Episodes

  • 7. V Force - defending India

    7. V Force - defending India
    Feb 23 2026
    This week Jack and Rob look at the defences of the Indo-Burmese border, in particular the stay-behind, watch and ward, guerrillas V Force.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 6. Force Viper & Shadow Boxing in the Indian Ocean

    6. Force Viper & Shadow Boxing in the Indian Ocean
    Feb 16 2026
    Landlubbers Jack and Rob are taking off their dusty jungle boots and removing their monsoon capes to take a look at the Royal Navy in the 1942 Burma Campaign - from the Royal Marine Force Viper raiding up the Irrawaddy, to Admiral Sir James Somerville's Eastern Fleet's shadow boxing with Admiral Nagumo's 2nd and 5th Carrier Divisions.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 5. Preparing Assam for War!

    5. Preparing Assam for War!
    Feb 9 2026
    Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics: in this episode Jack and Rob talk about preparing Assam and Manipur for war - including the incredible effort by the Assam Tea Association. Their vital work not only made it easier to defend an invasion, but would also be needed if Japan were to be pushed out of Burma in the future.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 4. An Inniskilling's Tale - John 'Tim' Finnerty

    4. An Inniskilling's Tale - John 'Tim' Finnerty
    Feb 2 2026
    This week Jack and Rob go through the extraordinary and harrowing tale of John 'Tim' Finnerty, a subaltern in the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and one action at the Battle of Yenangyaung, April 1942. This episode was recorded at the same time as our last episode 'Last Ditchers' but Jack and Rob waffled on too long, and so the FWP team split it into two parts.

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    55 mins
  • 3. Last Ditcher - Bernard Kane

    3. Last Ditcher - Bernard Kane
    Jan 26 2026

    In this episode, Jack and Rob explore the annotated diary of Bernard Kane, a last ditcher out of Rangoon demolishing telecoms equipment. His story is really quite extraordinary.


    This was recorded with another story but Jack and Rob got so into it, that the FWP team decided to split it into a two parter - hear thedramatic story of Major John Finnerty, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, next week.

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    59 mins
  • 2. Flying Tigers: The AVG, RAF, CNAC and the air war in 1942

    2. Flying Tigers: The AVG, RAF, CNAC and the air war in 1942
    Jan 19 2026
    This week Jack and Rob are going back to 1942 to cover the air war, having missed it out last series. You may detect that Jack is rather taken by the Flying Tigers ...

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 1. The pre-war Indian Army

    1. The pre-war Indian Army
    Jan 12 2026
    We are back! Jack and Rob get right into the detail of the pre-war Indian Army, mostly because they realised they should have done it much earlier!

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Christmas Special: FWP at IWM Podcast Live

    Christmas Special: FWP at IWM Podcast Live
    Dec 22 2025

    Hear Jack and guest-host Lucy Betteridge-Dyson at IWM Podcast Live Festival doing Burma 1945 in 45 minutes!


    This was recorded in less than ideal recording conditions, but Robbie has done heroic work to get it as listenable as possible.

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    50 mins