The Western Front Association's podcasts 'Mentioned in Dispatches' with Dr Tom Thorpe are an eclectic mix of relaxed discussions with all kinds of contributors: experts in their particular fields, authors, historians, performers, speakers, researches, museum archivists and curators which sometimes shine a light into areas of the first world war which are overlooked.
Ep. 224 – The Use of Britannia’s image during the Great War – Giles Penman
Giles Penman talks about his research into the use of Britannia’s image during the Great War. He...
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Ep. 223 - British Pacifist Women of the First World War - Jaime Jiménez...
Jaime Jiménez Fernández talks about his research into British pacifist women during the Great...
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Ep. 223a – Artist John Nash during the Great War – Andy Friend
Author Andy Friend about his biography of British artist John Nash and his military service and p...
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Ep. 222 – Commemoration and CWGC sites in England – Megan Kelleher
Megan Kelleher talks about her research into public awareness of Commonwealth War Graves Commiss...
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Ep. 221b – The Schlieffen Plan : 1914 March to the Marne - Part 2 – Ross...
Episode 2 : Research into the ten critical decisions of the French, German and British commanders...
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Ep. 221a – The Schlieffen Plan : 1914 March to the Marne in 1914 - Part...
Episode 1 : Research into the ten critical decisions of the French, German and British commanders...
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Ep. 221 – The Battle of Verdun 1917 – Christina Holstein
Historian and author Christina Holstein about her research into the 1916 Battle of Verdun during...
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Ep.220 – Recruiting and training the RFC – David Spruce
Doctoral candidate David Spruce talks to me about his research into Recruiting and Training the R...
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Ep.219 – The Wartime Career of Prison Reformer Alexander Paterson – Harr...
The Wartime Career of Prison Reformer Sir Alexander Paterson M.C....
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Ep. 218 - Hertfordshire residents and soldiers during the Great War - Da...
Historian Dan Hill and Paul Johnson talk about their book that looks at the stories and experienc...
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Ep. 217 - The Great War in the Argonne Forest- Richard Merry
Author Richard Merry talks about his latest book on the Great War in the Argonne Forest....
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Ep. 216 - Equipment and Clothes of the RFC – Mark Hillier
Author and pilot Mark Hillier about talks his latest book on the equipment and clothes of the RF...
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