Pete & Gary's Military History

Pete and Gary tell the story of the Royal Naval Division and the Battle of the Ancre in the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme, November 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary tell the story of the savage fighting around the Butte de Warlencourt in the Somme in November 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary tell the story of Oswald Boelcke, one of the leading German fighter aces of WWI. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mat McLachlan previews our full range of battlefield tours for 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary tell the story of SMS Emden, a German raider that terrorised Allied shipping on the high seas during the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary look at the life and career of controversial figure Sir Hugh Trenchard, who commanded the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue exploring the history of the Royal Norfolk Regiment as they rebuild the unit in England after the fall of France. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the Battle of Thiepval, one of the bloodiest chapters in the Battle of the Somme. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue their exploration of the Battle of the Somme by studying the often-overlooked French contribution. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are excited to announce that bonus episodes of our sister podcast, BattleWalks, are now available for subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Sign up on the Apple Podcasts app for a free 7-day trial to access exclusive bonus content every week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the first use of tanks in battle at Flers-Courcelette in September 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second instalment of special episodes related to their new book 'Laugh or Cry', Pete and Gary explore training in the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the way soliders used humour to deal with the horrors of the First World War. In this episode they explore recruitment and conditions the soldiers experienced between 1914 and 1918. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore one of the darkest chapters in the history of the RNR - the massacre of nearly 100 troops by the SS in the town of La Paradis. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of Chatter Natter, Pete and Gary speak to historian Rob Langham. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Guest: Rob Langham Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue following the Battle of the Somme as the battles continue throughout the summer. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue their exploration of the August Offensive at Gallipoli by discussing the landing and fighting at Suvla. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary commemorate the anniversary of the August Offensive at Gallipoli with a detailed discussion of this disastrous action. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the Royal Army Medical Corps and their contribution to the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary bring you the second part of their special series of episodes on Second World War veteran Ray Ellis. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the life and military career of Siegfried Sassoon, one of the Great War's most famous poets. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue their exploration of the Battle of the Somme by looking at the terror of the night attack. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue the story of the Royal Norfolk Regiment as they take on the Germans in the Battle of France in 1940. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the third installment of Chatter Natter, Pete and Gary speak to Andy Tonge. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Guest: Andy Tonge Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Pete and Gary explore that horrendous chapter in history, the deadliest day in the history of the British Army. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary return to one of their favourite topics, the Gallipoli Campaign, and tell the story of the bloody Battle of Gully Ravine in June 1915. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the story of fighting around Hougoumont Farm, one of the pivotal moments in the Battle of Waterloo. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second special Chatter Natter episode, Pete and Gary talk to historian Carole Hope. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Guest: Carole Hope Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the next installment in their series about the Battle of the Somme, Peter and Gary discuss the artillery, infantry and logistics preparation for the battle. What was needed, where was it needed and how was it going to get there? Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue the epic story of HMS Warspite's career in two world wars, as they follow her throughout WW2. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of two special episodes, Pete and Gary tell the story of HMS Warspite and her role in the famous 1916 Battle of Jutland. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, Peter and Gary tell the story of WW2 veteran Ray Ellis. Peter was fortunate to interview Ray for the Imperial War Museum oral history project, and in this episode you will hear Ray describe his service in his own words. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary explore the planning and preparations that led to the gigantic Battle of the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary continue their fascinating series following the men of the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War. In this episode they discuss the 'Phoney War' of late-1939. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of their series looking at the career of WWI fighter ace Albert Ball, Peter and Gary discuss his role in the Battle of Arras in 1917. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Chatter Natter, a series of special podcasts featuring Pete and Gary speaking with leading historians. Our first guest is historian, writer and actor Josh Levine. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Guest: Josh Levine Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary tell the story of the Second Battle of Ypres, an horrific ordeal that saw poison gas first used in the war, in the words of the men who were there. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary tell the story of Manfred von Richthofen, the most famous fighter ace of the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue exploring the career of Sir Douglas Haig, as he assumes command of the BEF in 1915. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this multi-part special, Peter and Gary tell the story of Albert Ball, one of the leading British fighter aces of the First World War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, Peter and Gary tell the story of Sir Grahame Donald, a famous airman in both the First and Second World Wars. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of their new series following the Royal Norfolk Regiment in the Second World War, Peter and Gary discuss the unit as storm clouds gather across Europe in 1939. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue their series about the air war during WWI, by exploring the desperate fighting that took place in the skies over the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does Pete and Gary's Military History get made? Join the two hosts as they lift the curtain on what goes into each week's episode. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the anniversary of the famous naval action that began the Gallipoli Campaign, Pete and Gary explore this fascinating chapter of the Gallipoli story. Could it have succeeded, and what effect would that have had on the First World War? Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Gary tell the story of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, one of the most important British actions of 1915. This was also the first major action on the Western Front for both Canadian and Indian troops. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary leave their comfort zone well behind, as they discuss the military careers and written works of some of the great First World War poets! Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a sad day! Pete and Gary bid farewell to the brave men of the South Notts Hussars in this final podcast following their exploits in the Second World War. This episode explores their time in Germany and their demobilisation at the end of the war. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue their exploration of the life and career of Sir Douglas Haig, this time discussing his role during the first year of the Great War. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter and Gary continue the story of the South Notts Hussars as they fight through North-West Europe. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Peter Hart's Military History is a Living History production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.