Sicily/Italy Episodes

Jan. 26, 2018

25 Sgt Rufty Hill meets Winston Churchill in WWII

Tragic but poignant tale of five WWII comrades

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March 31, 2018

28 Wilf Shaw 5 - RIP Tribute

A celebratory farewell to a WW2 hero

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Dec. 15, 2018

38 Sergeant Eion McEwan -5th Scottish Para WWII memoir

Dramatic Diary from WW2 France, Italy, Greece, Singapore and Indonesia

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Sept. 4, 2020

61 Churchill's Hellraisers preview - Damien Lewis - Part 1

Sneak preview of Damien Lewis's latest blockbuster! A secret mission to storm a forbidden Nazi fortress.in Italy.

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Sept. 9, 2020

62 Churchill's Hellraisers by Damien Lewis PART 2

Sneak preview of Damien Lewis's latest blockbuster, contd.

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Sept. 2, 2021

70 LCpl Jack Betley WWII comrade

The remarkable discovery of one man's long lost story.

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May 18, 2022

84 Canadian Lance Corporal David Johnson, Italy WW2

Memoir from Provost Corps, Plus a U-Boat tale.

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Feb. 6, 2023

89 Alf Blackburn’s war memoirs Part 1, WWII

Part 1 of a classic tale of British infantry adventure in WW2. How the Fighting Through WW2 memoirs podcast put the families of two war comrades in touch with each other. Sicily and D-Day campaigns featured.

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Feb. 10, 2023

90 Alf Blackburn’s war memoirs Part 2, WW2

Sicily and D-Day with Green Howards and Durham Light Infantry

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July 31, 2023

92 The 82nd airborne Part 1, letters from Sicily

Plus The Soldiers Charity & more from WW2

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Aug. 7, 2023

93 The 82nd airborne Part 2 letters from Sicily and Italy WW2

Plus: Green Howards in Sicily plus interview with veteran Ken Cooke

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