Life on the Line
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsLife on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories.
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#152 Peter Rudland
March 04, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBAlex Lloyd interviews SASR and 2nd Commando Regiment veteran Peter Rudland. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Peter Rudland is a veteran of the Special Air Service Regiment and the Commandos, 4RAR(Commando) and when they became the 2nd Commando Regiment. Over a long career in Special Forces, Peter deployed to Cambodia, Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was seriously injured in the June 2010 Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan. In his p...
#151 Peter Whitehead
January 08, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes - 84.1 MBTony Park interviews World War II veteran Peter Whitehead. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Peter Whitehead, born in 1923, is a veteran of World War II. He tried to join the Royal Australian Navy when war broke out but was rejected, instead becoming a ‘rough rider’ with the 2nd Remount Unit based at Holsworthy, in Sydney. After breaking in thousands of horses to support domestic war operations, he managed to join the Royal Australian Air F...
Christmas on the Line Vol VI
December 18, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes - 27.9 MBVeterans of Season 7 share their stories of a Christmas in uniform. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Veterans of Season 7 share with the Thistle Productions team their experiences of Christmas in uniform, from deployments overseas and back home in Australia. Featured guests include John White, Rod Henderson, Mark Direen, Rebecca and Ashley Semmens, Ray James and Doug Sheridan. This episode was edited by Sophie Hu and Alex Lloyd. The episodes ...
#150 Doug Sheridan
November 20, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBAlex Lloyd interviews SASR veteran Doug Sheridan in the Season 7 finale. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Doug Sheridan is a veteran of the Special Air Service Regiment. He served for 33 years in the Australian Army, full-time and reserve. This included various deployments with the United Nations, the SASR and the Australian Federal Police to the Western Sahara, East Timor, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan. He also served for 10 years ...
#149 Doug Langrehr
November 06, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 78 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews Namibia, Iraq and Timor veteran Doug Langrehr. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Doug Langrehr began his career, now spanning close to four decades, as an engineer in the Australian Army. He served on operations in Namibia, Iraq and Timor. His military career culminated in moving to New York to work with the United Nations. Today he is the chief of the mission support and planning section for the United Nation...
#148 Steve Moharic
October 23, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBThomas Kaye interviews 2nd Commando Regiment veteran and dog handler Steve Moharic. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Steve Moharic is an Australian Army veteran. He was a paratrooper, a shooter in the 2nd Commando Regiment, and then a dog handler within the Commandos. He and his four-legged best mate Guge saw a lot together. Steve spoke with Thomas Kaye over Zoom about his difficult pre-military past, his career in uniform, his life today ...
#147 Ray James
October 09, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 83.5 MBAngus Hordern interviews Vietnam veteran and RSL NSW President Ray James. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Ray James is a veteran of the Vietnam War and is currently the President of NSW RSL. He served in the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Sydney, the Vung Tau ferry. He was also on HMAS Melbourne when it collided with the USS Frank E. Evans in 1969. Ray spoke with Angus Hordern about his life of service – in the military, in the police forc...
Working Spirit with Karyn Hinder
October 05, 2023 15:00 - 23 minutes - 43.5 MBAlex Lloyd speaks with founder of the veterans charity Working Spirit, Army and RAAF veteran Karyn Hinder. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and tells their story. This is a bonus episode focused on the veterans-run charity Working Spirit, in a conversation with its founder. Karyn Hinder is an army and air force veteran with over 25 years of service. She has deployed to Timor and the Middle East. Her passion today is assisting military veterans to find employment in ...
#146 Joel Sardi
September 25, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBThomas Kaye interviews Afghanistan veteran Joel Sardi. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Joel Sardi is a veteran of the Australian Army. He served for 5 years and deployed to Afghanistan as a rifleman at 7 RAR. Shortly after coming home, Joel had an accident, leaving him as a C-5 quadriplegic. Joel spoke to Thomas Kaye over Zoom about his time in the army, and adjusting to a new life after the accident. This episode was edited by Sophie H...
#145 Lily Mulholland
September 11, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 98.9 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews Timor and Bougainville veteran, Lily Mulholland. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Lily Mulholland served in the Australian Defence Force for 24 years as a public affairs officer. She has deployed to Timor, Bougainville and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games on Operation Gold. During her time in the army, she also undertook an ADF expedition to Mount Everest. Lily shared her story with Sharon Mascall-Dare. To see...
