Travelling in Time

Chris Oliver
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Travelling in Time

History is all around us, listen to stories, journey's and voices from across the Globe. Welcome to Travelling in Time my new podcasts coming from a series of journey's I'm making across the Globe to discover first hand what history looks like today.Our journey's will take us from the trenches and beeches of Northern France to the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. Flying across Asia from The Killing Fields of Cambodia, Thailand's real Bridge over the River Kwai onwards to modern day Hiroshima and the legacy of the Atomic age. Join me, Chris Oliver, as we experience history up close and personal.Chris is an acknowledged military historian and presenter with the BBC, having made programmes, he delivers lectures and is a trustee of charitable military charity. 

Episodes

  1. Episode 2 : The Lost Voices of Normandy

    OCT 16

    Episode 2 : The Lost Voices of Normandy

    Normandy Revisited recaptures many lost voices of those who were there on 6th June 1944, exclusive interviews with soldiers, civilians men and women then and now, together with those who make the anniversary celebrations and commemorations come to life to this day and the lasting connection of those who continue to return to Normandy today.Normandy Revisited was first broadcast by the BBC as part of its national coverage of D Day on the 70th Anniversary. It was commissioned, narrated and prod...

    56 min
  2. Episode 1 : Guernsey's Finest Hour

    OCT 12

    Episode 1 : Guernsey's Finest Hour

    First broadcast on 23rd November 2017 on BBC Radio, only days before the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Les Rue Verte - which the media called 'Guernsey's Finest Hour'. You can now follow the history and story of Britain's only French speaking Regiment and the last of the Pal's battalions.Listen as they leave to fight in France, face the monotony of the tenches and then the impossible tasks of holding the British line not just once, but twice. Amongst this you will find the ...

    55 min
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History is all around us, listen to stories, journey's and voices from across the Globe. Welcome to Travelling in Time my new podcasts coming from a series of journey's I'm making across the Globe to discover first hand what history looks like today.Our journey's will take us from the trenches and beeches of Northern France to the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. Flying across Asia from The Killing Fields of Cambodia, Thailand's real Bridge over the River Kwai onwards to modern day Hiroshima and the legacy of the Atomic age. Join me, Chris Oliver, as we experience history up close and personal.Chris is an acknowledged military historian and presenter with the BBC, having made programmes, he delivers lectures and is a trustee of charitable military charity. 

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  • Creator
    Chris Oliver
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  • Episodes
    2
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    © 2024 Travelling in Time

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