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On Class Conflict and Public School Boys

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

November 11, 2021

We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a weekly show exploring the war in close up, hosted by comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland as they discuss all matters Second World War.

The British Army relied heavily on public school boys for its officer class at the start of the war but was forced to abandon its class prejudice as the conflict took its toll. Al Murray and James Holland explore the way in which the war forced a more egalitarian approach to army recruitment.

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We Have Ways of Making You Talk

We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a weekly show exploring the war in close up. Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland have a stunning knowledge of their subject, but don't expect a linear narrative. The boys love a tangent and a forgotten tale. We Have Ways of Making You Talk roams down forgotten front lines, casts new villains and makes the case for unlikely heroes.