Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Podcast Episode
Henry Williamson’s Books
Following the purchase of a Great War book owned by author and veteran Henry Williamson, we explore something of Williamson’s life, the Writing Hut where he crafted his work and look at what the book was, and how it connects is to the battlefields… Continue Reading “Henry Williamson’s Books”
Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front
So what is this new film like? Thanks to Netflix, I’ve been able to watch an advance screening of the new film All Quiet on the Western Front. In this episode we look at the film, the story behind the book that gives it… Continue Reading “Film Review: All Quiet on the Western Front”
Loos 1915 in a Day
In this episode, we feature another Battlefield In A Day and visit the area around the Northern French coal-mining village of Loos-en-Gohelle where the Battle of Loos was fought in September-October 1915. Sign up for the free podcast newsletter here: Old Front Line Bulletin. You… Continue Reading “Loos 1915 in a Day”
Return to the Silent Cities
Following a battlefield tour looking at the early work of the Imperial War Graves Commission and the establishment of the permanent cemeteries across Belgium and France, we examine some keys sites connected to the Soldier’s Cemeteries of the Great War, what Rudyard Kipling called… Continue Reading “Return to the Silent Cities”
Villers-Bretonneux 1918
In this episode, we look at the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme in April 1918, seeing where Australian and British soldiers stopped the German advance on the key city of Amiens. We visit the cemeteries and memorials, and see where Tanks fought Tanks… Continue Reading “Villers-Bretonneux 1918”
Forty Years on the Old Front Line
This episode marks forty years since I first visited the battlefields of the Great War. We look back over those four decades and discuss what those first trips meant to me, what it was like to live on the battlefields, my work as a… Continue Reading “Forty Years on the Old Front Line”
Behind The Lines at Ypres
In this episode, we go behind the lines in Flanders and look at the key locations that enabled the British and Commonwealth forces to keep millions of men on the front line near Ypres during the Great War. BATTLEFIELD MAP RECOMMENDED READING:
Great War Objects
In this episode of the podcast we look at several objects connected to the First World and ask what they tell us about the wider history of the period and those who fought and died. RECOMMENDED READING: Podcast Extras:
Great War Veterans
In this episode we look at the experience of war and how it affected veterans who returned home and live long lives. When did they feel able to talk about the Great War? What did they say? And how was it possible to conduct… Continue Reading “Great War Veterans”
Vimy Ridge In A Day
The capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps in April 1917 was one of Canada’s iconic moments in the Great War. In another of our Battlefields In A Day series we look at the wider Vimy Ridge battlefield, seeing some lesser-known locations and… Continue Reading “Vimy Ridge In A Day”
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