Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Podcast Episode
Britain’s Forgotten Black Army In WW1
As part of Black History Month, we look at the often forgotten story of the Black African-Caribbean men who joined the British Army during the Great War or who served in the ranks of the British West Indies Regiment on the Western Front. Sign… Continue Reading “Britain’s Forgotten Black Army In WW1”
Trench Chat: Great War Huts
We’re joined by Military Historian Taff Gillingham this week to talk about his amazing Great War Huts project taking place in Suffolk. We learn about how he and his team have saved many of these original WW1 huts and will open them to the… Continue Reading “Trench Chat: Great War Huts”
The Silent Cities
Rudyard Kipling called the cemeteries of the Great War ‘Silent Cities’, these vast cities of stone where the dead of that conflict lay. What is the background and history of these cemeteries, what happened to them in WW2, and what is their meaning to… Continue Reading “The Silent Cities”
Trench Chat: The Missing with John Broom
In this latest Trench Chat we talk to historian and author John Broom about his new book Reported Missing in the Great War which will be published by Pen & Sword Books in October 2020. John tells us about his research, some of the… Continue Reading “Trench Chat: The Missing with John Broom”
Somme: Pozières to Martinpuich
In this episode we walk the fields that link together an English composer, a Canadian who was one of three from the same street to be awarded the Victoria Cross, a black cat that went into battle in one of the first Tanks and… Continue Reading “Somme: Pozières to Martinpuich”
Ypres: Croonaert Wood
On the slopes of the Messines Ridge, Croonaert Wood (or Bayernwald as the Germans called it) was one of the places connected to Adolf Hitler’s story in the Great War. We uncover his connection to the fighting here in 1914, look at the role… Continue Reading “Ypres: Croonaert Wood”
Trench Chat: WW1 Geology with Peter Doyle
Why is the Geology of the First World War so important? In this latest Trench Chat, we are joined by Professor Peter Doyle to discuss landscape and memory, and how the geology of Mud, Chalk, and Rock affected the battlefields of the Western Front. … Continue Reading “Trench Chat: WW1 Geology with Peter Doyle”
Somme: Courcelette to ADANAC
In this episode, we are back on the Somme and follow in the footsteps of Canadian soldiers who fought at Courcelette in 1916. On this tiny battlefield, more than 6,000 Canadians went missing; we hear some of their stories and walk from the village… Continue Reading “Somme: Courcelette to ADANAC”
Flanders: Tyne Cot Cemetery
In this episode, we explore Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial. Tyne Cot, the largest British and Commonwealth war cemetery in the world, stands on a ridge in Flanders facing the city of Ypres. We look at what the cemetery means to us and uncover… Continue Reading “Flanders: Tyne Cot Cemetery”
Return To The Old Front Line
This weeks episode was recorded a few weeks ago whilst on the battlefields of Flanders, and in it, we visit a small cemetery in the fields near Boesinghe, remember a son’s visit to his father’s grave, and walk among the vast legion of unknown… Continue Reading “Return To The Old Front Line”
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