最高の The Front Line ポッドキャスト (2024)

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Etaples to Arras: A Journey 1:15:42

4d ago1:15:42

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In a special edition of the podcast which marks the end of Season 6, this episode was recorded on The Old Front Line where we take a journey from the vast Etaples Military Cemetery, look at the Tank Gunnery School at Merriment, Douglas Haig and 'GHQ' at Montreuil, and then travel via a small village up to Arras and the Arras Memorial. Season 6 will…

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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 2 22:38

7d ago22:38

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In our latest Old Front Line Podcast Questions & Answers Episode we answer four questions from listeners covering subjects like the 'Learning Curve' on the Western Front to how to visit battlefields beyond the Somme. The Naval Flank of the Western Front project I mentioned was this one: Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War. Got a question about …

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Despatches: Somme - Redan Ridge 41:35

11d ago41:35

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We travel to the familiar landscape of Picardy and visit one part of the 'Forgotten Somme' - the battlefields on the Redan Ridge. Here we see look at the fighting on 1st July 1916 and at the end of the battle in November 1916, examine the story of a soldier 'Shot at Dawn' and discuss the writer H.H. Munro ('Saki') who fell here during the Battle of…

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Aftermath: The Myth of the Red Zone 55:19

18d ago55:19

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At the end of the Great War, vast areas of France were left devastated by the fighting: this became the 'Zone Rouge' or the 'Red Zone'. Reconstruction and recovery of ground brought that Red Zone to an end in the 1920s but stories of it circulated once more during the Great War Centenary. So what are the Myths of the Red Zone, and what are its trut…

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Podcast Questions & Answers: Episode 1 55:10

28d ago55:10

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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 opposing armies held the Western Front, and what kind of methods did I use to check the accuracy of Great War …

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Despatches: A Weekend in Ypres 37:04

1M ago37:04

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We've just had the first ever Old Front Line Podcast Supporter's meet-up on the battlefields of Flanders near the Belgian city of Ypres. What was the weekend all about, what plans have we got for more of these, and in the episode we share some of the stories we discussed at Ypres on our walks. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop y…

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Beyond The Somme 1:02:20

1M ago1:02:20

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The Great War on the Western Front was much more than Flanders and the Somme, and the experience of British and Commonwealth soldiers. When we travel 'Beyond the Somme' - what does that mean, and what do we find on these battlefields where soldiers from France and its Empire, and later American troops fought? Support the Show.…

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Four Years of the Old Front Line 41:02

2M ago41:02

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On our fourth anniversary of launching The Old Front Line, I look back over the episodes and discuss how the podcast has helped shape and define how I see the landscape of the Great War, helped me find a language for what it means more than a century later, and we look back too over some of my favourite episodes and those which have proved especial…

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Despatches: By Train to Ypres 30:50

2M ago30:50

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Railways were an essential part of the Great War, and the line which ran from Northern France to Poperinghe and Ypres became the route in and out of the battlefield for millions of men during the conflict. What can we learn of the history of the railways in Flanders and what do we find of it on the landscape of the Western Front today? Support the …

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Despatches: Fort de Loncin 1914 32:32

2M ago32:32

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In August 1914 a force of more than 55,000 German soldiers descended on the Belgian city of Liege. Protected by a belt of steel and concrete forts, at Fort de Loncin the garrison of 550 men came under murderous German artillery fire resulting in a huge explosion that turned this site into a national cemetery and memorial, and came to stand for Belg…

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Exhibiting The Great War 1:02:20

2M ago1:02:20

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We look at two exhibitions in two key institutions that connect us to the history of the Great War: the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres and Imperial War Museum in London. At Ypres we see an exhibition about the history of the war cemeteries in Flanders, and at the IWM a new gallery devoted to war art, photography and film. Imperial War Museum - …

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Despatches: Somme Trench Map 31:42

2M ago31:42

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In this latest episode of Despatches, we examine an original Trench Map from the Battle of the Somme in 1916, showing the battlefield around the village of Courcelette where the Canadians fought. What are Trench Maps, and what do they tell us about the history and landscape of the Great War? You can support the Podcast via BuyMeACoffee or Patreon. …

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WW1 At Home: Shorncliffe Cemetery 33:35

3M ago33:35

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Returning to the History of the First World War we find on our doorsteps, we visit Shorncliffe in Kent to record an episode onsite. Here during the Great War were an Army Garrison, along with a major training centre. We discover the important role of the Canadians at Shorncliffe, the men of the Chinese Labour Corps who had their camp here, and also…

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Despatches: War Damage Postcards 30:44

3M ago30:44

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In this episode we look at so-called 'War Damage Postcards' published during the conflict and which depicts the smashed villages, towns and cities, and indeed landscapes of the Western Front. We ask what these postcards tell us about the conflict and the battlefields of the Old Front Line? The images discussed can be found on the Podcast website he…

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Despatches: Wings Over Flanders 31:02

3M ago31:02

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In this latest Despatches we discuss the passing of author Martin Middlebrook, and look back to another Great War icon, perhaps lesser known, John Giles. John founded the Western Front Association in 1980, wrote a series of books on the Western Front, and in 1982 took what was then a unique flight over the Old Front Line. We look back on that aeria…

