Love classic war movies? So do we. From Troy to World War II to Vietnam to Aliens, we analyse which war films work and what they say about us. Banned from watching old war movies by their families, writers Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon meet in their secret basement to discuss why the navy don't simply sail round the other side of Navarone, and why everyone is too old in Saving Private Ryan . Each week, a different film, sometimes brought along by a guest. From Powell and Pressburger's Colonel Blimp to Starship Troopers to Where Eagles Dare to A Bridge Too Far , we've got you covered. What will win the Broadsword Radio Prize For The Most Implausible Moment? Who will take the Cooler King Award For Most Gratuitous American? And what gets the coveted Dam Busters Dog Prize For Most Problematic Moment? The podcast formerly known as A Pod Too Far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) · Sep 10, 2026
The Way Ahead - with Mark Wallace and George Cochrane
The Way Ahead (1944) · Aug 27, 2026
Went The Day Well - Again! - With Jonathan Boff
Went the Day Well? (1942) · Aug 20, 2026
Mrs Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942) · Aug 13, 2026
Carve Her Name With Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) · Aug 6, 2026
Heartbreak Ridge
Heartbreak Ridge (1986) · Jul 30, 2026
Top Gun: Maverick - with Joe Twyman
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Jul 23, 2026
Independence Day - with Jonn Elledge
Independence Day (1996) · Jul 16, 2026
Gettysburg
First Blood (1982) · Jul 9, 2026
The Patriot
The Patriot (2000) · Jul 2, 2026
The Four Feathers (1939)
The Four Feathers (1939) · Jun 25, 2026
The Way to the Stars - with Tom Jones
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man (2025) · Jun 18, 2026
Escape to Victory - AGAIN - with Alan Allport
Escape to Victory (1981) · Jun 11, 2026
Top Gun - with Marina Hyde
Top Gun (1986) · Jun 4, 2026
Jarhead - with Owain Mulligan
Jarhead (2005) · May 28, 2026
Sahara (1943)
Sahara (1943) · May 21, 2026
Sink The Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) · May 14, 2026
Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948) · May 7, 2026
The King's Choice - with Eline Storeide
The King's Choice (2016) · Apr 30, 2026
The Duellists - with James Landale
The Duellists (1977) · Apr 23, 2026
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story (1955) · Apr 16, 2026
The Bridge at Remagen
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) · Apr 9, 2026
Good Morning Vietnam - with James Cary
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) · Apr 2, 2026
Barry Lyndon - with Robert Smith
Barry Lyndon (1975) · Mar 26, 2026
Michael Collins
Michael Collins (1996) · Mar 19, 2026
The Wind That Shakes The Barley - with Padraig Reidy
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) · Mar 12, 2026
The Siege of Jadotville
The Siege of Jadotville (2016) · Mar 5, 2026
Reach For The Sky - with Peter Apps
Reach for the Sky (1956) · Feb 26, 2026
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) · Feb 12, 2026
Nuremberg - with Henry Dyer
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) · Feb 5, 2026
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) · Jan 29, 2026
Dad's Army (1971) - with Matt Chorley
Dad's Army (1971) · Jan 22, 2026
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) · Jan 15, 2026
Under Siege - with Joe Twyman
Under Siege (1992) · Jan 8, 2026
A Few Good Men - with Hadley Freeman
A Few Good Men (1992) · Jan 1, 2026
Bedknobs and Broomsticks - with James Kettle
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) · Dec 25, 2025
The Boys From Brazil - with Jack Blackburn
The Boys from Brazil (1978) · Dec 18, 2025
Malta Story - with Matthew Doyle
Malta Story (1953) · Dec 11, 2025
The Desert Rats
The Desert Rats (1953) · Dec 4, 2025
Gallipoli - with Chris Kempshall
Gallipoli (1981) · Nov 27, 2025
Biggles: Adventures In Time - with Mark Wallace
Biggles (1986) · Nov 20, 2025
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) · Nov 13, 2025
1917 Live at the Imperial War Museum - with John Crace
1917 (2019) · Nov 6, 2025
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (1966) · Oct 30, 2025
Who Dares Wins - with History Rage's Paul Bavill
Who Dares Wins (1982) · Oct 23, 2025
49th Parallel - with Terry Stiastny
49th Parallel (1941) · Oct 16, 2025
