Lest We Forget Podcast

06/06/2024

Episode 9: Tom Dobney, the 15 year old World War Two RAF pilot is out on Sunday 9th June.

Lying about your age to enlist in time of war was not unusual, but to go on and pilot an aircraft on bombing missions almost beggars belief. Listen to Tom Dobney's incredible story....

31/05/2024

On Sunday 2nd June Episode 8 is released:

Pegasus Bridge: The First Action of D Day

As we approach the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, this is the often overlooked story of the first action of that day, the 6th June 1944.

26/05/2024

Episode 7: The Murder of Captain Fryatt

In 1916 a British Merchant Steam Ship's Captain tried to avoid being captured by a German U-boat whilst in the North Sea. He succeeded but paid the ultimate price a year later. This is his story....

14/05/2024

The 'King' of Lampedusa is episode 6 of the podcast and is available on Sunday 19th May.

In June 1943, a British RAF pilot was forced to land on the Italian island of Lampedusa. There he encountered a garrison of over 4,000 Italian soldiers. What happened next was later turned into a play and musical …..

11/05/2024

"The Hundred Years War" is episode 5 of series 2 and is available on Sunday 12th May.

A medieval conflict that gave us some of Shakespeare's greatest calls to arms, the origin of our patron saint's day, the story of Joan of Arc and the dominance of an English weapon, the Longbow.

01/05/2024

Series 2, Episode 4: Stalag Luft III will be available on Sunday 5th May

Stalag Luft III was the POW camp from which the 'Great Escape' took place, but it was also the scene of other escapes and a temporary home for some interesting characters...

25/04/2024

Series 2, Episode 3: Barney Hines the 'Souvenir King' is out on Sunday 28th April...

In 1917 a photograph of this Australian soldier taken on the Western Front created the legend that is Barney Hines. A fearless soldier on the battlefield but away from it he was almost impossible to manage and in civilian life he struggled to conform. This is his incredible story...

16/04/2024

Series 2, Episode 2: RAF fighter pilot 'Jas' Storrar

'Jas' Storrar lied about his age and joined the RAF aged 17 in early 1939. By the age of 18 he had shot down German aircraft over northern France during the retreat to Dunkirk and fought in the Battle of Britain. He went on to fly in North Africa during the desert campaign and later in northern Europe in the final year of the war. This is his story....

13/04/2024

Series 2, Episode 1 - The Real Heroes of Rorke's Drift - The defence of the British Army Garrison at Rorke's Drift during the Anglo Zulu war is one of the greatest defences in military history, but have some of the heroes been forgotten or simply misrepresented, particularly when compared to the 1964 film Zulu ?

Plan of the hospital building

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 12: Remembrance
In the final episode of the series I will be talking about the origins on how we commemorate the fallen including the Cenotaph, the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and the Remembrance Poppy.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12804757

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 11: Stars in Battledress (Part 4)
Do you remember children’s TV shows, How and Take Hart or Police 5, the original Star Trek , Dixon of Dock Green and Dad’s Army ? If you do, find out how some of their presenters and actors served their country during the first and second world wars. I will also be looking at a few serious British television presenters and some Australian and Canadian actors and their wartime service.

Do you remember children’s TV shows, How and Take Hart  or Police 5, the original Star Trek , Dixon of Dock Green and Dad’s Army ? If you do, find out how  some of their presenters and actors served their country during the first an...

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 10: Battle for the Escaut 1940
The 2nd Battalion of the Royal East Kent Regiment were just one part of the British Army defending the allied line along the River Escaut in Belgium in May 1940 a week before the withdrawal began at Dunkirk. This is the story of the Battalion's battle and that of my Great Uncle who didn't return....
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12804455

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 9: The sinking of HMS Coventry - The Falklands War 1982
At the height of the Falklands War in 1982, HMS Coventry was sunk after being attacked by Argentinian fighter aircraft. This is the personal account of one of the sailors on board…..
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12576773

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 8: Stars in Battledress (Part 3)
In this episode I will be looking at the Second World War service of British comedians and comic actors, such as the Goons and stars of the Carry On films, TV sitcoms Dads Army and Porridge, amongst others….
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06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 7: “Tankies” of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment in 1940
In May 1940 with the retreating British Army trying to hold off a rapidly advancing German force, the 4th Royal Tank Regiment were engaged at Arras in France against a Panzer division led by General Rommel. This is the story of two of their tank commanders…..
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12576314

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 6: HMS Tara and the Steel Chariots
In November 1915 a lightly armed Royal Navy auxiliary cruiser was sunk by a German U Boat off the coast of Libya. This is the story of the 92 surviving crew members, their survival in the desert as prisoners and a dramatic rescue.
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06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 5: Stars in Battledress (Part 2)
What did Obi Wan Kenobi, an M, a Q and a Blofeld, 3 Doctors Who and Coronation Street’s Stan Ogden all do in the Second World War ?
Find out as I trawl through more British actors looking at their military service.
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06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 4: Operation Wildhorn III.
A Second World War mission to fly into occupied Poland and steal a dismantled V2 rocket from under the noses of the Germans….
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12578114

06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 3: William Coltman
This episode looks at William Coltman, one of the most decorated soldiers of the First World War and yet he was a man who never fired a shot in anger.
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06/04/2024

Series 1, Episode 2: Stars in Battledress (Part 1)
Looking at the Second World War military service of British actors from the films:
The Battle of Britain, The Longest Day and Zulu.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2150612/12423086

06/04/2024

“Lest We Forget” is a podcast series about those lesser known military heroes and their incredible stories.
Series 1, Episode 1: Operation Source - A Second World War submariner who took part in a daring mission in a Norwegian fjord.
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