The Old Front Line
Paul Reed
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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Despatches: Somme - Redan Ridge
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04/20/24 • 41 min
We travel to the familiar landscape of Picardy and visit one part of the 'Forgotten Somme' - the battlefields on the Redan Ridge. Here we see look at the fighting on 1st July 1916 and at the end of the battle in November 1916, examine the story of a soldier 'Shot at Dawn' and discuss the writer H.H. Munro ('Saki') who fell here during the Battle of the Somme.
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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 4
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05/08/24 • 31 min
In this latest Questions & Answers episode we look at how we read the landscape of the Great War, visiting the Sunken Lane at Beaumont Hamel and Talbot House, discuss that remains of RFC/RAF airfields, examine the survival rates of officers and ask what part weather played in the experience of the trenches.
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Questions and Answers Episode 16
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11/02/24 • 35 min
In a wargraves special, we follow up on the recent episode about the new Loos British Cemetery Extension and we take some Questions relating to the work being carried out there, along with the recovery and identification of the dead from the Great War, both in the past and the present.
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Aftermath: The Myth of the Red Zone
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04/13/24 • 55 min
At the end of the Great War, vast areas of France were left devastated by the fighting: this became the 'Zone Rouge' or the 'Red Zone'. Reconstruction and recovery of ground brought that Red Zone to an end in the 1920s but stories of it circulated once more during the Great War Centenary. So what are the Myths of the Red Zone, and what are its truths?
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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 2
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04/24/24 • 22 min
In our latest Old Front Line Podcast Questions & Answers Episode we answer four questions from listeners covering subjects like the 'Learning Curve' on the Western Front to how to visit battlefields beyond the Somme.
The Naval Flank of the Western Front project I mentioned was this one: Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War.
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Etaples to Arras: A Journey
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04/27/24 • 75 min
In a special edition of the podcast which marks the end of Season 6, this episode was recorded on The Old Front Line where we take a journey from the vast Etaples Military Cemetery, look at the Tank Gunnery School at Merriment, Douglas Haig and 'GHQ' at Montreuil, and then travel via a small village up to Arras and the Arras Memorial.
Season 6 will continue with two more Question & Answers episodes and then after a short break the Podcast will return in early May.
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Loos: A New WW1 Cemetery
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10/19/24 • 44 min
We take the podcast across to Northern France and visit Loos British Cemetery on the battlefields of 1915, seeing the new Extension that has been constructed here, looking at the initial burials and asking how this brand new cemetery might develop over the coming years.
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Podcast Questions & Answers Ep 9
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07/13/24 • 31 min
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 Records
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Questions and Answers Episode 13
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09/28/24 • 37 min
This week we answer questions about British Prisoners of War held in Switzerland, ask what kind of permission you need to explore the fields and woods across the landscape of the Great War, discuss if any Estaminets survive from the Great War and look at events on the Somme on 1st July 1916 and what the experience of soldiers was on that evening as darkness fell.
Red Cross Records from WW1 are found here: Red Cross Prisoner of War Records.
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Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier
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05/18/24 • 48 min
The articles relating to the Newfoundland Unknown Soldier are on the Veterans Affairs Canada website and Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Old Front Line have?
The Old Front Line currently has 214 episodes available.
What topics does The Old Front Line cover?
The podcast is about History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Old Front Line?
The episode title 'Newfoundland's Unknown Soldier' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Old Front Line?
The average episode length on The Old Front Line is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Old Front Line released?
Episodes of The Old Front Line are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Old Front Line?
The first episode of The Old Front Line was released on Mar 29, 2020.
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