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Despatches: Fort de Loncin 1914
Season 6 Episode 25
In August 1914 a force of more than 55,000 German soldiers descended on the Belgian city of Liege. Protected by a belt of steel and concrete forts, a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Exhibiting The Great War
Season 6 Episode 24
We look at two exhibitions in two key institutions that connect us to the history of the Great War: the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and Imperi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Despatches: Somme Trench Map
Season 6 Episode 23
In this latest episode of Despatches, we examine an original Trench Map from the Battle of the Somme in 1916, showing the battlefield around the vill…
2 years, 2 months ago
WW1 At Home: Shorncliffe Cemetery
Season 6 Episode 22
Returning to the History of the First World War we find on our doorsteps, we visit Shorncliffe in Kent to record an episode onsite. Here during the G…
2 years, 2 months ago
Despatches: War Damage Postcards
Season 6 Episode 21
In this episode we look at so-called 'War Damage Postcards' published during the conflict and which depicts the smashed villages, towns and cities, a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Despatches: Wings Over Flanders
Season 6 Episode 20
In this latest Despatches we discuss the passing of author Martin Middlebrook, and look back to another Great War icon, perhaps lesser known, John Gi…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Dead Man's Penny
Season 6 Episode 19
While the Great War was still on the British Government decided to produce a Next of Kin Memorial Plaque for all those who had died while on service …
2 years, 3 months ago
Letters From The Trenches
Season 6 Episode 18
A staggering 12 million letters were going to and from the Western Front during the Great War. What was the history of the Royal Engineers Postal Sec…
2 years, 3 months ago
Despatches: Tales of Tyne Cot
Season 6 Episode 17
In our first podcast of 2024 we return to Flanders to look at some of the history behind the original burials at Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres, the la…
2 years, 3 months ago
Despatches: Christmas on the Somme
Season 6 Episode 16
In this special episode of Despatches we look at two Christmases on the Somme: 1915 and 1916. We do this through the experience of men from southern …
2 years, 4 months ago