Battle of the Somme
event
20 mentions
13 recordings
first heard Jun 2025
last heard 7 Sep
↑19 vs the 6 months before
Major First World War battle in 1916 notable for enormous British casualties and enduring historical remembrance.
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Peak in the week of 28 Jul — 6 mentions across 3 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentDr. Spencer JonesWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 143: The Ancre: The Final Major Battle of the Somme · 1:11 · 7 Sep
…And now we're finally at the last major action of the Battle of the Somme.…
Dan HillWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 142: French Army on the Somme · 0:10 · 31 Aug
…But what's far too often overlooked, and the subject of today's episode, is the contribution of the French army, who fought tenaciously from the very first to the very last shots at the battle.…
Dan HillWW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! · Episode 142: French Army on the Somme · 0:01 · 31 Aug
…Today, in popular memory, the Battle of the Somme is often seen as a titanic struggle fought between Britain and her vast empire and the military might of the German war machine.…
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