🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE.... It's the lads first road trip of the podcast. Andy takes Kev to his workplace at the Army Flying Museum for a tour and a chat with Susan Lyndsay, Museum Curator, and Henry Whitington, Museum Archivist, about the museum's history. Here's a snippet. #amyflyingmuseum

The Welbike, the miniature Airborne motorbike. Our most recent guest, Dutch-born Jan Heitink, recounts a story about his grandfather featuring one of these vehicles in our latest episode - ARNHEM MEMORIES. Available now on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Audible.. #ww2podcast #arnhem

AVAILABLE NOW....'Arnhem Memories' In our latest episode we were joined by Dutch-born Jan Heitink, who recounts stories of his family's wartime experiences around the battle of Arnhem and growing up in its legacy. Here's a snippet.. Available on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube.... #Arnhem

🎙Andy and Kev land on another LZ , this time it's Arnhem. Jan Berend Heitink joins the lads for a pint to discuss his family's wartime experiences, what it's like growing up in The Netherlands with the Arnhem story, and what it means for the Dutch. Available on Spotify, YouTube... #arnhem

The start of our podcast journey (well, almost) on our Arnhem trip one year ago, when Andy said to Kev "How do you fancy joining me on the relaunched Ham & Jam Podcast"....... #Arnhem80 #therestishistory #hamandjampodcast

Endex.....Can't believe this was nearly a week ago! Such a great time at WHWF 2025 as part of the Glider Pilot Regiment Society...

🎙New Episode Available Now - In the second of our Arnhem month episodes, we are joined by Niall Cherry to discuss the fortunes, and certainly misfortunes, of the 10th Parachute Battalion during the Battle. Here's a sneak peek...

Finally.... @wehavewaysfest2025...

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE In the first of our Arnhem series, Andy and Kev make another landing in Arnhem, but it's with Bart Steenkamer, a local Dutch battlefield tour guide who specializes in personalized tours, and talks about the Battle of Arnhem entirely from a tour guides perspective. 🍻 #Arnhem

🚨Dropping TOMORROW, part One of our Arnhem month episodes - "Arnhem Battlefield : Walking The Ground " with Dutch battlefield guide Bart Steenkamer..... #hamandjampodcast #arnhem

Although a little outside our remit for the podcast, this is a for a very worthy cause. Please take a look... www.ticketsource.co.uk/war-years-re...

To kick off our three-episode series commemorating the battle of Arnhem, we spoke with Bart Steenkamer, Arnhem resident and battlefield tour guide. This Episode drops on Thursday the 4th of September, supporters can listen now. Here's a sneak peak.. Buymeacoffee.com/hamandjam

Hope everyone is enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend....Andy certainly is! But remember everyone, dont drink and fly! 😉 Cheers! 🍻 #hamandjampodcast #gliderpilotregiment #menofarnhem #horsaglider

🎙 NEW EPISODE INCOMING FOR OUR BUYMEACOFFEE SUPPORTERS.. Available tomorrow, and exclusively a week early for our supporters, is the new episode - "Ever Glorious" : The life of Napier Crookenden DSO, 6 Airborne - With John Greenacre. Take a listen to a snippet below...🍻

🎙🎬 NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW.. "Maroon in Movies" - the lads are joined by Robbie & Matt from @fightingonfilm for a chat about British Airborne in WW2 films.We know what we rated the best, what do you think?Listen now on our buymeacoffee page or on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, & Amazon Music.

"I'm sure the Dakota was parked around here somewhere Sar'nt Major.?" The new episode "Maroon in Movies" with Matt and Robbie from @fightingonfilm.bsky.social drops tomorrow......🍻 #hamandjampodcast #theredberet

“You gave the film I’m in a score of what?” Do take a listen to our upcoming podcast episode "Maroon in Movies " with the lads from @fightingonfilm.bsky.social as we discuss the British Airborne on film. Drops on Thursday. #hamandjampodcast

Which one would you rate the highest? Find out what we thought when we hosted Matt and Robbie from @fightingonfilm.bsky.social to discuss "Maroon in the Movies." Episode drops on Thursday on our buymeacoffee page.Also available on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music, & Audible. #hamandjampodcast

Support us now for as little as £2.00 a month and help us produce more interesting, memorable, and entertaining episodes. Without your support, we couldn't do what we do! You can find us at buymeacoffee.com/hamandjam. cheers! 🍻 #hamandjampodcast

A great week was had by Andy and all at the Merville Battery Museum in June this year. You can hear all about it on our episode- "NORMANDY DEBRIEF?!" Available now on our buymeacoffee page (link in the comments), Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible.

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW -"Mad about the Boy?" Part 2 - General F.A.M. Browning - Arnhem and Aftermath - Is his reputation a prisoner of the film A Bridge Too Far? Available now on our buymeacoffe.com/hamandjam page. Also available on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Audible.

🎙Hey listeners! We are looking at having a LIVE STREAMING SESSION in the near future. We want to hear your suggestions for a theme for the session so we could potentially invite a special guest to join us. What do you guys think, would you be interested? Cheers from Andy and Kev🍻

Here's some more photos from Andy's trip to Normandy in June. You can hear more on our special episode "NORMANDY DEBRIEF?!" On Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music, Audible, or wherever you listen to us! Cheers 🍻

"The Great Glider Gamble?" On the 82nd anniversary of Op HUSKY, we chat with Mike Peters about Operation Ladbroke - 1st Airlanding Brigade's assault to capture the Ponte Grande Bridge. Out now on buymeacoffee/hamandjam, Spotify,Podbean,YouTube, Amazon Music & Audible. @mikehistorian.bsky.social

COMING SOON..Another great recording session in the bag! As part of our 'Airborne Personalities' series we were joined by historian and author John Greenacre for a fascinating dive into the life of Napier Crookenden, Brigade Major of 6 Airlanding Brigade and then CO of the 9th Parachute Battalion.

