Life on the Line

Angus Hordern interviews Australian Army officer, formerly of the 1st Commando Regiment, Todd Vail. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Lieutenant Colonel Todd Vail, currently serving in the Australian Army. Todd is formerly of the 1st Commando Regiment and was ADC to the Governor of New South Wales. 

Alex Lloyd speaks with World War II and Korea veteran Doug Symes Snr. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with a World War II and Korean War navy veteran, Doug Symes Snr. Doug shared stories of his childhood, his f...

Alex Lloyd interviews East Timor, Solomon Islands, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan veteran, formerly of the SAS, Mark Wales. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with East Timor, Solomon Islands and Middle East veteran, Mark Wales. A former member of the Special Air Service, Mark saw multiple deployments to the Middle East as an elit...

Angus Hordern speaks with Charlie Baker, son of a World War II veteran. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with Charlie Baker, son of Jack, a Royal Australian Air Force veteran who served with British Coastal Comm...

Alex Lloyd interviews World War II veteran Victor Power. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with World War II veteran Victor Power. With both his parents disfigured from World War I, Victor had no interest in joining the fight. He was conscripted in 1939 and found himself at the front in Belgium. Then the order to retreat came -...

Angus Hordern speaks with David Buckwalter about the Battle of Wau. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with Vietnam veteran David Buckwalter. David spoke to Angus Hordern about an historical topic he is passionate...

Thomas Kaye interviews Allison Norris, currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Commodore Allison Norris, currently serving with the Royal Australian Navy. Allison has seen a variety of deployments, including the Arabian Gulf and the search for MH370. Our thanks go to Defence Media f...

Excerpts from FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY interview with World War II veteran Phil Stevenson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is from our archive vault, an interview with World War II veteran Phil Stevenson.

Alex Lloyd interviews paratrooper, Navy Clearance Diver and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Paul de Gelder. Paul is a former Australian Army paratrooper, Navy Clearance Diver and shark attack survivor - the first shark attack victim in Sydney Harbour in over 60 years. Paul spoke to Al...

Angus Hordern speaks with David Michael, RAN veteran and Naval Historical Society President. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with Royal Australian Navy veteran Captain David Michael (Ret'd), who is the current...

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Solomon Islands veteran Ben Flink. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Ben Flink, a veteran of the Australian Army who deployed to the Solomon Islands. Ben spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare about his journey to the army, his time in uniform, the effect on his family and his passion for supporting vet...

Alex Lloyd shares highlights from his day on ANZAC Day 2018. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is a collection of highlights from Alex Lloyd's ANZAC Day 2018. Alex spoke to people in the crowd before and during the...

Alex Lloyd interviews retired Rear Admiral and former Governor of New South Wales, Peter Sinclair. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, career navy man and former Governor of New South Wales. Alex Lloyd spoke with Peter in his home about his incredible naval career, experiences with pirates and in...

Thistle Productions reminisce on their first veterans project. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with the makers of this podcast, Thistle Productions . The original crew of Angus Hordern, Alex Lloyd, Thomas Kaye...

Angus Hordern interviews East Timor and Afghanistan veteran Glenn Kolomeitz. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with a former aircraft technician, military policeman and legal officer, Glenn Kolomeitz. Glenn spoke to Angus Hordern about his early life, military career and his ongoing work in the veterans community. Glenn returned...

Excerpts from FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY interview with World War II veteran Richard Miles. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is from our archive vault, an interview with World War II veteran Richard Miles. Richard spok...

Alex Lloyd interviews Middle East and Sudan veteran Cassie Collins. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Air Force mechanic-turned-officer Cassie Collins. Cassie joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a grease monkey, has served on overseas deployments including the Middle East Area of Operations and Sudan, and spoke about h...

Alex Lloyd speaks with Chantelle Taylor, the first female British soldier to kill an enemy in close quarters combat. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Chantelle Taylor is a veteran of the British military. She’s renowned for being the fi...

Angus Hordern interviews World War II veteran Doug Gilling. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with World War II veteran Doug Gilling. Doug saw action in the Battle of the Atlantic, including his ship being sunk at the Dieppe Raid.

Alex Lloyd speaks with Dr Karl James, senior historian at the Australian War Memorial. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Today's bonus episode is with Dr Karl James, senior historian at the Australian War Memorial. Dr Karl spoke to Alex...

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Sally Heidenreich. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Sally Heidenreich, a former intelligence officer in the Australian Army who saw multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Sally spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare about what her service means to her, how it's affec...

Alex Lloyd speaks with Dr Rhys Crawley, Official Historian at the Australian War Memorial. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Dr Rhys Crawley is an historian at the Australian War Memorial. Rhys is writing for the Official History of Aust...

Thomas Kaye continues his interview with SAS soldier and Australian Federal Policeman Don Barnby. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's episode is the second instalment of the conversation with Don Barnby, an SAS trooper and Australian Federal Police officer. Don served in the Vietnam war as a special forces soldier, and at Cyprus, Bougainville and...

Thomas Kaye interviews Vietnam, Cyprus and East Timor veteran, formerly of the SAS and AFP, Don Barnby. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Vietnam veteran Don Barnby, formerly of the Special Air Service. This is the first instalment of a two-part episode. Click here to listen to Volume II , after you've heard this episode.

Alex Lloyd speaks with Tim Kolczak, US Army veteran and man behind the camera of The Veterans Project. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Every week we also have a bonus episode, where we speak to historians, authors and others in the veterans community. Tim Kolczak is a US Army veteran, and the founder and photographer of both The Veterans Project and...