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In our second special Anzac Day episode, Mat guides you on a virtual walking tour around some of the key Australian sites at Gallipoli.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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In his new video series, 'Letters from Lockdown', Mat brings you interviews with interesting people dealing with isolation at home. Episode 1 features historian Peter Hart.
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Join Mat McLachlan, Peter Hart and Gary Bain for a special Anzac Day episode. Two podcasts come together - Living History and Peter Hart's Military History - to explore why Gallipoli means so much to Australia and NZ, why it means significantly less to Britain and France, and what the future of remembrance holds for the ill-fated campaign.
Presenters: Mat McLachlan, Peter Hart and Gary Bain Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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With Anzac Day commemorations cancelled all over the world, what will be taking place in France to remember the Anzacs this year? Mat is joined by Dana Levy from Northern France Tourism to discuss the significance of Anzac Day to the people of France, and what they are doing to make sure the Anzacs are not forgotten.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Dana Levy Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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Mat speaks with Dr Karl James from the Australian War Memorial about the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Slater's Knoll, a key action in the Bougainville Campaign of 1944/45.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Dr Karl James Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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Mat speaks to historian Peter Hart about the Great Storm that struck the Gallipoli peninsula in November 1915. In a matter of days trenches flooded, the landscape was blanketed in snow and ice, and hundreds of men died of exposure. Read more about the storm and the entire Gallipoli Evacuation in Peter Hart's new book, being published by Living History in August 2020.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Peter Hart Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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As we commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, Mat looks back on last year's '1917', a movie that brings to life this dramatic chapter of First World War history.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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Mat speaks with Professor Joan Beaumont from the Australian National University about Australia in the years after the First World War. What was life like for returned soldiers, how did the Great Depression impact the lives of ordinary people, and did we create a 'Land Fit for Heroes' as we promised the soldiers we would?
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Professor Joan Beaumont Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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Mat travels to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to speak with historians Dr Karl James, Dr Aaron Pegram and Dr Roger Lee about the future of remembrance in Australia.
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guests: Karl James, Aaron Pegram, Roger Lee Producer: Jess Stebnicki
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This month marks the 75th anniversary of the Sandakan Death Marches, the brutal forced marching of Australian POWs by the Japanese in Borneo, which resulted in the deaths of more than 2400 prisoners.
In this confronting episode, historian Lynette Silver reveals the true story of the death marches, the horror of the ordeal for the Australian prisoners, and the legacy they have left us. (Please note that this episode may be distressing for some listeners.)
Presenter: Mat McLachlan Guest: Lynette Silver Producer: Jess Stebnicki Editor: Landon Grace
For more information about Lynette's work, visit https://lynettesilver.com/
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