Down the Line: A Secret Army Podcast
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🏳️🌈 Down the Line: a fan made Secret Army podcast with me, AJ (NB, they/them) & @AndyPodding.bsky.social (who wrote the Complete Secret Army book). New episode on the first Saturday of every month!
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RT: our exclusive interview with #JanFrancis is out now!
We chat everything from her father’s incredible role in WW2 to what she thought of the writing for Lisa, and why she decided to leave
A huge thank you to Jan for coming on the show! 🫶
#SecretArmy
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We chat everything from her father’s incredible role in WW2 to what she thought of the writing for Lisa, and why she decided to leave
A huge thank you to Jan for coming on the show! 🫶
#SecretArmy
secretarmypod.podbean.com/e/interview-...
🚨 Limited time left to go inside the Candide!!
An update from Bridget at the 316 Community, the organisation currently renting out 28 Grand Place in Brussels.
(This was the building used for the exterior of Le Candide in series 2 & 3 of Secret Army!)
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An update from Bridget at the 316 Community, the organisation currently renting out 28 Grand Place in Brussels.
(This was the building used for the exterior of Le Candide in series 2 & 3 of Secret Army!)
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November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚨 Limited time left to go inside the Candide!!
An update from Bridget at the 316 Community, the organisation currently renting out 28 Grand Place in Brussels.
(This was the building used for the exterior of Le Candide in series 2 & 3 of Secret Army!)
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An update from Bridget at the 316 Community, the organisation currently renting out 28 Grand Place in Brussels.
(This was the building used for the exterior of Le Candide in series 2 & 3 of Secret Army!)
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Today I met the lovely Stephen Yardley, aka Lifeline’s pianist and forger, Max!
He winked at me after signing my copy of Andy’s book, and gave me a hearty pat on the back after having our photo taken together.
It was great to be able to tell him how much I love Secret Army.
He winked at me after signing my copy of Andy’s book, and gave me a hearty pat on the back after having our photo taken together.
It was great to be able to tell him how much I love Secret Army.
November 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today I met the lovely Stephen Yardley, aka Lifeline’s pianist and forger, Max!
He winked at me after signing my copy of Andy’s book, and gave me a hearty pat on the back after having our photo taken together.
It was great to be able to tell him how much I love Secret Army.
He winked at me after signing my copy of Andy’s book, and gave me a hearty pat on the back after having our photo taken together.
It was great to be able to tell him how much I love Secret Army.
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It was marvellous to meet AJ too, having spoken to them several times online!
We discussed OTD spreadsheets and, yes, my T-shirt is for The Happiness Patrol today.
Their latest episode’s just out and features tragedy but also (I think) a cameo from Jon Pertwee and some very judgmental chocolates.
We discussed OTD spreadsheets and, yes, my T-shirt is for The Happiness Patrol today.
Their latest episode’s just out and features tragedy but also (I think) a cameo from Jon Pertwee and some very judgmental chocolates.
After the London Film Fair, the wonderful @alexwilcock.bsky.social met me for a cuppa in central London!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It was marvellous to meet AJ too, having spoken to them several times online!
We discussed OTD spreadsheets and, yes, my T-shirt is for The Happiness Patrol today.
Their latest episode’s just out and features tragedy but also (I think) a cameo from Jon Pertwee and some very judgmental chocolates.
We discussed OTD spreadsheets and, yes, my T-shirt is for The Happiness Patrol today.
Their latest episode’s just out and features tragedy but also (I think) a cameo from Jon Pertwee and some very judgmental chocolates.
After the London Film Fair, the wonderful @alexwilcock.bsky.social met me for a cuppa in central London!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
After the London Film Fair, the wonderful @alexwilcock.bsky.social met me for a cuppa in central London!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
Alex was the guest on our episode on S1E14, Good Friday.
So great to meet him in person!
It was great to meet podcast listeners Mark and Paul today at The London Film Fair! 👋
I also met a lovely chap called Gary (not pictured).