#144 Phillip Thompson
August 28, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBAngus Hordern interviews Afghanistan veteran and Federal MP Phillip Thompson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Phillip Thompson is the Federal Member for Herbert and an Australian Army veteran. He deployed to Timor and Afghanistan, and was blown up by an improvised explosive device. He represented Australia at the Invictus Games in 2014 and now represents Townsville in Canberra. This is his conversation with Angus Hordern. This episode wa...
#143 Rebecca and Ashley Semmens
August 14, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBAlex Lloyd interviews navy veterans Rebecca and Ashley Semmens. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Rebecca Semmens served in the Royal Australian Navy for 18 years, and was medically discharged in 2020 at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Bec was a medic, and deployed to Timor and Afghanistan. Her husband, Ashley Semmens, was a Clearance Diver, also serving in the navy for 18 years. Ash had multiple deployments, including to Afghanistan. He w...
#142 Mark Direen
July 31, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBThomas Kaye interviews Special Air Service Regiment veteran Mark Direen. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Mark Direen deployed multiple times to Afghanistan as a member of the SASR. He experienced long range reconnaissance missions, more kinetic operations and was injured by an improvised explosive device. He also worked at the Australian Embassy in Kabul. Today he runs his company Point Assist, its goal to assist people to evolve through...
#141 Rob Manton
July 17, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 87.5 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews army veteran Rob Manton. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Rob Manton served in the Australian Army for 30 years. His time in uniform saw multiple command appointments, an operational deployment to Iraq, and advisory and peacekeeping roles with the United Nations. Today, he’s the Chair of the Veterans Advisory Council in South Australia. He spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare in Adelaide. Episodes referenced at the ...
#140 Mike Armstrong
July 03, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 90.3 MBAngus Hordern interviews Afghanistan veteran and artist Mike Armstrong. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Michael Armstrong joined the Australian Defence Force in 1998 as an aircraft technician. He went on to serve as a signals officer, deploying with 2 RAR to Timor and with the 2nd Commando Regiment to Afghanistan. He was on the last plane out of Afghanistan in Rotation XX. Throughout his time in the army Mike also taught as a hand-to-hand...
#139 Ryan Shaw
June 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBAlex Lloyd interviews former sniper team leader Ryan Shaw. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Ryan Shaw joined the Australian Defence Force in 2006. During his 14-year career in the military he was a sniper team leader, deployed to Timor and Afghanistan, and worked in border protection. Today he’s the Director of Gaythorne RSL, in Brisbane, where he spoke with Alex Lloyd. To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.l...
#138 Rod Henderson
June 05, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes - 104 MBAngus Hordern interviews Army Aviation veteran Rod Henderson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Rod Henderson is an Australian Army veteran. He has served as an infantryman and in Army Aviation, working with Black Hawks and Chinooks, including as a door gunner. Rod has deployed on warlike and humanitarian operations to Timor, Pakistan, New Guinea and Afghanistan. He’s now a volunteer guide at the Australian War Memorial. This episode was ...
#137 John White
May 22, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBAlex Lloyd interviews Vietnam War veteran John White. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. John White was an officer in the Australian Army during the Vietnam War. He was decorated for outstanding gallantry in the 1968 Battle of Ngok Tavak in South Vietnam. In the first episode of Season 7, Alex Lloyd spoke with John at Gaythorne RSL in Brisbane. This episode was edited by Sophie Hu. Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #1...
Season 7 Trailer
May 15, 2023 16:00 - 2 minutes - 4.15 MBWelcome to Season 7 of LIFE ON THE LINE, Australia's first and leading veterans podcast, from Thistle Productions. In our 7th year, after 6 seasons, 2 miniseries, 261 podcasts, 17 video episodes, 188 veterans and over 1.7 million downloads, Life on the Line is back. We now present Season 7. Our ongoing mission is to track down Australian military veterans and record their stories, from World War II to the 21st century. The vision of Life on the Line continues to be to capture the raw human ...
For School and Country
March 20, 2023 17:00 - 3 minutes - 7.05 MBAlex Lloyd introduces the WWII video documentary FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY, now on YouTube. FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY is a five-part video documentary miniseries, created by us, Thistle Productions. The series chronicles the lives and service of twelve WWII veterans who went to school together and took up arms when war broke out. This production was originally released on DVD in 2015 - the first ‘Thistle Productions’ project - and it is finally available for free via streaming. These dozen veter...
