The Black Bard of Pilckem

The Black Bard of Pilckem

Send us Fan Mail On the 31st July 1917, the third battle of Ypres, or the Battle of Passchendaele as it is more commonly known began. Near the small village of Boesinghe, men of the Welsh division went into action at 3.50 am with the objective of capturing the hamlet ofPilckem. As they ran the gauntlet of machine guns from Wood 15 and Artillery Wood, they fought up the ridge and by 9.30 am had captured Pilckem and were close to the Steenbeke stream beyond the village. While large...

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Megiddo - Allenby's masterpiece battle

Megiddo - Allenby's masterpiece battle

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode! Today we travel to the Middle East and hear about the Battle of Megiddo, a little-known but stunning Allied success in September 1918. Meticulously pla...

9 Aug 59min

High Wood

High Wood

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode. Today, we visit the battlefield at High Wood, one of the deadliest killing grounds of the Great War. Over 8000 men died in the three months of fighting...

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Beaumont Hamel

Beaumont Hamel

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode, we visit one of the must-see locations on the Somme, the Newfoundland Park at Beaumont Hamel. We hear the story of the fighting, discover what went so wrong ...

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The Battle of the Frontiers

The Battle of the Frontiers

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest episode, in which we look at the opening salvos of the Great War, the so-called Battle of the Frontiers, in which the French suffered the greatest single-day los...

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The Battle of Dogger Bank

The Battle of Dogger Bank

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest podcast. In this episode, we begin by mulling over what it means to be English, and look at two of those bastions of Englishness - Test Match Special and the Sh...

9 Maj 57min

We seem to have destroyed the village.....Achicourt 1917

We seem to have destroyed the village.....Achicourt 1917

Send us Fan Mail On the afternoon of the 8th April 1917, a German plane flew over the small village of Achicourt near Arras, where preparations were underway for an attack to be made by the 56th Divis...

14 Apr 55min

Not a bit of cover to be seen - the Battle of Aubers

Not a bit of cover to be seen - the Battle of Aubers

Send us Fan Mail In our latest podcast, we present an overview of the Battle of Aubers, which was delivered to the Great War Group earlier in March. What was supposed to be a gentle stroll across th...

23 Mars 56min

The Balloonatics

The Balloonatics

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest podcast! In today's episode, we look at the work and perils of the Balloon Corps. Vital for observation and artillery support, balloon work was one of the most ...

1 Mars 54min

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