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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. 26 – Beyond the Somme – West Belfast’s Somme service in context – Pr...

Professor Richard Grayson (Goldsmiths, University of London) talks on ‘Beyond the Somme: West Bel...

Ep. 25 – Major General Nugent, the Ulster Division and their army comman...

Nicholas Perry talks on ‘After the battle: Nugent, the Ulster Division and their Army commanders...

Ep. 24 – The First Battle of the Scarpe (Arras) April 1917 – Jim Smithson

Jim Smithson discusses his latest book A Taste of Success: The First Battle of the Scarpe April 9...

Ep. 23 – The Auxiliaries in Ireland’s War of Independence – Paul O’Brien

Military historian Paul O’Brien discusses his new book Havoc on the role and impact of the Auxili...

Ep. 22 – Donegall Pass Heroes of the Great War Project – Ron McMurray

Ron McMurray from the Donegall Pass Heroes of the Great War Project explains the community based...

Ep. 21 – Jutland and the Meaning of Victory – Prof Andrew Lambert

This recording is of a talk given by Professor Andrew Lambert, King’s College London, to the Ant...

Ep. 20 – Sniping in the Great War – Martin Pegler

Martin Pegler, former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries, discusses sniping and fi...

Ep. 19 – Animals in the Great War – Lucinda Moore

Lucinda Moore, a picture researcher at the Mary Evans Picture Library, discusses her new book Ani...

Ep. 18 – Passchendaele – Dr Nick Lloyd

Dr Nick Lloyd, from King’s College London, discusses the Battle of Third Ypres and his new book P...

Ep. 17 – Psychological survival in the trenches – Dr Peter Hodgkinson

Clinical psychologist Dr Peter Hodgkinson discusses his latest book Glum Heroes (published by Hel...

Ep. 16 – The Myths of the Irish at Messines – Dr Tim Bowman

Dr Tim Bowman, University of Kent, gives a guest lecture at the Public Record Office of Northern...

Ep. 15 – 'The Island of Ireland and the Great War in Flanders' with Piet...

Piet Chielens, the Coordinator of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, gives a guest lecture a...