The Old Front Line
Paul Reed
History · Ongoing · ~47 min
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalwarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a slow-burning history podcast, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Walk the battlefields of the First World War with Military Historian, Paul Reed. In these podcasts, Paul brings together over 40 years of studying the Great War, from the stories of veterans he interviewed, to when he spent more than a decade living on the Old Front Line in the heart of the Somme…
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- Publisher
- Paul Reed
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 47 minutes
- Latest episode
- 7 November 2026
- Categories
- History, Education, TV & Film, Film History
- Taste scores
- How we score
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