The Old Front Line

Paul Reed
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The Old Front Line Podcast

Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 40 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans he interviewed, to when he spent more than a decade living on the Old Front Line in the heart of the Somme battlefields. 

  1. Questions and Answers Episode 12

    22 HR. AGO

    Questions and Answers Episode 12

    In this latest Question and Answer Episode we look at several questions about the changing nature of the British Army in the Great War, and its Regimental system, examine one aspect of how WW1 meets WW2 and discuss whether it is possible to trace a fatal casualty for every day of the Great War.The image for this episode shows British tanks passing Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery on the Somme in September 1944. (IWM BU 272)Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your questio...

    33 min
  2. The Unknown Warrior with John Nichol

    SEP 7

    The Unknown Warrior with John Nichol

    In this special edition of the podcast as we return from after the summer break we speak to author and broadcaster John Nichol about his new book examining the history and story behind the Unknown Warrior buried in Westminster Abbey.John Nichol’s new book, The Unknown Warrior, is published by Simon & Schuster on the 26th September.His national theatre tour, telling the moving story behind the Unknown Warrior’s tomb in Westminster Abbey, runs from 4 October.For more information, visit www....

    48 min
  3. Podcast Summer Special

    AUG 17

    Podcast Summer Special

    In a special summer edition of the podcast before it returns properly in September, we walk the battlefields near Passchendaele and have an extended Question and Answer session.Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a textSupport the show

    1h 5m
  4. Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 10

    JUL 27

    Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 10

    In our tenth QnA Episode we look at subjects from Canada's Hundred Days in 1918 to the Missing of the Great War, ask how to begun studying the First World War given all that is available now, and discuss how sickness was as much of a problem to soldiers on the battlefield as wounds from shot and shell.John Livesay - link to a copy of Canada's Hundred's Days on the Internet Archive. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server ...

    33 min
  5. Return to Richebourg

    JUL 20

    Return to Richebourg

    In an episode recorded live on the battlefields, we travel to Northern France and follow the Southdowns Battalions of the Royal Sussex Regiment from behind the lines to their attack at The Boar's Head near Richebourg. We also visit the graves of the fallen at St Vaast Post Cemetery and at nearby Laventie, learning about 'The Day Sussex Died' on 30th June 1916. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.S...

    49 min
  6. Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 9

    JUL 13

    Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 9

    In our latest Questions and Answers Episode we look at the rifles carried by British soldiers in the Great War, discuss the experience of Prisoners of War, ask what kind of recycling and salvage took place, and discuss the horticulture in British and Commonwealth Cemeteries.Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Link to WW1 POW Records: International Red Cross Prisoner of War RecordsSend us a textSupport ...

    32 min
  7. Somme 1916: Nab Valley

    JUL 6

    Somme 1916: Nab Valley

    For our 200th Episode we return to the Somme battlefields where the podcast began in 2020 and walk the ground from Crucifix Corner, along the edge of Authuille Wood to Nab Valley, a terrible killing ground on 1st July 1916, ending at the Lonsdale Cemetery.Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a textSupport the show

    51 min
  8. Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 8

    JUN 29

    Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 8

    In our latest batch of Questions and Answers we look at what Mentioned in Despatches were, who they were awarded to how and what they were for, we discuss what special badges were represented on the headstones in War Cemeteries, how German occupation worked in WW1 and how the casualties of the various nations affected them, and who suffered the most?Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a textSup...

    34 min
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Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 40 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans he interviewed, to when he spent more than a decade living on the Old Front Line in the heart of the Somme battlefields. 

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  • Creator
    Paul Reed
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    206
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 The Old Front Line
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