About this episode

The episode features Brian Evans discussing his role in the Great Escape during the Second World War.

Brian Evans had a short but very eventful operational career, but he was to utilise his pre-war surveying skills for the Great Escape, helping to estimate the length required for the tunnel digging. For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.  If you would like to follow us, you can find us on  Twitter ,  Facebook , and  Instagram  or if you would prefer to email us, we can also be reached on FYTWIOpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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