The Old Front Line
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 278 episodes
The Old Front Line
Latest Episodes
Questions and Answers Episode 46
In this latest First World War Q&A episode we tackle some of the most intriguing and overlooked questions about life, strategy and survival on the Western Front and after the guns fell silent.Why did the British Army so often ...
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Season 9
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Episode 22
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40:10
Winter in Flanders
In this episode, we explore the four brutal wartime winters in Flanders during the First World War, focusing on the Western Front around Ypres from 1914 to 1918. Beginning with the establishment of the British front line at Ypres in late...
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Season 9
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Episode 21
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49:30
Questions and Answers Episode 45
In this latest Questions & Answers episode, we tackle some intriguing, and often misunderstood, aspects of life and fighting on the Western Front during the First World War.Who actually decided what a battle was call...
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Season 9
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Episode 20
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44:33
Demarcation Stones at Ypres
In this special episode, Paul Reed discusses the Ypres League's mission to preserve the history of the Ypres Salient and the significance of Demarcation Stones that mark the furthest advance of German forces during the First World...
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Season 9
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Episode 19
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47:42
Questions and Answers Episode 44
In this episode, we explore the role of British Army Chaplains during the First World War, examining who they were, what duties they performed at the front, and how effective they were in the brutal conditions of the Great War. We also a...
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Season 9
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Episode 18
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39:33
Fan Mail
hi. We are visiting Ypres soon and I have been listening to your podcast. They are really great and we are looking forward to visiting the area and walking the front line etc. I have some family connections to both WW1 and WW2 and have a picture of my great uncle Harry sitting in front of the same building on the cover of episode 16. Do you know where this is?
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