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. 85 – Women of Aktion – female activists in the German 1918 Revolution –…
Professor Ingrid Sharp, Professor of German Cultural and Gender History at the University of Leeds, …
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Ep. 84 – The British Army on the Western Front in 1916 – Dr Spencer Jones
Scholar and author Dr Spencer Jones from the University of Wolverhampton talks about his new book, A…
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Ep. 83 – Wilfred Owen – Dr Kate Kennedy
Scholar and author Dr Kate Kennedy, from the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW), based at Wolfson…
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Ep. 82a – Extra Episode – The Capture of the Riqueval Bridge – Jim Tanner
Former Brigadier Jim Tanner, current Chairman of Trustees at the Staffordshire Regimental Museum, ta…
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Ep. 82 – Force Feeding in the First World War – Dr Ian Miller
Medical historian and curator Dr Ian Miller, Lecturer at Ulster University, talks about force-feedin…
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Ep. 81 – ‘Haig’s tower of strength’ – General Sir Edward Bulfin – John Powe…
Former Brigadier and author John Powell talks about his biography of General Sir Edward Bulfin, an I…
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Ep. 80 – The Landing in the Dawn – dissecting the Anzac Gallipoli legend – …
Dr James Hurst talks about his latest book (published by Helion & Co.) which reappraises the lan…
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Ep. 79 – Uppingham Public School during the First World War – Tim Halstead…
Historian Tim Halstead talks about his recent book on Uppingham public school during the Great War t…
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Ep. 78 – The Second British Army during the Liberation of Flanders in 1918 …
Historian Dr Dennis Williams talks about his latest book on the British Second Army and its role in …
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Ep. 77 – The Third Battle of the Aisne 1918 – David Blanchard
Historian David Blanchard talks about his latest book on the Third Battle of the Asine that took pla…
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Ep. 76 – Canadian Nurses’ Great War narratives – Andrea McKenzie
Dr. Andrea McKenzie, Associate Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada, talks about her resear…
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Ep. 75 – Tubby Clayton – Dr Linda Parker
Dr. Linda Parker talks about her book on the Rev. Philip ‘Tubby’ Clayton during the Great War, publi…
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