Remember When with Harvey Deegan

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Remember When – an entertaining romp through bygone days every Sunday night. Join Harvey Deegan and guests as they bring history and our heritage back to life.

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Author Daniel Reynaud with Sailor, Soldier, Vicar, Farmer, 29 March 2026

Daniel Reynaud SAILOR, SOLDIER, VICAR, FARMER The Improbable Life of Anzac Chaplain Walter Dexter December 1915: a paunchy middle aged man walked the rugged ridges and gullies above Anzac Cove where, over the previous eight months, these hills and valleys had rung with rifle shots and shellfire, and the war cries and wounded shrieks of Turkish and British Empire soldiers. The man was dressed in the uniform of a captain in the Australian Imperial Force, but he was no fighting soldier. Instead, he wore the badges and dog-collar of a non-combatant military chaplain. As he went, he scattered Australian wattle seeds around the graves of hundreds of soldiers who had died in the heroic but misguided campaign, hoping to shade the dead under the canopy of their native trees. He had personally buried many of the men and put up the simple white wooden crosses – their names and unit painted on them in black. Walter Dexter was in the early stages of his fourth career. His complexion, gait, medal ribbons and dog-collar were evidence of his having already been a sailor, soldier and parish priest, and although only in his early 40s, he had more career changes ahead of him. By the end of this war, further bravery awards would mark him out as Australia’s most decorated chaplain, while his service from the beginning to the very end of the conflict made his record unique among Australian chaplains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min
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Racing Historian Ernie Manning with Fin Powrie, 29 March 2026

Ernie Manning Racing Historian with Fin Powrie Former Perth Chief Steward See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

42 min
22 MAR

Historian Richard Offen, 22 March 2026

Richard Offen - Historian, Author, Broadcaster Lost Hotels of Perth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 min
22 MAR

Graham McKenzie-Smith, War On The Sand Plain, 22 March 2026

Graham McKenzie-Smith War On The Sand Plain - Series of Books The four books of the ‘war on the sand plain’ series detail the movementsand activities of the 306 Army units, with 47,300 men, that occupied 290 camp sitesin the region. Also detailed are the 37 coast watch posts established to give warningof any enemy activity along the coast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
15 MAR

Fenians Festival 2026 's Margo O’Byrne, 15 March 2026

Margo O’Byrne Fenians Festival 2026 The 150th anniversary of the Catalpa escape - Australia’s most daring maritime prison break - is at the heart of the ‘Fenians Festival 2026’, from March 23 to 31. In 1876 the highly-planned escape and rescue resulted in six Irish political prisoners (Fenians) escaping from a convict work detail in Fremantle and making their way to a rendezvous with the Catalpa, an American whaling ship, near Rockingham. The Catalpa had sailed from America on a secret mission to rescue the men; so secret Captain George Anthony couldn’t even let his crew know the ship’s true goal. ‘Fenians Festival 2026’ offers a week of events including Irish music and poetry; international guests; a performance by Theatre 180; history talks, panel discussions and a Family Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 min
15 MAR

Mel Whinnen tribute to Bill Dempsey, 15 March 2026

Mel Whinnen - Former West Perth AFL Player Paying tribute to Bill Dempsey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
8 MAR

Historian Richard Offen, 08 March 2026

Richard Offen - Historian, Author, Broadcaster Farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 min
8 MAR

Perth Observatory's Matt Woods, 08 March 2026

Matt Woods – Perth Observatory Asteroid That Was Thought to Hit the Moon in 2032 Artemis II Moon Mission Update NASA and Boeing Starliner Investigation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Remember When – an entertaining romp through bygone days every Sunday night. Join Harvey Deegan and guests as they bring history and our heritage back to life.