Trench Talk - Walking the Western Front with Briana Gervat

Trench Talk - Walking the Western Front with Briana Gervat

Send us a text Welcome to this latest episode of Trench Talk! Today I sit and talk with Briana Gervat, an author and photographer who, in the aftermath of the COVID lockdown, decided to connect with history and walk the length of the Western Front. She documented her journey in a book, There Will Come Soft Rains, and in this wide-ranging discussion, we talk about her deeply spiritual journey across all 450 miles of the old front line. You can buy a copy of the book here https://amzn.eu/d/4B8N...

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The worst day in our nation's history

The worst day in our nation's history

Send us a text On the edge of a small field near Fromelles, in northern France stands one of the most poignant and emblematic monuments anywhere on the Western Front. Called "Cobbers" the statue depi...

13 Des 202030min

Their name liveth for evermore

Their name liveth for evermore

Send us a text In this episode, our journey through the footsteps of the fallen examines the remarkable vision and perseverance of a 45-year-old Red Cross Ambulance driver by the name of Fabien Ware, ...

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Dear God give us some cover - the battle of Aubers Ridge

Dear God give us some cover - the battle of Aubers Ridge

Send us a text Our 10th episode takes us back to Northern France, where we visit the battlefield of the British offensive against the Aubers Ridge. What was supposed to be a gentle stroll across the ...

22 Nov 202031min

Mons - a story of firsts and lasts

Mons - a story of firsts and lasts

Send us a text This special episode to coincide with Remembrance Day takes us to Mons in Belgium, where the first actions of the Great War between the British and Germans took place. We visit the fir...

10 Nov 202029min

Delville Wood - the slaughter of the Springboks

Delville Wood - the slaughter of the Springboks

Send us a text In this episode, we walk the battlefield of Delville Wood, the scene of the first engagement of the South African Infantry on the Western Front. In a period of six days, they suffered ...

4 Nov 202031min

The day the world turned green

The day the world turned green

Send us a text In this episode, we walk the battlefield of the first German gas attack in April 1915. We begin by surveying the battlefield from a German observation post at the Totemuhle or "Death M...

24 Okt 202037min

The King of No Mans Land

The King of No Mans Land

Send us a textIn this episode, we look at the lives of two soldiers from New Zealand, whose exceptional acts of bravery on the Somme saw them awarded the Victoria Cross. The exploits of one of these ...

11 Okt 202033min

Essex Farm: poetry, poison and poverty - a journey through a cemetery

Essex Farm: poetry, poison and poverty - a journey through a cemetery

Send us a text In our 5th episode, we have come back to Belgium and walk through Essex Farm cemetery near Ypres. It's a cemetery full of stories, including the division that withstood the first use o...

5 Okt 202031min

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