I can't say my prayers on a stolen carpet..

I can't say my prayers on a stolen carpet..

Send a text Welcome to the latest episode! In today's episode, we look at the role played by Army Chaplains during the Great War. Responsible for the spiritual and personal welfare of soldiers, the Chaplain was a source of great comfort for men during the hell of trench warfare. We look at the history of the Army Chaplain Department and discover the massively important role that Chaplains had in the lives of men at war and meet some of them, including the famous Woodbine Willie, "Tubby" Cla...

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The rose and the thistle

The rose and the thistle

Send a text Welcome to the latest episode! In a slightly shorter episode than usual, we travel to Belgium and discover the story of two lieutenants, Lt Ronald Poulton Palmer and Lt Frederick "Tanky" T...

19 Okt 202545min

Questions and answers - episode 1

Questions and answers - episode 1

Send 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 ans...

5 Okt 20251h 12min

The Pool of Peace

The Pool of Peace

Send 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 crater,...

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 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 while ...

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 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 and ...

20 Jul 20251h 16min

Bois Grenier

Bois Grenier

Send 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 of...

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

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