Death Railway Revisited

Nicholas Fordham

Death Railway Revisited is a history podcast hosted by Nicholas Fordham. It has 6 episodes, with the latest published October 2023.

Inspired by the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai I’ve been on a journey to discover what really happened in SE Asia 80 years ago during the construction of the Death Railway: Why was it so important to build? Who built it? How did they build it? And why did so many people die during its construction? I speak to several experts along the way and unearth some surprising facts about this infamous railway line.

history ·en-gb ·6 episodes