Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Flanders
Bonus Episode: The Menin Gate at Night
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 out leading a battlefield tour a few weeks ago. We reflect on the subjects we have… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: The Menin Gate at Night”
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”
Ypres: The Menin Road
Continuing our journeys along the roads which crisscross the landscape of the Western Front, we travel to Flanders in Belgium, and take the old Roman road between the city of Ypres and the town of Menin which follows the story of four years of… Continue Reading “Ypres: The Menin Road”
Podcast Summer Special
In a special summer edition of the podcast before it returns properly in September, we walk the battlefields near Passchendaele and have an extended Question and Answer session. THE PASSCHENDAELE BATTLEFIELD WALK: Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question… Continue Reading “Podcast Summer Special”
The War Underground
The War Underground in many ways defined the static nature of the First World War on the Western Front. We examine the history of military mining, discover Sir John Norton Griffiths and his attempt to recruit 10,000 “moles” to work beneath No Man’s Land,… Continue Reading “The War Underground”
Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier
Just this week it was announced that the body of an Unknown Soldier from the Royal Newfoundland Regiment would be taken back to Newfoundland to become their Unknown Warrior. In this first episode of Season 7 we look at the story behind this and… Continue Reading “Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier”
Despatches: A Weekend in Ypres
We’ve just had the first ever Old Front Line Podcast Supporter’s meet-up on the battlefields of Flanders near the Belgian city of Ypres. What was the weekend all about, what plans have we got for more of these, and in the episode we share… Continue Reading “Despatches: A Weekend in Ypres”
Despatches: By Train to Ypres
Railways were an essential part of the Great War, and the line which ran from Northern France to Poperinghe and Ypres became the route in and out of the battlefield for millions of men during the conflict. What can we learn of the history… Continue Reading “Despatches: By Train to Ypres”
Exhibiting The Great War
We look at two exhibitions in two key institutions that connect us to the history of the Great War: the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and Imperial War Museum in London. At Ypres we see an exhibition about the history of the war… Continue Reading “Exhibiting The Great War”
Battlefield Vlog: Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
In our final battlefield walk at Ypres around Bellewaarde Ridge, Hooge and Hill 62, we visit Sanctuary Wood British Cemetery, in the heart of the fighting in this sector in 1915/16. We discuss the story of Gilbert Talbot and look at the private memorial… Continue Reading “Battlefield Vlog: Sanctuary Wood Cemetery”
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