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Gunner Officer: Malcolm Vyvyan
Season 9 Episode 5
We return to the memories of WW1 veteran Malcolm Vyvyan MC, who served with 96th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front from 191…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Questions and Answers Episode 37
Season 9 Episode 4
In this WW1 Q&A episode, we explore the lives and social backgrounds of British Army officers, ask whether First World War veterans hated their Germa…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Remembering the Forgotten Front
Season 9 Episode 3
What was the “Forgotten Front” of Northern France? In this episode, we explore the stretch of battlefield from Armentières on the Belgian border thro…
5 months ago
Questions and Answers Episode 36
Season 9 Episode 2
In our first QnA Episode for Season 9 we look at what happened to the German forces when the guns went silent on 11th November 1918, discuss the use …
5 months, 1 week ago
Walking the Somme: Gommecourt
Season 9 Episode 1
In our first episode of Season 9, we walk the northern part of the Somme battlefield from Foncquevillers out to the ground before Gommecourt, and exa…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: The Menin Gate at Night
Season 8 Episode 35
In our third and final Bonus Episode that brings Season 8 to a close, we have a live recording from the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, recorded while …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: A Siege Battery Gunner
Season 8 Episode 34
In this second Bonus Episode to end Season 8 of the podcast we look at the subject of Great War veterans and in particular Malcolm Vyvyan who served …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Bonus Episode: A Divisional Memorial
Season 8 Episode 33
In the first of three Bonus Episodes of the podcast to end Season 8, we travel to Fricourt on the Somme and examine the journey to unveil a memorial …
6 months ago
RFC/RAF: Where They Flew & Fell
Season 8 Episode 32
In the final episode of our Air War series we travel across the landscape of the First World War and discover what we can find that connects us to th…
6 months, 1 week ago
Questions & Answers: RFC/RAF Special
Season 8 Episode 31
In this special and extended QnA Episode we look at Parachutes in the Air Services in WW1, the Ground Crew who kept the planes in the air, what are t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago