Podcasts about beaumont hamel

We begin Season 8 back on the Somme Battlefields of 1916 and walk the ground around the village of Mailly-Maillet, located just behind the British trenches in front of Beaumont-Hamel and Serre and later much closer to the fighting in 1918. We visit cemeteries, see original graffiti and end our walk close to the final approach to the battlefield.Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a textSupport the show

Making a connection with an ancestor who served with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel. The Provincial Archives at the Rooms helps people who are curious about their family histories. We hear about the search the president and head of St. Bonaventure's school undertook for his great uncle, George Hatfield. (On The Go's Francesca Swann with Stephen Handrigan)

The battle of Beaumont Hamel set to music for wind band. A remembrance ceremony at St. Bon's school revives a piece of music written especially for the band by Grand Falls-Windsor composer Michael Snelgrove. We dropped by a rehearsal. (On The Go's Francesca Swann with band members Rowan MacKenzie, Ryan Pearcey and Ava Seymour along with school president and head Stephen Handrigan and composer Michael Snelgrove)

Our latest questions submitted by podcast listeners lead us to discuss what was a 'British Warm' and how did uniforms change during the Great War, ask if we could go back in time what would we want to see, look at the quarries that were part of the battlefield at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme, and ask what happened to Allied Prisoners of War taken in the final days of the conflict in November 1918?The Western Front Association Online Trench Maps: WFA TrenchMapper site.Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Send us a textSupport the show

The world will be watching the thirty-third Olympiad in Paris. There were to be no Newfoundland athletes in the opening ceremonies, but back in 1920, at the seventh Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, it was a different story. Newfoundland saw its first-ever native son compete on the Olympic stage. The CBC's Leigh Anne Power brought us the story of marathon runner Eric MacKenzie Robertson.

A Newfoundland soldier killed in the First World War will soon be in his final rest place at the National War Memorial in St. John's. He's called the Unknown Soldier and he represents all those who were killed in battle but have no known grave. Because of that, we'll never know who this man was. But many families will wonder if he could belong to them. Eleanor Manuel of Twillingate spoke with the CBC's Terry Roberts.

After a week off, Gary returns refreshed and armed with another bumper selection of all things bagpipes.PlaylistXavier Boderiou, Sylvain Barou and Antoine Lahay with Wedding Reels from Liamm.Roddy MacLeod with The Taking of Beaumont Hamel, The Shepherd's Crook and the Smith of Chilliechassie from Pipers of Distinction: Roderick J MacLeod Ben Duncan with Dougall, The Media Shirt, By Loch Etive Side, Sabhal Mor Ostaig,  Braes of Forbes, Spinner's Delight, Women of the House and The Contradiction from the Wheel of Fortune 2024. The Friel Sisters with Young Tom Ennis, Hunt the Piper, King of the Cats from Before the Sun Victoria Police Pipe Band with Jimmy's Gift, Out of the Air, Radar Racketeer, New Year in Noosa, The Terror Time, P/M Sandy Gordon, The Caledonian Society of London, Jenny's Chickens, Edwyn's Didgi Place from World Pipe Band Championships 1998  Mark Saul with Surrender the Booty from Praxis Dr Angus MacDonald Chuir i Gluin Air a Bhodach, Mo Mhairi Mhin Mheall-Shuileach, Buain Na Raineach, Mrs Martha Knowles, Calum Fhionnlaigh and The Pitnacree Ferryman from A'Sireadh Spors  LinksNord Anglia Chinese International School  Concerts Highlights from the band's first public concert - 'Encounter' - June 2024: https://youtu.be/PstMkNd5JGg The first tune ever played to an audience - Highland Cathedral - school graduation: https://youtu.be/SMwB7KzRyMMSupport the Show.

On July 1st, the remains of the province's Unknown Soldier will be laid in his final resting place at the National War Memorial in St. John's. We'll never know who that soldier was. Sarah Lockyer is a casualty identification coordinator for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Normally, she's trying to identify Canadians who have been killed in battle. But in the case of the Unknown Soldier, no identification was pursued, because he represents everyone. Lockyear spoke with the CBC's Heather Gillis in Beaumont Hamel. 

