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Backyard Battlefields is a military history program which explores historical sites throughout Australia and beyond. Backyard Battlefields gives Australia’s military history a context by explaining its significance within the grander narrative of world events. Presented by James De Leo. For more information visit backyardbattlefields.com
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For more than 40 years bestselling author and historian Peter Hart has interviewed thousands of veterans about their experience of war. Join him and his chum Gary Bain as they explore all aspects of military history, from the ancient world to the Second World War. Pete and Gary don't just tell the history, they bring it to life with the words of the men and women who were there! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/pete-and-garys-military-history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac ...
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BattleWalks

Living History

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Historians Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith explore the great battlefields of Europe, from ancient times to the Second World War. Join them as they bring the history of the battlefields to life, through exploring the ground and reliving the experience in the words of the people who were there. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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History of the Great War is a weekly podcast that will cover the First World War that occurred from 1914 and 1918. Every week we will be discussing the events that occurred exactly 100 years ago. We will journey from the borders of France in the blistering heat of 1914, to the shores of Gallipoli, to the banks of Somme, to the final knockout attempt by the German army in the spring of 1918.
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Shrine of Remembrance

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The Shrine of Remembrance is Victoria's national memorial honouring the service and sacrifice of Australians in war and peacekeeping. In this podcast series, we go beyond the Shrine’s gallery floor with in-depth conversations about war, peace and everything in between. Listen as academics, historians, authors, veterans and other experts recount real-life stories of Australian military history. For information on events and talks held at the Shrine, go to shrine.org.au.
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The Anzac involvement in the Gallipoli Campaign has had a lasting cultural impact in Australia. Why is it considered such sacred ground? These podcasts will draw together different perspectives on Gallipoli, the ANZACs and the Great War.
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World War I was one of the most savage and brutal wars in human history. There were millions of deaths and the tragedy was compounded by the fact that these were all young men in the flower of youth. Both sides suffered heavy losses and this war is also notable for being one in which many new and terrible weapons were introduced by both to slaughter each other. Gallipoli Diary by John Graham Gillam is one of the many personal narratives written by survivors of this bloody conflict. Published ...
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Historian Mat McLachlan brings Australian history to life in this engaging, educational and entertaining podcast. From the ancient age to the modern world, take a trip through time with Living History! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to the Intelligent Performance Podcast where we are fanatical about excellence. We talk to fascinating people, diving deep into the world of personal and professional development, and identifying how you can apply this to your life. At Venom, Intelligent Performance is our core design principle for building notebook computers. Our goal is about helping you pursue the impossible, beat the odds, and do the remarkable.
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From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.
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Voices of Today provides services in audiobook narration and production. The proprietors are Denis Daly and Sarah Bacaller who are professional audiobook narrators and producers. Denis Daly has provided narration and editing services for many projects at Librivox.org and Legamus.eu. He is also a founding member of Rhapsodize, a group which promotes the performance and recording of classic poetry. Currently, he has over 300 titles in the catalogue at Audible.com, and several more recordings a ...
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A monthly podcast from the Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum. Hosted by Colonel Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts. Stroll with us around the highways and byways of Herefordshire while we explore the story of the our regiment and county in war and peace. Special guests, featured items from the museum's collection and highlights from the lives of those who served from our beautiful county... and a pint or two as well!
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A monthly podcast telling the tales of what came before. Chronicled by Matt Smith. “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” - Rudyard Kipling
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Ratbags & Roustabouts tells the extraordinary histories of ordinary people. We dig around in the ancestry archive and dive into the genealogical gene pool to uncover the most incredible, never-before-told stories of seemingly common folk from our past.
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From World War I to the Gulf War, this podcast discusses the facts, history, and breathtaking stories from battles, campaigns, and armed conflicts throughout the 20th Century. Hosted by Griffin, a US Navy veteran, and military history enthusiast.
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Conversations between a daughter, Jane Craigie, and her father, Iain Craigie. Iain spent a career in Intelligence from the late 1950s until the early 2000s, living in the UK, Cyprus, India, Turkey, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Labuan. The podcast covers the technology used, the methods of spying, the targets, the relevance of place and time and the historical context. The observations and intrigues of a life in surveillance make compelling listening, as well as what it was like having an adve ...
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We have always had a fascination with listening to people tell their life stories. It's also important for others to have their stories be heard. With that in mind, we have decided to create a podcast for you to tell YOUR stories. The good, the bad, the funny, the triumphant - and everything in between!
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Hello and welcome to Body Count, a history podcast where we gab about death and disaster through the ages, highlighting figures, single events, time periods, whatever it may be that resulted in someone, or as is usually the case, a lot of someones dying. Hosted by Jessica Manor and Kara DiDomizio.
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My bio lists me as a 'serial traveller' - well, that's a self-styled handle. I've been addicted to travel for 50 years. If I didn't have to work to pay for my habit, I'd be on the road or in the air or on the water as much as possible. Here are some impressions from a few favourite places en route. The road always beckons for more adventures. You can find more about my travels over the years on my website.
