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.232 - The CWGC Non-Commemoration Report on Inequalities of Commemoration…
Dr George Hay, the Official Historian at Commonwealth War Graves Commission, talks about the recen…
Read More
Ep.231- Yugoslavia in the British imagination during the First World War – …
Dr Samuel Foster, Visiting Fellow in the School of History, University of East Anglia, talks about h…
Read More
Ep.230 – 'Staking the coffins' – the 1918 flu Epidemic in Ireland – Dr Ida …
Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History at Carlow College, Ireland, talks about her recent book…
Read More
Ep.229- Jan Smuts and the German East African Campaign – David Katz
Doctoral candidate David Katz, studying at Stellenbosch University, talks about his PhD research int…
Read More
Ep. 228 - Royal Marines on the Western Front - Daniel Mclean
Dan Mclean, a history teacher and theologian, who previously served in the Royal Navy, talks about…
Read More
Ep.227 – Surgery during the Great War - Dr Thomas Scotland
Dr Thomas Scotland talks to Tom Thorpe about surgery during the First World War. …
Read More
Ep. 226 - German Jews during the First World War – Prof. Tim Grady
Professor Tim Grady, Professor of History at the University of Chester, talks about his research int…
Read More
Ep. 225 - The Battle of Verdun 1917 and the battlefield today - Christina H…
Historian and author Christina Holstein about her research into the 1917 Battle of Verdun and the ba…
Read More
Ep. 224 – The Use of Britannia’s image during the Great War – Giles Penman
Giles Penman talks about his research into the use of Britannia’s image during the Great War. He i…
Read More
Ep. 223 - British Pacifist Women of the First World War - Jaime Jiménez Fer…
Jaime Jiménez Fernández talks about his research into British pacifist women during the Great Wa…
Read More
Ep. 223a – Artist John Nash during the Great War – Andy Friend
Author Andy Friend about his biography of British artist John Nash and his military service and pain…
Read More
Ep. 222 – Commemoration and CWGC sites in England – Megan Kelleher
Megan Kelleher talks about her research into public awareness of Commonwealth War Graves Commissio…
Read More