Dunkirk Episodes

April 10, 2013

1 Dunkirk WW2 - Veteran Bill Cheall's story of the beaches, Second W…

One man's nail-biting bid to escape from France in 1940. Learn how Bill Cheall and his comrades of the 6 Green Howards survive the stukas to board a ship to get back to England. "We could see ships out at sea making their way from Dunkirk to England and could also see the dive-bombers after th…

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Dec. 4, 2016

9 Dunkirk Diaries of Major Leslie Petch OBE WWII V.2022

Original war diary discovered by family, WWII

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Jan. 20, 2017

10 Dunkirk ship diaries of Capt Tom Woods OBE, WW2

A dramatic blow by blow account of five deadly days in Dunkirk!

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March 3, 2017

11 Dunkirk little ship, The Bee memoir WW2 by Fred Reynard

Original WWII memoir from Engineer of The Bee, Dunkirk little ship. Mesmerising!

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July 24, 2017

15 The WWII Poems of Sapper John Frederick Smith 2022

WWII poetry from 689 Coy the Royal Engineers WW2

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Oct. 26, 2017

20 Dunkirk Little Ship Bee - UNABRIDGED EDITION WWII - Fred Reynard

COMPLETE and Original WWII memoir from Engineer of The Bee small ship

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May 8, 2018

29 Prisoner of War in WWII - Memoir by Brian Asquith

Memoirs of a British POW in WWII Poland, "Long Time, no WC"

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Feb. 28, 2019

40 Four Brits & a Frenchman at Dunkirk plus Gallipoli - memoirs

Great revelations about Dunkirk war heroes. How one man's sacrifice saved the lives of possibly thousands of others.

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Oct. 25, 2021

73 Jack Stansfield POW in WW2

5th Green Howards POW story, Poland

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Nov. 18, 2023

94 Dunkirk Special PART ONE - Bob Metcalfe British Canadian, Green Ho…

Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year journey through World War II.  By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards Bob Metcalf enlisted in the fourth battalion, the Green Howards in December 1935. He saw action in France in 1940, where...

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Nov. 26, 2023

95 Dunkirk Special PART TWO Bob Metcalfe WW2 memoirs

PART TWO Featuring No time for dreams: a soldier’s six-year second world war journey through World War II.  By Robert W. Metcalfe, 4th Green Howards. PLUS: What someone's father found in the jungle AFTER the war. Who wrote to Bob Metcalfe upon publication of...

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Aug. 29, 2024

103 Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxme…

Boat enthusiast Matt Cain enthralls us with the history and restoration project behind one of Dunkirk's most famous rescue ships. The Lady of Mann from the Isle of Man. Matt and Paul discuss the Dunkirk operation and stories behind it. Manx veterans...

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Nov. 25, 2025

124 (Pt 1) Britain's Darkest WW2 Newspaper Headlines 1940 PART ONE

Part One of a Stop Press Party as we read through the exciting newspaper headlines of Second World War 1940 - the London Blitz, Battle of Britain, bombers, blimps and the silly adverts. Hear about all the war time drama as i...

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