I also met a lovely chap called Gary (not pictured).
November 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It was great to meet podcast listeners Mark and Paul today at The London Film Fair! 👋
I also met a lovely chap called Gary (not pictured).
I also met a lovely chap called Gary (not pictured).
Visited the Museum of Brands today and spotted a 1940s cover of Woman’s Own magazine with an illustration that looks just like Hetty Baynes!! (Yvonne in Secret Army.)
November 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Visited the Museum of Brands today and spotted a 1940s cover of Woman’s Own magazine with an illustration that looks just like Hetty Baynes!! (Yvonne in Secret Army.)
Waiting for my train to London and a chartered steam train turned up! Had no idea this was a thing.
Sadly not my ride but enjoyed the Secret Army railway vibes. Hope all the train enthusiasts have a nice trip!
Sadly not my ride but enjoyed the Secret Army railway vibes. Hope all the train enthusiasts have a nice trip!
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Waiting for my train to London and a chartered steam train turned up! Had no idea this was a thing.
Sadly not my ride but enjoyed the Secret Army railway vibes. Hope all the train enthusiasts have a nice trip!
Sadly not my ride but enjoyed the Secret Army railway vibes. Hope all the train enthusiasts have a nice trip!
We love the way Paul Annett matches his opening shot on the runway to the opening credits. #SecretArmy
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We love the way Paul Annett matches his opening shot on the runway to the opening credits. #SecretArmy
New ep on Sat 1st Nov! 🥂🍾
This time we look at S2E7, Weekend! Written & directed by Paul Annett.
We discuss:
- the brilliant writing
- the amazing performances
- the impact of Allô Allô on this episode
AND what to do when a woman asks ‘Do I look good in this?!’
This time we look at S2E7, Weekend! Written & directed by Paul Annett.
We discuss:
- the brilliant writing
- the amazing performances
- the impact of Allô Allô on this episode
AND what to do when a woman asks ‘Do I look good in this?!’
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New ep on Sat 1st Nov! 🥂🍾
This time we look at S2E7, Weekend! Written & directed by Paul Annett.
We discuss:
- the brilliant writing
- the amazing performances
- the impact of Allô Allô on this episode
AND what to do when a woman asks ‘Do I look good in this?!’
This time we look at S2E7, Weekend! Written & directed by Paul Annett.
We discuss:
- the brilliant writing
- the amazing performances
- the impact of Allô Allô on this episode
AND what to do when a woman asks ‘Do I look good in this?!’
Less than a week to go until the London Film Fair!
I (AJ) am going down to London for this. Is anyone else going? It would be great to meet others and say hi!
I (AJ) am going down to London for this. Is anyone else going? It would be great to meet others and say hi!
October 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Less than a week to go until the London Film Fair!
I (AJ) am going down to London for this. Is anyone else going? It would be great to meet others and say hi!
I (AJ) am going down to London for this. Is anyone else going? It would be great to meet others and say hi!
🚨 EDITING IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER SHOULDER SURGERY.
Let’s do this. Let’s go. Let’s go! 🥳
Let’s do this. Let’s go. Let’s go! 🥳
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October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨 EDITING IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER SHOULDER SURGERY.
Let’s do this. Let’s go. Let’s go! 🥳
Let’s do this. Let’s go. Let’s go! 🥳
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Brilliant short play on #BBCRadio4Extra today: #Autumn by #SusanHill.
A couple tries to escape their past by moving home.
Stars #JuneBrown and a classic telly fave, #BernardHepton. And today is centenary of his birth.
Something for @secretarmypod.bsky.social fans?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A couple tries to escape their past by moving home.
Stars #JuneBrown and a classic telly fave, #BernardHepton. And today is centenary of his birth.
Something for @secretarmypod.bsky.social fans?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Autumn by Susan Hill - BBC Sounds
A middle-aged couple battle to escape their past. Stars June Brown.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Brilliant short play on #BBCRadio4Extra today: #Autumn by #SusanHill.
