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History Podcasts
A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.kensingtons.org.uk/
Episodes
Ep286 – Cathal Burgha – Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley
1/30/2023
Dr Daithí Ó Corráin and Dr Gerard Hanley talk about their recent book on Irish revolutionary and republican leader Cathal Brugha. This book is titled [...]
Duration:01:14:21
Ep285 – Sir Douglas Haig – Prof. John Bourne
1/23/2023
Professor John Bourne talks about the role, impact and reputation of the British Expeditionary Force Commander in Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He challenges [...]
Duration:00:41:47
Ep284 – King George V in WW1 – Prof Heather Jones
1/15/2023
Professor Heather Jones talks about her recent book on King George V and the monarchy during the Great War. Her book examines how the First [...]
Duration:00:41:45
Ep283 – Frank Brangwyn’s Great War art – Libby Horner
1/9/2023
Art historian, curator, film producer and lecturer Libby Horner talks about her research into artist Frank Brangwyn and the Great War. Brangwyn (1867-1956) was born [...]
Duration:00:15:07
Ep282 – Drill, training, and discipline in WW1 – Harry Sanderson
1/1/2023
PhD candidate Harry Sanderson talks about his doctoral research into the roll and impact of drill on the training of soldiers. Harry contents that close [...]
Duration:00:52:11
Ep281 – Cricket during the Great War – John Broom
12/5/2022
Historian John Broom talks about his latest book that looks at cricket during the Great War. John discusses how the game at professional and amateur [...]
Duration:00:20:00
Ep280 – Conscript morale in 1918 – Tim Lynch
11/28/2022
Author, historian and battlefield guide Tim Lynch talks about his research into conscript morale during the final year of the Great War. He challenges perceptions [...]
Duration:00:24:49
Ep279 – The Bucks Battalion in the Great War – Prof Ian Beckett
11/21/2022
Professor Ian Beckett, Honorary Professor of Military History at the University of Kent, talks about the 1/1st Bucks Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, during the Great War. His [...]
Duration:00:38:19
Ep278 – Hanham – Andrew Wood
11/14/2022
Andrew Wood talks about his recent novel Hanham. It is based on the true story of three brothers who fought in the First World war [...]
Duration:00:20:18
Ep277 – The Friendly Invasion of Lewes in 1914 – Jonathan Vernon
11/7/2022
Jonathan Vernon, Digital Editor for the WFA, talks about his research into Lewes during the opening months of the Great War. He focuses on the [...]
Duration:00:24:57
Ep276a – Walking the Western Front Way – Sir Anthony Seldon
11/3/2022
Author, historian and educationalist, Sir Anthony Seldon talks about his new book ‘The Path of Peace’ which is his memoir of walking the Western Front [...]
Duration:00:23:21
Ep276 – The assassination of Sir Henry Wilson – Ronan McGreevy
10/31/2022
Author, historian, Irish Times reporter and videographer, Ronan McGreevy, talks about his recent book Great Hatred. This book, published by Faber, explores the assassination of [...]
Duration:00:26:08
Ep275 – Managing boredom in Salonika amongst British troops – Jake Gasson
10/24/2022
Jake Gasson, a doctoral candidate at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, talks about his research into how British soldiers experienced and endured boredom as part [...]
Duration:00:24:05
Ep274 – Fishermen’s involvement in the Great War – Dr Robb Robinson
10/17/2022
Dr Robb Robinson, Honorary Research Fellow at the Blaydes Maritime Centre at the University of Hull, talks about British fishermen and their involvement in the [...]
Duration:00:28:34
Ep273 – The German Army in October 1918 – Katherine Quinlan-Flatter
10/10/2022
Historian and journalist Katherine Quinlan-Flatter talks about the German Army during the weeks of October 1918 before the Armistice in November. Katherine talks about how [...]
Duration:00:33:05
Ep272 – The political and social history of Ireland in WW1 – Dr Niamh Gallagher & Prof Richard Grayson
10/3/2022
Dr Niamh Gallagher, University Associate Professor in Modern British and Irish History at the Faculty of History, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Professor [...]
Duration:01:01:33
Ep271 – Children and childhood in WW1 – Dr Viv Newman
9/26/2022
Author and historian Dr Viv Newman about her research into children and childhood during the Great War. She explores how the war affect children across [...]
Duration:00:33:07
Ep270 – Gas Warfare during WW1 – Rocky Salmon
9/19/2022
WFA European Officer Rocky Salmon talks about gas warfare during the Great War. Rocky talks about the types of chemical agents used, their efficacy and [...]
Duration:00:11:28
Ep269 – The Netherlands during WW1 – Pauline Onderwater
9/12/2022
PhD student Pauline Onderwater talks about her doctoral research into the Netherlands during the Great War. In the interview, she talks about how the war [...]
Duration:00:24:30
Ep268 – Richard Aldington and the Great War – Dr Viv Whelpton
9/5/2022
Dr Viv Whelpton talks about the life and service of Great War poet Richard Aldington. Aldington (1892-1962) was an English writer and poet who is [...]
Duration:00:20:51