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://t.ly/JX7C8Keith Murdoch’s Gallipoli LetterBy Sir Keith MurdochNarrated by Sarah BacallerThe National Library of Australia describe Keith Murdoch’s Gallipoli Letter in the following way:“The Gallipoli letter is an 8000-word private report written by journalist Keith Arthur Murdo…
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Pete and Gary revisit one of their most popular series - the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. The first episode deals with the formation of the regiment and its mobilisation at the outbreak of war. Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary in 2025! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more information! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bai…
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Damien Parer was one of Australia's greatest war photographers and cinematographers. His images and footage of Australians in the Second World War helped define the conflict, both for the people who were in it and for generations to come. His camera work on 'Kokoda Frontline' helped earn Australia its first Academy Award, and his work with American…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audiible.com:https://n9.cl/nxwnnCarmillaBy Sheridan Le FanuNarrated by Linda BarransWhen the tale begins, a strange and sudden malady is claiming the lives of the local peasants in Styria. Laura, an innocent girl of eighteen, lives a lonely life there with her loving father and two governesses.The…
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Mat visits the Australian War Memorial in Canberra for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the artefacts and large items that are rarely on public display. During this special visit he is guided by Head of Military History Dr Karl James, and speaks to historian Dr Lachlan Grant about the new Australians in Bomber Command exhibition. Topics discusse…
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In this episode of Venom Computers Intelligent Performance Podcast, we interview Paul Pritchard, a former professional climber who shares his compelling story. Paul narrates the life-altering accident in Tasmania, climbing the slender Totem Pole, and the subsequent challenges he faced, including a severe brain injury that required him to relearn ho…
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Join Mat to hear all about guidl, a new audio tour app that he is contributing to. guidl takes you on walking tours to the world's most historic sites, narrated by leading historians. Mat's first guidl tour is of wartime Ypres and, in this special episode, Mat shares the first chapter of his Ypres walking tour. Download the app and find out more ab…
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Join Mat McLachlan to hear all about guidl, a new audio tour app that he is contributing to. guidl takes you on walking tours to the world's most historic sites, narrated by leading historians. Mat's first guidl tour is of wartime Ypres and, in this special episode, Mat shares the first chapter of his Ypres walking tour. Download the app and find o…
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Join Mat to hear all about guidl, a new audio tour app that he is contributing to. guidl takes you on walking tours to the world's most historic sites, narrated by leading historians. Mat's first guidl tour is of wartime Ypres and, in this special episode, Mat shares the first chapter of his Ypres walking tour. Download the app and find out more ab…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://n9.cl/dpaqsThe Hardy Boys Mysteries - Volume 1By Franklin W. DixonNarrated by Gary D. MacFaddenFranklin W. Dixon was a pseudonym used by several authors writing series books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, including The Hardy Boys and the Nancy Drew series.This collection introd…
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The war is drawing to a close, but men are still dying. How will it all end for the RFC? Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly. Order the book now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Laugh-or-Fly-Hardback/p/50848 Visit Gallipoli with Pete and Gary! Go to https://phbt.uk/ for more…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://n9.cl/66vj2oFairies and FusiliersBy Robert GravesNarrated by Denis Daly Poet, soldier, novelist, translator and critic Robert Graves (1895 - 1985) was deeply familiar with both war and death. Three times during his life Graves was considered to be on the point of death due to s…
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The Somme region in northern France was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting of the First World War. Today, it is one of the most important and evocative battlefields for Australian visitors. In this special episode, Mat explores the Somme region and tells you where to go, where to stay and what you will see when you are there. Watch the vid…
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The Somme region in northern France was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting of the First World War. Today, it is one of the most important and evocative battlefields for Australian visitors. In this special episode, Mat explores the Somme region and tells you where to go, where to stay and what you will see when you are there. Watch the vid…
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We think of the air war during the First World War as mostly about fighters and dogfights. But as the war progressed, the opportunities for aerial bombardment steadily increased. By 1917 bombing was a key weapon in the air arsenal of both sides. But how did they do it, and was it effective? Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal…
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In this episode of Venom Computer's Intelligent Performance Podcast, our host welcomes Sam Richter, a Hall of Fame speaker and expert in generative AI and sales intelligence. Sam discusses his perspective on intelligent performance, emphasizing the importance of relevance in creating useful products and services. He critiques over-engineered softwa…
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Albany's Princess Royal Harbour was named by British Explorer George Vancouver in 1791. He chose to honour Princess Charlotte, Queen of Wurttemberg and eldest daughter of King George III. The local Minang - Noongar people call it 'Mammang Koort' meaning 'The Heart of the Wild Whale'. Recognising the strategic importance of Albany and it's magnifice…
