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...
Aug 1, 2022
How do you portray the most famous flying ace of the First World War?
This month we're joined by Prof Ingrid Sharp (Leeds) to discuss Baron Manfred von Richtofen also known as 'The Red Baron'. Along the way we examine the ways his myth evolved during the war, the ways he was appropriated by the Nazis, and the threat he...
Jul 1, 2022
What happens if you combine the First World War with an
action-adventure film?
This month we watch the 2021 film The King's Man and
discuss its portrayal of an alternative vision of the war.
Along the way we explore John Buchan novels, the absence of key
historical events, and wonder about whatever happened to...