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Living History with Mat McLachlan
Historian Mat McLachlan brings Australian history to life in this engaging, educational and entertaining podcast. From the ancient age to the modern world, take a trip through time with Living History! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep258: The Road to Passchendaele - Polygon Wood (Part 3)
On September 26th, 1917, at Polygon Wood, three cousins from the same Australian pioneering family waited in the pre-dawn darkness. Raymond Single wou...
Ep257: The Road to Passchendaele - Menin Road (Part 2)
On September 20th, 1917, at the Battle of Menin Road, Private Roy Inwood lay in the mud east of Ypres. His brother had died at Pozières the year befor...
Ep256: The Road to Passchendaele - The Gathering Storm (Part 1)
When Field Marshal Douglas Haig launched his great Flanders offensive in July 1917, he believed he was unleashing the battle that would end the war. I...
Ep255: Australians at Arnhem
When 35,000 Allied paratroopers dropped into Holland in September 1944, four Australians from opposite corners of the continent found themselves at th...
Ep254: Australia's Last Battles of WW2
While the world watched Iwo Jima and Okinawa, over 70,000 Australian soldiers were fighting and dying in what many would later call the 'unnecessary w...
Ep253: Hiroshima 1945 - Was the Atomic Bombing Justified?
Was dropping the atomic bomb necessary? For nearly 80 years, historians have debated President Truman's decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan....
Ep252: Waterloo Relics at the Guards Museum
Step into the hallowed halls of London's Guards Museum with Mat McLachlan as he uncovers extraordinary artifacts from one of history's most pivotal ba...
Ep251: El Alamein, 1942
In October 1942, as Field Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps prepared for one final push towards Cairo, Australia's 9th Division and New Zealand's 2nd Divi...
Ep250: Somme 1916 - The Death of the Newfoundland Regiment
On July 1st, 1916, 800 young Newfoundlanders climbed out of a trench and walked into history at Beaumont-Hamel. In twenty minutes, an entire generatio...
Ep249: Billy Sing - The Gallipoli Sniper
Billy Sing was a living contradiction - an Australian of Chinese and English descent, who went on to become Australia's deadliest sniper of all time....
Ep248: Australia's Waterloo Veteran
This week marks the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the epic battle that resulted in the defeat of Napoleon and the rewriting of European...
Ep247: First to Fight - 1RAR in Vietnam, 1965
It's been 60 years since the first Australian combat troops were deployed to Vietnam. In this episode Mat discusses the political situation that led t...
Ep246: The Anzacs at Messines, 1917
This week marks the anniversary of the Battle of Messines, in June 1917. At the time, it was considered the greatest Allied victory of the war, and Au...
Ep245: V-E Day 80th Anniversary
May 8 marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day the Germans surrendered in the Second World War. Mat is joined by historian Lachlan...
Ep244: London's Secret War History
Mat is joined again by legendary London battle guide, Steve Hunnisett, to explore more sites that tell the story of London's wartime past.
Sites...
Ep243: Australians in Burma, 1942-45
Although Australians were actively involved in the Burma campaign throughout the Second World War, this vitally important theatre of the Asia-Pacific...
Ep242: Walking Fromelles with Lambis Englezos
Lambis Englezos is well-known as the man who discovered a mass grave containing 250 Australian soldiers on the 1916 battlefield of Fromelles. This bat...
Ep241: Q&A5 - Your Questions Answered!
It's the latest episode in our Q&A series. This week's questions include: Was it a war crime to drop the atomic bombs?; How can I visit Tyne Cot Cemet...
Ep240: Iwo Jima with John McManus
February marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most iconic battles of the Pacific War. But why is the battle so iconic, whe...
Ep239: Somme Winter, 1916/17
Welcome to our new season! In this first episode Mat tells the story of the winter of 1916/17, one of the harshest ordeals faced by Australian soldier...
Ep238: Ypres Salient - Talbot House
Talbot House was an 'everyman's club' in the Ypres sector in Belgium during the First World War. Established behind the lines in the town of Poperingh...
Ep237: HMAS Sydney, Victory at Kokoda and the Australians at Bougainville
Mat is joined by regular co-host Karl James to discuss some important Second World War anniversaries.
Topics include the sinking of HMAS Sydney...
Ep236: Q&A4 - Your Questions Answered!
It's the latest episode in our Q&A series. This week's questions include: Was General Monash the greatest general of the First World War?; Where can I...
Ep235: The History of Australian Military History
Our guest this week is noted Australian historian Peter Stanley, formerly with the Australian War Memorial, the National Museum and the University of...
Ep234: Your Questions Answered! Q&A with Mat 3
It's the latest episode in our Q&A series. This week's questions include: Was the Brisbane Line in WW2 real?; Is Anzac Day the best time to visit Gall...
Ep233: What Does Remembrance Day Mean in 2024?
Mat is joined by special co-host Karl James to discuss the significance of Remembrance Day. How did it start, what does it mean to veterans and the ge...
Ep232: Your Questions Answered! Q&A with Mat 2
It's the second episode in our new Q&A series. Today's topics include WW2 sites in Singapore; visiting the medieval battlefields of Crecy and Agincour...
Ep231: Your Questions Answered! Q&A with Mat 1
Mat sits down with producer Jess Stebnicki to answer your questions, including: Are there ghosts on the battlefields? How much time do I need to spend...
Ep230: Western Front Revisited
Mat is in Paris, sharing his memories of a very special visit to the Western Front. Topics discussed include how young people engage with the Anzac le...
Ep229: War Photographer Damien Parer
Damien Parer was one of Australia's greatest war photographers and cinematographers. His images and footage of Australians in the Second World War hel...
Ep228: Australian War Memorial - Behind the Scenes
Mat visits the Australian War Memorial in Canberra for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the artefacts and large items that are rarely on public dis...
Walking Ypres with guidl
Join Mat to hear all about guidl, a new audio tour app that he is contributing to. guidl takes you on walking tours to the world's most historic sites...
Ep227: How to Visit the Somme
The Somme region in northern France was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting of the First World War. Today, it is one of the most important and...
Ep226: Walking Long Tan with Dave Sabben
Live from Vietnam! In this very special episode of the podcast, Mat is joined by veteran of the Battle of Long Tan, Dave Sabben, MG. Mat and Dave have...
Ep225: Sinking the Tirpitz
During the Second World War, the Allies were desperate to sink the two biggest battleships in the German fleet, Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz....
Ep224: 1918 - On to Victory (Part 4)
The First World War is drawing to a close, as the unstoppable forces of France, Britain and America grind the German army into the ground. But some of...
Walking Gallipoli with Peter Hart
Mat McLachlan and Peter Hart are going to Gallipoli! In this special episode of the podcast, the two historians and chums discuss their upcoming tour...
Ep223: Krithia - Gallipoli's Forgotten Anzac Battle
The Battle of Krithia was one of the bloodiest ordeals at Gallipoli, and cost the Australians and New Zealanders nearly 2500 casualties. But for some...
Ep222: 1918 - Monash and the Australians (Part 3)
In three years of combat the Australian Imperial Force evolved from a keen but inexperienced group of new recruits who landed at Gallipoli, to one of...
BONUS: Olympian and Soldier, Cecil Healy
In this bonus episode, which originally aired on our sister podcast, BattleWalks, Mat is joined by historian Pete Smith to tell the story of Australia...