The repatriation ceremony for an unknown soldier killed at Beaumont-Hamel was highly emotional for those present—including for Labrador MP Yvonne Jones. We hear some of her thoughts from the Beaumont-Hamel site this past Saturday.

A special delegation of veterans, military officials, politicians and media will leave St. John's for France on Wednesday morning on a Canadian military plane. It will carry a team that will collect the remains of a Newfoundland soldier killed during the First World War and bring them back home to Newfoundland. The CBC's Terry Roberts will follow the delegation. As he prepared for the assignment, he spoke with Eleanor Manuel of Twillingate, whose grandfather - Frederick White - was killed in Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. He has no known grave, and Eleanor says it's crossed her mind that the unknown soldier who's coming home could be the remains of her grandfather.

In this latest Questions & Answers episode we look at how we read the landscape of the Great War, visiting the Sunken Lane at Beaumont Hamel and Talbot House, discuss that remains of RFC/RAF airfields, examine the survival rates of officers and ask what part weather played in the experience of the trenches. Got a question about this episode or any others? Drop your question into the Old Front Line Discord Server or email the podcast.Support the Show.

Se conoce como la batalla del Somme (1 de julio a 13 de noviembre de 1916), la ofensiva aliada costosa y en gran medida infructuosa en el frente occidental durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. El horrible derramamiento de sangre del primer día de la batalla se convirtió en una metáfora de la matanza inútil e indiscriminada. El 1 de julio de 1916, después de una semana de prolongado bombardeo de artillería, 11 divisiones del Cuarto Ejército británico (recientemente creado y puesto bajo el mando de Sir Henry Rawlinson) comenzaron el ataque al norte del Somme en un frente que se extendía a lo largo de 15 millas (24 km) desde Serre y Beaumont-Hamel hacia el sur pasando Thiepval, Ovillers y Fricourt (al este de Albert) y luego hacia el este y el sur hasta Maricourt, al norte de Curlu. Al mismo tiempo, los franceses atacaron con cinco divisiones en un frente de 13 kilómetros (8 millas), principalmente al sur del río (desde Curlu hacia Péronne), donde el sistema de defensa alemán estaba menos desarrollado.

I'm what you might call a “war buff.” That is to say, I like learning about the history of various wars. I'm especially drawn to the two world wars. It was an incredible privilege on my recent sabbatical to be able to travel to Europe and visit Vimy Ridge, Beaumont Hamel, and the Somme battlefields (World War I) and the D-Day beaches in Normandy (World War II). Now, that's my set up to say that this week's outline of Colossians 3:1-11 reflects battlefield imagery. My outline does but not the passage. Yet, when I read, “put to death what is earthly in you” in 3:5, I thought about other New Testament passages with warfare imagery, and considered how hard it is to do what Paul is exhorting us to do here, and all I could think of was, “This is war!” And it is. Come, ready on Sunday to enlist in this spiritual warfare over evil and sin. It is a battle that rages not only in the world around us but in each of our hearts. Series: Invisible God; Visible Faith (Colossians) Todd Dugard Message: 6 – The battleground for the faith Harvest Bible Chapel Text: Colossians 3:1-11 August 6, 2023 I engage in the battle for the faith knowing... ...there is a clear objective (v. 1-2) ...it is a just cause (v. 3) Thomistic Philosophy https://aquinasonline.com/ ...it is a guaranteed win (v. 4) Matthew 25:31-33 ...there is a clear plan of attack (v. 5, 7-10) ...the stakes are high for those not yet won over (v. 6) ...I am following a proven commander into battle (v. 20a)