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Cybersecurity Collaboration in City Government 31:41

3M ago31:41

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The most common attack vector these days with ransomware is people. It's all about phishing, clicking on bad links, stolen credentials, et cetera, et cetera. And the key to preventing that attack vector is, of course, training and awareness. And that takes collaboration, both internally and across organizations. Our focus today is on municipalities…

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The Dead Man's Penny 33:58

3M ago33:58

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While the Great War was still on the British Government decided to produce a Next of Kin Memorial Plaque for all those who had died while on service in the conflict, which read 'He Died For Freedom and Honour'. Often called a "Dead Man's Penny" or 'Widow's Penny" or even 'Death Plaque", eventually over 1.1 million were produced for every British an…

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Letters From The Trenches 57:24

4M ago57:24

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A staggering 12 million letters were going to and from the Western Front during the Great War. What was the history of the Royal Engineers Postal Section, how did letters and parcels get to troops in the front line, and how did censorship work for all those letters from the trenches? You can support the podcast on BuyMeACoffee and at Patreon. Suppo…

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Despatches: Tales of Tyne Cot 30:04

4M ago30:04

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In our first podcast of 2024 we return to Flanders to look at some of the history behind the original burials at Tyne Cot Cemetery near Ypres, the largest British and Commonwealth cemetery from either World War. Was there really once an Advanced Dressing Station here, and if not what does the archive evidence tell us about how this site evolved? Yo…

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Despatches: Christmas on the Somme 25:20

4M ago25:20

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In this special episode of Despatches we look at two Christmases on the Somme: 1915 and 1916. We do this through the experience of men from southern England who served with the 18th (Eastern) Division and discover what their life in the trenches and behind the front was like during the Christmas period. You can support the Podcast via BuyMeACoffee …

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Despatches: Battlefield Pilgrimages 23:21

4M ago23:21

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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 battlefields and what can we find of their history in a new book on the subject? Mike Hill's new boo…

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Somme: Schwaben Redoubt 56:00

5M ago56:00

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In our final main episode of 2023 we travel to the Somme battlefields and visit one of the most iconic parts of the 1916 landscape - the fields where the infamous Schwaben Redoubt once stood near the village of Thiepval. The Schwaben was a strong German defensive position that took over three months to capture, at the cost of thousands of lives. Yo…

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Despatches: Cemetery in the Sand Dunes 25:14

5M ago25:14

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Despatches goes on the road, and this episode was recorded on location in Flanders. We visit Coxyde Military Cemetery, a British and Commonwealth cemetery from when these troops held the line on the top end of the Western Front in 1917. What do we find here and what does the cemetery tell us about the Great War? You can support the Podcast via BuyM…

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Flanders: The CCS Cemeteries 1:08:28

5M ago1:08:28

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Bandaghem, Dozinghem and Mendinghem were three made-up names for British Casualty Clearing Stations locations in Flanders, reflecting their use for the wounded: Bandaging Them, Dosing Them Up and Mending Them! What was the story of these important medical facilities and what stories of the war in Flanders do we find here? Returned From The Front we…

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Despatches: WW1 Trench Museums 21:18

5M ago21:18

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In this latest episode of Despatches we think about First World War Trench Museums: a battlefield phenomena from the 1920s when thousands of 'pilgrims' travelled to the landscape of the Western Front. We look at some of the famous, and less famous Trench Museums and some that no longer exist. What do they tell us about the experience of trench warf…

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Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery 53:52

5M ago53:52

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The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is the largest US War Cemetery in Europe with over 14,000 graves. We walk the battlefields here from Cunel to the cemetery, and down into Romagne village to visit an amazing private museum. Along the way we discuss the history and ask why such a place receives so few American visitors? Romagne 14-18 Museum: websi…

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Despatches: The Butte de Warlencourt 16:29

5M ago16:29

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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 regular episodes. In this first Despatches episode we travel to the Somme and look at the Butte de…

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War at Sea: HMS India 47:30

5M ago47:30

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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 to a German U-Boat in August 1915. The men spent the rest of the war interned in neutral Norway and we discover the fascinating stories beh…

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Walking Arras: Gavrelle 1:16:51

5M ago1:16:51

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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 days fighting than on any other in their entire history. Support the Show.…

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Memoirs: The Great War Remembered 1:16:00

6M ago1:16:00

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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 Officer's Memoirs and ask why there are fewer memoirs by ordinary soldiers? Support the Show.…

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Volunteers in WW1 with Richard Van Emden 46:56

6M ago46:56

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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 during the early years of the Great War in 1914/15. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Return of The Old Front Line 41:21

6M ago41:21

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After moving house, and nearly three hundred miles with the Old Front Line archives and library, we return from a new location, new ideas for the podcast and shifting hundreds of Great War books has prompted some thoughts from the past, from authors to Great War veterans. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Podcasting About the Great War 1:15:07

7M ago1:15:07

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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 to this medium, and go off on plenty of tangents too! Support the Show.…

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Somme Mine Craters with Peter Doyle 54:36

