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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
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
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
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…
3 years, 5 months ago
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…
3 years, 5 months ago
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
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
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
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
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