A couple tries to escape their past by moving home.
Stars #JuneBrown and a classic telly fave, #BernardHepton. And today is centenary of his birth.
Something for @secretarmypod.bsky.social fans?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A couple tries to escape their past by moving home.
Stars #JuneBrown and a classic telly fave, #BernardHepton. And today is centenary of his birth.
Something for @secretarmypod.bsky.social fans?
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Tell us how you are and what you’re up to this weekend and we’ll say hi and read it out on the pod! 👋 (For S2E8 The Big One.)
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tell us how you are and what you’re up to this weekend and we’ll say hi and read it out on the pod! 👋 (For S2E8 The Big One.)
On Friday, @andypodding.bsky.social and I will record our podcast ep for S2E8, The Big One!
Comment with your thoughts on this episode and we’ll read them out on the show. Thanks!
Plot: A bombing raid kills Brandt’s wife & son. Brandt confronts a bomb aimer, captured as Lifeline scared him away.
Comment with your thoughts on this episode and we’ll read them out on the show. Thanks!
Plot: A bombing raid kills Brandt’s wife & son. Brandt confronts a bomb aimer, captured as Lifeline scared him away.
October 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On Friday, @andypodding.bsky.social and I will record our podcast ep for S2E8, The Big One!
Comment with your thoughts on this episode and we’ll read them out on the show. Thanks!
Plot: A bombing raid kills Brandt’s wife & son. Brandt confronts a bomb aimer, captured as Lifeline scared him away.
Comment with your thoughts on this episode and we’ll read them out on the show. Thanks!
Plot: A bombing raid kills Brandt’s wife & son. Brandt confronts a bomb aimer, captured as Lifeline scared him away.
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Your favourite rainy window 😊
October 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Your favourite rainy window 😊
When you’re fed up of staying home but Storm Amy hasn’t abated yet:
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you’re fed up of staying home but Storm Amy hasn’t abated yet:
Podcast update:
I’m really sorry, but there won’t be a new episode of the podcast this month.
Recovery from shoulder surgery has taken much longer than expected, and I (AJ) still have numbness in my arm & hand from the nerve damage.
Hope to be back next month with S2E7, Weekend. 🤞
I’m really sorry, but there won’t be a new episode of the podcast this month.
Recovery from shoulder surgery has taken much longer than expected, and I (AJ) still have numbness in my arm & hand from the nerve damage.
Hope to be back next month with S2E7, Weekend. 🤞
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Podcast update:
I’m really sorry, but there won’t be a new episode of the podcast this month.
Recovery from shoulder surgery has taken much longer than expected, and I (AJ) still have numbness in my arm & hand from the nerve damage.
Hope to be back next month with S2E7, Weekend. 🤞
I’m really sorry, but there won’t be a new episode of the podcast this month.
Recovery from shoulder surgery has taken much longer than expected, and I (AJ) still have numbness in my arm & hand from the nerve damage.
Hope to be back next month with S2E7, Weekend. 🤞
If anyone wants to meets Lifeline’s forger, then Stephen Yardley and Jan Harvey are doing autographs and photoshoots at the next London Film Fair in November!
I’m going (AJ) if anyone wants to hang out and chat about Secret Army. It would be great to see fellow fans there!
I’m going (AJ) if anyone wants to hang out and chat about Secret Army. It would be great to see fellow fans there!
September 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If anyone wants to meets Lifeline’s forger, then Stephen Yardley and Jan Harvey are doing autographs and photoshoots at the next London Film Fair in November!
I’m going (AJ) if anyone wants to hang out and chat about Secret Army. It would be great to see fellow fans there!
I’m going (AJ) if anyone wants to hang out and chat about Secret Army. It would be great to see fellow fans there!
Wait, was the Big Finish audio Live 34 actually a documentary from a future U.K. all along?!
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BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.
September 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Wait, was the Big Finish audio Live 34 actually a documentary from a future U.K. all along?!
