The Astrologer of Flanders
Send us a text During the course of WW1 over 34 million maps were produced by the Royal Engineers and the Ordnance Survey. From primitive beginnings, by the end of the war, the British Army was in po...
25 Juni 20231h 6min
Mr Tickler's Suicide Squad
Send us a text In this episode, we look at the weapons of war used by men in the trenches. The standard rifle of Tommy Atkins was the Short Magazine Lee Enfield, a highly effective rifle, that was d...
18 Juni 202355min
Trench Talk: Dr Lindsey Fitzharris - The Facemaker
Send us a text In our latest podcast, it's a privilege to be joined by the writer and historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, who wrote the superb book "The Facemaker" about the pioneering WW1 surgeon Dr. H...
11 Juni 202355min
Le Touret - a journey through a cemetery
Send us a text Standing at the side of the main road from Bethune to Armentieres, the Le Touret Memorial commemorates over 13,400 men who died on this part of the battlefield between October 1914 and ...
4 Juni 20231h 4min
The sound of sadness - a journey round The Birdcage
Send us a text In our latest podcast, we visit the hulking mass of Plugstreet Wood and look at the actions of December 1914 around the German strongpoint known as The Birdcage. Formed of trenches capt...
28 Maj 20231h 1min
Was I brave?
Send us a text In this latest episode of the podcast, we look at bravery on the battlefield through the stories of six remarkable men. Between them, they won 4 Victoria Crosses, 4 Distinguished Servi...
21 Maj 20231h 13min
"Take one more step and I'll bloody shoot you!" - Aubers Ridge
Send us a text On the 9th May 1915, the British launched an attack on the billiard table flat fields of Artois against the Aubers Ridge. What was supposed to be a gentle stroll across the Artois coun...
14 Maj 20231h 3min
Trench Talk: William Stroock - "Blackjack"
Send us a text In this episode, it's a real pleasure to be joined by the American writer and former History professor, William Stroock. William's historical interests are many, but his book on the WW...
30 Apr 20231h 3min
