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PODCAST

The Foxhole Companion

Daniel Stewart and Simon Rance

Come with Simon and Dan as they take you on a chronological history of the Second World War as seen through the lens of the silver screen!

tv & film film history

All Episodes

00:53:26

Heroes of Telemark

The Foxhole Companion ·

2025/05/30

Simon and Dan kick off the new season with this classic rip-roaring blockbuster. The Heroes of Telemark! But, is it as good was they remember it to be?!

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00:00:56

New Season Trailer

The Foxhole Companion ·

2025/05/27

Dan and Simon are back with a rip-roaring-romp through the fjords, with the Kirk Douglas epic, Heroes of Telemark!!But is it as good as the boys remember? And what have the filmmakers got against rabbits!!! Tune in on Friday!

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00:50:37

Malta Story

The Foxhole Companion ·

2025/02/28

Dan and Simon take a dive into the mediterranean heat in this 1953 Alec Guiness classic. The British are back!! And they're being frightfully British.

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00:59:13

In Harms Way

The Foxhole Companion ·

2025/01/31

Dan and Is take a look at this 1965 blockbuster with John Wayne, Kirk Douglass, Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda and Burgess Meredith! Does it live up to the hype?!

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02:36:39

Foxhole Christmas Special 2024

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/12/28

Here it is Foxhole Fans!! The special you've all been waiting for. Where Eagles Dare Live Watchalong! If you want to join the watch-along with Dan and Si, then please start your film right after the MGM lion's FIRST ROAR!! And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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00:49:18

Panfilov's 28 Men/Red Ghost Double Bill!

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/11/29

Dan and Simon treat you to a Russian front double bill. Could there be another contender for a 5 stars from the boys?!

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01:03:18

From Here to Eternity

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/10/25

Simon and Dan take a look at one of the most famous films of all time!....But is it a war movie!!

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00:43:31

Tora! Tora! Tora!

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/09/27

Dan and Simon take a deep dive into this 1970 Zanuck brothers Amrica/Japanese colab'!

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01:26:44

Pearl Harbour

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/08/26

Is this possibly Dan and Simon's most hated film ever?! Tune in for some Bayhem!

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01:00:23

Attack on Leningrad

The Foxhole Companion ·

2024/05/24

Dan and Simon are BACK!!! (finally). And they're bringing you another eastern front epic! (sort of). Featuring Mira Sorvino and Gerbil Birnnnn.Tune in for this brand new episode!!!

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01:00:49

Unknown Soldier

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/09/15

Uncomfortable Bedfellows....or Flashdance and Smeggy. Could this Finnish epic be our favourite film yet?!

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00:59:10

Battle for Sevastapol

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/08/02

It should be called Lady Death....Simon and Dan discuss this 2015 Russian/Ukranian (yeah shocking) mess about the Soviet sniper ace Lyudmila Pavlichenko.

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01:05:30

Fortress of War Part 2

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/05/19

In part 2, Simon and Dan now turn to the film, Fortress of War, aka Brest Fortress, aka Fortress!

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00:46:31

Fortress of War Part 1

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/05/16

Dan and Simon take a look at the history behind Operation Barbarossa and the outbreak of hostilities between Germany and Soviet Russia. A brief background before giving you some background on this epic film! Part 2 at the end of the week!

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00:59:56

Tobruk Double Feature!!

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/04/07

Dan and Simon bring you a North Africa double feature! The rip-roaring Desert Rats with Richard Burton and James Mason and the very awful Rats of Tobruk.So very awful!

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00:47:22

Trobruk

The Foxhole Companion ·

2023/01/31

A very snotty Dan and Simon are off to North Africa and this very good 2008 Czechoslovakian film directed by Václav Marhoul of the brilliant 'The painted Bird" fame. And a chance to win your very own copy of Commando comic book!!!

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00:54:50

3rd Annual Foxhole Xmas Special!!

The Foxhole Companion ·

2022/12/19

Dan and Simon take another festive (drunken) browse through the Xmas war films on TV this holiday season!!

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00:54:50

Sink The Bismarck

The Foxhole Companion ·

2022/11/21

Dan and Simon take a look at this 1960 retelling of the epic naval battle in the frozen North Atlantic. But is this film epic? That remains to be seen....

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00:58:56

The 49th Parallel

The Foxhole Companion ·

2022/10/10

Dan and Simon are BACK!! Its a whole new season and the boys kick it off with The 49th Parallel!! Though opinion is somewhat divided.....

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00:08:44

Special Announcement!

The Foxhole Companion ·

2022/03/18

A quick message from Dan and Simon in the wake of the current conflict in Ukraine.

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