"I refuse to command a Divison......" the Royal Naval Division at Gavrelle

"I refuse to command a Divison......" the Royal Naval Division at Gavrelle

Send us Fan Mail In April 1917 the men of the Royal Naval Division went into action against the German-held village of Gavrelle. Once the village was taken, however, the problems for the British began, with the strong point of the Windmill needing to be captured. Attack after attack was thrown against the Germans, each beaten back as the body count mounted. In this episode, we look at the quirky history of the Royal Naval Division. We hear about a vitriolic poem written by ...

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

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

Send us Fan Mail 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 Ploegsteer...

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Out of money and out of luck - life beyond the trenches

Out of money and out of luck - life beyond the trenches

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the final episode of 2024! One of the great misnomers of WW1 is that soldiers spent all their time in the trenches fighting. Fighting battles took up a tiny amount of sold...

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Feeding Tommy

Feeding Tommy

Send us Fan Mail A famous saying asserts that an army marches on its stomach, and in this episode, we examine food and drink for men on the front line. The challenge of feeding an army was immense,...

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Liquid fire

Liquid fire

Send us Fan Mail In the early hours of the 30th July 1915, men of the Rifle Brigade and Kings Royal Rifle Corps were attacked near Hooge by German soldiers using a new and appalling weapon of war - li...

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He is not missing, he is here.

He is not missing, he is here.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this latest episode, in which we explore the history behind one of the world's great monuments, the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in the Belgian city of Ypres. We hea...

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I can't say my prayers on a stolen carpet..

I can't say my prayers on a stolen carpet..

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode! In today's episode, we look at the role played by Army Chaplains during the Great War. Responsible for the spiritual and personal welfare of soldiers, ...

13 Loka 20241h 19min

The black lions of Cantigny

The black lions of Cantigny

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this latest podcast, in which we travel to the southern part of the Somme battlefield, a shell-cratered morass on which the men of Canada, Australia and France died in thei...

29 Syys 20241h 13min

A potato and a propellor - Amiens at war

A potato and a propellor - Amiens at war

Send us Fan Mail In today's podcast, we journey through Amiens and its surrounding areas, uncovering the deep connections to the Great War. We start in the village of Naours, exploring caves that hold...

8 Syys 20241h 12min

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