The Tim Heale Podcast
Welcome to The Tim Heale Podcast, where history comes alive through the people who lived it, and every story is grounded in real experience.
I'm Tim Heale, a British Army veteran, broadcaster, military historian and author of The Parallel Six series, with 44 years of service in the British Army, serving in Germany during the Cold War, Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Each episode brings together real military stories, forgotten history, travel, interviews, and personal experiences from over fifty years of adventure. From battlefields and memorials to regimental traditions, motorcycle journeys across Europe, and life behind the microphone, you'll hear the stories that rarely make it into the history books.
Whether we're exploring Waterloo, Arnhem, Berlin, Normandy, Kosovo or the mountains of Morocco, every programme is built on careful research, first-hand experience, and a genuine passion for keeping history alive.
Along the way you'll also discover stories from the world of rugby, skiing, motorcycling, broadcasting, and the remarkable people I've met throughout my military and civilian life.
If you enjoy military history, true stories, travel, and authentic conversation, you're in the right place.
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Military Historian • Author • Broadcaster
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The Tim Heale Podcast
Latest Episodes
Carve Her Name with Pride – The True Story of Violette Szabo | Stories Behind the Pages
Violette Szabo was a young mother who volunteered to serve with the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Sent behind enemy lines into occupied France, she displayed extraordinary courage before being captured and eventually...
Colditz: The Books, the Escapes and the BBC Television Series
Colditz Castle was intended to hold Allied officers who had repeatedly attempted to escape. Instead, it brought together some of the most determined and inventive prisoners of war in Europe.In this episode of Stories Behind the Pages, I...
Stories Behind the Pages - The Password Is Courage
This week on Stories Behind the Pages, Tim explores The Password Is Courage by John Castle.The book tells the extraordinary true story of Sergeant Major Charles Coward, one of Britain's most remarkable prisoners of war du...
Stories Behind the Pages – The Great Escape
This week on Stories Behind the Pages, Tim explores The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill.Most people know the classic 1963 film starring Steve McQueen, but the real story began in the prisoner-of-war camp at Stalag Luft III...
Welcome to Tim Heale | Author, Broadcaster & Military Historian
Welcome to my official YouTube channel.I'm Tim Heale, author of The Parallel Six series and Letters from Afghanistan, broadcaster, military historian and former British Army soldier.Here you'll find:Stories behind my boo...
