Tales from the Battlefields

In this week's podcast we mark the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Arras by looking at the story of the battle through the eyes of the soldiers who were there. We look at 2 men who died on 2 key days during the battle - 9th and 23rd April, and look at what happened using eye witness accounts of the veterans.

In this episode we look at how a 45 year old man, Fabian Ware, set up the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and we discuss the stories of the youngest and oldest soldiers who are commemorated by the Commission. The podcast also includes an interview with Megan Kelleher, Public Engagement Co-ordinator for the Commission. 

In this week's episode, I chat to Richard Dunning MBE, the owner of the Lochnager Crater on the 1916 Somme battlefield. Richard bought the Crater in 1978,and in this hour long special he explains why he bought the Crater, and also the stories of the veterans that he met and accompanied to the Somme over the many years.

In this week's podcast we tell the stories of 2 young soldiers who fell in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, and how I guided the family of one of them on an emotional pilgrimage exactly 100 years later. The podcast also reports on my trip to Ypres and the Somme this week 

107 years ago this week the Battle of Neuve Chapelle took place. In this episode, we look at the battle through the eyes of the men who were there, using unpublished accounts.

In this week's episode, we look at the incredible stories of several brothers who served during the Great War. What happened to them? Did they come home? How did their parents cope? And how did one of them get killed fighting in a battle that took place 18 months after the Armistice?

In this first episode of the podcast, we look at how I became a battlefield guide and the incredible stories of my Grandfather and Great Uncle, who provided the inspiration for my interest in the Great War.