Old Front Line
WW1 Podcast with Paul Reed
Category: WW1 History
Despatches: The Butte de Warlencourt
Welcome to Despatches, a new short-form podcast from The Old Front Line. These new shorter Pods will look at some specific aspects of the Great War and the landscape of the battlefields of the First World War. They will be published in addition to the… Continue Reading “Despatches: The Butte de Warlencourt”
War at Sea: HMS India
In this episode we look at the War at Sea in the Great War for the first time and are joined by historian Rebecca Clarke to discuss her book on the fate of HMS India and her crew, following the loss of the ship… Continue Reading “War at Sea: HMS India”
Walking Arras: Gavrelle
In this episode we return to the Arras battlefields in Northern France and walk to the village of Gavrelle where the men of the Royal Naval Division fought in 1917, and discover the fields where the Royal Marines lost more men in a single… Continue Reading “Walking Arras: Gavrelle”
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”
Volunteers in WW1 with Richard Van Emden
In this latest Trench Chat we are joined by author and historian Richard Van Emden to discuss his new book ‘Volunteers’ about the men who enlisted as volunteers in the British Army in the early years of the Great War. Richard’s new book is… Continue Reading “Volunteers in WW1 with Richard Van Emden”
Podcasting About the Great War
In this special Trench Chat we bring together four Great War Podcasters: I was so very happy and honoured to be joined by Mike Cunha, Matt Dixon and Terry Whenham. We discuss what podcasting is all about and what we think the subject brings… Continue Reading “Podcasting About the Great War”
Somme Mine Craters with Peter Doyle
In this latest Trench Chat we speak to Professor Peter Doyle about his current research on the mine craters of the Somme battlefields. We learn how were these craters formed, what their wartime story was, and what do they mean in relation to the… Continue Reading “Somme Mine Craters with Peter Doyle”
Walking Arras: Hénin Hill
On a hill above the village of Hénin, close to Arras, stood a wooden cross remembering soldiers who fell there in 1917. Preserved in Beverley Minster in Yorkshire, what happened to this memorial and what can we find of the men who fought here… Continue Reading “Walking Arras: Hénin Hill”
Charley’s War
Charley’s War was a comic strip published in the late 1970s and early 1980s telling the story of Charley Bourne, a 16 year old Tommy on the front line of the Great War. What does it tell us about the conflict, and what impact… Continue Reading “Charley’s War”
Season 5 Old Front Line Roundup
In this episode we look back over Season 5, discuss some of the subjects we have spoken about during the past few months, explain how the podcast is planned and made, and look ahead to Season 6. Along the way we also have a… Continue Reading “Season 5 Old Front Line Roundup”
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