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Walking the Somme: Hawthorn Ridge
Season 1 Episode 4
In this episode we walk the battlefields of the Somme, taking a journey from Auchonvillers up onto the Hawthorn Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel, where the fighting raged on 1st July 1916, the First Day of …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Arras Anniversary Special: Arras Veterans
Season 1 Episode 3
In this episode, published on the 103rd Anniversary of the Battle of Arras, we talk about some of the history of the battle and remember two veterans who were there in 1917: George Butler of the Mach…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Ypres Battlefield Archaeology & Essex Farm
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode we look at Battlefield Archaeology carried out by the Diggers near Ypres in 2001-2002, examine an original piece of recovered archaeology and visit the Advanced Dressing Station bunke…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
A Walk Through Pozières
Season 1 Episode 1
In this first Episode of the Old Front Line, Military Historian Paul Reed takes you on a walk across the Somme battlefields at Pozières, the scene of heavy fighting in 1916. We visit the cemetery and…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago