Mat is so excited about our new Australia in WW2 Tour he couldn't wait to tell you all about it!

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What can we learn about the battles of the Great War by digging in the places where this war was fought? Historian and archaeologist Andy Robertshaw joins Mat to discuss the exciting advances in technology that are allowing us to unravel the mysteries of the First World War, and reveal the reality of life in the trenches.

Historian Michael Molkentin joins Mat to discuss the rapid advance of aviation technology in the early 20th century.

Oral Historian Peter Hart joins Mat McLachlan to share his amazing collection of interviews with First and Second World War veterans. Hear incredible first-hand accounts from Gallipoli, the Western Front and North Africa in this unique episode.

In this episode Mat speaks to Karl James, a senior historian at the Australian War Memorial, about the true meaning of Kokoda and how we choose to remember it.

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Historian David Howell discusses the discovery of WWI submarine AE1 in waters off New Guinea, and how Australia's greatest naval mystery has finally been solved.

Archaeologist Richard Osgood discusses the excavation of an 18th century convict graveyard on Rat Island and the effort to identify the skeletons found there.

Who were these people? Were they Dutch, French, Spanish or even American prisoners of war who were captured and then died of disease?

Or were they convicts, kept imprisoned in hellish conditions on floating 'hulks', cramped and filthy decommissioned warships, while awaiting transportation to Australia?

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