Never Mind The Dambusters

By Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies

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Never Mind The Dambusters…It’s The Bomber Command Podcast!

Join historians and authors Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies as they delve into the world of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. In this weekly podcast  (episodes released every Wednesday), Jane and James explore strategy, policy, and the events which shaped one of the most controversial campaigns of the war.  

Despite their iconic status, Bomber Command's history extends far beyond the famed Dambusters raid of 1943 and the Avro Lancaster. Through insightful discussions, expert analysis of the strategic bombing campaign and first hand accounts by veterans and civilians on the ground, Never Mind the Dambusters offers listeners a comprehensive exploration of Bomber Command's operations and the diverse aircraft it employed, as well as tackling some tough topics.

Jane and James will be joined by leading academics, historians, aircraft enthusiasts, technicians and engineers and veterans' family members. Expect  discussions on relevant books and films and  a spotlight on a different aircraft in each episode. Please send in your questions to us on X (twitter) at @RAFBomber_Pod and on Instagram at @NeverMindTheDambusters. You can email the show at nmtdambusters@gmail.com, and continue the conversations in our Facebook group. 


Never Mind the Dambusters Merchandise is now available at https://never-mind-the-dambusters.teemill.com/



Episode Date
Episode 71 - Internment of Allied Airmen in Neutral Countries, with Andrew White
Mar 31, 2026
Ep.70 - Q and A Chat Part 2: More Questions Answered!
Mar 25, 2026
Episode 69 - Q & A Chat Part 1: Your Questions Answered!
Mar 18, 2026
Episode 68 - Cold War Bombers, with Joe Wilding (extended episode)
Mar 11, 2026
Episode 67 - After the Firestorm: Bomb Disposal in Wartime Hamburg, with Thomas Rost
Mar 04, 2026
Episode 66 - 2 Group and the Rotterdam Raid, with Erik Parker
Feb 25, 2026
Episode 65 : Hitting the Target: Bomb Aiming with Matt Doncaster
Feb 18, 2026
Episode 64 - USAAF and the Schweinfurt Raids, with Mike Peters
Feb 11, 2026
Episode 63: "Advance Britannia" - Bomber Command & Britain's War 1942-1945, with Professor Alan Allport
Feb 04, 2026
Episode 62 Peenemunde: The Attack on Hitler's V-Weapons, with Sean Feast
Jan 28, 2026
Episode 61: The Wooden Wonder - The De Havilland Mosquito, with John Lilley
Jan 21, 2026
Episode 60: The Short Stirling, with Jonathan Falconer
Jan 14, 2026
Episode 59: Oh Canada! RCAF, 6 Group & 429 Bison Sqn, with Greg Kopchuk
Jan 07, 2026
Series 4 Trailer
Dec 13, 2025
Episode 57: The U-boat War - Wolfpack, with Roger Moorhouse
Sep 30, 2025
Episode 56: Rough Justice - The Murder of Allied Airmen, with Thomas Rost
Sep 23, 2025
Episode 55 - Operation Pimento: Escape, Evasion and Resolution, with Adam Hart
Sep 16, 2025
Episode 54 - (Part 2) Above Us The Stars : 10 Squadron Bomber Command - The Wireless Operator's Story.
Sep 09, 2025
Episode 53 - Above Us the Stars: 10 Squadron Bomber Command - The Wireless Operator's Story (part 1)
Sep 02, 2025
Episode 52 - Listeners' Questions
Aug 26, 2025
Episode 51 - Aircrew Flying Kit, with Daniel Richards
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 50 50th Episode Special: The Dambusters' Legacy, with Dr Dan Ellin
Aug 12, 2025
(EARLY ACCESS) Episode 50 50th Episode Special: The Dambusters' Legacy, with Dr Dan Ellin.
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 49 - Len Deighton's "Bomber" : Telling Stories, with Adrian Bean
Aug 05, 2025
Episode 48 - "Desert Island Books" : Our Top 10 Bomber Command Reads
Jul 29, 2025
Episode 47 - Remembering the Bombing War in Normandy, with Paul Woodadge
Jul 22, 2025
(EARLY ACCESS) Episode 47 - Remembering the Bombing War in Normandy, with Paul Woodage
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 46 From the Channel Dash to the Long March: The Navigator's Story, with Stuart Green.
Jul 15, 2025
Episode 45 - Flying into the Storm: Early War Bombers, with Chris Sams
