Khaki Malarkey

In this week’s episode we are joined by Dr Waitman Beorn to talk about war and genocide on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (@__OliviaSmith__).

And just like that, we’re back from our summer break!! Join us this week as we speak to Alison Weir about her wonderful book ‘Queens of the Crusade’ which explores incredible women like Eleanor of Aquitaine, and her successors. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (@__OliviaSmith__).

A bit of a special one this week — this time last month Olivia and Phoebe were at Chalke Valley History Festival, helping out with the Live History events (and drinking lots of beer). Tune in to hear what they got up to… If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (@__OliviaSmith__).

For this week’s episode Olivia and the fantastic Jesse Alexander discussed history and the media, and spoke about about Jesse’s recent work on a documentary on Allied actions in the Rhine in 1945. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (@__OliviaSmith__).

Join us as we speak to John Henry Phillips about his award-winning documentary ‘No Roses On A Sailor’s Grave’ - if you’re interested in archeology, diving, or the Second World War, you’re in for a treat! If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Join us as we speak to Professor Daniel Todman about both volumes of his incredible book ‘Britain’s War’. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Dave Bentley, veteran of both the army and ambulance service, joins Phoebe to talk about his experiences and why he decided to put them in his book ‘Para-Medic: War and Peace’. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Join us as we speak to Jessica Meyer about their groundbreaking book ‘An Equal Burden: The Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War’. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Join us as we speak to Catherine Fletcher about their work on the darker side of the Italian Renaissance, chatting all about their incredible book ‘The Beauty and the Terror: The Italian Renaissance and the Rise of the West’. If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Join us as we speak to RAF veterans Caroline Paige and Val Marden about their service for the first episode of our new segment - #VeteranChats! If you’d like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O’Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).