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Walking Cambrai: Havrincourt
Season 2 Episode 2
Cambrai in November 1917 witnessed the first mass use of British Tanks in the Great War as battalions of the Tank Corps supported the infantry. On th…
5 years ago
Walking The Somme: Authuille to Thiepval
Season 2 Episode 1
In the shadow of Lutyens' mighty Thiepval Memorial, we visit the graves of British soldiers in the picturesque Authuille Military Cemetery, discover …
5 years ago
Peace in No Man's Land: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Season 1 Episode 42
On a cold winter's day in December 1914, the men of both sides emerged from their trenches. Not to fight, but to take part in the Christmas Truce. Fo…
5 years ago
Walking Ypres: Polygon Wood
Season 1 Episode 41
Amidst the dark trees of Polygon Wood near Ypres, bunkers and old shell craters tell the story of the Great War in Flanders. This week we walk the ce…
5 years ago
Trench Chat: Remembrance in France with Mathilde Bernardet
Season 1 Episode 40
In this latest Trench Chat, we are joined by military historian Mathilde Bernardet who works at the Memorial 14-18 Museum near Lens in Northern Franc…
5 years, 1 month ago
Forgotten Battlefields: The Indian Corps at Neuve-Chapelle
Season 1 Episode 39
Alongside a busy road in Northern France, the Star of India rises from between two weeping willows, commemorating the thousands of Indian Army soldie…
5 years, 1 month ago
Trench Chat: The Old Contemptibles with Andrew Thornton
Season 1 Episode 38
In the latest Trench Chat, we talk to historian and battlefield guide Andrew Thornton about his research on the men of the British Expeditionary Forc…
5 years, 1 month ago
Walking Ypres: Langemarck German Cemetery
Season 1 Episode 37
We return to Flanders and walk the battlefields near the village of Langemarck across to Langemarck German Cemetery, the story of which runs like a d…
5 years, 1 month ago
Remembrance: Unknown Warriors
Season 1 Episode 36
Today is Armistice Day; a century ago in 1920, the body of the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. What lays behind this story, ho…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Day the Guns Fell Silent: Armistice 1918
Season 1 Episode 35
As Remembrance Sunday approaches we look at the final day of the Great War on the Western Front. What happened on 11th November 1918, what brought th…
5 years, 2 months ago