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World War Two was the war in which old gender rules changed, as intelligence agencies created specific training and roles for women. SHADOW WARRIORS is the story of women as undercover combatants: armed with Sten guns and grenades; cutting telecommunication wires, laying mines in roadways; organizing bombing raids; preparing the way for the D-Day invasion
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Some war movies are adventure films – and we all love them. The Great Escape, Where Eagles Dare, Von Ryan’s Express. Others astound us with the techniques of modern film-making, rendering elements of war viscerally realistic, but remain within the conventions of adventure war films (Saving Private Ryan) or introduce unnecessary parameters apparently to heighten
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In 1973, the horrific murders of three teenage girls shook a community. A major manhunt was launched but for years the murders remained unsolved. Decades later, it would take a major breakthrough in forensic science to enable a small team of seasoned detectives to re-open the case. But the journey to justice was a winding
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Perce Blackborow is one of the most fascinating Antarctic explorers. An accidental hero. A stowaway who became a key part one of the great stories of survival… “If anyone has to be eaten, then you will be the first!” the expedition leader said. The words might have been a dark joke but, with what was about
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As time passes we have to grab every opportunity to meet veterans of World War 2. Now, even those who only came of age towards the end of the conflict – from D-Day to VE day – are at least 98 years old. This week I went to a special event with almost a dozen
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This podcast was such fun to do and it was a pleasure to have a chance to pay tribute to the amazing women agents of SOE and the OSS. It was recorded to go alongside the publication of Shadow Warriors of World War II which I wrote with my friend Gordon Thomas (Voyage of the Damned).
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COLD CASE FORENSICS is now available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV – as well as ITV X. I think viewers outside the UK can watch it on Prime. If you do, please let me know where you are watching it and what you think. In the series world-leading forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and
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