The sound of sadness - a journey round The Birdcage

The sound of sadness - a journey round The Birdcage

Send a text In our latest podcast, we visit the hulking mass of Plugstreet Wood and look at the actions of December 1914 around the German strongpoint known as The Birdcage. Formed of trenches captured from the Worcestershire Regiment and three ruined farm buildings, it was a show-stopper for the men of the Rifle Brigade, Somerset LI and Hampshire Regiment who paid a heavy toll in trying to capture it. We begin with a reminiscence of guiding a remarkable man around Plugstreet Wood, consider ...

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In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

In the shadow of the Springboks - Delville Wood to Courcelette

Send a text Welcome to the penultimate episode of Season 7! Today we are on the Somme and walk the battlefield from Delville Wood to Courcelette via High Wood and Martinpuich. We begin we looking at "...

18 Mai 20251h 8min

The Brickstacks

The Brickstacks

Send a text Welcome to the latest episode! Today, we walk the canal at Cuinchy, one of the forgotten battlefields of the Great War. Cuinchy was the site of the infamous brickstacks and the scene of b...

27 Apr 20251h 3min

Fromelles

Fromelles

Send a text Welcome to this latest episode in which we walk the battlefield of Fromelles. On the evening of the 19th July 1916, men of the newly arrived Australian 5th Division were thrown into battl...

13 Apr 20251h 6min

We don't take umbrellas to war.

We don't take umbrellas to war.

Send a text The weather played its part in the Great War, perhaps in more ways than first imagined. The Great War lasted over 1500 days, and over 600 saw rain on the Western Front. The winter of 191...

23 Mar 202555min

Neuve Chapelle

Neuve Chapelle

Send a text On the 110th anniversary, we travel to France and walk around the battlefield of the first major offensive launched by the British on the Western Front at Neuve Chappelle. Initial successe...

9 Mar 20251h 8min

Hohenzollern

Hohenzollern

Send a text Welcome to this latest episode of the podcast. Today, we walk the battlefield around the area of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the formidable German strongpoint located on the battlefield at L...

23 Feb 20251h 1min

Trench Talk - Chris Sams and the Battle of Jutland

Trench Talk - Chris Sams and the Battle of Jutland

Send a text Welcome to the first Trench Talk of Season 7! It's a real pleasure to be joined by naval historian and writer Chris Sams as we talk about the Battle of Jutland in 1916. The long-awaited s...

9 Feb 20251h 3min

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

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

Send a text 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 Ploegsteert, we...

26 Jan 20251h

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