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We don't take umbrellas to war.

The weather played its part in the Great War, perhaps in more ways than first imagined.  The Great War lasted over 1500 days, and over 600 saw rain on the Western Front.  The winter of 1914 saw torrential rain and temperatures drop to...

March 23, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 21 • 55:24

Neuve Chapelle

On the 110th anniversary, we travel to France and walk around the battlefield of the first major offensive launched by the British on the Western Front at Neuve Chappelle.Initial successes were tempered by poor decision-making and poor c...

March 09, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 20 • 1:08:41

Hohenzollern

Welcome to this latest episode of the podcast.Today, we walk the battlefield around the area of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the formidable German strongpoint located on the battlefield at Loos, which was attacked by the 9th Scottish Divisi...

February 23, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 19 • 1:01:11

Trench Talk - Chris Sams and the Battle of Jutland

Welcome to the first Trench Talk of Season 7!It's a real pleasure to be joined by naval historian and writer Chris Sams as we talk about the Battle of Jutland in 1916.  The long-awaited showdown between the Royal Navy and the Kriegs...

February 09, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 18 • 1:03:02

"I can't find the damned things!" - Ploegsteert to Le Gheer

Welcome to the first episode of 2025!Today, we head to Belgium and walk a less-trodden route south of Plugstreet Wood towards the hamlet of Le Gheer.  From the village of Ploegsteert, we head south and east across the farmer's fiel...

January 26, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 17 • 1:00:07

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Mr Dixon - I just found your podcast. I am loving! I am excited to get to know WW1 better through your podcast. Really connecting with your use of the fallen as the center point to describe the battles. Thank you for all your effort on this topic and to all the brave soldiers you are honoring by retelling their stories. Take care / RichS from California.

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