Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Archaeology
The MOD War Detectives
In a Trench Chat special we speak to the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorations team – otherwise known as ‘The MOD War Detectives’ – who work to recover and identify the dead on the former battlefields of the Great War. Thanks to the… Continue Reading “The MOD War Detectives”
Battlefield Vlog: Main de Massiges
In this film we visit Main de Massiges on the Champagne Battlefields of WW1, and explore an incredible area of reconstructed First World War battlefield, made using experimental archaeology. We walk through trenches, see original barbed wire, and explore saps and listening posts. Got… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Main de Massiges”
Changing Landscapes: Canal du Nord
A massive engineering project has been announced for Northern France which will create a new ‘super canal’ linking in with the existing Canal du Nord, the scene of heavy fighting during the Great War, especially in 1917/18. In this episode we will look at… Continue Reading “Changing Landscapes: Canal du Nord”
Forgotten Battlefield: The Reunion
More than twenty years after the BBC made a film about the work of ‘The Diggers’ called ‘Forgotten Battlefield’, in this special edition of the podcast we bring together three of us connected to the film – Aurel Sercu from the Diggers, BBC Producer… Continue Reading “Forgotten Battlefield: The Reunion”
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