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Charley's War
Charley's War

Season 6 Episode 1

Charley's War was a comic strip published in the late 1970s and early 1980s telling the story of Charley Bourne, a 16 year old Tommy on the front lin…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Season 5 Old Front Line Roundup
Season 5 Old Front Line Roundup

Season 5 Episode 25

In this episode we look back over Season 5, discuss some of the subjects we have spoken about during the past few months, explain how the podcast is …

2 years, 4 months ago

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Somme: Contalmaison to Bazentin
Somme: Contalmaison to Bazentin

Season 5 Episode 24

For the final episode of Season 5 we are back on the Somme. At Contalmaison we discover the story of how the history of Great War football weaves thr…

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Great War Music with Beverley Palin
Great War Music with Beverley Palin

Season 5 Episode 23

In this special Trench Chat, we meet historian, re-enactor and professional musician Beverley Palin, and discover the story of two original WW1 instr…

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Verdun In A Day
Verdun In A Day

Season 5 Episode 22

In the latest of our series of Battlefields in a Day, we travel to Eastern France and look at the Battlefields around Verdun. Verdun was the longest …

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Pillboxes of Flanders
The Pillboxes of Flanders

Season 5 Episode 21

Concrete bunkers - pillboxes - are an iconic symbol of the Great War, and in this episode we look at the book 'The Pillboxes of Flanders' published i…

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Trench Chat: The Caretakers with Caitlin DeAngelis

Season 5 Episode 20

In this latest Trench Chat we speak to historian and writer Caitlin DeAngelis who has just finished a fascinating new book 'The Caretakers: War Grave…

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From Training to Trenches
From Training to Trenches

Season 5 Episode 19

In this episode we look at how British soldiers joined the army, either before the war or when the New Army of volunteers was created in 1914, what t…

2 years, 6 months ago

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First Day Of The Somme
First Day Of The Somme

Season 5 Episode 18

On the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, we take a virtual walk along all eighteen miles of the Somme front from Gommecourt to Montauban, conne…

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The Monocled Mutineer: Fact or Fiction?
The Monocled Mutineer: Fact or Fiction?

Season 5 Episode 17

In 1986 the BBC Drama 'The Monocled Mutineer' was released, starring Paul McGann who plays Percy Toplis. In this episode, we look at the series and a…

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