Aug 2015
The defeat at Arnhem in the Netherlands is a major setback for the Allies.
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D-Day and the Liberation of Normandy
Sun 23 Aug 2015
1944’s hush-hush Allied plans to invade occupied France bring success.
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Dunkirk and the Fall of Paris
Wed 12 Aug 2015
The German army forces the epic retreat of Dunkirk as Paris falls to Hitler’s forces.
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The Phoney War
Mon 10 Aug 2015
WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting: telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’.
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The Spanish Civil War and beyond
Sun 9 Aug 2015
The 1930s drumbeat of war through the burgeoning reporting skills of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s reporters.