Pete takes a stroll around the village of Bazentin in the Somme, telling the story of Lt Errol France who died here in 1916. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.Walks For more great history content, v...
Apr 08, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 43
Mat and Pete explore Messines village, scene of heroic fighting in the Ypres Salient in June 1917. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.Walks For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.c...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Welcome to a brand new season of BattleWalks! Mat and Pete tell the story of a heroic last stand during the German Spring Offensive of March 1918 at Manchester Hill. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battl...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 41
In this special episode, Mat is interviewed by historian Adam Blum about his upcoming book, The Cowra Breakout, which tells the story of the escape from a POW camp of more than 1000 Japanese prisoners in 1944. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Pete is out and about on the battlefields, walking the ground captured by New Zealand troops during the battle of the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.Walks For more great history co...
Nov 10, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Mat and Pete walk one of their favourite battlefields in the Ypres Salient, Broodseinde Ridge, scene of a huge and bloody battle in October 1917. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Become a member to listen ad-free and to receive exclusive bonus episodes from only $2.99 per month!: https://plus.acast.com/s/battlewalks Support the show with a one-off donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/battlewalks Follow us on Twitter @BattleWalks and Facebook @Battle.Walks For more gre...
Nov 03, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Pete takes us on a stroll across the battlefields of 1916 and explores Frankfort Trench, the scene of a costly British attack in the closing days of the Battle of the Somme. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 27, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Join Mat McLachlan as he unveils our full range of tours for 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2021•6 min
Mat and Pete are heading further afield, on their first BattleWalk in the Pacific! In this episode they travel to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, scene of one of the longest and most savage campaigns of the Pacific War. In the first of a special series of episodes they will explore the feature known as Galloping Horse, scene of the battle made famous in the book and movies The Thin Red Line. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and vis...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Pete is in the UK! In a special episode, Pete visits some keys sites in Brighton including the Chattri Memorial and the Brighton Pavilion, both of which reveal fascinating stories about the area's links with the First World War. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 14, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Mat and Pete return to the Ypres Salient to explore Bellewarde Ridge, scene of bitter fighting in 1915. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 35
We are excited to announce that bonus episodes of the BattleWalks podcast are now available to subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for a free 7-day trial and hear Mat and Pete exploring more battlefields and more history topics! Sign up on the Apple Podcasts app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2021•11 min
Mat and Pete walk the ground near the French village of Montbrehain, scene of the last Australian infantry attack of the First World War. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 34
We are back! After a short summer break, BattleWalks returns to celebrate the Olympics, with a special episode on swimmer-turned-soldier Cecil Healy. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 07, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Mat and Pete visit the northern French town of Le Quesnoy, scene of one of New Zealand's most important victories of the First World War. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 28, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this special live episode, Pete explores the battlefield at Montcel, where the last lancer-vs-lancer cavalry charge took place in September 1914. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 14, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Mat and Pete continue their exploration of the iconic town of Ypres as they walk from Ramparts Cemetery to St George's Church. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 07, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Mat and Pete continue their exploration of Gallipoli as they walk the southern sector of the Anzac landing beaches. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 29
In the first of two special episodes, Mat and Pete return to the battlefields of Gallipoli and walk the landing beaches where the Anzacs came ashore on April 25, 1915. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Mat and Pete explore the gripping tale of Operation Jericho, the WW2 raid to free prisoners from Amiens prison. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 09, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In the second of our special live episodes, Pete explores the Underground City of Naours, where thousands of soldiers signed their names on the walls during the First World War. Pete not only explores the elaborate cave system, but tells the stories of the men who are immortalised on its walls. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 26
A very special episode! In our very first LIVE episode, Pete takes us on a walk across the fields near his home in France, and recounts a little-known but heroic action of the Battle of the Somme. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Mat and Pete return to the Somme to explore the ground where the Ulster Division launched its famous attack on July 1, 1916. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In this fascinating new episode, Mat and Pete walk in the footsteps of Australian troops on the approach route to the Somme battlefield of Pozieres. Charles Bean, author of the Official History and founder of the Australian War Memorial, described this route in detail - how much has it changed in the past century? Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living ...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 23
In this special Anzac Day episode, Mat and Pete explore the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux on the Somme, the main memorial to Australia's missing in France from the First World War. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 22
Pete and Mat visit the battlefield of Oppy Wood in France, where the Hull Pals fought and died during the Battle of Arras in 1917. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 22, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Mat and Pete explore the story of the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's last great attack on the Western Front during the Second World War. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Mat and Pete explore Tyne Cot, the world's largest Commonwealth military cemetery, and tell the story of the men who lie here in the heart of the Passchendaele battlefield. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Join Mat and Pete on a walk across the Somme battlefield of Hamel, where Australian and American troops achieved a great victory in July 1918. This action has often been heralded as the battle that changed warfare - is this an accurate assessment? Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Join Mat and Pete on a special walk around the Thiepval Memorial, the main monument to the missing from the Battle of the Somme. Presenters: Mat McLachlan and Peter Smith Producer: Jess Stebnicki Don't forget to subscribe, and visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com for more great history content! BattleWalks is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 16, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 17
