Point du Jour - a journey through a cemetery

Point du Jour - a journey through a cemetery

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we visit Point du Jour Cemetery near Athies, just outside Arras to walk through the cemetery and hear the stories of some of the men who lie buried within. We begin with an overview of the Battle of Arras, before visiting the magnificent stone cairn to the memory of the 9th Scottish Division, known informally as The Jocks and Boks division. We hear the story of a New Zealand soldier who died during a disastrous trench raid with the men of the ...

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The winds of change - December 1915

The winds of change - December 1915

Send us Fan Mail The year 1915 had been a chastening experience for the men of the BEF. Tens of thousands of men had been killed on the Western Front in the failed battles at Neuve Chappelle, Aubers...

12 Syys 202138min

Combles - the fortified village

Combles - the fortified village

Send us Fan Mail For a period of three months between July and September 1916, the Allies and Germans battled for control of the fortified village of Combles, on the northeast of the Somme battlefield...

5 Syys 202138min

The gardeners of Salonika

The gardeners of Salonika

Send us Fan Mail The disease-ridden and inhospitable landscape of Salonika is one of the forgotten campaigns of WW1. For almost three years soldiers from all over the world fought against each other...

29 Elo 202145min

Miracle on the Marne

Miracle on the Marne

Send us Fan Mail For a period of 8 days in early September 1914, the situation for the Allies was precarious. The Germans were just two days march from the French capital, and the situation looked des...

22 Elo 202149min

The corpse collectors

The corpse collectors

Send us Fan Mail The "Cold Meat Specialist" or Regimental Burial Officer was a vital cog in the military machine responsible for coordinating the retrieval and burial of the dead and ensuring that the...

15 Elo 202153min

Guillemont - the worst place I fought at in four years of war

Guillemont - the worst place I fought at in four years of war

Send us Fan Mail For a period of six weeks in the summer of 1916, the British and Germans battled for control of the small but strategically important village of Guillemont.. The capture of the villa...

8 Elo 202151min

Jacka's Mob

Jacka's Mob

Send us Fan Mail The 14th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces was known as "Jacka's Mob" after their officer, the profane, insubordinate, and much-loved larrikin Albert Jacka, a dairy farmer'...

1 Elo 202140min

Wishing you goodbye - the mystery VC

Wishing you goodbye - the mystery VC

Send us Fan Mail In the dark waters of the Atlantic, the German U-Boat fleet was taking a monstrous toll on Allied merchant shipping, to the extent that Admiral Jellicoe feared Britain would cease to ...

25 Heinä 202143min

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