Comedian Al Murray may be most famous for his mock xenophobic alter ego, but he's successfully stepped out from the Pub Landlord’s shadow to offer far more nuanced and thoughtful views on Britain’s place in history.
Al has an encyclopedic knowledge of the devastating events between 1939 to 1945 in particular, which he discusses in his twice-weekly podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk. Alongside historian James Holland, the pair discuss all matters Second World War. The series has clocked over 500 episodes and counting.
But that's not all, as well as the podcast, Al has presented history programmes, written books on the subject and is now helping to launch a war video game.
