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. 183 – The unknown story of the Unknown Warrior – David Scott
Mark Scott talks about his new book, Among the Kings, that gives a new story on the Unknown Warrior. This is published B…
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Ep. 182 – Indian Empire at War – George Morton Jack
Historian George Morton Jack talks about his recent book on India and the Great War, entitled The Indian Empire at War: …
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Ep. 181 – The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 – Dr David Murphy
Author Dr David Murphy, a lecturer in military history and strategic studies at Maynooth University in Ireland, talks ab…
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Ep. 180 – 9th Royal Scots in the GW – Neill Gilhooley
Author Neill Gilhooley talks about his recent book on the service of the 9th Battalion, Royal Scots, during the Great Wa…
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Ep. 179 – German POWs on Cannock Chase – Richard Pursehouse
Richard Pursehouse talks about on his recent book on German POWs held at Brocton Camp on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, d…
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Ep. 178 – Irish Recruitment in World War One – Dr Tim Bowman, Dr Michael Wheatley & D…
Dr Timothy Bowman, a Reader in modern British military history, University of Kent, Dr William Butler, the Head of Milit…
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Ep. 177 – Law and War in Australia during WW1 – Dr Catherine Bond
Lawyer and lecturer Dr Catherine Bond, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, talks about her recent …
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Ep. 176 – 1 million rounds from a Vickers’ gun in 12 hours: myth or truth? Dr Rich Wi…
Dr Rich Willis and Richard Fisher, Founder and Director of the Vickers Machine Gun Research Association, talk about thei…
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Ep. 175 – Australian POWs during WW1 – Dr Aaron Pegram
Dr Aaron Pegram, Senior Historian at the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, talks about his recent…
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Ep. 174 – Ypres and its meaning through time – Prof Mark Connelly & Dr Stefan Goebel
Professor Mark Connelly, Professor of Modern British History, University of Kent and Dr Stefan Goebel, Reader and Direct…
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Ep. 173 – The Chemists’ War 1914-18 – Dr Michael Freemantle
Dr Michael Freemantle, a freelance Science Writer, talks about his book the Chemists’ War 1914-1918 that looks at the ro…
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Ep. 172 – Sevenoaks in the Great War – Matthew Ball
Matthew Ball talks about his research into the community of Sevenoaks during WW1. …
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