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.332 – Midland Railway men of the GW – Quint Watt
Historian and researcher Quintin Watt takes us on a captivating journey into the forgotten storie...
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Ep.331 - God and the British Soldier – Prof Michael Snape
Canon Professor Michael Snape, the Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies at Durham Univers...
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Ep.330 – The Armistice on the Western Front- Prof Stephen Badsey
In this captivating episode, a lecture given at the Cork Conference in 2023, Professor Stephen B...
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Ep.329 – Mametz, 38th Division and the Great War – Prof Chris Williams
Prof. Chris Williams, a historian from University College Cork, talks about his research into the...
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Ep.328 LECTURE : Why the Allies won the Great War – Prof Mark Connelly
We delve into the intricacies of the First World War with Mark Connelly from the University of Ke...
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Ep.327 – The Atlas of the Irish Revolution and Cork – Dr John Borgonovo
Dr. John Borgonovo takes us on a captivating journey through the Irish Revolution with a particul...
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Ep. 326 – The British West Indies Regt in the First World War – Dr Domin...
Dr. Dominiek Dendooven talks about his recent book, ‘The British West Indies Regiment: Race and C...
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Ep.325 – County Mayo, 1912-23 – Prof Joost Augusteijn
In this podcast Professor Joost Augusteijn talk about his in-depth study of County Mayo, 1912-23....
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Ep.324 – Field Marshal the Earl of Cavan – Dr Michael Senior
In this enlightening conversation with Dr. Michael Senior, author of the recently published book...
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Ep 323 – Irish divisions at Langemark – Michael Nugent
Michael Nugent delves into his book ‘A Bad Day, I Fear,’ shedding light on a little-known chapter...
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Ep.322 – The 21st Division in World War I – Dr Derek Clayton
Author and historians Dr Derek Clayton talks about his book To Do the Work of Men : An Operationa...
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Ep. 321 – Field Marshal Lord Birdwood – Richard Farrimond
In this podcast, Richard Farrimond discusses their motivation for writing a comprehensive biograp...
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