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Hello everybody! Al, James and the team have been busy with their book launches and other projects, so there’s been a small, temporary gap in the flow of new episodes. But fear not, we're back, and are continuing our Operation Market Garden series at the Grave Bridge. Out Weds!
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Our team joined the coolest guy in the Netherlands and Jeep owner Nick to take part in Run To The Bridge!
The Race for the Bridge
@james1940
and I hitch a ride for
@ww2wtg
in Arnhem.
What an afternoon.
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New series!! Operation Market Garden! Swipe left for two clips from the first episode, and watch the whole thing here:
After you’ve watched, you’ll want to subscribe as we have episodes coming every week…Shermans! Forests! And many many bridges.
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This is not a drill! A week today the first two episodes of Walking The Ground with
@James1940
and
@almurray
will be live on YouTube (with two new episodes arriving every week after that).
Until then, feast your eyes on some brand new images from the series. As you were!
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Today we filmed some episodes of Walking The Ground that might not feature much walking…
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Watch our latest episode now, where
@James1940
and
@almurray
visit the site of the famous Easy Company action at Brecourt Manor, as depicted in Band of Brothers.
Watch here: Legendary 'Band of Brothers' D-Day Action | WW2 Walking The Ground
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In our latest episode
@James1940
and
@almurray
are on the clifftop at Longues-sur-Mer, above Gold Beach, where there are still four imposing concrete casements that on D-Day housed a series of German navy --Kriegsmarine -- guns.
Watch now:
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James Holland and Al Murray retrace the vital action to take the bridge over the Maas-Waal canal at Heumen (bridge number 7) by the 504th PIR of the US 82nd Airborne during Operation Market Garden.
Watch full episode here:
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@almurray
@James1940
@James1940
is also good enough to offer our crew
@michaelbeddoes
,
@benwillbond
and Charlie a brew.
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A bonus episode for a Sunday! Brew Up Day Two, where
@James1940
and
@almurray
are in US Airborne country island from Utah beach and close to the Richard Winters Memorial near Sainte-Marie-du-Monte.
Watch now:
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Stanley Hollis, the only person to be awarded a Victoria Cross on D-Day and actions so incredible we had to dedicate two episodes to them! Part one here.
Gold Beach & Vers Sur Mer | In the footsteps of Stanley Hollis VC (Only D-Day VC Award) | Part One
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Historians
@James1940
and
@almurray
experience the excitement and physicality of riding a Sherman Tank across the Nijmegen Bridge as part of the recreation of the XXX Corps for the 80th anniversary commemorations of the battle of Arnhem.
Watch now:
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Get used to the sight of this map, you’ll be seeing a lot more of it during our first season.
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What this? Another mid-week episode of WTG? Yes it is!
Between walking sites in Normandy,
@James1940
and
@almurray
pull over to explore a Churchill AVRE just outside of Lion-Sur-Mer.
Full episode here:
Don’t forget to Subscribe to the channel!
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A sneaky look at the edit of Walking The Ground. Points for naming the bridge that
@James1940
and
@almurray
are stood beside?
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Really excited to reveal our first trailer for Walking The Ground.
Subscribe to the YouTube channel (link in bio) for updates and weekly episodes starting in July.
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What a brilliant weekend at We Have Ways Fest! And it’s not over yet.
We hope that folks waiting for the ENSA show tonight managed to catch some of our Longues-Sur-Mer episode screening. Or saw our trailer playing in the cinema tent.
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The countdown to a brand new episode is on. YouTube at 5pm. We’re heading to the guns and bunkers at Longues-Sur-Mer!
Subscribe to the channel now: ".
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@James1940
and
@almurray
head to Les Mezieres to trace the steps of the little known but epic action of Sgt Summers. Whist walking the ground they discover that the route most people consider the action to have taken might well be wrong…
Full episode:
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Walking The Ground is here and it’s time to report for your briefing!
The Briefing | Overview of the debut season in Normandy
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We’re sad it’s Friday and there’s no We Have Ways Festival this weekend!
However, to brighten up the day, there will be a new episode of Walking The Ground arriving.
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We’ve got two new episodes on our
@YouTube
Channel today.
@James1940
and
@almurray
are at Omaha Beach, discussing both defending and assaulting the infamous stretch of coastline.
Watch both episodes now:
Don’t forget to Subscribe!
@YouTubeCreators
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For anyone that saw
@James1940
fabulous Citroen Avante Traction at We Have Ways Festival last weekend, here she is during our filming having some TLC in Normandy.
