4 - The hard yards

Episode 4 of the Wars That Shaped The World podcast, hosted by Goalhanger Podcasts, titled "4 - The hard yards" was published on April 10, 2024 and runs 51 minutes.

April 10, 2024 ·51m · Wars That Shaped The World

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‘What is it that makes people go forward when every instinct is to go back? I think it’s to do with the people you’re with, not letting them down…’ The tumble of rugged hills that shelter Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, were to become the bleak setting for the final struggle of the conflict - break the Argentine lines and Stanley was there for the taking, the war would be done and dusted. Easier said than done - for the young men of the Scots and Welsh Guards, the Paras and Royal Marines the final days of the Falklands War were to be the toughest of their lives. Narrated by Paul Waggott Written by Robin Scott Elliot Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn A Goalhanger Podcasts Production Cast list: Alejandro Teran Thomas Mitchells Tim Skinner George Still Marta da Silva Gerardo Cabal Neizan Fernandez Darcey Ferguson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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‘What is it that makes people go forward when every instinct is to go back? I think it’s to do with the people you’re with, not letting them down…’ The tumble of rugged hills that shelter Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, were to become the bleak setting for the final struggle of the conflict - break the Argentine lines and Stanley was there for the taking, the war would be done and dusted. Easier said than done - for the young men of the Scots and Welsh Guards, the Paras and Royal Marines the final days of the Falklands War were to be the toughest of their lives. Narrated by Paul Waggott Written by Robin Scott Elliot Production and Sound Design by Holy Smokes Audio Executive Producers Tony Pastor + Neil Fearn A Goalhanger Podcasts Production Cast list: Alejandro Teran Thomas Mitchells Tim Skinner George Still Marta da Silva Gerardo Cabal Neizan Fernandez Darcey Ferguson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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