In this episode we travel to Ypres and meet up with local historian Johan De Jonghe who takes us on a tour of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. We find out the link between a stately home in Yorkshire, a man remembered on the memorial and the famous Dam Busters raid in World War 2. Johan also explains the brave actions of 3 Victoria Cross recipients and the Northumberland Fusiliers whose names are still on the memorial but are buried in the cemetery. We also discover the tragic story of 3 brothers from New Zealand who never returned home.

In this episode we discover more untold stories from the Great War. We discover soldiers who died from their wounds long after the fighting had stopped. And we follow a family pilgrimage to Ypres following a soldier whose is now reunited with his wife Gertrude, who died 40 years after him. We also discover the story of 2 best friends. One was killed in 1918 and the other survived only to be told by his wife, on the eve of battle, that she didn’t love him.

In this special episode we look at Christmas 1914 from a different perspective. We look at the individual stories of several men who died on Christmas Day. William Pentelow took part in the Truce and exchanged personal details with a German. But what happened to him just after Christmas? And Harold Watts who was killed by the only bullet fired in his area on Christmas Day? And we hear the voice of a veteran who was there.

In this episode we talk to two of BBC Radio Northampton’s Presenters to discover the story of the Beasley brothers who both played sport for Northamptonshire before serving on the Western Front in the Great War. We look at how Joe Beasley’s path crossed with Ronald Poulton-Palmer, the England rugby captain who was killed at Ypres. And we discover the story of another soldier who played first class cricket having lost a leg in the war.

In this episode we tell the previously untold stories of a soldier who was wounded at Ypres in 1914 and died of his wounds 10 years later, and the man who succumbed to his wounds after suffering awfully in a Prisoner of War Camp. And the tank crew that got stuck in the mud at Thiepval but fought to the death. We also discover how an NCO was murdered by 2 of his men and how they ended up buried in the same cemetery. And much more too.

In this episode we talk to author Scott Bennett about the missing Anzac soldiers. We discuss the circumstances of the disappearance of so many soldiers. Why did the Australian government fail in its solemn pledge to recover the missing? Why were so many families left without answers about the fate of their loved ones ― despite the dedicated efforts of Vera Deakin and her co-workers at the Australian Red Cross inquiry bureau? We look at what happened to 3 sets of brothers whose stories are told in Scott’s book. 

In this episode we look at what happened when the sun went down on the first day of the Somme. How did the thousands of wounded lying in No Man’s Land survive? How did the stretcher bearers recover the wounded? What sounds could be heard on the battlefield that night? Their stories are told through the eyes of the soldiers, nurses, medics and stretcher bearers who were there.

In this episode we travel back to April 1915 and discover, through the eyes of the Canadian soldiers who were there, what happened when the Germans released chlorine gas at what is now called "Vancouver Corner". We look at the work of the Canadian architect and war veteran Frederick Clemesha who designed the "Brooding Soldier" memorial. How did the veterans view the memorial when they saw it years later? How did they stop the Germans from breaking through? And was a Canadian soldier really crucified during the battle?

In this episode we look at individual stories of soldiers who served during the Battle of the Somme. We discover how a man's life was saved by his water bottle and and awful coincidence of a soldier who died on the same day as his Mother. We find out about the Irishman who sat down in a shell hole, smoked his pipe and waited to die having lost both legs. And we uncover the stories of 2 brave doctors killed on the Somme trying to help wounded soldiers 

In this episode we examine the successful but costly action of the 6th Northamptonshire's as they attacked and cleared Trones Wood during the Battle of the Somme. We learn about the brave actions of William Boulter who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery and listen to the words of a veteran who was there. We learn about the fighting through the eyes of the veterans who won the day.