I'm what you might call a “war buff.” That is to say, I like learning about the history of various wars. I'm especially drawn to the two world wars. It was an incredible privilege on my recent sabbatical to be able to travel to Europe and visit Vimy Ridge, Beaumont Hamel, and the Somme battlefields (World War I) and the D-Day beaches in Normandy (World War II). Now, that's my set up to say that this week's outline of Colossians 3:1-11 reflects battlefield imagery. My outline does but not the passage. Yet, when I read, “put to death what is earthly in you” in 3:5, I thought about other New Testament passages with warfare imagery, and considered how hard it is to do what Paul is exhorting us to do here, and all I could think of was, “This is war!” And it is. Come, ready on Sunday to enlist in this spiritual warfare over evil and sin. It is a battle that rages not only in the world around us but in each of our hearts. Series: Invisible God; Visible Faith (Colossians) Todd Dugard Message: 6 – The battleground for the faith Harvest Bible Chapel Text: Colossians 3:1-11 August 6, 2023 I engage in the battle for the faith knowing... ...there is a clear objective (v. 1-2) ...it is a just cause (v. 3) Thomistic Philosophy https://aquinasonline.com/ ...it is a guaranteed win (v. 4) Matthew 25:31-33 ...there is a clear plan of attack (v. 5, 7-10) ...the stakes are high for those not yet won over (v. 6) ...I am following a proven commander into battle (v. 20a)

In another episode recorded on the battlefields, we walk the crest of the Hawthorn Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme, visiting Hawthorn No 1 Cemetery, across to the Hawthorn Mine Crater, and down to the famous Sunken Lane and Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery. Support the show

Hector Hugh Munro, conocido por el nombre literario de Saki (Akyab, Birmania Británica, 18 de diciembre de 1870 - Beaumont-Hamel, Francia, 14 de noviembre de 1916), fue un escritor, novelista y dramaturgo británico. Sus agudos y, en ocasiones, macabros cuentos recrearon irónicamente la sociedad y la cultura victorianas en que vivió. Ether Munro, que tras la muerte de su hermano se convirtió en su albacea y destruyó todos los papeles que consideró inadecuados, explica en la biografía oficial, incluida en el volumen póstumo El huevo cuadrado, que Saki era un gran admirador de la poesía persa y las historias orientales y que el origen del pseudónimo se encuentra en Rubaiyyat de Omar Jayyam. Esta obra del poeta persa del siglo XII alcanzó una gran fama en la cultura inglesa de segunda mitad del siglo XIX en la adaptación de Edward Fitzgerald. En la última cuarteta del poeta aparece la palabra saki, que en persa significa copero. Según esta versión, el pseudónimo constituiría un homenaje a una obra admirada.

In this episode we talk to Rick Smith from the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association to discover how they have preserved the crater and we also look at what happened at Beaumont Hamel in July and November 1916. How did they tunnel beneath the German lines? What went wrong? Why did they blow the mine 10 minutes before Zero Hour? We discuss these issues and much more.

In our latest episode, we visit one of the most iconic battlefields anywhere on the Western Front, the Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont Hamel. The park was the site of the tragedy of the first day of the Somme for the Newfoundland Regiment - we look at who these men were, their contribution to the wider war effort,  and what happened on that fateful day in July 1916. We then look at the work of Geoffrey Malins, the official cinematographer whose footage taken from the sunken lane at Beaumont Hamel produced some of the most famous images in all warfare, and whose film of the Somme became so important it was granted UNESCO heritage status in 2006.Support the podcast:https://www.patreon.com/foostepsofthefallenhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/footstepsblog

Il y a quelques mois, j'ai eu la chance de découvrir la Somme, le temps d'une itinérance entre Beaumont Hamel et Fort Mahon. J'ai remonté le temps sur les sites de mémoire de la vallée de la Somme. J'ai découvert en barque les hortillonnages d'Amiens. J'ai pris le train à vapeur de la Baie de Somme. Je suis allé observer les oiseaux avec un naturaliste, au parc du Marquenterre.   Mais aujourd'hui dans la France Baladeuse, j'ai rendez-vous avec Jackie Masse, un chef réputé installé sur le littoral picard, à Fort Mahon. Jackie est un fervent défenseur du manger local et des circuits courts. Passionné par le terroir et les bons produits, il propose une cuisine française raffinée dans son restaurant Le Homard Gourmand, à Fort Mahon. C'est parti pour une balade dans la baie d'Authie, petite sœur méconnue de la baie de Somme !   Tu aimes ce podcast ? Alors n'hésite pas à la faire savoir autour de toi en partageant l'info. Et surtout, abonne-toi à La France Baladeuse et laisse un avis  et des étoiles sur ta plateforme d'écoute favorite. Tu peux aussi partager l'épisode en Story via Spotify ou en faisant une capture d'écran de ton app favorite. N'oublie pas de me taguer pour que je repartage ton post ! Merci :) 

La Somme garde les cicatrices de la Grande Guerre : tranchées, trous de mine, villages anéantis... nous rappellent les douloureux événements qui se sont déroulés ici il y a 100 ans.

