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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  • Questions and Answers Episode 12

    Questions and Answers Episode 12
    Sep 14 2024

    In this latest Question and Answer Episode we look at several questions about the changing nature of the British Army in the Great War, and its Regimental system, examine one aspect of how WW1 meets WW2 and discuss whether it is possible to trace a fatal casualty for every day of the Great War.

    The image for this episode shows British tanks passing Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery on the Somme in September 1944. (IWM BU 272)

    Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.

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    33 mins
  • The Unknown Warrior with John Nichol

    The Unknown Warrior with John Nichol
    Sep 7 2024

    In this special edition of the podcast as we return from after the summer break we speak to author and broadcaster John Nichol about his new book examining the history and story behind the Unknown Warrior buried in Westminster Abbey.

    John Nichol’s new book, The Unknown Warrior, is published by Simon & Schuster on the 26th September.

    His national theatre tour, telling the moving story behind the Unknown Warrior’s tomb in Westminster Abbey, runs from 4 October.

    For more information, visit www.JohnNicholLive.com

    You can also find John Nichol's on Facebook and Twitter.

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    48 mins
  • Podcast Summer Special

    Podcast Summer Special
    Aug 17 2024

    In a special summer edition of the podcast before it returns properly in September, we walk the battlefields near Passchendaele and have an extended Question and Answer session.

    Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.

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    1 hr and 5 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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