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Footsteps of the fallen
A journey through the Great War
Podcasting since 2020 • 179 episodes
Footsteps of the fallen
Latest Episodes
Trench Talk - Sussex to the Somme with Martin Barry
In this latest episode of Trench Talk, it's a pleasure to be joined by international cricketer, battlefield guide and WW1 fanatic Martin Barry.Martin works as a battlefield guide and volunteer for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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Hill 70 - a listener's request
Welcome to today's episode!For the first time, we have created a listener's request podcast; I was contacted by a listener who discovered his Grandfather had been killed at Hill 70 while serving with the Cameron Highlanders at the Battle...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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1:01:47
Trench talk - Uniforms of the Great War with Taff Gillingham
Welcome to the first Trench Talk of the season, where Taff Gillingham joins me. Taff is a military historian and specialist historical advisor for the film, TV and theatre industries and has worked as an advisor on many well-known product...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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1:16:38
Bois Grenier
Welcome to the first episode of Season 8!Today, we travel to the forgotten front and the village of Bois Grenier. The fields in this sleepy corner of agricultural France contain dozens of German bunkers and blockhouses from the time of W...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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1:06:53
Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps
Welcome to the final episode of Season 7!In today's episode, we look at the little-studied role played by the Chinese Labour Corps during the Great War.Over 90,000 Chinese labourers served in France and Belgium, engaged in manual ...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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59:45
Fan Mail
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.
Los Gatos, California