Tale: The Battle of Beaumont-Hamel On July 1st, 1916, 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment went "over the top" as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Tune: Till We Meet Again by Richard A. Whiting & Raymond B. Egan Sung by Newman Sound, Leslee Heys, piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxTz1klpoc We respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we work as the ancestral homelands of the Mi'kmaq and Beothuk. We also recognize the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit of NunatuKavut, and the Innu of Nitassinan, as the original people of Labrador.

The Ancre Valley cuts across the northern Somme battlefield like a deep scar; in 1916 attack after attack saw heavy losses here. Our walk takes us from the small village of St Pierre Divion, to a bridge over the river Ancre itself, then on to the Ancre Cemetery and ending in Beaumont-Hamel. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oldfrontline)

Come join the conversation on the new Centre for Experimental Military Archaeology (CEMA) being developed by Mr. Andy Robertshaw and Mr. Ross Barnwell. This is a new project that promises to bring history not only alive, but interconnected with today’s global world.    Mr. Robertshaw is a former teacher turned historian and historical consultant for such films as Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old and Sam Mendes’ recent hit 1917. And he also played a role in Steven Spielberg’s film Warhorse, which I did not know about until now!   Ross Barnwell is the creative force behind 8000ft Media, which produced the short film Beaumont-Hamel, named after the infamous village on the 1916 Somme battlefield. The film focused on wartime cinematographer Geoffrey Malins’ experiences as he took 8,000ft of frontline footage on the Somme, the most famous of which is the explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine on the morning of the 1st of July, 1916.    To learn more about CEMA, check out the following link:   https://www.cema.education/   Follow Andy, Ross, and their team breaking ground through their Instagram account:  https://www.instagram.com/cemahistory/ The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.    Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes.   

Hector Hugh Munro, conocido por el nombre literario de Saki (Akyab, Birmania Británica, 18 de diciembre de 1870 - Beaumont-Hamel, Francia, 14 de noviembre de 1916), fue un escritor, novelista y dramaturgo británico. Sus agudos y, en ocasiones, macabros cuentos recrearon irónicamente la sociedad y la cultura victorianas en que vivió. El nombre Saki se ha relacionado a menudo con el del copero que aparece en el Rubáiyát de Omar Khayyam. Pero puede también referirse a un primate sudamericano de larga cola con el mismo nombre, personaje central de su relato "The Remoulding of Groby Lington", el cual, como el mismo escritor, oculta un trasfondo equívoco bajo una apariencia decente. Este relato es el único de Saki que se abre con una cita: «Se conoce a un hombre por las compañías que frecuenta», y juega con la idea de que el hombre llega a parecerse a sus propias mascotas. (Fuente: Wikipedia)

MHA David Brazil - Fire Aboard The Bell Island Ferry Beaumont Hamel & Opening Of House Of Assembly by VOCM

In this episode, we are once more on the Somme and take a visit to the Newfoundland Memorial Park at Beaumont-Hamel, a unique area of preserved First World War battlefield where the Newfoundland Regiment, among others, fought on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme. We follow a route through the park to the front line, walk the trenches, and look at the two ends of the battle in July and November 1916. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oldfrontline)

