The Old Front Line

By: Paul Reed
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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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  • Somme Winter Walk

    Somme Winter Walk
    Nov 23 2024

    As the seasons change along The Old Front Line we take a winter walk across one part of the Somme battlefields, walking along the tracks from near Courcelette to Thiepval and the Ancre Valley.

    The WW1 Cemeteries website mentioned can be found here: www.ww1cemeteries.com.

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    54 mins
  • Questions and Answers Episode 17

    Questions and Answers Episode 17
    Nov 16 2024

    We begin at the Battle of Loos in 1915, looking at the casualty figures for the opening stage of the attack and comparing them to the Somme, we then discuss what units formed in WW1 were still part of the Army in WW2, discuss soldiers and their medals and were there examples of 'stolen valour' and examine collectables of the Great War and discuss fakes and what to collect.

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    38 mins
  • WW1 on Film: Oh What A Lovely War!

    WW1 on Film: Oh What A Lovely War!
    Nov 9 2024

    The film Oh what A Lovely War! based on Joan Littlewood's play was released in 1969 and influenced a whole generation of people in what the Great War stood for. But what does the film really tell us about the First World War and what is its value more than 50 years on?

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    49 mins

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Fascinating and engaging

Paul Reed, a battlefield guide, makes learning about the First World War easy and interesting. His easy conversational style brings the battlefields, the events and the individual soldiers vividly to life in front of the listener, and his passion for the subject really shines through.

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