The Balloonatics

The Balloonatics

Send a text Welcome to the latest podcast! In today's episode, we look at the work and perils of the Balloon Corps. Vital for observation and artillery support, balloon work was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military, with a shockingly short life expectancy. We begin at Couin Military Cemetery, where a top hat and cane marked the grave of one of Edwardian theatre's most celebrated dandies (and also a balloon corps observer), Basil Radford, aka Gilbert the Filbert. We hear ...

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In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

Send a text Welcome to the penultimate episode of Season 7! Today we are on the Somme and walk the battlefield from Delville Wood to Courcelette via High Wood and Martinpuich. We begin we looking at "...

18 Touko 20251h 8min

The Brickstacks

The Brickstacks

Send a text Welcome to the latest episode! Today, we walk the canal at Cuinchy, one of the forgotten battlefields of the Great War. Cuinchy was the site of the infamous brickstacks and the scene of b...

27 Huhti 20251h 3min

Fromelles

Fromelles

Send a text Welcome to this latest episode in which we walk the battlefield of Fromelles. On the evening of the 19th July 1916, men of the newly arrived Australian 5th Division were thrown into battl...

13 Huhti 20251h 6min

We don't take umbrellas to war.

We don't take umbrellas to war.

Send a text The weather played its part in the Great War, perhaps in more ways than first imagined. The Great War lasted over 1500 days, and over 600 saw rain on the Western Front. The winter of 191...

23 Maalis 202555min

Neuve Chapelle

Neuve Chapelle

Send a text On the 110th anniversary, we travel to France and walk around the battlefield of the first major offensive launched by the British on the Western Front at Neuve Chappelle. Initial successe...

9 Maalis 20251h 8min

Hohenzollern

Hohenzollern

Send a text Welcome to this latest episode of the podcast. Today, we walk the battlefield around the area of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the formidable German strongpoint located on the battlefield at L...

23 Helmi 20251h 1min

Trench Talk - Chris Sams and the Battle of Jutland

Trench Talk - Chris Sams and the Battle of Jutland

Send a text Welcome to the first Trench Talk of Season 7! It's a real pleasure to be joined by naval historian and writer Chris Sams as we talk about the Battle of Jutland in 1916. The long-awaited s...

9 Helmi 20251h 3min

"I can't find the damned things!" -  Ploegsteert to Le Gheer

"I can't find the damned things!" - Ploegsteert to Le Gheer

Send a text Welcome to the first episode of 2025! Today, we head to Belgium and walk a less-trodden route south of Plugstreet Wood towards the hamlet of Le Gheer. From the village of Ploegsteert, we...

26 Tammi 20251h

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