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. 123 – British veterans’ responses to Peace Day, 19 July 1919 – Mike Hally
Mike Hally, PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses his research into veterans’ response to Peace Day th…
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Ep. 122 – The Welsh Walter Mitty – Marietta Crichton Stuart
Marietta Crichton Stuart talks about Percy Shuttlewood, who served in her grandfather’s battalion during the Great War a…
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Ep. 121 – Communications and British Operations on the Western Front – Dr Brian Hall
Dr Brian Hall, Programme Leader at the University of Salford, talks about his book on communications and operations on t…
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Ep. 120 – Popular responses to the outbreak of WW1 – Prof Catriona Pennell
Prof Catriona Pennell, from the University of Exeter, talks about her book on the popular responses to the outbreak of t…
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Ep. 119 – The Chinese Labour Corps – Wenlan Peng
Wenlan Peng, from the Meridian Society, talks about the Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front during the Great War. …
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Ep. 118 – British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 – Dr…
Dr Chris Kempshall, Teaching Fellow in European History at the University of Sussex, talks about his book on the relatio…
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Ep. 117 – Post War Mutinies in the British Army – Dr William Butler
Dr William Butler, Outreach Officer and Associate Lecturer at the University of Kent, talks about the post-war mutinies …
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Ep. 116 – The Connaught Rangers Mutiny in 1920 – Dr Mario Draper
Dr Mario Draper, Lecturer in Modern British and European History at the University of Kent, discusses the mutiny of the …
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Ep. 115 – English infantryman’s morale and the perception of crisis on the Western Fr…
Dr Alex Mayhew discusses his PhD that looked at the English infantryman’s morale and perception of crisis on the Western…
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Ep. 114 – Chaplains and religion on the Western Front – Dr Martin Purdy
Dr Martin Purdy talks about chaplains and religion on the Western Front during the Great War. …
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Ep. 113 – The Ulster Division during the German Spring Offensive – Michael Nugent
Michael Nugent talks about his book on the 36th Ulster Division during the German 1918 Spring Offensive, published by He…
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Ep. 112 – Humour in British literature during the Great War – Dr Emily Anderson
Dr Emily Anderson, from Newcastle University, talks about her PhD research into humour in British literature during the …
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