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. 62 – King George V during the Great War – Alexandra Churchill
TV historian and author Alexandra Churchill talks about research for her forthcoming book on King...
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Ep. 61 – D.H. Lawrence and the Great War – Dr Andrew Humphries
Dr Andrew Humphries, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, talks on D.H. Lawren...
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Ep. 60 – Wherever the firing line extends – Ronan McGreevy
Irish Times Journalist Ronan McGreevy about his book Wherever the Firing line Extends, published...
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Ep. 59 – British Widows of the First World War – Andrea Hetherington
Andrea Hetherington talks about her new book British Widows of the First World War (published Pen...
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Ep. 58 – Woodbine Willie – Dr Linda Parker
Dr Linda Parker talks about her new book (published by Helion and Co) on Geoffrey Studdert Kenned...
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Ep. 57 – The Great War Contribution of the Punjabi village of Dulmial, P...
GP Dr Irfan Malik talks about his research into the Great War contribution of his ancestral villa...
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Ep. 56 – Resisting Conscription: the Appeals Tribunals in Middlesex – Ca...
Doctoral candidate Carol Henderson talks about her research into the military appeals tribunals i...
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Ep. 55 – Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria – Dr Jonathan Boff
Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham, discusses his latest book Haig’s Enemy on Crown Princ...
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Ep. 54 – The Confessions of a Battlefield Tour Guide – Clive Harris
Military historian and guide Clive Harris talks about his 20 years of experiences as a battlefiel...
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Ep. 53 – Nannies and the Great War – Louise Heren
Author and historian Louise Heren talks about her book on Nannies and the Great War (published by...
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Ep. 52 – Cambridge Communities in the Great War – Joanna Costin
PhD candidate Joanna Costin talks about her research into the Cambridgeshire communities in the G...
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Ep. 51 – The Wirral in the Great War – Stephen Roberts
Stephen Roberts talks about Wirral in the Great War....
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