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. 140 – Who Killed Kitchener? – David Laws
Former cabinet minister and MP, David Laws talks about Kitchener: his sad youth growing up in Ireland and tutored at hom…
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Ep. 139 – Bilsdale in the Great War – Susan Laffey
Sue Laffey talks about the research she and Ida Atkinson did into the community of Bilsdale, North Yorkshire, during the…
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Ep. 138 – The Indian Labour Corps in WW1 – Pratap Chhetri
With a postgrad degree in Physics and nearly 10 years working in Media and Communications for Mizoram State, NE India, P…
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Ep. 137 – The letters of Douglas Haig and Hugo De Pree – Prof. Gary Sheffield
Professor Gary Sheffield, Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, talks about a collection of paper…
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Ep. 136 – Food in the trenches – Dr Rachel Duffett
Dr Rachel Duffett, Research Officer, Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, talks about on her recent book…
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Ep. 135 – North East Coastal Communities during the Great War – Dr Michael Reeve
Dr Michael Reeve, Academic Skills Tutor and History Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, talks about his doctoral resea…
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Ep. 134 – Bainsfather’s ‘Other ‘ole’ cartoon – Dr Helen Brooks & Dr Pip Gregory
On this week’s Dispatches podcast, Dr Helen Brooks, Reader in Theatre and Cultural History, School of Arts, and Dr Phili…
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Ep. 133 – African American Servicemen during WW1 – Dr Amanda Nagel
Dr Amanda Nagel, Assistant Professor of Military History at the School of Advanced Military Studies, US Army Command and…
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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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