Welcome to Who Did What Now?

The Fruitcake Jailbreak

Setting the Stage for the Helicopter Escape

The American in a White Suit

The Daring Helicopter Heist

Aftermath and Recapture

Wrapping Up and Future Episodes

On Halloween 1973 a helicopter landed in Ireland's Mountjoy prison, two minutes later it left with three head honchos of the IRA in one of the most audacious jailbreaks of the 20th Century. Leave room for snacks with a bittiside to nibble on!

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On Halloween 1973 a helicopter landed in Ireland's Mountjoy prison, two minutes later it left with three head honchos of the IRA in one of the most audacious jailbreaks of the 20th Century. Leave room for snacks with a bittiside to nibble on!
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn&rsquo;t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

 

Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn&rsquo;t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!
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Bittisode 017: Up and Away - The Mountjoy Helicopter Escape

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The Struggle for Museum Funding

The Tudors and the Plantations

The Birth of Sectarian Violence

The Easter Rising and Its Aftermath

Bloody Sunday and Escalating Violence

The H-Blocks and the Blanket Protest

The Dirty Protest and Hunger Strikes

The Great Escape Plan

The Escape Plan Unfolds

The D-Day Execution

The Aftermath and Recapture

The Long Kesh Legacy

On the 25th of September 1983 the largest jailbreak in UK penal history happened just a few miles southwest of Belfast, when 38 prisoners broke out of H Block 7 at Maze prison, or Long Kesh, and fled the prison, inside a prison, inside an army base.

Hosted by Katie Charlwood 

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On the 25th of September 1983 the largest jailbreak in UK penal history happened just a few miles southwest of Belfast, when 38 prisoners broke out of H Block 7 at Maze prison, or Long Kesh, and fled the prison, inside a prison, inside an army base.
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 coming soon!</a>
Donate at:&nbsp;
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Fan Mail:
Katie Charlwood
C/O The Postal Store
Unit 11A
Forte Retail Park
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
Ireland
F92 DY22
&nbsp;
Business Enquiries: <a href="mailto:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com">katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com</a>

208. The Maze Prison Escape

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A Tragic Week and Dolly Parton's Legacy

Tour News and Source Material

The History of Alcatraz

The Escape Plotters

The Great Escape

Theories of Alan West's Fate

The Successful Escape

The FBI's Denial and Public Reports

Previous Alcatraz Escapes

The Enduring Mystery

Movie and Music Recommendations

Closing Remarks and Sign-off

In San Francisco Bay sits the once mighty fortress, a place that held America's most dangerous criminals, a concrete prison built upon Devil's Island, surrounded by a tempestupus sea, fearsome winds and shark infested waters, a prison no man could escape... or so they claimed...

Hosted by Katie Charlwood 

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Letterkenny

Co. Donegal

Ireland

F92 DY22

 

Business Enquiries:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com

 

 

 

In San Francisco Bay sits the once mighty fortress, a place that held America's most dangerous criminals, a concrete prison built upon Devil's Island, surrounded by a tempestupus sea, fearsome winds and shark infested waters, a prison no man could escape... or so they claimed...
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 coming soon!</a>
Donate at:&nbsp;
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C/O The Postal Store
Unit 11A
Forte Retail Park
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Co. Donegal
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The infamous jailbreak, escape from Alcatraz

207. Escape from Alcatraz

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/3e0170a8-eeeb-494f-aa6e-b4b8013a6801/transcript

Welcome to Who Did What Now

Jet Lag and Tour Updates

Setting the Stage for Eva Braun

Eva Braun's Early Life and Education

The First Encounter: Hitler and Eva

Geli Raubal: Hitler's Tragic Niece

Eva's Rise to Prominence

The Nuremberg Rally and Growing Tensions

The Devoted Partner and Nazi Bitch

The Self-obsessed Mistress

Gretel's Tragic Wedding and Desertion

The Führerbunker: Hitler's Final Days

The Fateful Wedding and Deaths

Evaluating Eva Braun's Legacy

Wrapping Up and Future Topics

Social Media and Tour Tickets

Eva Braun is a figure from history sometimes portrayed as a feather-brained ditz, and others as a master manipulator and powerful political player in the Third Reich. The thing about Eva Braun is that no-one really knew who she was until after the war ended and she was dead.

But who really was HItler's mistress and very very brief wife?

Listen now.

Hosted by Katie Charlwood 

I'm On tour! First Tickets now released!!!

Listen to Day & Nightshade

Donate at: 

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Fan Mail:

Katie Charlwood

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Letterkenny

Co. Donegal

Ireland

F92 DY22

 

Business Enquiries:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com

 

 

 

Eva Braun is a figure from history sometimes portrayed as a feather-brained ditz, and others as a master manipulator and powerful political player in the Third Reich. The thing about Eva Braun is that no-one really knew who she was until after the war ended and she was dead.
But who really was HItler's mistress and very very brief wife?
Listen now.
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a>&nbsp;First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade</a>
Donate at:&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
Fan Mail:
Katie Charlwood
C/O The Postal Store
Unit 11A
Forte Retail Park
Letterkenny
Co. Donegal
Ireland
F92 DY22
&nbsp;
Business Enquiries: <a href="mailto:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com">katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com</a>
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206. Eva Braun - Hitler's Mistress

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/37ce950f-9162-46ac-91a9-b4b1017ef329/transcript

Bittisode 017: Up and Away - The Mountjoy Helicopter Escape

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