About this episode

The episode discusses the life of Laurence Reavell-Carter, a two-time Olympian involved in the Great Escape during World War II.

Laurence Reavell-Carter was a two-time Olympian who represented the United Kingdom at the 1936 Berlin and 1948 London Olympics. However, in between those two events, he was to be involved in the Great Escape, to be one of those caught at the mouth of the tunnel, asking the guard to not shoot them. We were joined by Olympic journalist and historian, Philip Barker, to tell us about Reavell-Carter's life and to tell us more about the two Olympic Games at which he competed. 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.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Robertson, Tony Hoskins

Guest: Philip Barker

Topics covered

• Olympics
• Prisoner-of-War
• World War II
• escape stories
• history

Keywords

• Laurence Reavell-Carter
• Philip Barker
• Olympics
• Great Escape
• World War II
• Prisoner-of-War
• history

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