Feb 1, 2023
How do you stage an exhibition on POWs at a museum?
This month we're joined by Lora Vogt from the National WW1 Museum in Kansas
City, Missouri, to discuss their new exhibition: 'Captured'. Along
the way, we talk about how POWs have been obscured from modern
memory, the benefits of online content, and how to...
Jan 1, 2023
What happens when you convert a seminal First World War novel into a big budget film?
This month Angus, Jessica, and Chris discuss the 2022 Netflix version of All Quiet on the Western Front. Along the way they debate the importance of timeline changes, the film's use of violence, and pitch a few alternative films to any...
Dec 1, 2022
What happened when people wanted to visit the battlefields of the First World War?
This month we're rejoined by Prof Mark Connelly (University of Kent) to discuss his new book Postcards from the Western Front: Pilgrims, Veterans, and Tourists after the Great War. Along the way we discuss ownership of the battlefields,...
Oct 29, 2022
How do you commemorate the First World War in the age of
social media?
This month we take a look at the @giantpoppywatch twitter account and discuss the
various ways people seem to commemorate the war. Along the way we
discuss armistice balls, yarn bombing, and which muppet is
the...
Oct 1, 2022
This month Jessica, Angus and Chris discuss John Buchan's 1915
novel The Thirty-Nine Steps. Along the way they discuss
the importance of the Scottish countryside, the deviousness of
espionage, and why you should never get in a car with Richard
Hanney.
WARNING: This episode contains references to racist language
and...