Ham and Jam - The WW2 British Airborne Podcast

Join Andy and Kevin as they wax lyrical about British Airborne Forces in WW2 over a pint! With special guests from the world of Military history, family members of WW2 Veterans and Military Authors....

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Episodes

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025

Andy & Kev drop in to the newly named "Horsa & Groom" Pub and reminisce about attending Al Murray and James Holland's "WE HAVE WAYS FESTIVAL"  with the Glider Pilot Regiment Society, visiting the Army Flying Museum, and finding an unexpected guest in their tent.....

Thursday Sep 18, 2025

What happened to the 10th Parachute Battalion after landing on the Ginkel Heath? Historian, author and battlefield guide, Niall Cherry joins Andy and Kev for a pint to discuss events during the Battle of Arnhem surrounding the 10th Parachute Battalion. What happened after the men landed, and what was disposition of the battalion after the evacuation? 

Thursday Sep 04, 2025

Andy and Kev make another landing in Arnhem, but it's with Bart Steenkamer, a local Dutch battlefield tour guide who specializes in personalized tours. Bart has a drink with the lads and talks about the Battle of Arnhem entirely from a tour guide perspective. 

Thursday Aug 21, 2025

Who was Napier Crookenden and what did he mean to the 6th Airlanding Brigade and 9th Parachute Battalion? In the second episode of Airborne personalities, John Greenacre sits down with Andy and Kev to have a pint and discuss Crookenden's role in the history of the British Airborne.

Thursday Aug 07, 2025

Lights, camera, action!! Andy and Kev sit down and have a pint with the lads from Fighting on Film, Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss, to discuss British Airborne on film. Is A Bridge Too Far the greatest British Airborne film or is it The Red Beret? Let the debate begin!!!!!
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025

In part two of our General F.A.M. Browning episodes, we discuss Boys involvement in the Arnhem disaster, the fall out from it, and his post war career and legacy....
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Thursday Jul 10, 2025

Before Tonga/Mallard, Market Garden, or Varsity - there was Ladbroke. Andy and Kev glide into Sicily as they sit down, have a pint, and chat with Mike Peters about Operation Ladbroke - the 1st Airlanding Brigade's assault to capture the Ponte Grande Bridge.
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Thursday Jun 26, 2025

Before there was Ladbroke and Fustian, there was Operation BEGGAR, or known by the glider pilots as "Turkey Buzzard". Andy and Kev have a pint and chat with Mike Peters about the operation designed to ferry vital Horsa gliders from the UK to North Africa.

Thursday Jun 19, 2025

Join Andy and Kev in an impromptu bonus episode. We talk about Andy walking the ground in Normandy, what's coming up in future episodes, and "going Commando" - literally! Don't forget to FOLLOW and COMMENT! 🍻

Thursday Jun 12, 2025

In the fourth of our D-Day themed episodes  to commemorate the 81st Anniversary, we welcome back to the podcast author and 6th Airborne expert, Neil Barber. This time to talk about the assault on the Merville Battery by the 9th Parachute Battalion in the early hours of the 6th of June 1944....

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