As
@MrJamesMay
told
@michaelbeddoes
at Chalke Festival: ‘Well, there’s always sh*t in the carburettor’
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Pegasus Bridge | 6th Airborne’s first contact with the enemy at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day
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The time has come! On Friday 19th the first episodes of Walking The Ground land, with brand new eps every week.
@James1940
and
@almurray
get boots on the ground in Normandy, exploring the stories of D-day in the places where they happened.
via
@YouTube
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@James1940
and
@almurray
are following in the footsteps of Stanley Hollis. Hollis performed two acts of heroism that were to win him the only D-Day Victoria Cross, the highest British award for gallantry.
The story of his second VC action is here:
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After a busy morning walking the ground, James and Al take a break in a Normandy field. They do what all soldiers do when given half a chance: brew up!
New episode available here:
Clips also available in this tweet!
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Two new episodes will be on our YouTube channel tomorrow from 4pm. Walking Omaha Beach, from the clifftops to the shoreline.
Never miss an episode, Subscribe here: ".
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World War II historian and fieldcraft expert
@James1940
pulls over his 1947 Citroen Traction Avante for a third attempt to brew a cup of tea by the roadside with his good friend
@almurray
in our latest episode.
Watch here now:
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With his special interest in British airborne operations, Al is excited to be heading with James to the Breville Ridge, a key objective for the British 6th Airborne Division on D-Day.
Breville Ridge |
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New Episode Klaxon!!
@James1940
and
@almurray
find evidence of 6th Airborne engagement which scars the church at Ranville, plus more!
Ranville Church | Evidence of 6th Airborne Pathfinders fighting on D-Day
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New episode live now!
@James1940
and
@almurray
are in Arromanches, taking in the magnificent Mulberry B Harbour on the beach before walking all the way to the Memorial Royal Engineers on the cliff top. Join us for one big (and fascinating) walk.
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Episodes are live on YouTube! And to kick things off there are two episodes for you to enjoy. First of all
@James1940
outlines what the trip will entail to
@almurray
in ‘The Briefing: Normandy’. And then, the first stop on their trip is ‘Pegasus Bridge’!
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Even when he’s not on camera with us,
@almurray
proves that Walking The Ground is a lifestyle!
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James and Al head out to La Fière (the site of the Iron Mike Memorial Parachutiste) to examine the battle fought by the US 82nd Airborne division led by the extraordinary General James Gavin.
Watch now:
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Oh, and wait until you see the Mulberry Harbour shot in the Arromanches episode. A hazardous 1.85km drone flight out to sea against the wind, but the result footage is very much worth it, and as
@almurray
goes on to say ‘she made it home old boy’.
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Question. Can
@almurray
describe Operation Market Garden to
@James1940
in 60 seconds? Let’s find out!
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We’re all incredibly saddened by this news. A life dedicated to keeping these war birds flying. Amazing kindness, warmth and intellect. We had the pleasure of filming with Richard earlier this year for a future episode. Our love and thoughts to his friends and family.
Am utterly devastated that the brilliant, wonderful Richard Grace has lost his battle against cancer. One of the world’s most lovely people, a superb pilot & all round heritage hero. All thoughts with Daisy, his young kids & all his colleagues. So, so sad.
@WeHaveWaysPod
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@James1940
and
@almurray
discuss their day Walking The Ground, taking in Pegasus Bridge, Breville Ridge and Stanley Hollis VC actions, whilst adding context to the things they’ve seen. This episode is the next best thing to being at the table yourself!
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We’ve been Shortlisted in the
@historywjackson
Awards. Against two feature films…so we’re feeling very David to their Goliaths. Thank you to Jackson and the panel for selecting us and do check out our videos on
@YouTube
.
Here is the History with Jackson Production of The Year Shortlist!
The nominated Productions are:
James Holland + Al Murray
@ww2wtg
@MinistryWarfare
One Life
Stay tuned for our final announcements next week!
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Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches. Omaha. Gold. Breville Ridge.
Look out for a trailer next week for Walking The Ground on YouTube and footage from the series appearing on The One Show D-Day Special (scheduled 5th June on BBC One).
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Thanks so much
@DrTregoning
, really glad you enjoyed it. This shot was dreamed up between
@James1940
@michaelbeddoes
and
@benwillbond
in the planning stages, mainly because they wanted to see it themselves!
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As fans of your feed we thought we’d share our series with you
@RealTimeWWII
We’ve got two new episodes on our
@YouTube
Channel today.
@James1940
and
@almurray
are at Omaha Beach, discussing both defending and assaulting the infamous stretch of coastline.
Watch both episodes now:
Don’t forget to Subscribe!