Christmas on the Line Vol V
December 19, 2022 15:00 - 27 minutes - 50.9 MBVeterans of Season 6 share their stories of a Christmas in uniform. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Veterans of Season 6 share with the Thistle Productions team their experiences of Christmas in uniform, from deployments overseas and back home in Australia. The episodes these veterans were featured in earlier this season include: #123 Nick Howlett Vol I #123 Nick Howlett Vol II #127 Reg Chard #129 Paul Gebran #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol III #1...
#136 Curtis McGrath
December 05, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBAlex Lloyd interviews former combat engineer, Paralympian and IED survivor, Curtis McGrath. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Curtis McGrath OAM is a soldier turned sporting superstar. He was a combat engineer in the Australian Army, and lost his legs when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2012. From there, he set himself a seemingly impossible goal – to compete in the Paralympics. Today, Curtis is a world champ...
#135 Donald McDowell
November 21, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBAngus Hordern interviews AATTV veteran Donald McDowell. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Donald McDowell is a veteran of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. The AATTV was a specialist unit of Australian Army military advisors, active from 1962 to 1973. It was specifically raised as part of Australia’s contribution to the Vietnam War. It’s one of Australia’s most heavily decorated units, including four Victoria Crosses. Don spoke to ...
#134 Graham Goodwin
November 07, 2022 15:00 - 45 minutes - 83.3 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews Timor and Afghanistan veteran Graham Goodwin. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Brigadier Graham Goodwin CSC is currently the commander of 9th Brigade Australian Army. As a Reservist, Graham has had a significant career in the ADF and South Australia Police, including deployments to Timor and Afghanistan, and serving in recent domestic operations in response to bushfires and COVID-19. To see photos related to...
#133 Peter Watt
October 24, 2022 15:00 - 47 minutes - 86.1 MBAlex Lloyd interviews Australian Army veteran Peter Watt. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Peter Watt enlisted during the Vietnam War. He has been a soldier, articled clerk to a solicitor, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and adviser to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. Today, he is a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service and an author. Hi...
#132 Michael Greenway
October 10, 2022 15:00 - 36 minutes - 66.3 MBAngus Hordern interviews Australian Army veteran Michael Greenway. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Michael Greenway served in the Australian Army for 36 years. He was in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, and spent most of his career working in supply. He deployed to Namibia, Timor, Iraq, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan, as part of peacekeeping and military operations. Michael spoke with Angus Hordern about highlights from his ...
#131 Sabrina Smeaton
September 26, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 98 MBAlex Lloyd interviews Afghanistan veteran Sabrina Smeaton. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Sabrina Smeaton is a veteran of the Australian Army. She served in the artillery corps, working as a Weapon Locating Radar operator and a Scan Eagle UAV operator. She deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. Sabrina spoke to Alex Lloyd about her passion for military service, why she joined, her experiences in artillery and in Afghanistan, her transition com...
#130 Trent Burnard
September 12, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews army veteran Trent Burnard. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Colonel Trent Burnard has worn an army uniform for 32 years. He went from soldier to officer, deployed to Rwanda and East Timor, and worked in Intelligence. Today he focuses on teaching leadership and resilience as a co-founder of Hindsight Leadership. Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #33 Tracy Smart #66 James O'Hanlon #80...
#31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol III
August 29, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes - 95.1 MBAlex Lloyd interviews former special forces combat doctor Dan Pronk about his new memoir, THE COMBAT DOCTOR. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Dr Dan Pronk is a former special forces combat doctor. He deployed 4 times to Afghanistan and went on over 100 combat missions. In his 7th appearance on the show, Dan spoke to Alex Lloyd about his new book, his life story, called THE COMBAT DOCTOR. The book is out now in print, audiobook and ebook, a...
Panel - Veteran Suicide
August 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBAlex Lloyd hosts a panel on the veteran suicide crisis, with Wes ‘H’ Hennessey and Renee Wilson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. On 11 August 2022, the Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was submitted to the Governor-General, and then to Parliament. While this podcast sees itself as a veterans storytelling platform first and foremost, topics as exceptional as this are an ongoing part of the stories of ...
The Fall of Kabul with Glenn Kolomeitz
August 15, 2022 16:00 - 24 minutes - 44.7 MBAngus Hordern speaks with veteran Glenn Kolomeitz about the fall of Kabul in 2021. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Glenn Kolomeitz is a veteran of the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army. Among other roles, he’s been an MP and deployed to Afghanistan as a Legal Officer, working to enable Special Forces on their missions. He was originally interviewed by Angus Hordern in Season 2 of the podcast, in #22 Glenn Kolomeitz. This...
