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.261a – In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War – Attila Szalay-B...
In this special podcast, Dr Tom Thorpe talks to historian and photographer Attila Szalay-Berzevic...
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Ep. 261 – Teaching the Great War Kingham Hill School – Donna Saxby & Gar...
History teacher Gareth Williams and librarian Donna Saxby from Kingham Hill School in Oxfordshire...
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Ep.260 – Subterranean operations in the First World War – Dr Matt Leonard
Historian and modern conflict archaeologist Dr Matt Leonard talks about subterranean operations i...
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Ep.259 – The Boy Scouts during the War – Dr Craig Armstrong
Historian Craig Armstrong talks about his recent book The Boy Scouts in the Great War that looks...
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Ep.258 – Dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during WW1 – Dr Ada...
Dr Adam Prime talks about his research into dissent and indiscipline in the Indian Army during th...
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Ep.257 – Visiting the WW1 Battlefields in France and Belgium – Tom Stri...
Tom Strickland, author, teacher and historian, talks about his recent book Following in the Foots...
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Ep.256 - Fighting at the Battle of Isonzo on your computer - Joe Hoebe
Jos Hoebe, talks about the new Great War computer game Isonzo, that he helped develop with Nether...
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Ep.255 – Association Football on the Home Front – Dr Alexander Jackson
Dr Alexander Jackson, a curator at the National Football Museum, talks about his recent book Foot...
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Ep.254 – 1919 Peace Day Mugs & Medals – Giles Penman
Historical researcher Giles Penman, studying at the University of Warwick, talks about his resear...
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Ep.253 – The Kaiser during the Great War – Prof Matt Fitzpatrick
Historian Professor Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sci...
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Ep.252 – Frank Prewett and the Great War – Prof Joy Porter
Historian and author Professor Joy Porter, Professor of Indigenous & Environmental History an...
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Ep.251 – Debating America’s response to the Great War – Dr Neil Lanctot
Historian Dr Neil Lanctot talks about his recent book The Approaching Storm which explores the do...
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