7M ago54:36

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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 landscape of the Western Front today? Support the Show.…

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Walking Arras: Hénin Hill 55:16

7M ago55:16

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On a hill above the village of Hénin, close to Arras, stood a wooden cross remembering soldiers of the 64th Brigade who fell there in 1917. Preserved at Beverley Minster in Yorkshire, what happened to this memorial, and what can we find of the men who fought here at Hénin Hill in 1917? Support the Show.…

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Charley's War 1:06:04

8M ago1:06:04

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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 does it have on our understanding of the subject? Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Season 5 Old Front Line Roundup 50:46

8M ago50:46

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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 few Great War stories. The podcast returns for the next Season in September. Support the Show.…

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Somme: Contalmaison to Bazentin 1:05:24

9M ago1:05:24

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For the final episode of Season 5 we are back on the Somme. At Contalmaison we discover the story of how the history of Great War football weaves through that village, how a pioneering eye surgeon from Liverpool came to be killed there, and later we uncover the story of the 'Nine Brave Men' at Bazentin. We look at Private Memorials and how Bazentin…

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Great War Music with Beverley Palin 1:22:18

9M ago1:22:18

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In this special Trench Chat, we meet historian, re-enactor and professional musician Beverley Palin, and discover the story of two original WW1 instruments she has restored and now plays, and discuss the importance of music to the generation of the Great War. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Verdun In A Day 1:09:50

9M ago1:09:50

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In the latest of our series of Battlefields in a Day, we travel to Eastern France and look at the Battlefields around Verdun. Verdun was the longest single battle of the Great War, lasting some 300 days and 300 nights, fought between February and December 1916. More than 770,000 French and German soldiers became casualties in what the Poilus called…

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The Pillboxes of Flanders 53:22

9M ago53:22

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Concrete bunkers - pillboxes - are an iconic symbol of the Great War, and in this episode we look at the book 'The Pillboxes of Flanders' published in the 1930s, examine their history and use, and then visit some of the surviving examples of bunkers around Ypres. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Trench Chat: The Caretakers with Caitlin DeAngelis 46:04

10M ago46:04

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In this latest Trench Chat we speak to historian and writer Caitlin DeAngelis who has just finished a fascinating new book 'The Caretakers: War Graves Gardeners and the Secret Battle to Rescue Allied Airman in World War II'. We discuss her research for the book, look at the community of War Graves gardeners that existed on the battlefields in the l…

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From Training to Trenches 1:05:12

10M ago1:05:12

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In this episode we look at how British soldiers joined the army, either before the war or when the New Army of volunteers was created in 1914, what their training and preparation for war consisted of, and what their route to the trenches was. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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First Day Of The Somme 1:18:47

10M ago1:18:47

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On the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, we take a virtual walk along all eighteen miles of the Somme front from Gommecourt to Montauban, connecting to the landscape and discovering the stories of those who fought and fell on 1st July 1916: the First Day of the Somme. We also examine the casualties that day and ask where they are buried and c…

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The Monocled Mutineer: Fact or Fiction? 1:01:34

10M ago1:01:34

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In 1986 the BBC Drama 'The Monocled Mutineer' was released, starring Paul McGann who plays Percy Toplis. In this episode, we look at the series and ask what is the truth behind Toplis and the claim that he dressed as an officer and took part in the Etaples Mutiny? We also ask how realistic the series was in depicting various aspects of the Great Wa…

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Gas! Gas! Gas! 1:11:51

11M ago1:11:51

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In this episode we look at a weapon that came to symbolise the First World War - Poison Gas. We look at the history behind its use, the story of the 'Birth of Chemical Warfare' at Ypres in April 1915 and what measures were made to protect soldiers against the gas, as well seeing what can be found of this history on the battlefield today. Support th…

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Ypres Walks: Menin Gate to Ypres Town Cemetery 1:01:38

11M ago1:01:38

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In this episode recorded in Ypres, we look at the renovations at the Menin Gate Memorial, discuss what Memorials to the Missing mean to us, and then walk to Ypres Town Cemetery following the stories of English Lords, members of the Royal Family, and seeing how the graves themselves are witnesses to the Great War. Support the Show.…

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Teaser trailer 1:03

11M ago1:03

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A teaser trailer for Accelerating Women's Enterprise - stories from the front line, a nine part series that takes you on a wide-ranging journey of female entrepreneurship.Accelerating Women's Enterprise による

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Somme Walks: Hawthorn Ridge to the Sunken Lane 38:20

12M ago38:20

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In another episode recorded on the battlefields, we walk the crest of the Hawthorn Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme, visiting Hawthorn No 1 Cemetery, across to the Hawthorn Mine Crater, and down to the famous Sunken Lane and Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery. Support the Show.Paul Reed による

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Changing Landscapes: Canal du Nord 1:00:17

12M ago1:00:17

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A massive engineering project has been announced for Northern France which will create a new 'super canal' linking in with the existing Canal du Nord, the scene of heavy fighting during the Great War, especially in 1917/18. In this episode we will look at the history of the canal, the fighting there and how this project may change the landscape of …

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