#129 Paul Gebran
August 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBAlex Lloyd interviews Middle East, South Sudan and Cambodia veteran of the RAAF, Paul Gebran. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Paul Gebran is a veteran of the Royal Australian Air Force. He joined on April 24th 1990 and medically discharged on April 25th 2017. Paul spoke to Alex Lloyd about his deployments to Cambodia, South Sudan and the Middle East, and the volunteer work he does today with Northern Queensland Legacy. To see photos rela...
#128 Ryan Wilson
July 18, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 99.9 MBAngus Hordern interviews SAS veteran of Afghanistan, Ryan Wilson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Ryan Wilson is a veteran of the Special Air Service Regiment. Over the course of his military career, he deployed to Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan, as well as training overseas. Today, he is the General Manager of Whipper Snapper Distillery, and is the WA State Manager for the veterans charity Wandering Warriors. Ryan spoke wi...
#127 Reg Chard
July 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBAlex Lloyd interviews World War II veteran Reg Chard. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Reg Chard was an infantryman in the Australian Army in the Second World War. He fought in the jungle against the Japanese in New Guinea along the Kokoda Trail in 1942 for months. Since 2011, Reg has been a volunteer guide at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway in Sydney. In 2022, the 98-year-old celebrates the release of his biography, THE DIGGER OF KOKODA...
#126 Gareth Gardner
June 20, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 98.1 MBThomas Kaye interviews army veteran Gareth Gardner. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Gareth Gardner served in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, deploying as a driver to Timor-Leste and Afghanistan. He transitioned from digger to officer, becoming a tank commander. Gareth spoke to Thomas Kaye about his military service, his love for teaching and instructing, and the work he’s doing today with the veterans employment program company WithY...
#125 Ant Plater
June 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBAlex Lloyd interviews 2nd Commando Regiment veteran Ant Plater. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Former Special Forces operator Ant Plater served in the Australian Defence Force for 27 years, 17 of which were with the Commandos. He deployed to Somalia, Bougainville, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan, served in the Tactical Assault Group-East, and was the counter-terrorism advisor to the Australian Federal Police. Today, he’s a high-performa...
#124 Mick Burgess
May 23, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 85 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews army veteran Mick Burgess. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Mick Burgess has served in the Australian Army and Army Reserve for almost 40 years. He deployed to Rwanda as a young officer, encountering child soldiers and the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. He went on to have a career in the army as an instructor and then a linguist, including an exchange to Thailand. He is now the Chair of the Remembrance Dr...
#123 Nick Howlett Vol II
May 10, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 51.6 MBAngus Hordern continues his interview with Vietnam War SAS veteran Nick Howlett. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. In the second part of his conversation with Angus Hordern, Nick Howlett details patrols and hot extractions during the 1969-70 3 Squadron SAS deployment to Vietnam. Nick tells Angus about his post-Vietnam career, the paratroop jump that ended it all, his difficulties with PTSD, his views on transition out of the military and hi...
#123 Nick Howlett Vol I
May 09, 2022 16:00 - 43 minutes - 80.2 MBAngus Hordern interviews Vietnam War SAS veteran Nick Howlett. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Nick Howlett joined the Citizens Military Forces in the 1960s as a commando. He soon left his civilian job as a bank teller and transferred to the regular army and joined the Special Air Service Regiment as an officer. In this podcast, Nick tells Angus Hordern about his experiences commanding an SAS troop - all with sergeants and soldiers far mo...
Season 6 Trailer
April 25, 2022 16:00 - 2 minutes - 3.94 MBWelcome to Season 6 of LIFE ON THE LINE, Australia's first and leading veterans podcast, from Thistle Productions. After 5 years, 5 seasons, 2 miniseries, 241 podcasts, 15 video episodes, 174 veterans and over 1.4 million downloads, Life on the Line is back. In 2022, our 6th year, we present Season 6. Our ongoing mission is to track down Australian military veterans and record their stories, from World War II to the 21st century. The vision of Life on the Line continues to be to capture the...
