Talking the Old Front Line with Mr. Paul Reed

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

History

4.8 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

This episode we are joined by an incredible guest, Mr. Paul Reed of the “Old Front Line Great War Podcast.”

Paul Reed has written a number of books about WW1 including the best-selling “Walking the Somme” and “Great War Lives.” He also works in Television and has worked on and appeared in numerous programmes including BBC Timewatch, Meet The Ancestors, War Hero in My Family and Who Do You Think You Are. Along with these accomplishments, Paul produces the excellent Old Front Line Great War Podcast.

Join us for a fascinating journey into Paul Reed’s life and lifelong learning about the Great War. You will be delighted.

Note: If toward the first half hour or so of the podcast you can hear someone yelling in the background…I can explain. One of our cats, Bertie, was causing all sorts of destructive mischief that he saved up for exactly when we’d be recording. Felines are really unbelievable like that.

Links to Paul’s Old Front Line podcast:

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-old-front-line/id1505204931

Website: https://oldfrontline.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldFrontLinePod

The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	All right.
0:05.3	Hey, folks.
0:06.0	Welcome to the battles of the first World War podcast.
0:10.1	Joining us today is someone who I never dreamed would one day come on this little podcast that could hear.
0:19.1	Joining us today as a World War I historian
0:21.4	whose depth and breadth of knowledge
0:23.6	simply leaves me in awe
0:25.9	just about every time I listen to his podcast,
0:29.3	which is titled the Old Frontline Great War Podcast.
0:34.1	That is correct, folks.
0:35.8	Joining us today is Mr. Paul Reed. So paraphrased from his website,
0:44.1	Paul Reed grew up in Sussex, first traveled to the Great War battlefields with his school in
0:49.9	1982. During that summer, he walked the psalm with his father, a World War II veteran, and Paul
0:57.0	has been traveling back along the old front line ever since. For many years, he lived on the
1:03.3	psalm, right in the village of Corsolette. And for the past 30-odd years, he has worked as a battlefield
1:09.2	guide for Leger holidays. Is that how you pronounce it, sir?
1:14.1	It's these ledger holidays in the UK, but it looks like the French leger and in Dutch it means army,
1:20.7	which is appropriate. So, uh, ledger holidays. My apologies. Paul has written a number of books
1:26.5	about World War I, including the best- Walking the Psalm and Great War Lives. He also works in
1:33.3	television and has worked on and appeared in numerous programs, including BBC Time Watch,
1:39.0	Meet the Ancesters, War Hero in My Family, and Who Do You Think You Are?
1:44.0	Several of Paul's books are on my shelves back here
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