Weaponised Bats - Unlikely Threads

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Inspired by the story of David Stirling and the origins ofthe SAS (listen to episode 3), Andrew tumbles into the strange world of Second World War invention, a time where serious people proposed armed bats, pigeon-guided missiles, fakearmies, exploding dogs and aircraft carriers made of ice. Somehow, many of these ideas received funding, testing and official approval. As Clive Hartley and Andrew Wisdom discover, wartime pressure created a brief moment in historywhen the line between genius and madness became surprisingly difficult to see. Welcome to another episode of Unlikely Threads.

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This episode was published on May 17, 2026.

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Inspired by the story of David Stirling and the origins ofthe SAS (listen to episode 3), Andrew tumbles into the strange world of Second World War invention, a time where serious people proposed armed bats, pigeon-guided missiles, fakearmies,...

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