In a wonderful way to help commemorate the 1st of July anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme, the BFWWP has received this great interview between Associate Professor Fiona Graham and Mr. Colin Winn of the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association. Conducted last year, Associate Professor Graham and Mr. Winn take a tour of the massive crater at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme battlefield to discuss the latest developments of the archeological dig there.    Due to the ongoing pandemic and its related closures, commemoration events for the 1st of July on the Somme in France are likely to be severely reduced or canceled. The 1st of July of course, is the first day of the Battle of the Somme and the day the Hawthorn Ridge mine was blown for the first time. To help broadcast this year’s commemoration efforts and continue to live up to the well-known phrase “Lest We Forget,” Ms. Graham and Mr. Winn have graciously provided the BFWWP with an interview conducted on site at the Hawthorn Ridge Crater. I am deeply grateful and thankful for the opportunity to share this interview here with all of you.   ...It’s not often you are invited to be part of a military history and archaeology team examining the very beginnings of the Battle of the Somme, but this is what happened to Associate Professor and Radio and Television Producer Fiona Graham as part of a new research team at Hawthorn Crater near Beaumont Hamel in France.   Fiona is a producer and writer who works on historical projects using film at Staffordshire University with colleague cinematographer Paul Ottey. She works hand in hand with history and archaeology teams and communities to research and capture the stories of the battlefields and sites across Europe, including Auschwitz and the First World War. Their recent work includes working on a film about Tank Deborah D51 and the Battle of Cambrai which they have exhibited in Northern Ireland and public talks in the UK and shown to help educate new generations of schoolchildren in Britain and France about the battle.   In this conversation on location in France she introduces us to her friend and colleague Colin Winn from the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association as they take us on a journey around the World War One iconic crater and explain the work they are doing together today from the sights on, around and inside this massive hole in the ground with a circumference of over half a mile.    Colin is a retired weapons engineer for the Royal Ordnance and BAE Systems and his grandfather was killed near Arras in 1917, he’s worked on the BBC documentary “Secret Tunnel Wars of The Somme” with historian Peter Barton and made short films and podcasts in America.   It’s the first time anyone has been granted access to uncover the secrets of this time capsule which has laid dormant for over 100 years and Fiona and Colin are the team bringing this new story to light for the next generation.    Join them here on a tour on foot on a sunny but sometimes windy day as they explain what’s happening on the battlefields of Northern France today….   Follow the HRCA on Twitter!: https://twitter.com/HawthornRidgeCA

In this episode we walk the battlefields of the Somme, taking a journey from Auchonvillers up onto the Hawthorn Ridge near Beaumont-Hamel, where the fighting raged on 1st July 1916, the First Day of the Somme. We learn about a young officer, Eric Heaton, and visit a small battlefield cemetery where comrades lay side by side: Hawthorn Ridge No 1.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/oldfrontline)

It was the first major engagement for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in Europe during the war. In the space of 30 minutes, 85 per cent of the regiment would be killed or injured. It was a costly battle for the regiment, but one that lives on today in Newfoundland every July 1.  I continue my look at the battles of Canada during the First World War with the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel  E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Website: www.canadaehx.ca Music by Kevin MacLeod

A series of podcasts commissioned by UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME to mark the CENTENARY of the BATTLE OF AMIENS on 8 August 1918. In August 2018, students from across the United Kingdom joined students from France, the United States, Canada and Australia on the Western Front to commemorate the Battle of Amiens. This podcast series, recorded mostly during that battlefield tour, tell the story of the Battle of Amiens in the wider context of the First World War and the road to armistice. In this podcast, we join the students on their visit to SUNKEN LANE and the HAWTHORN CRATER. It was in Sunken Lane that cameraman Geoffrey Malins filmed the Lancashire Fusiliers waiting to attach Beaumont Hamel on the morning of 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, shortly before the explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine. CONTRIBUTORS | Simon Bendry, Director, First World War Centenary Battlefield Tour Programme, UCL Institute of Education - Sir Hew Strachan, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews. IMAGE | Explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine at 7.20 am on 1 July 1916 - By Ernest Brooks - This is photograph Q 754 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no 1900-09), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=537224. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

