Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Podcast Episode
Forgotten Front: Cuinchy Brickstacks
We return to the ‘Forgotten Front’ in Northern France where the British operations on the Western Front took place in 1915, and there were long periods of static trench warfare. Here we visit the site of the Cuinchy ‘Brickstacks’ – huge stacks of undelivered… Continue Reading “Forgotten Front: Cuinchy Brickstacks”
Poets on the Somme
In this episode, we follow Great War poets Robert Graves and Siegfried Sassoon into the trenches near Fricourt at the ‘Bois Français’ during the months before the 1916 battle and learn about how the death of a much-beloved comrade affected them both. RECOMMENDED READING:… Continue Reading “Poets on the Somme”
Trench Chat: Matt Dixon
In a special Trench Chat, we are joined by Matt Dixon, host of the Footsteps of the Fallen Podcast. We talk about Matt’s interest in the Great War, what led him to produce the podcast and the books he is currently working on. LINKS:… Continue Reading “Trench Chat: Matt Dixon”
Vimy Ridge: The Crater Cemeteries
In this episode, we go ‘off the beaten track’ at Vimy Ridge and look at two unusual cemeteries on the battlefield here – Lichfield and Zivy Crater Cemeteries – where the Canadians buried their dead in some old mine craters in April 1917. WW1… Continue Reading “Vimy Ridge: The Crater Cemeteries”
Somme: Heilly Station Cemetery
In this episode we are Behind the Lines on the Somme, starting in the small village of Heilly, and looking at how soldiers were billeted in places like this, we then walk down to the railway station and examine the use of railways on… Continue Reading “Somme: Heilly Station Cemetery”
Ypres: Lille Gate to Bedford House
In this episode, we return to Flanders, and walk from the Lille Gate on the edge of the city via ‘Shrapnel Corner’ to Bedford House Cemetery, one of the largest in this area and laid out in an unusual way. We end on the… Continue Reading “Ypres: Lille Gate to Bedford House”
Back to the Front: Arras & the Somme
In the second of our episodes recorded while on a Leger Battlefield Tour, we travel to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Experience at Arras and then down to the Somme battlefields to see the Lochnagar Crater, the Ulster Tower, the trenches in the Newfoundland… Continue Reading “Back to the Front: Arras & the Somme”
A Time to Remember
In an episode released between Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday, we pause to Remember. We reflect on the veterans back in the 80s and 90s, and think about what visiting the battlefields of the Great War means to us more than a century later.… Continue Reading “A Time to Remember”
Back To The Front: Ypres
In this episode after so many months away from The Old Front Line we return to Flanders with a Leger Battlefield Tour group on a trip along the Western Front. We visit Tyne Cot, walk the trenches at Sanctuary Wood and attend the Last… Continue Reading “Back To The Front: Ypres”
Somme: Journey Up The Line
In this episode, we are behind the lines on the Somme, in the village of Englebelmer. We look at life behind the front on the Somme, discover what remains from 1916, and follow a journey many soldiers made towards the front line in this… Continue Reading “Somme: Journey Up The Line”
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