Unseen and unwanted - a colonial soldier's war

Unseen and unwanted - a colonial soldier's war

Send a text In this latest episode, we look at colonial soldiers' experiences in the Great War. Britain and France made full use of the human capital of their global empires to provide extra manpower for their armed forces. Our journey begins in an art gallery in Belgium, and we look at the work of the famous German artist Karl Goetz and his most scandalously infamous medallion depicting "The Black Shame." We examine the role played by French colonial troops and discover the story of the mo...

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Questions and answers - episode 1

Questions and answers - episode 1

Send us a text Welcome to our first-ever questions and answers episode! In today's episode, we address questions posed by listeners and delve into a range of topics. If you have a question you'd like ...

5 Okt 20251h 12min

The Pool of Peace

The Pool of Peace

Send us a text Welcome to this latest episode! Today we are in Belgium and walk the battlefield to the south of Ypres, beginning at Bedford House Cemetery and finishing at the Spanbroekmolen mine crat...

21 Sep 20251h 1min

Trench Talk - Sussex to the Somme with Martin Barry

Trench Talk - Sussex to the Somme with Martin Barry

Send a text In this latest episode of Trench Talk, it's a pleasure to be joined by international cricketer, battlefield guide and WW1 fanatic Martin Barry. Martin works as a battlefield guide and volu...

31 Aug 20251h 6min

Hill 70 - a listener's request

Hill 70 - a listener's request

Send us a text Welcome to today's episode! For the first time, we have created a listener's request podcast; I was contacted by a listener who discovered his Grandfather had been killed at Hill 70 whi...

3 Aug 20251h 1min

Trench talk - Uniforms of the Great War with Taff Gillingham

Trench talk - Uniforms of the Great War with Taff Gillingham

Send us a text Welcome to the first Trench Talk of the season, where Taff Gillingham joins me. Taff is a military historian and specialist historical advisor for the film, TV and theatre industries a...

20 Jul 20251h 16min

Bois Grenier

Bois Grenier

Send us a text Welcome to the first episode of Season 8! Today, we travel to the forgotten front and the village of Bois Grenier. The fields in this sleepy corner of agricultural France contain dozens...

6 Jul 20251h 6min

Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps

Faithful unto death - the story of the Chinese Labour Corps

Send 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 serv...

1 Jun 202559min

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

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