The Kitchener conspiracy

The Kitchener conspiracy

Send us Fan Mail In June 1916, Lord Kitchener of Khartoum was on board HMS Hampshire, heading for Archangel in Russia for top-secret talks. About 1 mile from the Orkney Islands, HMS Hampshire exploded and sank to the bottom of the sea, killing 737 of the 749 souls on board, including Kitchener himself. For the Great War generation, this was their 9/11 or Kennedy assassination. There was a genuine fear that without Kitchener, there was no hope that the war would be won. But, no sooner ...

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Woodbine Willie - the puffing Padre

Woodbine Willie - the puffing Padre

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we hear the remarkable stories of two exceptional men, neither of whom fired a shot in anger during the Great War, but through selflessness, humility and bravery have ...

16 Maalis 202152min

Trench talk - Michael Nugent and the Battle of Festubert

Trench talk - Michael Nugent and the Battle of Festubert

Send us Fan Mail On the evening of the 15th May 1915, men from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers left their trenches and crawled into No Mans Land in preparation for a massive attack against the German...

9 Maalis 202151min

The Kaiser's Oak

The Kaiser's Oak

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we walk the battlefield of Gommecourt, the scene of a diversionary attack on the first day of the Somme battle which saw almost 6000 men become casualties. Untried a...

2 Maalis 202135min

Plugstreet - tunnels, turnips and towers - the story of a wood

Plugstreet - tunnels, turnips and towers - the story of a wood

Send us Fan Mail Just to the south of Messines, lies a patch of woodland that packs in more military history in a small space than perhaps any other location on the Western Front. Ploegsteert Wood (...

23 Helmi 202140min

They knew they were going to die

They knew they were going to die

Send us Fan Mail Our next episode takes in one of the most iconic and poignant spots anywhere on the Western Front, Devonshire Cemetery on the Somme. Containing 161 men of the 8th and 9th Devons who...

18 Helmi 202135min

Trench talk - Lewis Moody MBE

Trench talk - Lewis Moody MBE

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I have the absolute privilege of talking to England rugby player, 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, and Great War fanatic Lewis Moody MBE. Lewis's interest in the...

1 Helmi 202148min

The most dangerous place on earth

The most dangerous place on earth

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we head back to Belgium and walk the battlefield from Hellfire Corner up to the summit of Mount Sorrel on Hill 62. We look at Hellfire Corner "the most dangerous pla...

26 Tammi 202131min

From playing field to battle field - sportsmen go to War

From playing field to battle field - sportsmen go to War

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we look at the sportsmen who laid down their lives for their countries during the Great War. Prompted by such eminent voices as Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, men from all s...

19 Tammi 202132min

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