Can a conscientious objector be a hero? Branded is widely regarded as one of the finest episodes of Dad’s Army, combining comedy with a thoughtful

Can a crime novel help us understand the long shadow cast by the First World War? In this episode of Oh! What a Lovely Podcast,

What happens when a classic Agatha Christie story is reimagined with the memory of war lingering behind it?

Was patriotism in the First World War really shared by all, or was it shaped and enforced from above?

What does the First World War look like when it arrives not as a battle, but as an invasion of home, family, and childhood?

What does the First World War look like when the story is driven not by battles, but by loss, hope and unanswered questions?

Can a film about the First World War work without trenches or battles?

Can a story about soldiers shaking hands in the snow carry a warning for the nuclear age?

Was Blackadder Goes Forth the most powerful portrayal of the First World War ever put on television?

How did the First World War bring down Europe’s great dynasties, and how did the BBC retell that story on screen?

What can a 1917 short story collection tell us about life on the British home front during the First World War?

What do young adults think of First World War fiction aimed at them?

What makes a 50-year-old book on WWI still essential reading?

What happens when a controversial real-life figure becomes the centre of one of the BBC’s most politically charged wartime dramas?

What was the real story behind the BBC series Dope Girls?

What happens when a late-twentieth-century detective novelist develops strong opinions about the First World War?

What happens when you combine the First World War with a 1970s cult sci-fi classic?

What do you do when a student brings you a collection of family papers in a Harrods tin?

How do you walk people through First World War landscapes? This month we welcome back Prof Mark Connelly to discuss his new walking tours endeavour

How do you teach the FIrst World War?

Can you turn the First World War into sketch comedy?

What happens when the First World War meets pulp science fiction?

What happens when fantasy meets the First World War?

This month Angus, Chris and Jessica discuss Jessica’s professorial inaugural lecture, ‘No (Wo)man’s Land: writing history at the intersection of gender and First World War