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Henry Williamson's Books

Season 4 Episode 14

Following the purchase of a Great War book owned by author and veteran Henry Williamson, we explore something of Williamson's life, the Writing Hut w…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front

Season 4 Episode 13

Thanks to Netflix, I've been able to watch a preview of the new film All Quiet on the Western Front. In this episode we look at the film, the story b…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Loos 1915 In A Day
Loos 1915 In A Day

Season 4 Episode 12

In this episode, we feature another Battlefield In A Day and visit the area around the Northern French coal-mining village of Loos-en-Gohelle where t…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Return to the Silent Cities

Season 4 Episode 11

Following a battlefield tour looking at the early work of the Imperial War Graves Commission and the establishment of the permanent cemeteries across…

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Where WW1 Meets WW2
Where WW1 Meets WW2

Season 4 Episode 10

In this episode we look at how the criss-cross paths of two Great Wars collide on the old battlefields of the First World War. What happened to the a…

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Somme: Villers-Bretonneux 1918

Season 4 Episode 9

In this episode, we look at the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme in April 1918, seeing where Australian and British soldiers stopped t…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Forty Years on the Old Front Line

Season 4 Episode 8

This episode marks forty years since I first visited the battlefields of the Great War. We look back over those four decades and discuss what those f…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Behind The Lines at Ypres

Season 4 Episode 7

In this episode we go behind the lines in Flanders and look at the key locations that enabled the British and Commonwealth forces to keep millions of…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Great War Objects: Touching The Past

Season 4 Episode 6

In this episode of the podcast we look at several objects connected to the First World and ask what they tell us about the wider history of the perio…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Great War Veterans
Great War Veterans

Season 4 Episode 5

In this episode we look at the experience of war and how it affected veterans who returned home and live long lives. When did they feel able to talk …

3 years, 8 months ago

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