A series of podcasts commissioned by UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME to mark the CENTENARY of the BATTLE OF AMIENS on 8 August 1918. In August 2018, students from across the United Kingdom joined students from France, the United States, Canada and Australia on the Western Front to commemorate the Battle of Amiens. This podcast series, recorded mostly during that battlefield tour, tell the story of the Battle of Amiens in the wider context of the First World War and the road to armistice. In this podcast, we join the students on their visit to the NEWFOUNDLAND MEMORIAL PARK at BEAUMONT HAMEL, where they explore the preserved battlefield and trenches, following in the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regiment on the morning of 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. CONTRIBUTORS | Simon Bendry, Director, First World War Centenary Battlefield Tour Programme, UCL Institute of Education - Sir Hew Strachan, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews - Readings by members of the battlefield tour group. IMAGE | The Battle of the Somme, July - November 1916 Royal Engineers No.1 Printing Company. Troops waiting, some still asleep, in a support trench shortly before zero hour, Beaumont Hamel. - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//37/media-37570/large.jpg - Collections of the Imperial War Museums, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30857538. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for UCL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME | Executive Producer - Simon Bendry | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

During my recent trip to France, my crew and I had the most wonderful experience when we visited Mr. Andy Robertshaw and Mr. Colin Winn and their archeological dig team out at the Hawthorn Crater on the Somme. How we met the people of the Hawthorn Crater Association will be told in the interview that follows--it was just a stunningly amazing day amongst so many amazing days out there on the Somme and previously in the Argonne.   For many years the Hawthorn Crater has sat in relative obscurity on the Somme battlefield. It has been overgrown with trees and brush, and it has remained enough off the beaten path that most tourists have bypassed it altogether. The Hawthorn Crater Association is changing that. Through limited clearance of diseased trees and careful archeological digs conducted with the enthusiastic support of the people of nearby Beaumont-Hamel village, Mr. Robertshaw, Mr. Winn, and several others are bringing the story of the crater and the men who lived in it, fought in it, and died in it, back to life.   As I will say at the end of the interview, this is not just digging in the earth looking for pieces of metal from the Battle of the Somme. It is so much more than that, as you will hear. And to be clear: no archeological dig is just digging in the dirt, it’s really important and fascinating stuff!   Due to some technical difficulties, Mr. Robertshaw was unable to join us. The VOIP connection also tended to be a bit wobbly at times, but I think overall you’ll be able to understand things fairly clearly.   Please follow the Hawthorn Ridge Crater Association on Twitter to stay up to date: @HawthornRidgeCA     The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.   Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com or the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook. We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @WW1podcast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes.

What an opportunity! Last week Mr. Ross Barnwell and Mr. Andy Robertshaw came on to the BFWWP to speak about their short film project, Beaumont-Hamel, and WW1 topics in general. What a conversation! Sadly the last three minutes were lost, which has put your host in a funk. Sigh.   Ross Barnwell is one of the two young entrepreneurs behind 8000ft Media, a media company that specializes in factually accurate historical storytelling. 8000ft Media also focuses on film and photography, creating virtual reality, audio, video gaming, Facebook Live talks & lectures, and Facebook advertising. Ross and his business partner Daniel Gandolfi are currently working on a short film titled Beaumont-Hamel, named after the infamous village on the 1916 Somme battlefield. The film will focus on the wartime cinematographer Geoffrey Malins’ experiences as he took 8,000ft of frontline footage on the Somme, the most famous of which is the explosion of the Hawthorn Ridge mine on the morning of the 1st of July, 1916.   Andrew Robertshaw is a historian, broadcaster, and educator. As a leading authority on trench warfare and medical care in the First World War, Andy has been the historical consultant for such films as Steven Spielberg’s Warhorse and the recent action powerhouse Wonder Woman. As the director of Battlefield Partnerships Ltd, Andy also provides battlefield tours, consulting for various television programs, family records searches, and a frankly stunning idea called “Trenches for Teachers,” where trench systems can be brought to schools for a more realistic experience to give to students on what the Great War was really like. All of this amazing work in history comes from a gentleman who began his career as a teacher.   The websites are:   https://www.8000ftmedia.com/ http://battlefieldpartnerships.com/   Hope you enjoy! It was a pleasure to speak with them.

