THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 3 | Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace - Michael St Maur Sheil

Welcome to the BRITISH HOME FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. This series was recorded at the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS in June 2018 to accompany a conference marking the contribution by the peoples of the British Isles to the national war effort. In this podcast, photo-journalist MICHAEL ST MAUR SHEIL talks about his photographic exhibition, FIELDS OF BATTLE, LANDS OF PEACE, and picks out some of the images that have a particular resonance for him. IMAGES (IN ORDER OF REFERENCE) Ploegsteert Wood at dawn http://www.westernfrontphotography.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6027 The London Irish football, Loos https://www.maryevans.com/search.php Shell lying in mud http://www.westernfrontphotography.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6050 Somme - 'Iron' harvest http://www.westernfrontphotography.com/main.php?g2_itemId=2295 Ancre Marshes, Somme http://www.maryevans.com/search.php Battlefield grave memorial, Western Front http://www.maryevans.com/search.php Rabenbuhl Friedhof http://www.westernfrontphotography.com/main.php?g2_itemId=4296 Brooding soldier, Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner https://www.maryevans.com/search.php Tyne Cot Cemetery http://www.westernfrontphotography.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6059 To see a SLIDESHOW version of this podcast, go to www.youtube.com and search for ChromeRadio (one word). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With thanks to JOHN CAWTHORN and the 1926 FOUNDATION for making this podcast series possible, and to the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and the SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT for supporting the Conference. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | Music performed by the PIPES AND DRUMS of the ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS | Series Editor - Professor Sir Hew Strachan | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.