The Western Front Association's podcasts are an eclectic mix of themed interviews with experts in their particular fields which shine a light into areas of the first world war which are sometimes overlooked
Ep. 18 – Passchendaele – Dr Nick Lloyd
Dr Nick Lloyd, from King’s College London, discusses the Battle of Third Ypres and his new book Pass…
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Ep. 17 – Psychological survival in the trenches – Dr Peter Hodgkinson
Clinical psychologist Dr Peter Hodgkinson discusses his latest book Glum Heroes (published by Helion…
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Ep. 16 – The Myths of the Irish at Messines – Dr Tim Bowman
Dr Tim Bowman, University of Kent, gives a guest lecture at the Public Record Office of Northern Ire…
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Ep. 15 – The Island of Ireland and the Great War in Flanders – Piet Chielen…
Piet Chielens, the Coordinator of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, gives a guest lecture at t…
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Ep. 14 – General Fox Conner and the American Expeditionary Force in WW1 – S…
Steven Rabalais talks about his biography of General Fox Conner (published by Casemate) who was the …
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Ep. 13 – The Great War tea stall at Peterborough East Station
Beverly Jones, from Peterborough Archives Service, talks about the research into two visitors’ books…
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Ep. 12 – The Diary of a Belgian Priest – 1917 with the British in Ypres – D…
Dominiek Dendooven, from the In Flanders Fields museum, discusses the recently published 1917 diary …
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Ep. 11 – Winning with Laughter – Cartoonists in the Great War – Luci Goslin…
Luci Gosling, from the Mary Evans Picture Library, discusses a talk she gave to the Western Front As…
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Ep. 10 – Battlefield tourism on the Western Front – Dr Stephen Miles
Dr Stephen Miles discusses battlefield tourism on the Western Front based on his new book The Wester…
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Ep. 9 – Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps – Dr Samantha Philo-Gill
Dr Samantha Philo-Gill discusses her new book on the formation, role and legacy of the Women’s Army …
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Ep. 8 – The Great War’s Influence on Popular Music – Dr Peter Grant
Dr Peter Grant, a cultural historian from the Cass Business School, discusses how the Great War has …
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Ep. 7 – Irish Soldiers in 1917 – Philip Pratley
Philip Pratley talks about ‘Irish Soldiers One Year On: The Changes of 1917 ’, a lecture from the jo…
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