Christmas on the Line Vol IV
December 20, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBVeterans of Season 5 share their stories of a Christmas in uniform. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Veterans of Season 5 share with the Thistle Productions team their experiences of Christmas in uniform, from deployments overseas and back home in Australia. Featured guests include Chris Oxenbould, Greg Hopgood, Mark Wales, Wes 'H' Hennessey, Commando Jamie, Keith Wolahan, Sir Peter Cosgrove and Wayne Bemet. This episode is hosted by Thomas Kay...
#122 Kasey Mumford
November 15, 2021 15:00 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBAlex Lloyd interviews Royal Australian Navy veteran Kasey Mumford. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Kasey Mumford was an officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She deployed to Timor, the Arabian Gulf and was on HMAS Manoora during the MV Tampa incident in 2001. Kasey spoke with Alex Lloyd for Season 5’s final episode. For more episodes related to the MV Tampa, listen to: #114 Bruce McLennan #121 Catherine Walsh To see photos related to ...
#121 Catherine Walsh
November 08, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes - 91.9 MBSharon Mascall-Dare interviews Royal Australian Air Force veteran Catherine Walsh. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Catherine Walsh is a former Air Force intelligence officer and former aide-de-camp to the Governor-General. Today she’s Director of Veterans South Australia. Catherine spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare about the RAAF, her deployment to the Middle East, her time in the Vice-Regal sphere, and her work today in the Air Force Reserves...
#120 Wayne Bemet
November 01, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes - 77 MBAngus Hordern interviews former Chief Petty Officer, RAN veteran Wayne Bemet. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Wayne Bemet served in The Australian Defence Force for 19 years, with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. He had 5 operational deployments, from 2002 to 2015. He was medically discharged in 2017 for a variety of physical injuries, forcing Wayne to reinvent and re-educate himself for a life moving forward....
Life After Service - 2021 Wrap Up
October 28, 2021 15:00 - 28 minutes - 52.5 MBThis is the audio-only version of our Life After Service episode with Gary and Renee Wilson. Watch the video documentary episode now on YouTube! This year Life on the Line released a new special project. A special documentary series focusing on veterans lives after their time in uniform - called Life After Service. So far in the series, we've featured the stories of 6 veterans over 6 episodes: Sarah Watson Glenn Kolomeitz Don Barnby Tony Park Tamara Sloper-Harding Gary & Renee Wilson...
#119 Craig Ball
October 18, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes - 85.8 MBAlex Lloyd interviews former commando Craig Ball. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Craig Ball passed Commando selection in 2000 as a reservist and went full-time in 2006. He deployed to Afghanistan as a signaller in the 2nd Commando Regiment in 2010 and 2012. Today, he’s a men’s mental health speaker. Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #100 Gary Wilson The Partners - Renee Wilson Life After Service - Gary & Renee Wi...
Keith Payne VC - No One Left Behind
October 11, 2021 15:00 - 7 minutes - 14.2 MBAlex Lloyd introduces Keith Payne VC’s autobiography, NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. The elder statesman of our Victoria Cross recipients – Keith Payne VC, AM – has released his autobiography – NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. Much has been written about Keith Payne before, but this is the first time he’s done a book in his own words. This special podcast introduces the book, read by podcast creator Alex Lloyd. Alex is also Keith’s publisher at Pan Macmillan. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND is out now in print, audiobook and e...
#118 Mark Mathieson
October 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBAlex Lloyd interviews former SAS psychologist Mark Mathieson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Mark Mathieson was a psychologist in the Australian Army, including time as the SAS regimental psychologist. He deployed to Timor and 6 times to Afghanistan. This is our conversation about the psychology of Special Forces soldiers and the impact of war. Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol I #31 Dr Dan Pr...
#117 Sir Peter Cosgrove
September 27, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBAngus Hordern interviews General Sir Peter Cosgrove, former Chief of the Defence Force and Governor-General. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. This is our third Season 5 video podcast - you can watch the whole conversation between Sir Peter Cosgrove and Angus Hordern now on YouTube. General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia’s most significant public figures. As a soldier, he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose t...
#116 Tony Dell
September 20, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MBThomas Kaye interviews Vietnam veteran Tony Dell. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Tony Dell is an army veteran of the Vietnam War. The national serviceman is also the only Test cricketer to fight in Vietnam. He was a fast-medium seam bowler who made his Test debut against England for the vital Seventh Test in the 1970-71 Ashes series, taking 5 wickets in that match. After war, sport gave Tony an outlet and place of mateship and camaraderi...