Episodes

  • 8: Voices of D-Day

    8: Voices of D-Day
    Jun 6 2024
    Sir Max Hastings joins forces with veterans and military leaders in this special anniversary podcast marking D-Day the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 7: Voices of National Service

    7: Voices of National Service
    Jun 2 2023
    To commemorate the end of National Service 60 years ago, host Harry Bucknall talks to General the Lord David Richards, former Chief of the Defence Staff, and Army national service veterans John Keatley, Howard Shaw, Stan Pell, Bob Sewell and George Brown.
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    32 mins
  • 6: Voices of the Falklands Conflict

    6: Voices of the Falklands Conflict
    Mar 31 2022
    We have released a special-edition podcast to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, featuring testimonies from veterans who fought in the various campaign battles, and the broadcaster Robert Fox, who witnessed the conflict first-hand.
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    1 hr
  • 5: Voices of the Korean War

    5: Voices of the Korean War
    Apr 22 2021
    Featuring vivid, first-hand testimony from those who fought during the Korean War, discover the story of a forgotten conflict that helped shape the modern world. Find out more: https://soldierscharity.org/voices-of-the-korean-war/
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 3: Voices of the Military Wives Choirs

    3: Voices of the Military Wives Choirs
    Mar 12 2021
    Founding members of the Military Wives Choirs, including Caroline Jopp and Nicky Clarke, who speculatively wrote to Gareth Malone about their Catterick choir with no idea of the fame that would follow, have underlined the mental health benefits of singing in a podcast to mark the 10th anniversary of “Wherever You Are”, which shot to Number 1 in the UK charts in 2011. Hosted by Harry Bucknall.
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    44 mins
  • 4: Voices of the Gulf War

    4: Voices of the Gulf War
    Feb 23 2021
    Featuring accounts from service personnel who saw action in the oilfields of the Middle East, this episode tells the story of a short war that cast a long shadow. Hosted by Harry Bucknall. Find out more: https://soldierscharity.org/voices-of-the-gulf-war/
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    1 hr
  • 2: Voices of VJ Day

    2: Voices of VJ Day
    Aug 12 2020
    Released for VJ Day 75, this episode tells the remarkable story of General Slim's Fourteenth "Forgotten" Army, a million men drawn from across the Commonwealth. Find out more: https://soldierscharity.org/voices-of-vj-day/
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    48 mins
  • The Medals on Grandad's Chest: A VE Day Podcast

    The Medals on Grandad's Chest: A VE Day Podcast
    May 8 2020
    In this bonus episode, released for VE Day 75, the Antiques Roadshow’s arms and militaria expert, Mark Smith, talks us through the medals of the Second World War. 

    To view images of the medals, click here: https://soldierscharity.org/medals-of-world-war-two/
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    27 mins