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News of The War

HGP

23 episodes

2 weeks ago

Read all about it! What ELSE happened during WW2? Digging into the headlines at home and on the frontlines, this is ALL the News of The War @AndyAitcheson & @rentaquill #NOTW

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Read all about it! What ELSE happened during WW2? Digging into the headlines at home and on the frontlines, this is ALL the News of The War @AndyAitcheson & @rentaquill #NOTW

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Episodes (20/23)

News of The War

News of The War - AUSTRALIA!!

"News of The War" – What a treat. In depth ponderings with our special guest, Chris Olivant, on all things Australian. Curiouser and curiouser, why and what and how and where did the Aussies make a difference in WW2? Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters explore 'the Blamey game', talk Chris into talking about the Kokoda trail, and dig into the newspapers from 1939 to 1945 - covering the stories of Ozzies at war.

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 26 minutes 24 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 26th December 1941

"News of The War" – At the end of 1941, war had wandered out of Europe and onto the global stage. Or that's what it felt like, if you read the newspapers this week. From home front news (and the good news for cows tuning into the light programme), to overseas drama, it's all here in the headlines. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

43 minutes 44 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 3rd November 1941

"News of The War" – Could you walk 300 miles across a desert, with only the map torn from a newspaper? Well. Let's see if it's possible. Then there's the Duke of Bedofrd, the birth of Kit Kats, and the tale of the Two Joans - if it didn't exist, we'd have to invent it!. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

44 minutes 59 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 30th August 1941

"News of The War" – From the man who's giving Goebbels a headache, to the men and women writing letters about the important things in life (like updates from the Women's Bowls' Team), and from life in the western desert to movmeent across the Dneipr, it is, as they say, all going on. Tune in, brace yourselves; it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

45 minutes 59 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - MEDICAL ALERT!!

"News of The War" – how are you feeling? From Moran to Morrell, with all things medical in between (fair warning, it's going to be descriptive), our special guest editor, Professor John Tregoning dives into the newspapers. It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig in, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, letters to the editor, AND specials like this one, during the Second World War.

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1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - MEDICAL ALERT!! (Trailer)

"News of The War" – yup, it's a trailer. Get up to speed this Friday on all things medical with our special guest, Professor John Tregoning. Fair warning, it's going to be descriptive. It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, letters to the editor, AND specials like this one, during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

42 seconds

News of The War

News of the War - 13th June 1941

"News of The War" – In the first six months of 1941, there's so much happening EVERYWHERE. So how is the British public staying abreast of the war? By reading about it, in the newspapers. Stalin, Hitler, men in the desert, Crete, Greece, Yugoslavia, the rumour mill in Britain ... and some damned fine advertising, top right, don' turn the page! It could only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

46 minutes 44 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 24th March 1941

"News of The War" – When good ol' Jimmy Stewart's getting in on the act, you know things are getting serious. Stories of survival at sea, and of Skopsko beer this week - along with traction in the desert, progress on the eastern, western, and northern fronts - plus more besides. Greece is the word, and the conchies fight back - it can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

42 minutes 20 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 21st Janauary 1941

"News of The War" – It’s early 1941, FDR is inaugurated, and Eleanor Roosevelt and her teabag make an appearance - as do the representatives for equal pay in the face of danger, the RAF (heading the wrong way in North Africa) and the Doggie Spitfire Fund! It can only be the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

41 minutes 34 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - FOOD FLASH, AGAIN!

"News of The War" – In this, the second part of our special on rationing, we dive into the newspapers again to find out what's being reported, how, why, and what impact it has on - y'know - THE WAR. Which aspects of 'rationing' are making the headlines? Better still, can Andy and Merryn manage a tub of margarine and a hand-whisk between them? This IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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2 months ago

42 minutes 11 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - FOOD FLASH!

"News of The War" – A Specail, On Rationing. It's in all of the papers, throughout the whole of the war. But how's it being reported, who's actually affected, what's public opinion, and which aspects of 'food' are making the headlines? Between our regular series, we run specials. This is Part I on rationing, and this IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

54 minutes 46 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 14th December 1940

"News of The War" – Just when you think the episode's going to be a riot, it turns into an oo-er ... time and again, in News of The War, we find stories that make us laugh and cry. Our Dictator of The Week is a funny looking chap ... there's a centre spread worth poring over for ALL the detail ... and we get Norfolk accents. This IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

47 minutes 45 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 29th November 1940

"News of The War" – Bit of a theme this week. The was is starting to take its toll, and with the Blitz encumbent, people are starting to feel the strain. To the strains of unexpected bagpipes, we explore some street entertainment - and, yes, unfortunately, there's a Moseley mention too. And Sharpe gets a look-in. But this IS the News Of the War! Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

45 minutes 22 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 25th October 1940

"News of The War" – Superstar, starlet's dreamboat - **MR. DAVID NIVEN** joins the cast this week, as does Pepe the Polar Bear, and a very peculiar bird.– Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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3 months ago

45 minutes 55 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 11th August 1940

"News of The War" – Move over, Adrian Carton de Wiart. There's a new, one-eyed, one-legged hero in town - and he's quite the chap. See also, Abraham Lincoln gets a look-in and gets his maps out; our darling Gracie makes the entertainment pages, and our trepid duo try to navigate the fashions – Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

41 minutes 32 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 25th May 1940

"News of The War" – It's all go, it's all going, it's all gone horribly wrong. Nevertheless! White the enemy is pressingon, the LDV is cracking into gear and the jitterbug is a means to an end (no seriously, it can be Quite The Catalyst). Tank identification skills aside, and Fortunino Matania and his tut to boot – Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

36 minutes 15 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 19th Februrary 1940

"News of The War" – We’re back! It’s a second season! Well, the war did go on a bit. The bombing’s started, or has it? Bomb tests, brilliant decisions by the BBC, and brmmm brmmm – despatch riders get more than a worthy mention. Pull up a sandbag, rattle your shilling - Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

32 minutes 58 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 27th December 1939

"News of The War" – So the King's making his speech, the Pope turns out to be a bit of no good 'un, and Old Bill takes on a whole new meaning - pull up a sandbag, shake loose the pages - Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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4 months ago

41 minutes 56 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 18th November 1939

"News of The War" – Phoney War? Nor 'arf. From the dogs of war to Dictator of The Week, there's also a great romp through the Illustrated London News - see (hear!) how those immense pictures were created, all through the war. Pull up a sandbag, shake loose the pages - Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the photos, gossip, scandal, news, and letters to the editor during the Second World War.

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5 months ago

38 minutes 40 seconds

News of The War

News of The War - 11th September 1939

"News of The War" – Ich Bin ein Berliner - what, already? It's war, I tell you! War!! Pull up a sandbag, shake loose the pages - Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that didn’t make it into the history books. Expect dry wit, sapper grit, deep dives, and the detours into what lurks in the Small Ads, Letters to the Editor and Dictator of the Week during the Second World War.

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5 months ago

30 minutes 57 seconds