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News of The War

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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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News of the War - George Cross Special

Season 99 · Episode 7

Friday, February 13, 2026 • Duration 57:02

#NewsoftheWar! - Readallabouddit! - George Crosses - awarded for many reasons, and first issued during the Second World War. A special appearance by Malta, many instances of 'blimey'. Several moments during which Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters reach for the hankies. All as it appeared in the newspapers, this week between 1939 and 1945. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dive into the News of the War ...

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News of the War - 28th December 1943

Season 5 · Episode 6

Friday, February 6, 2026 • Duration 51:28

"News of The War" – and a rather good Monty impression, matched with an awfully bad rendition of the Commander-in-Chief. But in better news, the Germans are on the run now - it's the end of 1943 - and things are looking up in Italy. Ish. We're not quite there yet. This week, it's all doctrine in #NewsoftheWar, and the impressions being made of our 'Our Men' over there. Plus lots more news of the war.. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in September 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of the War - 5th November 1943

Season 5 · Episode 5

Friday, January 30, 2026 • Duration 55:22

"News of The War" – but not as much commemoration of the only man with good intentions to ever enter Parliament; Guy Fawkes, ye'gads. And yet! Plenty of devilry in the detail this week, with a shallow dive into the Bengal Famine. Plus, drawing the line - many, many times - across Italy, POW exchanges, updates (the best kind) about the local gas main, a VC, some chap name Beveridge, and well, lots more news of the war really. #NewsoftheWar. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in September 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of the War - 28th September 1943

Season 5 · Episode 4

Friday, January 23, 2026 • Duration 44:50

"News of The War" – How d'you pronounce a short word like 'Foggia' ... It doesn't matter. What matters, is its capture. And this week's episode is captivating, not least for the cheeky monkey impressions. All go on the Home Front too, of course. Council shenanigins? We've got you. Horse racing trivia? No problem. The Soviets go to unpronounceable places, and everyone's developing super-weapons. Bazooka, bazooka - you wouldn't believe it, unless you read the #NewsoftheWar. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in September 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of the War - 20th July 1943

Season 5 · Episode 3

Friday, January 16, 2026 • Duration 43:03

"News of The War" – It's all go this week, with Operation Husky. Sicily, Sicily, more Sicily! And then there's news from Manchester, and the Bevin Boys too, - Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in September 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of the War - 10th April 1943

Season 5 · Episode 2

Friday, January 9, 2026 • Duration 43:50

"News of The War" – It's got everything. North Africa. A Map. Montgomery. Slim. Letters to the Editor. Sport. Dictator of the Week. And - crucially - all the #newsofthewar that really mattered in April 1943 ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of The War - 17th Februrary 1943

Season 5 · Episode 1

Friday, January 2, 2026 • Duration 41:04

"News of The War" – It's like there's STILL a war on! From Guadalcanal to the Banana Boogie, via some legal matters and Map of the Week, you can get all the New of the War in early 1943 here. Lots going on. Whole newspaper pages' worth. There's Africa ... againa ... it's ALL GOING ON in 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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News of The War - Christmas Special 2025

Season 99 · Episode 6

Thursday, December 25, 2025 • Duration 52:21

#NewsoftheWar! - Readallabouddit! - Happy Christmas everyone. Something to keep your mind off the sprouts. A special appearance by General Waverly at the end, and a Patton, an Ortona, a Spy, a First Lord of the Admiralty - several appearances by Monty - and a very strange Christmas game, all as it appeared in the newspapers, this week between 1939 and 1945. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dive into the News of the War ...

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News of The War - Pole to Pole

Season 99 · Episode 5

Friday, December 19, 2025 • Duration 01:02:04

"News of The War" – we're here this time with our Special Guest Editor, the lovely Jenny Grant, devling into the historical context of Polish involvement in World War II, focusing on the contributions of Polish troops, the dynamics of Scottish-Polish relations, and the challenges faced by Polish soldiers in terms of language and recognition. Wow@ These are the often-overlooked narratives of Polish soldiers during and after the war... it's ALL GOING ON in the #NewsoftheWar ...Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters dig into the newspapers, chasing the stories that help Jenny tell us more about the gallant and often betrayed Poles.

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News of the War - 17th December 1942

Season 4 · Episode 6

Friday, December 12, 2025 • Duration 01:01:30

"News of The War" – Despite the raging debate about how to pronounce wee Scottish islands, it's serious news this week. And true crime. Lots of true crime, and war in the desert, and debates on Alexander's true nature, and a nod to the Invisible Man, and Casablanca, and French shipping get thwacked, and a quick nip to Tunis, and then there's Norway, and it's ALL GOING ON in 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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