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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Cambrai - one day on the battlefield

Cambrai - one day on the battlefield

Send us Fan Mail In our latest podcast, we visit the battlefield around Cambrai, where, on the 20th of November 1917, the first mass tank battle in military history took place. The Allies smashed a 5...

14 Tammi 20241h 6min

Cobbers - Australia on the Somme

Cobbers - Australia on the Somme

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first podcast of 2024! In this episode, we visit the battlefields around Villers Brettoneux on the Somme, an area of Picardy that will be forever associated with the A...

7 Tammi 20241h 11min

Trench talk - Peter Doyle and the Princess Mary Christmas Box

Trench talk - Peter Doyle and the Princess Mary Christmas Box

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our Christmas episode of Footsteps of the Fallen! In this special Trench Talk I'm joined by Professor Peter Doyle who tells us all about the history behind one of the most...

24 Joulu 20231h 22min

Dud Corner - a journey through a cemetery

Dud Corner - a journey through a cemetery

Send us Fan Mail In our latest podcast, we travel to Dud Corner Cemetery and the Loos Memorial in Artois to discover the stories of some of the men who lie here. The podcast begins with an overview o...

17 Joulu 20231h 16min

Trench Talk: Jules the Poilu - in conversation with Alexandre Lyons

Trench Talk: Jules the Poilu - in conversation with Alexandre Lyons

Send us Fan Mail The discovery of a huge collection of letters, postcards and writings of his great-great-grandfather has taken Alex on a fascinating journey through the wartime experiences of his anc...

10 Joulu 20231h 5min

The end of the line

The end of the line

Send us Fan Mail In our latest podcast, we visit the end of the Western Front and take a whistlestop tour around the Lys battlefield near the North Sea coast of Belgium. We look at the military actio...

26 Marras 20231h 4min

The Foresters of Flanders

The Foresters of Flanders

Send us Fan Mail During the Great War the demand for timber for the front line exceeded at one stage 50,000 tonnes a month. But where on earth could this amount of timber be sourced and who would be ...

19 Marras 20231h 5min

Bunkers and bards - Boesinghe to Ypres

Bunkers and bards - Boesinghe to Ypres

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we travel the Ypres salient from Boesinghe to Ypres and visit some of the many cemeteries and memorials that dot this part of the battlefield. We begin at the Zi...

12 Marras 20231h 3min

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