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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
Ep200a – Logistics during Third Ypres – Rob Thompson
3/26/2023
Historian Rob Thompson talks about how the British army supplied logistics and material for the Messines/Third Ypres Campaign of 1917. This was originally broadcast in [...]
Duration:00:37:28
Ep293 – Bloxham School and the GW – Simon Batten & Matthew Dixon
3/20/2023
Authors and historians Simon Batten and Matthew Dixon talk about their recent book on Bloxham School and the Great War. Taking one small boarding school [...]
Duration:00:34:24
Ep292 – The 6th Div in the GW – Dr Peter Hodgkinson
3/13/2023
Historian, clinical psychologist and author Dr Peter Hodgkinson talks about his recent book A Complete Orchestra of War, that is a history of the 6th [...]
Duration:00:34:01
Ep291 – Brig-Gen Frank Percy Crozier commands 119 Bde – Dr Mike Taylor
3/6/2023
Historian Dr Michael Taylor talks about his new book that explores Brigadier General Frank Crozier’s command of the 119 Brigade during the Great War. Crozier [...]
Duration:00:32:33
Ep290 – London’s contribution to the Great War – Clive Harris
2/27/2023
Author, tour guide, doctoral candidate and historian Clive Harris talks about his research into the military contribution of London during the great War. In 1914, [...]
Duration:00:34:05
Ep289 – Donegal before, during and after the GW – Dr Pauric Travers
2/19/2023
Author and historian Pauric Travers talks about his recent book ‘Donegal, The Irish Revolution, 1912-1923’, which looks at County Donegal through the Home Rule Crisis, the Great [...]
Duration:00:44:06
Ep288 – Raiding – Fraser Skirrow
2/12/2023
Author and historian Fraser Skirrow talks about raiding on the Western Front during the Great War. Once the frontline became static and dominated by trenches, [...]
Duration:00:46:25
Ep287 – The Bucks village of Lee in the GW – Dr Michael Senior
2/6/2023
Dr Michael Senior talks about his recent book Fromelles 1916. This explores the men from the Buckinghamshire village of Lee who fought and died in [...]
Duration:00:29:33
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