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The complete audiobook is availble for purchase at Audible.com:https://t.ly/nYdeuGrace the AmazingBy Aleesah DarlisonNarrated by Sarah Bacaller and Rachel MasonWhat would you do if you were about to lose your best friend … forever?Grace Marshall is eleven years old. She’s curious and creative and dreams of becoming a magician called Grace the Amazi…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://t.ly/3oukLThe War in the AirBy H. G. WellsNarrated by Gregory DwyerBert Smallways, a “kind of bicycle engineer,” is creatively trying to avoid bankruptcy when he meets by chance a certain Mr. Butteridge—the inventor of a new form of aircraft. Butteridge, Bert discovers, has pla…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://t.ly/0osdVPoems of Emily Dickinson: Series 1Edited by Thomas W. Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd.Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were publis…
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Send us a text This month Rev Paul Roberts chats with Ledbury-born military researcher, Alyn Tanner. Alyn, who runs the Herefordshire Regiment Research Group, talks about how he became interested in the Herefordshire Regiment and shares several individuals he has researched, including Pte Tommy Fletcher, one of the "'intrepid three" who returned to…
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A century ago, a public design competition resulted in the grand architecture of the Shrine of Remembrance. For 90 years it has stood as an iconic sentinal in Melbourne's architecture, so it's hard to imagine anything else in its place... In this series, you'll uncover the designs that could have been Victoria's War Memorial and the architects behi…
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In this interview I was delighted to talk to Patricia Cecil the Specialist Curator Faith, Religion and WW1 at the National World War 1 Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri to discuss a new exhibit at the museum titled Sacred Service. Sacred Service Exhibit: https://theworldwar.org/exhibitions/sacred-service Contact sales@advertisecast.com t…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://www.audible.com/pd/B0DFMY3HQJThe House of the Whispering PinesBy Anna Katharine GreenNarrated by Martha H. WellerThis classic murder mystery uses elements that have since become very common in crime literature - an abandoned house, a fugitive figure fleeing from the scene and a…
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By early-1918 the strategic situation of the Great War had shifted dramatically. New partners were joining the fight, and old Allies were dropping out. And on the ground the pressure was mounting, as the Allies faced a new German onslaught. In the skies over the Western Front, the men of the RFC kept fighting, and kept dying. Pete and Gary continue…
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Theo Kapodistrias shares his expertise on public speaking and communication in this episode of Venom Computer's Intelligent Performers podcast. Fresh off his book launch, Theo discusses why people fear public speaking, the importance of building confidence, and how to reframe nervousness as excitement. He dives into his own journey from a shy stude…
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While changes occur at the British Admiralty, in Berlin the German building efforts reach a breaking point. Contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on History of the Second World War. History of the Great War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://www.audible.com/pd/Lady-Susan-Audiobook/B0DCGJKYWKLady SusanBy Jane AustenNarrated by Linda Barrans, Denis Daly, Catherine BilsonThis epistolary novel was probably written in 1794, but was not published until 1871.Lady Susan Vernon, middle-aged and recently widowed, has retaine…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:Sam and the ResistanceBy Linda BarransNarrated by Linda Barrans, Cate BarrattSam the sheep is having a hard time. He is pining for Ava the fox, and his actor friends are away performing their play without him. What’s more, someone has decided to build a Community Center in the next fie…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Dancing-Floor-Audiobook/B0DB2JB7ZWThe Dancing FloorBy John BuchanNarrated by Graham ScottA third adventure for Sir Edward Leithen, in which Leithen befriends young Vernon Milburne, a man haunted by an annually recurring dream in which some dark and myster…
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A century ago, a public design competition resulted in the grand architecture of the Shrine of Remembrance. For 90 years it has stood as an iconic sentinal in Melbourne's architecture, so it's hard to imagine anything else in its place... In this series, you'll uncover the designs that could have been Victoria's War Memorial and the architects behi…
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Live from Vietnam! In this very special episode of the podcast, Mat is joined by veteran of the Battle of Long Tan, Dave Sabben, MG. Mat and Dave have just walked the entire Long Tan battlefield on the 58th anniversary of the battle, and share their thoughts about this very special experience. Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Dave Sabben, MG Produce…
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The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:https://www.audible.com/pd/Gitanjali-Audiobook/B0DDWG4LQMGitanjaliBy Rabindranath TagoreWith an Introduction by W. B. YeatsNarrated by Denis DalyGitanjali (song offerings) is a collection of 103 devotional poems written originally in Bengali and first published in 1910. In 1912 a trans…
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In the very last of our great history stories, we turn to Harry Houdini, one of the great magicians in history, and his time in Australia. His tale is told by Andrew McConville, from State Library Victoria. There are almost 280 stories in the In Black and White show, and they're all available for free in this podcast feed. As we say goodbye after f…
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During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to sink the two biggest battleships in the German fleet, Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz. Bismarck went to the bottom in 1941 but in 1944 Tirpitz was still threatening Allied shipping. In a series of daring raids over the icy waters of Norway, Royal Air Force bombers eventually sank the mi…
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Following the bitter campaign during the Battle of Arras, the British switch their attention north, to the Ypres sector. This change presents a new set of challenges for the airmen of the RFC and their crews. Pete and Gary continue the stories of the men of the Royal Flying Corps, based on their new book, Laugh or Fly. Order the book now! https://w…
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