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The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 35 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans...

The Old Front Line Podcast Guide

Listen to The Old Front Line, a Society & Culture podcast by Paul Reed. Stream 290 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Questions and Answers Episode 52

Step back from the battlefield and into the questions that bring the Great War to life in this special Q&A episode. Drawing on years of batt...

42:13May 2, 2026

The Bad Luck Battalion

With a special edition for ANZAC Day, in this insightful interview, playwright Arthur Meek discusses his project to bring to life the voices...

63:39Apr 25, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 51

In this in-depth Questions & Answers episode of The Old Front Line , we tackle four fascinating listener questions exploring the aftermath a...

47:02Apr 18, 2026

Chalk, Englishness and the Great War

In this special episode with Professor Mark Connelly we explore the profound connection between landscape, memory, and national identity dur...

58:10Apr 11, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 50

We are now 50 Q&As in, and the questions keep getting better, sharper, and more human! This milestone edition of The Old Front Line is built...

38:36Apr 4, 2026

Colonel Driant's Command Post

In this episode of The Old Front Line , we explore the dramatic opening moments of the Battle of Verdun , focusing on the heroic stand of Li...

39:12Mar 28, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 49

In this Old Front Line Q&A episode , we tackle a fascinating range of questions from listeners about life, death, and survival on the battle...

46:57Mar 21, 2026

From The Battlefield to the Tabletop

In this special episode of the Podcast, Paul Reed speaks with archaeologist and wargamer Alex Sotheran about his journey in battlefield arch...

79:05Mar 14, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 48

In this Old Front Line WW1 podcast Q&A episode , we answer listeners’ questions about the history of the First World War and the legacy of t...

46:23Mar 7, 2026

Ypres: A Walk on The Bluff

Step onto the Western Front in Flanders as we explore the area near to Ypres known as The Bluff . In this episode we uncover the story of th...

44:49Feb 28, 2026

QnA Special: On The Battlefields

In this special Q&A episode of the Old Front Line podcast , recorded on location at Hooge , near Ypres , we answer questions about the battl...

52:30Feb 21, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 46

In this latest First World War Q&A episode we tackle some of the most intriguing and overlooked questions about life, strategy and survival...

40:10Feb 7, 2026

Winter in Flanders

In this episode, we explore the four brutal wartime winters in Flanders during the First World War, focusing on the Western Front around Ypr...

49:30Jan 31, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 45

In this latest Questions & Answers episode , we tackle some intriguing, and often misunderstood, aspects of life and fighting on the Western...

44:33Jan 24, 2026

Demarcation Stones at Ypres

In this special episode, Paul Reed discusses the Ypres League 's mission to preserve the history of the Ypres Salient and the significa...

47:42Jan 17, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 44

In this episode, we explore the role of British Army Chaplains during the First World War, examining who they were, what duties they perform...

39:33Jan 10, 2026

Are We Forgetting The First World War?

Is the First World War slowly fading from public memory, or has our relationship with the Great War simply changed? In this episode, Are We...

41:41Jan 3, 2026

Questions and Answers Episode 43

In this episode of The Old Front Line , we explore how individual lives and institutions reveal the human realities of the First World War....

40:40Dec 27, 2025

Forgotten Memoirs of the Great War Part 2

We return to the subject of Forgotten Memoirs of the First World War and discuss T he Years of Remembrance by Harold Maybury which was publi...

45:25Dec 20, 2025

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