Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: Veterans
A Tale of Two Veterans
In this episode we discuss the importance of oral history and what it tells us about the experience of conflict and the culture of the British military in the Great War, and we contrast two interviews I did with veterans in the 1980s: Jack… Continue Reading “A Tale of Two Veterans”
Gunner Officer: Malcolm Vyvyan
We return to the memories of WW1 veteran Malcolm Vyvyan MC, who served with 96th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery on the Western Front from 1916, and then latterly the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force. We follow him from the Somme to… Continue Reading “Gunner Officer: Malcolm Vyvyan”
Bonus Episode: A Siege Battery Gunner
In this second Bonus Episode to end Season 8 of the podcast we look at the subject of Great War veterans and in particular Malcolm Vyvyan who served as a Siege Battery officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery on the Somme, Arras and Flanders,… Continue Reading “Bonus Episode: A Siege Battery Gunner”
Podcast Questions & Answers: Ep 1
In the first of our new ‘your questions answered’ episodes we answer six questions sent in by listeners to the podcast covering subjects like how the army saw itself in the Great War, why the podcast is called ‘the Old Front Line’, how the… Continue Reading “Podcast Questions & Answers: Ep 1”
Despatches: Battlefield Pilgrimages
In this latest edition of Despatches we look at the phenomena of Battlefield Pilgrimages which began almost as soon as the Great War ended and continued throughout the 1920s and 30s. What were they? What motivated people to go on a pilgrimage to the… Continue Reading “Despatches: Battlefield Pilgrimages”
Memoirs: The Great War Remembered
In this episode for Armistice Day we look at those who survived the Great War and came home to write about in a series of memoirs which were published from the 1920s until more recent times as that generation faded away. We look at… Continue Reading “Memoirs: The Great War Remembered”
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”
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