Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps

Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps

Send us a text Welcome to the final episode of Season 7! In today's episode, we look at the little-studied role played by the Chinese Labour Corps during the Great War. Over 90,000 Chinese labourers served in France and Belgium, engaged in manual labour and the dangerous work of clearing munitions and bodies from the battlefields. Who were these men, and how did they end up so far from home? The podcast will be back for Season 8 on Sunday July 6th 2025. Supoort the podcast: https://www....

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Beaucourt - the day the sailors died

Beaucourt - the day the sailors died

Send us a text The Royal Naval Division, made from men whose presence wasn't needed onboard ships, fought with distinction during WW1, from the defence of Antwerp in 1914, through Gallipoli, and onto ...

19 Joulu 202151min

The souvenir king

The souvenir king

Send us a text The Army Postal Service (APS) was a remarkable organisation that handled over 2 billion letters and 12 million parcels throughout the Great War. A letter posted in London would normall...

12 Joulu 202145min

Trench talk - The village with the gun with Dr Irfan Malik

Trench talk - The village with the gun with Dr Irfan Malik

Send us a text In our latest episode of "Trench Talk" it's a real pleasure to sit down and chat with Dr Irfan Malik. Dr. Malik grew up with stories of the men from his home village of Dulmial who wen...

5 Joulu 202152min

Till we meet beyond the grave.

Till we meet beyond the grave.

Send us a text Our journey today begins in Unicorn Cemetery near Vendhuile, just outside St Quentin at the headstone of Lt. David Clemetson. The wealthy son of Jamaican banana traders, he enlisted in...

28 Marras 202150min

The Indians are coming - Festubert 1914

The Indians are coming - Festubert 1914

Send us a text In this episode, we look at the fighting at Festubert in November 1914 where men of the Indian Army found themselves out-manned, out-gunned, and out-supplied by a rampaging German army....

21 Marras 202154min

The poets of Pilkem

The poets of Pilkem

Send us a text In this latest episode we head back to Flanders for another walk around the battlefield near the canal at Boesinghe. Starting at Little Swan Farm we look at a wonderful project aiming ...

14 Marras 202155min

Trench Talk - Paul Reed

Trench Talk - Paul Reed

Send us a text In our latest episode, it's a real pleasure to be joined by military historian, podcaster, writer, and broadcaster, Paul Reed. A professional military historian for over 30 years, Paul...

7 Marras 20211h 18min

A tale of two cemeteries

A tale of two cemeteries

Send us a text In today's podcast, we take a walk through two small but fascinating cemeteries in Artois, La Targette British Cemetery near Neuville St Vaast, and Le Trou Aid Post located near Fleurb...

31 Loka 202148min

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