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.289 – Donegal before, during and after the First World War – Dr Pauri...
Author and historian Pauric Travers talks about his recent book ‘Donegal, The Irish Revolution, 1...
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Ep.288 – Raiding – Fraser Skirrow
Author and historian Fraser Skirrow talks about raiding on the Western Front during the First Wor...
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Ep.287 – The Bucks village of Lee in the First World War – Dr Michael Se...
Dr Michael Senior, who has a lifelong interest in the First World War and has devoted much of his...
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Ep.286 – Cathal Burgha – Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley
Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley talk about their recent book on Irish revolutionary and...
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Ep.285 – Sir Douglas Haig – Prof. John Bourne
Professor John Bourne talks about the role, impact and reputation of the British Expeditionary Fo...
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Ep.284 – King George V in WW1 – Prof Heather Jones
Professor Heather Jones talks about her recent book on King George V and the monarchy during the...
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Ep. 283 – Frank Brangwyn’s Great War Art – Libby Horner
Art historian, curator, film producer and lecturer Libby Horner talks about her research into art...
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Ep. 282 – Drill, training, and discipline in WW1 – Harry Sanderson
PhD candidate Harry Sanderson talks about his doctoral research into the role and impact of drill...
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Ep. 281 – Cricket during the Great War – John Broom
Historian John Broom talks about his latest book that looks at cricket during the Great War....
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Ep.280 – Conscript morale in 1918 – Tim Lynch
Author, historian and battlefield guide Tim Lynch talks about his research into conscript morale...
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Ep. 279 – The Bucks Battalion in the Great War – Prof Ian Beckett
Professor Ian Beckett, Honorary Professor of Military History at the University of Kent, talks ab...
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Ep. 278 – Hanham – Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood talks about his recent novel Hanham. It is based on the true story of three brothers...
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