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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
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
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…
2 years, 4 months ago
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…
2 years, 4 months ago
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
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…
2 years, 5 months ago
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…
2 years, 5 months ago
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
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…
2 years, 6 months ago
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…
2 years, 6 months ago