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. 132 – A Lord Lieutenant at War – Dr Richard Batten
Dr Richard Batten, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, talks about a collection of papers relating to …
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Ep. 131 – The 51st Highland Division – Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell about his book on the 51st Highland Division during the Great War that has been reprinted by Pen and Swor…
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Ep. 130 – Sex on the Western Front – Dr Bruce Cherry
Dr Bruce Cherry talks about his book on the sex life of the Tommy on the Western Front, They Didn’t Want to Die Virgins:…
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Ep. 129 – Sabaton’s Great War Album – Pär Sundström
Pär Sundström, bass player in the Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, talks about their new album, the Great War, inspired…
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Ep. 128 – Serbia in the Great War – Dr Samuel Foster
Dr Samuel Foster, Visiting Academic in the School of History, University of East Anglia, talks about Serbia in the Great…
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Ep. 127 – The 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion – Emile Coetzee
Emile Coetzee, from North West University in South Africa, talks about the 1914 Afrikaner Rebellion. …
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Ep. 126 – The First World War in Computer Games – Dr Chris Kempshall
In this fascinating podcast Dr Chris Kempshall shares two of his enthusiasms: history and computer games. You learn how …
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Ep. 125 – The 1914-5 Campaign in German SW Africa – Antonio Garcia
Antonio Garcia talks about his recent book on the South African campaign against German South West Africa in 1914/5 (pub…
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Ep. 124 – Archibald Wavell – William Franklin
William Franklin talks about the First World War career of Archibald Wavell. …
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Ep. 123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally
Mike Hally, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses his research into veterans’ response to Peace Day th…
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Ep. 122 – The Welsh Walter Mitty – Marietta Crichton Stuart
Marietta Crichton Stuart talks about Percy Shuttlewood, who served in her grandfather’s battalion during the Great War a…
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Ep. 121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall
Dr Brian Hall, Programme Leader at the University of Salford, talks about his book on communications and operations on t…
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