In 1943, before there were Operations LADBROKE and FUSTIAN, there was Operation BEGGAR, or as the glider pilots called it, Operation "Turkey Buzzard"... Available on..👇🏻 buymeacoffee.com/hamandjam/new-… Also on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music @mikehistorian.bsky.social

Walking the ground, this time in Breville... You can find out more in our latest episode- "NORMANDY DEBRIEF?!" 👇🏻 buymeacoffee.com/hamandjam/new-episode-supporters-3773358 Also available on Spotify, Podbean,YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible.

It was absolutely great to record an episode of Ham and Jam with Matt and Robbie from FightingOnFilm yesterday. There's a clue to what we talked about in the picture.....😉

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE.. We welcome back to the podcast author and 6th Airborne expert, Neil Barber. This time to talk about the assault on the Merville Battery by the 9th Parachute Battalion in the early hours of the 6th of June 1944.Available on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible.

Three of our Normandy trip group (including Andy) joined the second half of the Commando March from Pegasus Bridge to the 'Commando Farm' at Amfreville. The only casualty being Andy's underwear, which in true Commando style, he cut off whilst still walking when the elastic went!

"Ham and bloody Jam!"

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE In the first of our D-Day Special Episodes, we are joined by Stephen Wright, co-author of the classic 'One Night In June' and 'Operation Tonga'. Avaliable now on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible. Also available on - buymeacoffee.com/hamandjam

We recorded Episode.2 of our four-part D-Day specials recently. We were thrilled to welcome back Norma Graham to talk about the role of 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion on D-Day. This bonus episode will be available to our supporters on Thursday, the 29th of May, one week before general release. 🍻

Attending the WARAG WW2 Event at Westonzoyland airfield yesterday. A great warm-up for Normandy next week! Andy will be at the Merville Battery Museum from the 4th to the 9th of June in the living history field (inbetween roaming the battlefields), so if you are about, come and say hello 👍🏻🍻.

COMING SOON..... We just recorded our 6th of June D-Day Special this week. We are excited to say we were joined by Kerry Ricketts, Granddaughter of Major John Howard, OC D Coy 2 Oxf and Bucks, and also by Jane Barkway-Harney, who's father Geoffrey was 1st pilot of glider No.3 at Pegasus Bridge....

It has yet to be proved that this event actually took place..... #gliderpilotregiment #copinakilt

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW..... "Mad about the Boy?" General F.A.M. Browning - Hero.... Or Arnhem Villian? PART ONE is avaliable now on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible... PART TWO is available as a supporters group EXCLUSIVE available now on our buymeacoffee page.

It was great to catch up with Mike Peters again, recording the first of two episodes coming in July about Operations BEGGAR (Turkey Buzzard) and LADBROKE during the run-up to, and the invasion of , Sicily 1943. @mikehistorian.bsky.social #operationhusky #gliderpilotregiment

COMING SOON...... "Mad About The Boy?" - General F.A.M. Browning: Hero or Villian? (Part One) Released on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible on THURSDAY the 15th of MAY.

We have a new episode incoming! We were joined by living historian and historical weapons collector, Kallan Kriewall to discuss the British Boys Anti-tank Rifle in Airborne use.... Members of our Supporters group get early access on Thursday 10th of April with general release on the 17th.

Great to catch up with @mikehistorian.bsky.social at the Army Flying Museum today. Mike will be joining @gliderpilot44.bsky.social and myself for two episodes covering both Op BEGGAR/TURKEY BUZZARD and Op LADBROKE for our Sicily Invasion commemorative episodes in July.....

Another episode we recorded recently and ready for editing. We decided this one's going to be our first two-parter, we didn't intend it to be, but we had lots to discuss! Here's our subject...... 👍🏻🍻

🎙NEW EPISODE AVAILABLE NOW!🎙 THE LAST ASSAULT: OPERATION VARSITY, MARCH 1945.... We are joined by historian and author Mike "Chalky" Peters. Available now on Spotify, Podbean, YouTube, Amazon Music and Audible.... @mikehistorian.bsky.social

🎙🎙INCOMING EPISODE 🎙🎙 Due for release this THURSDAY.... THE LAST ASSAULT: Operation VARSITY, March 1945 - With Special Guest Mike Peters...... This Episode is already available now to members of our Supporters group on buymeacoffee. com

A great review for the Podcast on Audible....Cheers! 👍🏻🍻

Happy Friday everyone...it's down to the G time....👍🏻🍻

Fancy winning either a free days entry to the ARMY FLYING MUSEUM with a personal guided tour, or a signed copy of Neil Barbers PEGASUS BRIDGE? Head on over to our Facebook page to find out more...

Looking forward to speaking to Norma Graham this evening about 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during Operation Varsity......

You can now listen to Ham and Jam - The WW2 British Airborne Podcast on Audible! www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DWKTD9G...

🎙️NEW EPISODE DROPPING NEXT WEEK...... OPERATION FUSTIAN, SICILY, JULY 1943 🎙️ #hamandjampodcast #operationfustian @gliderpilot44.bsky.social