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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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago
Britain’s Forgotten Black Army in WW1
Season 1 Episode 34
As part of Black History Month, we look at the often forgotten story of the Black African-Caribbean men who joined the British Army during the Great …
5 years, 3 months ago
Trench Chat: Great War Huts with Taff Gillingham
Season 1 Episode 33
We're joined by Military Historian Taff Gillingham this week to talk about his amazing Great War Huts project taking place in Suffolk. We learn about…
5 years, 4 months ago
Somme: The Colonel's Field
Season 1 Episode 32
What is the story behind a place known as 'The Colonel's Field' near to the Somme village of Flers? In this episode, we link Picardy with Yorkshire a…
5 years, 4 months ago