The show, hosted by Nick Le Huray and Keith Pengelley, is one of 10 podcasts set to feature at the Podcast Live Festival, which takes place at the museum on 1 November.
Mr Le Huray said the invitation came about after Paul Bavill, host of fellow history podcast History Rage, name-dropped Islands at War to the event’s organisers after he had been contacted about his own podcast making an appearance.
‘Paul put our name forward, as he thought we’d be a suitable fit. This was before telling me what he was going to do of course,’ said Mr Le Huray.
‘We then got a call from the Imperial War Museum asking if we were interested and we jumped at the chance.
‘It’s a great opportunity to get our history out there.’
Mr Le Huray and Mr Pengelley started recording Islands at War in February last year, with about 50 episodes currently uploaded on streaming websites including Spotify.
Standard episodes are about one hour in length, while shorter specials featuring a range of expert guests are also available.
The episode set to be broadcast at the Imperial War Museum will run for one hour and will feature James Bulgin - the museum’s head of public history and former head of content for its Holocaust galleries - as special guest.
‘We haven’t quite nailed down what we are going to feature in the episode yet but it will probably cover the slave workers who came to the islands,’ said Mr Le Huray.
He added the episode may be broadcast live to remote listeners, depending on the technology available.
Those attending the festival will be able to watch the podcast as it is being recorded, along with the others taking part.
Tickets are available from the Imperial War Museum website.
‘There are some great pods involved in the event. It’s an honour to be asked to do it,’ said Mr Le Huray.
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