@bigfinish.bsky.social
@bigfinish.bsky.social
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Try it with a glass of calvados
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Try it with a glass of calvados
AJ is 6 weeks post laterjet shoulder surgery!
Physio is painful & exhausting and it just feels so pathetic, that this is all I can do a month and a half after surgery. But I know I have to be patient, stay positive, & celebrate every milestone. This is actually great progress!
[watch w/ sound on]
Physio is painful & exhausting and it just feels so pathetic, that this is all I can do a month and a half after surgery. But I know I have to be patient, stay positive, & celebrate every milestone. This is actually great progress!
[watch w/ sound on]
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
AJ is 6 weeks post laterjet shoulder surgery!
Physio is painful & exhausting and it just feels so pathetic, that this is all I can do a month and a half after surgery. But I know I have to be patient, stay positive, & celebrate every milestone. This is actually great progress!
[watch w/ sound on]
Physio is painful & exhausting and it just feels so pathetic, that this is all I can do a month and a half after surgery. But I know I have to be patient, stay positive, & celebrate every milestone. This is actually great progress!
[watch w/ sound on]
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Thank you AJ and Hazel McBride for such a wonderful conversation and all the preparation behind it. So many fascinating memories and stories shared. Hope you are well on the mend, AJ.
September 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Thank you AJ and Hazel McBride for such a wonderful conversation and all the preparation behind it. So many fascinating memories and stories shared. Hope you are well on the mend, AJ.
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OTD 1977: Secret Army
The gripping wartime thriller begins
Boy me only ever saw the thrilling opening titles before the TV was switched off. But seen much later on DVD, it was as tense and brilliant as long-promised…
And a happy second birthday to the superb @secretarmypod.bsky.social!
The gripping wartime thriller begins
Boy me only ever saw the thrilling opening titles before the TV was switched off. But seen much later on DVD, it was as tense and brilliant as long-promised…
And a happy second birthday to the superb @secretarmypod.bsky.social!
September 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
OTD 1977: Secret Army
The gripping wartime thriller begins
Boy me only ever saw the thrilling opening titles before the TV was switched off. But seen much later on DVD, it was as tense and brilliant as long-promised…
And a happy second birthday to the superb @secretarmypod.bsky.social!
The gripping wartime thriller begins
Boy me only ever saw the thrilling opening titles before the TV was switched off. But seen much later on DVD, it was as tense and brilliant as long-promised…
And a happy second birthday to the superb @secretarmypod.bsky.social!
So lovely to hear the podcast (and/or Andy and Martin’s A-Z Pod) is inspiring a rewatch. I only discovered Secret Army myself thanks to Andy.
Thanks for listening! AJ x
Thanks for listening! AJ x
Andy, I've just started a rewatch of Secret Army thanks to your podcasts. Thanks for all your work. X
September 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So lovely to hear the podcast (and/or Andy and Martin’s A-Z Pod) is inspiring a rewatch. I only discovered Secret Army myself thanks to Andy.
Thanks for listening! AJ x
Thanks for listening! AJ x
Please RT! Our interview with the wonderful Hazel McBride (Madeleine) is out now. So pour some calvados & have a listen! 🥂
Thank you Hazel, for being a guest on the show and for doing so much preparation beforehand! 💜
Find on your podcast app or click:
secretarmypod.podbean.com/e/interview-...
Thank you Hazel, for being a guest on the show and for doing so much preparation beforehand! 💜
Find on your podcast app or click:
secretarmypod.podbean.com/e/interview-...
September 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Please RT! Our interview with the wonderful Hazel McBride (Madeleine) is out now. So pour some calvados & have a listen! 🥂
Thank you Hazel, for being a guest on the show and for doing so much preparation beforehand! 💜
Find on your podcast app or click:
secretarmypod.podbean.com/e/interview-...
Thank you Hazel, for being a guest on the show and for doing so much preparation beforehand! 💜
Find on your podcast app or click:
secretarmypod.podbean.com/e/interview-...