Jul 08, 2025
Episode 44 - The Greatest Enemy - Meteorological Flights, with Jamie Heffer
Jul 01, 2025
Episode 43 - Norwegian Heroes of Bomber Command, with Haakon Vinje
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 42 - Bomber Command Losses Database / Navigational Technology, with Dave Gilbert
Apr 08, 2025
Episode 41 - The Invisible Campaign (Part 2): Bomber Command Gardening Operations
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 40 - The Invisible Campaign: Bomber Command Gardening Operations (Part 1)
Mar 26, 2025
Episode 39 - Night Fighter Offensive, with Stuart Burbridge
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 38 - A German Jew in Bomber Command: Escape, Evasion & Revenge, with Marc Stevens
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 37 - Operations Manna and Exodus, with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller
Mar 05, 2025
Episode 36 - A Question and Answer Fest!
Feb 26, 2025
Episode 35 Restoring a Lancaster: The NX611 "Just Jane" Story, with Andrew Panton
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 34 Writing the Bomber War - The Official Histories Controversy, with Professor Alan Allport
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 33 Bomber Command: The Chaplain's Story
Feb 05, 2025
Episode 32 - Bomber Command VCs (pt 1) - Gray and Garland
Jan 29, 2025
Episode 31 A Coastal Command Base in WW2: RAF Bircham Newton, with Jamie Heffer
Jan 22, 2025
Episode 30 - Building The Bombers, with Andrew Rawson
Jan 15, 2025
Episode 29 Christmas on a Bomber Station 1943 - with Dr Dan Ellin
Dec 18, 2024
Episode 28 - The Auschwitz Debate, with Dr Waitman Beorn
Dec 11, 2024
Episode 27 The Men in the Bomber: Models, Memorials, 158 Sqn & More - with Luke Turner
Dec 04, 2024
Episode 26 - A Canadian Bomber Crew in Training/ Your Questions Answered
Nov 27, 2024
Episode 25 - Coastal Command, with Andy Bird
Nov 20, 2024
Episode 24 - The African and Caribbean Airmen of Bomber Command, with John Concagh
Nov 13, 2024
Episode 23 - Did Bomber Command Succeed?
Nov 06, 2024
Episode 22 Bomber Command in Video Games, with Ethan Adato
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 21 - Bomber Command in the Battle of Britain Part 2
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 20 - Bomber Command in the Battle of Britain Part 1
Oct 15, 2024
Episode 19 - Boy Slade: Bomber Command's Youngest Pilot, with Graham Waterton
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 18 - Random Chat & Your Questions!
Oct 01, 2024
Episode 17 - Masters of the Air, with Abby Whitlock
Sep 24, 2024
Episode 16 - The Memory Minefield: Veteran's Stories & Tall Tales, with Ally Campbell-Grieve
Sep 17, 2024
Episode 15- ARNHEM : Glider Pilots and Bomber Tugs, with Matt Yates.
Sep 10, 2024
Episode 14 - Bomber Command in the Norwegian Campaign, 1940
Sep 03, 2024
Episode 13 Combat Stress, Psychological Casualties, & 'Lack of Moral Fibre' - Dr Dan Ellin & Mary Brazier
Aug 28, 2024
(Premium) Episode 13 Combat Stress, Psychiatric Casualties, & 'Lack of Moral Fibre' - Dr Dan Ellin & Mary Brazier
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 12 Cultural Memory and Moral Debate, with Daniel Knowles
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 11 Your Bomber Command Questions Answered!
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 10 Researching Your Bomber Command Ancestor
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 9 Behind the Scenes at the RAF Museum
Jul 16, 2024
Episode 8 - Arthur Harris and Area Bombing, with Professor Alan Allport
Jul 02, 2024
Episode 7 - The Avro Lancaster, with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 6 Bomber Command and D-Day (extended episode)
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 5 The Wuppertal Raid Pt 2 - Firestorm
May 21, 2024
Episode 4 Planning a Bombing Operation: Wuppertal 1943 (Pt.1)
May 07, 2024
Episode 3 Handley Page Halifax - A Flight Engineer's Story
Apr 27, 2024
Episode 2 - Erks, Chop Girls and Gremlins
Apr 16, 2024
Episode 1 - Bomber Command Begins
Apr 02, 2024
Trailer
Mar 29, 2024