Battle of Britain
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Oct 28, 2026
Sam WellsHOST
But the First World War, you know, that sort of futility, mud, pointlessness, duff generals 100 miles from the front, you know, there's none of that with the Second World War.
Sam WellsHOST
There's just plucky Battle of Britain fighters, even though most of them were Polish, you know, and all of this kind of stuff, which, you know, and don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that we're not living under a Nazi regime, but it's a whole different discourse.
Jolley GosnoldHOST
Yeah.
Sam WellsHOST
So your First World War, you know, your sermon that's drawing illustrations, I remember preaching one here about Vera Brittain and the three, you know, the friend, the brother and the fiancé that she lost in the First World War.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Take a step-by-step look at the history and the high points of the 1980 Olympics.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Certainly see the Battle of Britain, Kohinovet.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we'll watch Nadia, Alexandra, the Tia team.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Eight medals.
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Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We'll go right from Afghanistan to the winter stand.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Step by step.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Battle of Britain.
Joe GaragiolaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Cohen Obed will be there.
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It is just having those supplies in the house to get you through those moments.
Chris KennyHOST
Good Lord, Esther, they're getting the poms ready for the Battle of Britain again and there's been a run on toilet paper and baked beans.
Chris KennyHOST
As if those two don't go together.
Esther KrakowGUEST
You would think.
Andy PerryGUEST
And I was reading comics and books about...
Andy PerryGUEST
Battle of Britain comics.
Andy PerryGUEST
Yes.
Andy PerryGUEST
And, of course, I was like a mad keen reader and Paul Brickhill and Douglas Barter and all of that, you know, and I'm like... reading the stories and watching a DC-3 and thinking, you know what, that would be totally cool to be a
Frederik LogevallGUEST
Well, and also because there was a suggestion, which I think is false.
Frederik LogevallGUEST
But a suggestion arose that when the Battle of Britain began, Joe Kennedy, his ambassador, was cowardly and he retreated each night into the countryside outside London because he didn't want to be subjected to the bombs.
Frederik LogevallGUEST
I don't think it's true, but I do think that Joe Jr. felt for a long time, and maybe Jack did too, the reason we have to serve in this war is to show the world that this is not true about our father and it's not true about the family.
Frederik LogevallGUEST
And hence this volunteer, this mission that Joe Jr. went on.
JayHOST
Here's your first question.
JayHOST
Number one, what is the second largest island of the Channel Islands by area? So what is the second largest island of the Channel Islands by area? Number two, who was Noel Edmonds' pink and yellow companion on Noel's house party? So who was Noel Edmonds' pink and yellow companion on Noel's house party? Number three, World War Two's Battle of Britain took place in which year? So World War Two's Battle of Britain took place in which year? Number four, guacamole originates from which country? So guacamole originates from which country? And your final one today, number five, how many, sorry, how many children, we'll get to grandchildren in a minute, how many children did Queen Victoria have? Was it nine, 18 or 27 children? So how many children did Queen Victoria have? Nine, 18 or 27? There you go.
JayHOST
That's your five questions for today.
JayHOST
How do you think you did? We'll find out together very soon.
JayHOST
Who was Noel Edmonds' pink and yellow companion on Noel's house party? It was Mr Blobby.
JayHOST
Blobby, Blobby, Blobby.
JayHOST
Number three, World War II's Battle of Britain took place in which year? It's 1940.
JayHOST
Number four, guacamole originates from Mexico.
Madison RuehlemannGUEST
And Howes and his intercessors, amazing recounts in this book of how they prayed and they overturned a near impossible circumstance.
Madison RuehlemannGUEST
Then you've got, he saw the disruption of sort of Hitler's planned overtake of Britain in the Battle of Britain.
Madison RuehlemannGUEST
Amazing things that were seen through prayer.
Madison RuehlemannGUEST
And in this book, he talks about living a life of continual sacrifice.
Jason HensleyGUEST
The thing has proved its truth in history scores of times over, and in every generation, dictators and statesmen have been blind to the simple, best policy for the true well-being of their peoples.
Jason HensleyGUEST
The Battle of Britain was won not by the skill and daring of a handful of highly trained young men, but by the kindliness which received Jewish refugees into homes in this country, because they were the distressed seed of Abraham.
Jason HensleyGUEST
That's the reason.
Jason HensleyGUEST
It's because we read scripture.
Sam DelaneyHOST
Where he goes, I'm, you know, the Battle of France has ended.
Sam DelaneyHOST
And the Battle of Britain is about to begin.
Andy DawsonHOST
Yeah.
Sam DelaneyHOST
And then he does all this.
Niall GreenwoodGUEST
So you war game how that works.
Niall GreenwoodGUEST
One of the things you find is I think the last single service battle of any significance we had in the UK was the Battle of Britain in 1940.
Niall GreenwoodGUEST
So ever since then, it's been joint.
Niall GreenwoodGUEST
It's been multi-service.
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