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EPISODE · Dec 11, 2022 · 53 MIN

Trench Talk - Sarah Wearne: epitaphs of the Great War

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Send us Fan MailIn this latest episode of Trench Talk, it's a real pleasure to be joined by the writer Sarah Wearne, whose 30-year odyssey to study the epitaphs of the Great War culminated in the publication of three collections of epitaphs, The Somme, Passchendaele, and The Last Hundred Days.In this wide-ranging chat we talk about Helen's quest to track down some of the more unusual and unique epitaphs of the Great War, how epitaphs were chosen, the different approaches to commemoration by the various nations, what epitaphs can tell us about societies views of memory and commemoration, and of course, hear the personal stories behind some of Sarah's personal favourites. 

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of Trench Talk, it's a real pleasure to be joined by the writer Sarah Wearne, whose 30-year odyssey to study the epitaphs of the Great War culminated in the publication of three collections of epitaphs, The Somme, Passchendaele, and The Last Hundred Days. In this wide-ranging chat we talk about Helen's quest to track down some of the more unusual and unique epitaphs of the Great War, how epitaphs were chosen, the different approaches to commemoration b...

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