Home Front History Podcast

This week Chris is joined by historian Jonathan Ware for part 1 on a special about the 53rd (Welsh) Division in their Territorial role pre-war and into the war itself, in part one the chaps talk about Paint shortages, webbing and more!

This week Andy is joined by Joseph Quinn, who is the Project Coordinator for 'Their Finest Hour' that is a crowdsourcing initiative that is digitally archiving the everyday stories and objects from the Second World War. Join us as we hear about Mussolini's Fez and a life-saving Rupee Coin, and also how you can get involved with the project!

We continue our look at the fascinating use of railings and scrap metal to the British war effort in part 2 of our special.

This week we are back with a 2 parter on the use of railings for use as propaganda for war time production and as a morale booster.

This week Andy gives us the lowdown on the Auxillary Units from their inception to their operational role should a German invasion of the UK ever of happened. Learn all about this clandestine force in this week's episode.

This week we look at the cancellation of the 1940 August Bank Holiday, Rifle training the youth of the nation in wartime. How long it takes to lay a Pillbox and Andy makes an appeal for information on 'Section XII'. Join us for your weekly dose of Home Front History!

Here is part 2 of our episodes covering the role of the British Army and Territorial forces on home defense duty during the Second World War, we also answer some listener questions!