The Channel Dash: Out The Frying Pan (Part 4)

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🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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How did attacks by British MTBs fail to sink any of the enemy fleet? When was Churchill informed of British failures to stop the Kriegsmarine from escaping? Was any damage inflicted upon the German capital ships? Join Al Murray and James Holland for Part 4 of this new series as they look at the audacious plan by the Nazi German Kriegsmarine to move their surface fleet out of Brest, right under the noses of British defences along The English Channel in 1942. Start your free trial at ⁠patreon.com/wehaveways⁠ and unlock exclusive content and more. Enjoy livestreams, early access, ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and a weekly newsletter packed with book deals and behind-the-scenes insights. Members also get priority access and discounts to live events. A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Editor: Bruno Di Castri Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Social Producer: Harry Balden Email: wehaveways@goalhanger.com Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge a brand new drama based on the bestselling novel they think they're better than us
0:32.2	who do you think you are i'm going to prove to them that they're wrong she's punishing
0:36.0	me you destroyed my family.
0:38.2	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
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0:54.0	At 3,500 yards, I felt that our luck could not hold much longer.
0:58.0	Ships were being well straddled and we were closing fast, gradually losing our bearing.
1:03.0	At 3,300 yards I saw a large shell which failed to explode or ricochet dive under the ship like a porpoise.
1:10.0	And I felt this was time to turn and fire our torpedoes.
1:13.6	Vervacious on my starboard quarter turned and fired at the same time.
1:17.9	And that, of course, was Captain Charles Paisy, his commander of HMS Campbell,
1:22.8	as he took his destroyer for Tiller into action against the mass of German vessels now swarming in the channel.
1:31.7	Goodness me.
1:32.2	Yes. Well, in the North Sea, actually, at this point, because we're no longer in the English Channel, Jim.
1:38.1	The Channel Dash has found its way.
1:40.4	They've dashed through it.
1:41.3	They've dashed through the channel.
1:42.4	Welcome to We Have Ways of Making You Talk for part four of the channel dash as we examined
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