@YouTubeCreators
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@andywellie
@almurray
@James1940
Including bonus episodes like todays, there are 24 episodes in this Normandy series, after which we will be switching to another location for Series 2.
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Wait a minute…
@michaelbeddoes
is meant to be behind the scenes on Walking The Ground, he’s not meant to be doing the history bit! But, our Producer has indeed written a piece about the ‘real’ origin of Formula One racing for
@historywjackson
.
In a time of Netflix's commercial smash 'Drive To Survive' and sellout global crowds, Mike Beddoes explores whether you can trace the origins of Formula One back further than the official date of the first championship in 1950
Read all about it here
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Our intrepid team Walking The Ground along with
@almurray
and
@James1940
to capture the footage that will make up the finished YouTube episodes (
@michaelbeddoes
seen in the fetching orange coat staring into the monitor).
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@NormTConqueror
@almurray
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
On our channel at the top is ‘Videos’ which are ordered from newest to oldest. Below that is ‘Normandy, which goes from the first to the latest in order. When we do further series they’ll sit in their own playlists.
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@RM_Mili_History
@James1940
@almurray
@goalhangerfilms
Thanks for the kind words Robbie! Really pleased you enjoyed it.
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@george_hoad1703
@WeHaveWaysPod
@WW2TV
No.*
*Thank you for watching and saying lovely things though!
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@TeesForHeroes
@michaelbeddoes
This one was very legal. EASA certified operator, fully insured and permissions cleared.
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Remember, when Walking The Ground, that there’s always time to take a moment for tea.
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What is
@James1940
pointing out to
@almurray
? Subscribe to the YouTube channel when it launches in July to find out!
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@almurray
@YouTube
@James1940
@YouTubeCreators
@JohnCena
And thank you for following us
@JohnCena
. Our latest episodes are now moving onto the US part of D-Day and the Normandy invasion, so hope you enjoy.
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@TankieMike
@James1940
@MrJamesMay
@michaelbeddoes
We were away from that kind of support in France, which meant that James and our Producer Mike rolled up their sleeves (with telephone support) to sort the issue themselves.
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@WHW_NorthernIC
@WeHaveWaysPod
@almurray
@James1940
No Joey on this one as it’s not a Goalhanger production (but we’re all good friends). And we can say that both James and Al managed to complete their chairs completely by themselves.
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@historywjackson
@James1940
@almurray
Thanks so much
@historywjackson
! Great work from you and the team coming out of
#WHWF
this weekend.
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@rentaquill
@AndyAitcheson
@WeHaveWaysPod
Absolutely spot on! It’s so useless in fact that in our next episode
@James1940
calls out the scale and detail, and goes to the boot of his Citroen to retrieve something more detailed.
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@PaulRainford
@michaelbeddoes
Yes. You have to have EASA Certification for drone owning and operating and be fully insured for Public Liability for Europe.
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@Niels_1944
@almurray
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
Most of the countries are covered by having an EASA licence. Some are more regulated than others in terms of local permissions. Normandy was quite relaxed as our drone is sub 250g it was allowed to be flown in most areas without additional permissions.
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@DAK9050
@almurray
@Niels_1944
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
An offer to stop by their station for a tea or coffee anytime we are in the area. So that’s a win.
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@charlie_lawson1
@James1940
@almurray
@WeHaveWaysPod
A number of episodes on here and new ones added every week.
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@mikehopkinson69
@James1940
@almurray
There are! Weekly episodes and starting to shoot the next season/ location next week.
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@andywellie
@James1940
@almurray
There are three more Normandy videos to come, so they’ll over lap for a couple of weeks, but released on different days.
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@Karl_Reid
@almurray
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
Thanks Karl. We were mixing for people wearing headphones to make them feel part of the conversation, but actually, it suits absolutely everyone better to just mix for normal stereo. Will be how we do it from now on.
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@maureenwrig
@WHW_NorthernIC
@WeHaveWaysPod
@almurray
@James1940
No Joey on this one as it’s not a Goalhanger production (we love Joey though)
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@procterwitter
@almurray
@James1940
I’m not allowed to confirm when you’ll get a new episode, but keep an eye on the YouTube channel tomorrow…dammit, I let it slip again!
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@Pauljane4134992
@almurray
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
Yes indeed! There are 3 more Normandy episodes, but there will be a break from France as we start to introduce the first few episodes of our Operation Market Garden episodes in time for the 80th at Anrhem.
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@alinalmeria
@Niels_1944
@almurray
@James1940
@WeHaveWaysPod
You need a licence in most EU countries if you are using your drone for commercial purposes and not just for fun. Some places consider it commercial once it has a camera attached.
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