The Gathering Storm | The General Strike (Part 2)

Two Tragic Telegrams | The Somme (Part 3)

The Somme offensive unfolds, and life upends for the Attenborough family.   September 1916 marks another devastating chapter for the Attenborough family. As the fighting on the Somme intensifies, the war’s reach into one Midlands household becomes impossible to escape. Host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by Somme specialist and Commonwealth War Commission Communications Coordinator, Harvey Henson, to examine how this heartbreaking story unfolded, from the shattered landscape of Ginchy to the first tanks that appeared at Flers-Courcelette.  Host and researcher: Jen Baldwin  Guest: Harvey Henson (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)  Editor: CM87Edits  Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert  Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb  Designer: Michael McCosh  Social media: Sarah Cornes  Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The War Comes Home | The Somme (Part 2)

With the Battle of the Somme almost a year away, tragedy hits the Attenborough family for the first time.    One Attenborough brother faces weaponised gas at Loos – the biggest battle of the war so far. Will he make it home? Join host and genealogist Jen Baldwin and her guest Harvey Henson, Somme specialist and Commonwealth War Commission Communications Coordinator, to examine the chaos that unfolded at Loos, and its effects on one ordinary Leicestershire family.   Host and researcher: Jen Baldwin  Guest: Harvey Henson (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)  Editor: CM87Edits  Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert  Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb  Designer: Michael McCosh  Social media: Sarah Cornes  Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What really happened at the Somme? | Part 1

Did the headlines tell the whole story? In this episode, we’re joined by Somme specialist Harvey Henson to uncover the real stories behind one of the First World War’s deadliest battles. Using British military records, wartime evidence and expert insight, we follow three Leicestershire brothers who went to war - and reveal what happened to them beyond the history books. Start listening now. Host and researcher: Jen Baldwin  Guest: Harvey Henson (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)  Editor: CM87Edits  Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert  Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb  Designer: Michael McCosh  Social media: Sarah Cornes  Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A Family History Of... The Somme | Trailer

One family. A battle that would shape generations. History remembers battles. Families remember absence. Over the course of a single year, three telegrams arrived at the Attenborough family home on Druid Street, Hinckley. Three brothers - Walter, Arthur and Richard Attenborough - were swept into the upheaval of the First World War, serving in different regiments as the conflict intensified from Loos to the Somme. Across four episodes, host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by Somme expert and Commonwealth War Graves Commission Communications Coordinator, Harvey Henson, to explore the devastating impact of the war's early years on one working-class family, and how their story survives through the historical record.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What Naval Records Reveal | Gallipoli (Part 4)

Gallipoli may dominate the history books. But the records tell the rest of the story.  Gallipoli is one of those moments in history that can seem enormous when we look back at it now. But when we delve into the naval records of the men who actually experienced it, something surprising happens – it barely interrupts the page at all.  In this bonus episode, host and expert genealogist Jen Baldwin steps back from this defining First World War campaign to explore what family history records can reveal when we look beyond the big moments we already know. Through the wider context of Gallipoli, this episode dives into the careers, continuity, expertise, and everyday labour that kept the Royal Navy afloat during wartime.  As more naval records become accessible online, Jen explores how they help family historians and researchers alike. Moving past the headline news and reconnecting with Navy ancestors in ways that simply weren’t possible before.  Host and researcher: Jen Baldwin Editor: CM87Edits Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb Designer: Michael McCosh Social media: Sarah Cornes Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.