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
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Andy and Kevin are joined by esteemed author historian and battlefield guide, Niall Cherry. The topic for discussion - the very first parachute raid carried out by British Airborne forces on the Tragino aquaduct in Italy 1941...
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Andy and Kevin are joined by historian and author, James Daly. A fascinating delve into the many cancelled Airborne Operations of 1944 in the lead up to Operation Market Garden and the battle of Arnhem.....
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Andy and Kevin are joined by very special guest Michael Hurst, whose father William, served with 156 Parachute Battalion during the battle For Arnhem and Oosterbeek. A very special episode where we find out what William's experiences were during the battle, his horrific wounding and subsequent time as a prisoner of war...
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Andy and Kevin wish everyone a Happy New Year! We also have a brief review of 2024 and what exciting content the podcast has in store for 2025..........
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
It's the great Glider Pilot Regiment debate......just who was the most responsible for the GPR becoming the unit that was possibly the most unique in the British Army during the Second World War? Colonel John Rock or Colonel George Chatterton? Kevin and Andy delve into who these two men were , and their very different philosophies......
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Andy and Kevin are joined by special guest Ben Mayne - Historian, Battlefield Guide and Ambassador for the Veteran Taxi Charity - to discuss the 6th Airbornes battles for the Breville Ridge in Normandy 1944.....
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Andy and Kevin return to discuss their backgrounds in Living History and discover that all roads appear to lead to and from " A Bridge Too Far"...
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Andy and Kevin are joined by Paul "Woody" Woodadge from the excellent WW2TV Youtube channel ,for a chat about Normandy, Arnhem and being a battlefield guide. Plenty of rabbit holes to be had in this one - it's a blast!
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
In episode one of the series - We wax lyrical about our recent trip to Arnhem and recreating Operation Berlin, what's coming up in future episodes and Andy's trip to a living history event in the USA. All done over a couple of pints! So stack em up and lets get this show on the road (or in the air)........