"I refuse to command a Divison......" the Royal Naval Division at Gavrelle
Send a text 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, wi...
18 Sep 202258min
Beyond the front - Givenchy
Send a text Our latest podcast brings us to the small village of Givenchy, a non-descript farming hamlet on the banks of the La Bassee canal, which was, for six days in December 1914, the scene of bru...
11 Sep 20221h 2min
The week of suffering - Vimy 1917
Send a text The final week of artillery fire that preceded the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge, was an experience that German soldiers holding the ridge would never forget. Known by the Germans as "Di...
4 Sep 20221h 7min
Bonus Bitesize - Pond Farm
Send a text In this special bonus episode, we visit the site of Pond Farm near Ypres, a non-descript farmstead between Wieltje and St Jean, that was to prove a real show-stopper for Allied infantry in...
21 Aug 202230min
Cabaret Rouge - a journey through a cemetery
Send a text Our latest episode takes in the massive cemetery of Cabaret Rouge which stands in the shadow of Vimy Ridge. We hear a remarkable first-hand account of being captured by the Germans, wri...
7 Aug 202256min
No ordinary Monday - the day of the 7 VCs
Send a text On Monday 2nd September 1918, men of the Canadian Infantry attacked the formidable German strongpoint of the Drocourt-Queant line to the east of the city of Arras. In a day of ferocious f...
31 Jul 20221h
Trench Talk - Rory Forsyth, CEO of the Western Front Way
Send a text In our latest episode, it's a real pleasure to be rejoined by Rory Forsyth, CEO of the Western Front Way project. Rory last came on the podcast in April 2021, and in this latest episode, ...
24 Jul 202253min
Beyond the front - Festubert
Send a text Our latest episode takes us to one of the forgotten battlefields of the Great War - Festubert. Over ten days in May 1915 the British suffered 16,000 casualties for no material gain. Why ...
17 Jul 20221h 1min
