Because dead men can advance no further....
Send a text In our latest episode, we visit one of the most iconic battlefields anywhere on the Western Front, the Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont Hamel. The park was the site of the tragedy of...
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Polygon Wood
Send a text To the northeast of Ypres stands a dark and forbidding woodland, formerly an equestrian centre and rifle range that became a ferocious battlefield in the September of 1917. Known as Polyg...
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The forgotten battlefield- Cuinchy
Send a text In our latest episode, we visit one of the forgotten battlefields of WW1, the small village of Cuinchy. Location of the infamous brick stacks, the village appears in many personal memoirs...
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Beyond the front - Guedecourt
Send a text Our journey today takes us to the small Somme village of Guedecourt. Throughout September 1916 the village was the scene of violent fighting as the Allies sought to gain control of the vi...
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Faubourg d'Amiens - a journey through a cemetery
Send a text In our latest podcast, we visit the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery in Arras to discover the personal stories of some of the men who lie buried within. The cemetery has a real connection with ...
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"To take away the taste of death" - rum, Van Blonk, and booze
Send a text This latest episode looks at alcohol and its influence at home and the front. Our journey begins in a London pub containing a remarkable piece of WW1 memorabilia, where time has remained ...
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Trench talk with Helen Roberts: A little piece of Australia
Send a text In this first Trench Talk of Season 4, it's a real pleasure to be joined by Helen Roberts. Helen is an avid history fanatic who was fascinated by the large chalk map of Australia carved i...
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The 48 hour VCs
Send a text To the southeast of Ypres, in what was once a lover's lane, stands a small artificial hill created from the digging of the Ypres-Comines railway. Standing just 60ft above sea level, Hill ...
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