131. The Gurkhas

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The people of Nepal raised 40 Gurkha Battalions to fight alongside the British and Commonwealth troops during the Second World war. James Holland and Al Murray discuss the extraordinary contribution of this proud fighting force. Plus, the story of a British and American cover up after mustard gas was released during an air raid on Bari in late 1943.

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0:00.0	So I've had Han, which is of course Nepalese for Actum, Actum.
0:13.4	I think you did that really well.
0:14.8	It's finally gone gyrka.
0:16.1	I think, well, I don't know, maybe we're going to get some gyrka's calling and complain
0:19.4	now.
0:20.4	That's tricky, that is tricky.
0:24.3	We've finally gone gyrka.
0:27.0	Joe Analomely will approve.
0:29.0	Yes, I approve.
0:30.0	How is that right?
0:31.0	Our stupid was Gordon Brown to take on lovely old rinkly, tiny old gyrka's and Joe Analomely.
0:37.0	Do you remember that?
0:38.0	Yeah, it was political scandals go.
0:40.0	The greatest poor dish in the country has ever seen.
0:42.0	I could take on the world's most cleverest woman and her tiny little chums.
0:46.0	What?
0:47.0	What an idiot.
0:50.0	Anyway.
0:51.0	But then he wrote about it.
0:52.0	Now, do you remember he published a book on heroes and sort of war stories?
0:57.0	What?
0:58.0	Obviously he never wrote it.
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