Voices of the First World War Podcast
Dan Snow brings together the sound archive collections of the Imperial War Museums and the BBC to tell the story of World War I through the voices of those who were.
Episodes to download
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The Somme: From Sunrise to Zero Hour
Thu 30 Jun 2016
Those who fought at the Battle of the Somme recall the build-up to the battle.
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Conscientious Objectors
Wed 29 Jun 2016
Those who refused to join the army when their call-up papers arrived tell their story.
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Jutland
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Dramatic accounts of the Battle of Jutland from the sailors who survived it.
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Verdun
Mon 27 Jun 2016
Dan Snow brings together the sound archive collections of the Imperial War Museums and BBC
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Kut: Sand, Mud, Mirage
Fri 6 Nov 2015
WWI veterans describe siege conditions, starvation and surrender in Kut-Al-Amara.
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Salonika
Thu 5 Nov 2015
Dan Snow hears vivid accounts from those who fought in Salonika from 1915 onwards.
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Battle of Loos
Wed 4 Nov 2015
First-hand accounts of the disastrous Battle of Loos from the BBC and IWM sound archives.
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U-Boats
Tue 3 Nov 2015
Dan Snow hears the recollections of those who served on and were victims of German U-Boats
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Home
Mon 2 Nov 2015
The recollections of soldiers who returned home for a brief period of leave in 1915.
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Gallipoli - Conditions and Evacuation
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Soldiers vividly recall the terrible conditions they had to endure in Gallipoli in 1915.
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Gallipoli - Landings
Thu 25 Jun 2015
Dan Snow, based in Gallipoli, hears the recollections of those who landed there in 1915.
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Gas
Tue 23 Jun 2015
Soldiers' experiences of the first German attacks using gas at the 2nd Battle of Ypres.
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Neuve Chapelle
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Veterans recall their experiences of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915.
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Omnibus 2
Fri 15 May 2015
Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.
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Omnibus 1
Fri 8 May 2015
Dan Snow presents the story of World War I through the voices of those who were there.
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The Christmas Truce
Christmas Day 2014
The extraordinary events of Christmas 1914, when troops briefly called a ceasefire.
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Prisoners of War
Thu 6 Nov 2014
Dan Snow hears soldiers' recollections of becoming prisoners of war in 1914.
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The Trenches 1914
Wed 5 Nov 2014
The experiences of soldiers in the trenches during the first few months of the war.
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At Sea
Thu 30 Oct 2014
The stories of those who witnessed the battles of the British and German Navies in 1914.
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Outnumbered and Outgunned
Wed 29 Oct 2014
Dan Snow tells the story of the Great Retreat through the recollections of those there.
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First Impressions
Fri 26 Sep 2014
The war gets underway. Speakers recollect the day war broke out and the journey to France.
World War One on TV and Radio
Marking the centenary of World War One across the BBC
Tommies
Drama following those on and behind the WW1 battlefront.
World War One at Home
Discover how the people and places around you changed during WW1.
