Trench Talk: Dr Lindsey Fitzharris - The Facemaker

Trench Talk: Dr Lindsey Fitzharris - The Facemaker

Send us a text In our latest podcast, it's a privilege to be joined by the writer and historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, who wrote the superb book "The Facemaker" about the pioneering WW1 surgeon Dr. Harold Gillies. Gillies was determined to give wounded and disfigured servicemen as normal an appearance as possible and his groundbreaking plastic surgery revolutionized maxillofacial medicine, and developed techniques that are still used to this day. Beautifully written and impeccably research...

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The worst day in our nation's history

The worst day in our nation's history

Send us a text On the edge of a small field near Fromelles, in northern France stands one of the most poignant and emblematic monuments anywhere on the Western Front. Called "Cobbers" the statue depi...

13 Joulu 202030min

Their name liveth for evermore

Their name liveth for evermore

Send us a text In this episode, our journey through the footsteps of the fallen examines the remarkable vision and perseverance of a 45-year-old Red Cross Ambulance driver by the name of Fabien Ware, ...

3 Joulu 202036min

Dear God give us some cover - the battle of Aubers Ridge

Dear God give us some cover - the battle of Aubers Ridge

Send us a text Our 10th episode takes us back to Northern France, where we visit the battlefield of the British offensive against the Aubers Ridge. What was supposed to be a gentle stroll across the ...

22 Marras 202031min

Mons - a story of firsts and lasts

Mons - a story of firsts and lasts

Send us a text This special episode to coincide with Remembrance Day takes us to Mons in Belgium, where the first actions of the Great War between the British and Germans took place. We visit the fir...

10 Marras 202029min

Delville Wood - the slaughter of the Springboks

Delville Wood - the slaughter of the Springboks

Send us a text In this episode, we walk the battlefield of Delville Wood, the scene of the first engagement of the South African Infantry on the Western Front. In a period of six days, they suffered ...

4 Marras 202031min

The day the world turned green

The day the world turned green

Send us a text In this episode, we walk the battlefield of the first German gas attack in April 1915. We begin by surveying the battlefield from a German observation post at the Totemuhle or "Death M...

24 Loka 202037min

The King of No Mans Land

The King of No Mans Land

Send us a textIn this episode, we look at the lives of two soldiers from New Zealand, whose exceptional acts of bravery on the Somme saw them awarded the Victoria Cross. The exploits of one of these ...

11 Loka 202033min

Essex Farm: poetry, poison and poverty - a journey through a cemetery

Essex Farm: poetry, poison and poverty - a journey through a cemetery

Send us a text In our 5th episode, we have come back to Belgium and walk through Essex Farm cemetery near Ypres. It's a cemetery full of stories, including the division that withstood the first use o...

5 Loka 202031min

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