Is Paris Burning - with Karim Palant
Is Paris Burning? (1966) · Oct 9, 2025
The English Patient - with Lucy Beresford
The English Patient (1996) · Oct 2, 2025
Fail Safe - with Mark Pack
Fail Safe (1964) · Sep 25, 2025
Aliens - with Brian Raftery
Aliens (1986) · Sep 18, 2025
Memphis Belle - both of them
Memphis Belle (1990) · Sep 11, 2025
Platoon - with Hugo Rifkind
Platoon (1986) · Sep 4, 2025
Classic Episode: The Longest Day with Al Murray
The Longest Day (1962) · Aug 28, 2025
Classic Episode: King Rat
King Rat (1965) · Aug 21, 2025
Classic Episode: Where Eagles Dare with Tim Shipman
Where Eagles Dare (1968) · Aug 14, 2025
Classic Episode: Casablanca with Hadley Freeman
Casablanca (1943) · Aug 7, 2025
Prisoner of War - with Phil Tinline
Prisoner of War (2025) · Jul 31, 2025
The Wild Geese - with Tim Shipman
The Wild Geese (1978) · Jul 24, 2025
Lawrence of Arabia - with Jack Blackburn
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Jul 17, 2025
Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943) · Jul 3, 2025
Das Boot - with James Landale
Das Boot (1981) · Jun 26, 2025
Mosquito Squadron - with John Crace
Mosquito Squadron (1969) · Jun 12, 2025
Starship Troopers - with Jonn Elledge
Starship Troopers (1997) · May 29, 2025
A Canterbury Tale - with Sanchia Berg
A Canterbury Tale (1944) · May 22, 2025
Dunkirk (1958) with Joe Twyman
Dunkirk (1958) · May 15, 2025
The Bridge On The River Kwai - with Miles Jupp
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) · May 8, 2025
EMERGENCY EPISODE - The Rock
The Rock (1996) · May 6, 2025
Civil War - with Helen Lewis
Civil War (2024) · May 1, 2025
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958) · Apr 24, 2025
Red Dawn (1984) - With Joe Twyman
Red Dawn (1984) · Apr 17, 2025
Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk (2017) · Apr 10, 2025
The Pianist – with special guest Clare Mulley
The Pianist (2002) · Sep 27, 2024
The First Of The Few – with special guest J. Willgoose Esq of Public Service Broadcasting
The First of the Few (1942) · Aug 1, 2024
A Matter Of Life And Death – with special guest Luke Turner
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) · Jul 25, 2024
Saving Private Ryan – with special guest Mark Urban
Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Jun 27, 2024
Zulu – with special guest Sathnam Sanghera
Zulu (1964) · Jun 20, 2024
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp – with special guest Alex von Tunzelmann
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) · Jun 13, 2024
The Train – with special guest James Landale
The Train (1964) · Jun 6, 2024
The Sound of Music – with special guest Helen Lewis
The Sound of Music (1965) · May 30, 2024
Enemy At The Gates – with special guest John Niven
Enemy at the Gates (2001) · May 23, 2024
Where Eagles Dare – with special guest Tim Shipman
Where Eagles Dare (1968) · May 16, 2024
The Longest Day – with special guest Al Murray
The Longest Day (1962) · May 9, 2024
Christmas Special: Casablanca
Casablanca (1943) · Dec 26, 2023
Stalag 17
Stalag 17 (1953) · Dec 21, 2023
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea (1953) · Dec 14, 2023
Merrill’s Marauders
Merrill's Marauders (1962) · Dec 7, 2023
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957) · Nov 30, 2023
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone (1978) · Nov 16, 2023
Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes (1970) · Nov 9, 2023
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958) · Oct 26, 2023
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (1969) · Oct 19, 2023
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was (1956) · Feb 24, 2023
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen (1967) · Feb 10, 2023
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942) · Feb 3, 2023
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed (1976) · Jan 27, 2023
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well? (1942) · Jan 20, 2023
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) · Jan 13, 2023
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955) · Jan 6, 2023
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961) · Dec 30, 2022
The Great Escape
The Great Escape (1963) · Dec 23, 2022
Escape to Victory
Escape to Victory (1981) · Dec 16, 2022
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977) · Dec 9, 2022