Musician Chris Andrews, renowned front man of Newfoundland band Shanneyganock (@Shanneyganock), has a TooTon Talk with me as he celebrates the release of his latest solo effort: A Bit Of Wear And Tear - today the best-selling album at legendary Fred's Records in St. John's, Newfoundland! Topics touched upon include: the differences between Chris's solo work and a Shanneyganock album; his collaborations with musician Craig Young and filmmaker Roger Maunder; touring; and his previously released homage - memorializing the horrors of Beaumont-Hamel - to the valiant men who fought for Newfoundland during WWI, One More Will Stand. Thank you to Chris for taking the time out of his busy schedule to have a TooTon Talk, and thank you for listening! Very sincerely and take care, Anthony www.tootontalk.com P.S.: Photo Credit: Fred's Records

Gommecourt, Serre, Beaumont-Hamel and the Slaughter of the Somme. The old British front line, looking northeast toward the German trenches. Note the drop in elevation. "Y" Ravine,

Carl Pépin est Docteur en histoire de l’Université Laval à Québec, il explique la bataille de Beaumont-Hamel :

Brian McKenna   Brian and I talk about his new film Newfoundland at Armageddon, unnecessary war and how an incident with bullies changed his life.   Trailer   CBC link here.   Newfoundland at Armageddon will air on CBC TV on Thursday, June 30 at 8 pm (8:30 pm NT), mere hours before the 100th anniversary of the event that changed Newfoundland - and Canada - forever.   Synopsis   One hundred years ago, on July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the Somme, led by the British to liberate France and Belgium from the claws of the Germans. Some 800 soldiers from the Regiment went over the top that morning, near Beaumont-Hamel in France.   The following day only 68 were able to answer roll call. Because of that battle, nothing about Newfoundland would ever be the same. To commemorate the one hundredth anniversary, Brian McKenna’s latest feature documentary film Newfoundland at Armageddon tells the story of this epic tragedy. Using a technique he perfected during his 2007 project, The Great War, 21 descendants of soldiers who fought with the Newfoundland Regiment were recruited.   Through descendants’ eyes, and with the guidance of regimental records, historians’ research, soldiers’ files, diaries, letters and family stories, the documentary recreates the battle and its aftermath in Newfoundland. With the help of dramatization, we go behind the scenes of history and visit General Haig as he’s planning the battle with his generals; we’re also confronted to the hardships of a family who sent a son to war.   Enhanced with special effects and CGI, the battle and night raids are intercut with dramatizations, archive footage and photos, as well as interviews with prominent historians, John Fitzgerald, Margot Duley, Gwynne Dyer and Adam Hochschild.   Narrated by Newfoundland musician Alan Doyle, written by renowned Quebec filmmaker Brian McKenna and multi-award winning Newfoundland author Michael Crummey, directed by Brian McKenna, this 90 minutes documentary film is a Galafilm Productions inc. (Quebec) and Morag Loves Company inc. (Newfoundland) coproduction.       Biography   Filmmaker, historian, author and journalist Brian McKenna is best known for his provocative, prize-winning films on Canada's and the world’s history: The Great War, Big Sugar, The Killing Ground, War at Sea, The Valour and the Horror, Web of War, War of 1812, Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot, Chiefs, Korea: The Unfinished War, Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe and Montcalm, Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey, and his most recent project, The Secret World of Gold. McKenna also directed the Gemini Award - winning television program Memoirs of Pierre Trudeau, a five -part series broadcast on both the French and English networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A companion volume to the series became a Canadian publishing bestseller.   In 2003, McKenna was honoured with the prestigious Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism at the 18th Annual Gemini Awards. Brian McKenna is also a founding producer of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Oscar - winning current affairs show, The Fifth Estate, a former parliamentary correspondent for   The Montreal Star and co - author of the Penguin Books history of Montreal's legendary mayor, Jean Drapeau. He is the founding chairman of the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists, prompted by his experience with war, torture and terrorism. Brian McKenna is a graduate of the Loyola College (then part of University of Montreal) with degrees in English Literature (1967) and Communication Arts (1968).   ----------   Please visit my website for more information on my podcasting, writing and public speaking.   With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Présentation de l'écrivain canadien John McCrae (1872-1918) et du site de Beaumont-Hamel.

Présentation de l'écrivain canadien John McCrae (1872-1918) et du site de Beaumont-Hamel.

Présentation de l'écrivain canadien John McCrae (1872-1918) et du site de Beaumont-Hamel.