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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At Home 3 - The Spy on the Forth; Lizzie the Elephant; a Gardener Goes to War
Fri 11 Apr 2014
How a German spy raised suspicions in Edinburgh; letters home show how a gardener from...
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WW1 At Home 2 - Zeppelin Raids; Airship Patrols; Scouts on Standby
Fri 4 Apr 2014
How a Scarborough home was immortalised in WW1 propaganda, defending the Irish coast...
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WW1 At Home 1 - Spies, Bravery & Acme Whistles
Sat 29 Mar 2014
Three WW1 home front stories: how German spies were executed at the Tower of London, &...
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The Cultural Front - Ep3: Kandinsky, Khaki & Kisses
Sat 22 Mar 2014
For Radio 4, Francine Stock explores how artists responded to the outbreak of war on...
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The Cultural Front - Ep2 : Popular Culture
Sat 15 Mar 2014
For Radio 4, Francine Stock explores the music and images of popular culture in Russia...
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The Cultural Front - Ep1 : Words for Battle
Mon 10 Mar 2014
Francine Stock begins her exploration of the culture of the Great War in 1914 with the...
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Woman's Hour Women and the War - a young widow's story
Mon 24 Feb 2014
How a night out to Manchester鈥檚 Palace Theatre in 1914 was to change forever the of...
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Woman's Hour: Campaign for Nurses' War Memorial
Mon 17 Feb 2014
From 大象传媒 Radio 4: During the First and Second World War at least 1700 nurses gave in...
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The Great War of Words, Episode 2
Tue 11 Feb 2014
From 大象传媒 Radio 4 Responsibility for the Great War has been a fierce battle for meaning...
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Woman's Hour: Changing Woman's Lives
Wed 5 Feb 2014
From 大象传媒 Radio 4: How the war shaped the lives of a generation of women.co.uk/ww1.
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The Great War of Words, Episode 1
Tue 4 Feb 2014
Michael Portillo reveals how our understanding of the war has been distorted through a...
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USA: Isolationism
Sat 27 Jun 2015
How World War One changed America's place in the world and its attitude to world affairs
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Germany: The Waging of War
Fri 26 Jun 2015
The tank, flame throwers and Zeppelins were like nothing that had been experienced before
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Sarajevo: Nationalism
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Exactly 100 years ago a shot rang out in Sarajevo which set the world on a path to war
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