World War One Podcast
The events of the first truly global war and its devastating and far reaching impact.
Episodes to download
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Britain: The Psychology of War
Thu 30 Apr 2015
What drove men to volunteer to fight during World War One? What drove them to the edge?
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Australia: The Legend of Anzac
Sat 18 Apr 2015
What role has the 'legend of Anzac' played in the hundred-year history of Australia?
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Tanzania: Race and Colonial War
Sat 11 Apr 2015
Audrey Brown chairs a discussion on the effects of World War One in Africa.
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France: Heroism
Sat 6 Dec 2014
Life in the trenches during WW1 called upon new reserves of endurance and courage.
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 20 - The Baghdadi Jews & a Terrier on Zeppelin watch
Thu 13 Nov 2014
How Manchester’s Baghdadi Jews fought to be recognised as friends of Britain and Jim...
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India: Imperialism
Sat 8 Nov 2014
The war and aftermath had a huge effect on India and its role in the British Empire.
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 19 - Tank Trials & Making Jam for the Frontline
Thu 23 Oct 2014
The technical innovation that led to the birth of the tank, tales from the grandsons...
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Soldiers of the Empire 2/2 – The Fight in Fairyland
Wed 22 Oct 2014
Santanu Das tells the story of the Indian Army on the Western Front, from in where the...
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Soldiers of the Empire – Recruitment & Resistance
Mon 20 Oct 2014
One and a half million Indian men were recruited from the villages and towns of India...
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St Petersburg: Revolution
Sat 18 Oct 2014
The Romanovs ruled Russia for centuries until World War One brought revolution and an...
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 18 - R&R for American Volunteers & a Bristol Love Song
Thu 16 Oct 2014
A place in the heart of London where the American soldiers got a little taste of home;...
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Keep the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Fires Burning
Sat 11 Oct 2014
Don Black tells the fascinating story of Ivor Novello and the song that made his name.
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 17 - The Sikh Contribution & the Merseyside Ferries
Fri 10 Oct 2014
The two Merseyside ferries who earned their 'Royal' title in a daring wartime raid, a...
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Episode 3 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War
Thu 9 Oct 2014
In the third part of his documentary looking at the Asian contribution to WW1, Sarfraz...
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 16 - The Chilwell Explosion & a Wartime Entertainer
Thu 2 Oct 2014
Kate Adie reports on the Nottinghamshire munitions factory disaster. Also - the trains...
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 15 - Pilot Hero Mick Mannock & Flora Sandes' Enlistment
Wed 24 Sep 2014
Three WW1 characters. Flora Sandes, who enlisted and fought as a soldier in Serbia.
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 14 - A Captain's Execution & U-boat Defences
Wed 17 Sep 2014
The story of Captain Fryatt - a civilian naval officer executed by the Germans, and of...
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The War That Changed The World: Istanbul - Modernity and Secularism
Mon 8 Sep 2014
Turkey emerged from the First World War as a new republic, with a secular and modern...
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Episode 2 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War
Thu 21 Aug 2014
In the second part of his documentary looking at the Asian contribution to WW1, charts...
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Episode 1 - Forgotten Heroes, The Indian Army in the Great War
Wed 20 Aug 2014
Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of the 1. 27m men from the Indian Army who fought in a...
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Heroes at War: Frederick Kelly
Wed 13 Aug 2014
Two time Olympic gold medalist Steve Williams tells the story of Frederick "Clegg" and...
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Heroes at War: Walter Tull
Tue 12 Aug 2014
Ex-Northampton Town player Clarke Carlisle tells the story of Walter Tull, the first...
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Veterans: From WW1 to Afghanistan
Tue 5 Aug 2014
Radio 1's Greg James hears from British troops who served in Afghanistan as they their...
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Women's lives on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front
Mon 4 Aug 2014
Woman's Hour goes behind the scenes at new Radio 4 drama Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front, as it begins its...
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WW1 At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 13 - Sikh Soldiers & Pilot Heroes
Sun 3 Aug 2014
The valiant Sikh contribution, the drama of those first training flights above the of...
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How Britain Went to War
Mon 28 Jul 2014
Leading Whitehall historian Peter Hennessy examines Britain's secret war planning and...
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The War that Changed the World: Part Two
Sat 19 Jul 2014
The tank, gas, flame throwers, Zeppelins - the weapons of World War One were like that...
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Minds at War - The Grieving Parents
Sat 19 Jul 2014
Poet Ruth Padel reflects on German artist Kathe Kollwitz's memorial for her son, who...
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Minds at War - The Broken Wing
Fri 18 Jul 2014
Santanu Das discusses Indian poet Sarojini Naidu's 1917 collection The Broken Wing.
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Minds at War - Fighting France
Thu 17 Jul 2014
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Correspondent Lyse Doucet introduces novelist Edith Wharton's reportage from...
