Latest Episodes

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 ...

June 01, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 25 • 59:45

In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

Welcome to the penultimate episode of Season 7!Today we are on the Somme and walk the battlefield from Delville Wood to Courcelette via High Wood and Martinpuich.We begin we looking at "The Turning Point" a remarkable but little-k...

May 18, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 24 • 1:08:04

The Brickstacks

Welcome to the latest episode!Today, we walk the canal at Cuinchy, one of the forgotten battlefields of the Great War.  Cuinchy was the site of the infamous brickstacks and the scene of bitter fighting throughout the entire war....

April 27, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 23 • 1:03:24

Fromelles

Welcome to this latest episode in which we walk the battlefield of Fromelles.  On the evening of the 19th July 1916, men of the newly arrived Australian 5th Division were thrown into battle against the heavily fortified village of Fromelle...

April 13, 2025 • Season 7 • Episode 22 • 1:06:27

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

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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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