We Have Ways of Making You Talk: Live
Al Murray and James Holland bring their Second World War history podcast to a live stage show at the Southbank Centre.
Why we picked this
A comedian and a military historian make an unexpectedly perfect pair for exploring the Second World War — equal parts scholarship and genuine wit.
Al Murray, the comedian and military history enthusiast, and James Holland, one of Britain’s most prolific Second World War historians, bring their popular podcast to the Southbank Centre stage. The show has earned a devoted following by combining deep historical knowledge with Murray’s comic timing, covering everything from grand strategy to the daily experience of soldiers.
Holland’s published work on the war runs to dozens of volumes, and his attention to previously overlooked aspects of the conflict — logistics, technology, the experience of ordinary combatants — gives the podcast a depth that sets it apart from standard popular history.
Part of Goalhanger’s “The Rest Is Fest” running September 4-6 at the Southbank Centre.