Latest Regiment Podcast Episodes
The Cliff Rangers of Calvados
Amazing War Stories - November 20, 2020 00:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsOn June 6th 1944 a band of US Army Rangers undertook one of the second world war’s most daring missions. Ahead of the main D Day landings, under ferocious fire, they had to land on an exposed beach, scale a 100ft cliff before attacking a well armed and heavily defended German force. Against overw...
Murder Comes to Westminster: The Killing of Pte. A. Buttery
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - November 17, 2020 15:29 - 44 minutesThe RCRM Speakers Series has now reached Episode 9, with Doctoral Candidate in history, Heather Ellis. Heather completed her Honours BA at the University of Toronto in 2012 and her MA in History at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Geoffrey Hayes in 2016. Her dissertation, ...
The Assassins of Alexandria
Amazing War Stories - November 13, 2020 00:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsOn the night of the 10th November 1941 two submarines stealthily left the harbour at Alexandria and headed for Northern Libya. On board were 53 Commandos and 6 Special Boat Service operatives. Underway was one of the most audacious missions of the entire Second World War - a secret attempt to ass...
The Striker of The Somme - A Remembrance Day Special
Amazing War Stories - November 06, 2020 00:05 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsWhen legendary footballer Walter Tull joins the army in the First World War he becomes the first black British officer to lead white men into battle and is mentioned in dispatches for a dangerous raid in Italy. He suffers shell shock, trench fever, is gassed, faces flame throwers and finally Germ...
The Heroes of HQ Company
Amazing War Stories - October 30, 2020 00:05 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsOn the freezing night of December 20th 1944 men of the US 82nd Airborne, 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment fought head-on with a deadly SS Panzer Group that vastly outgunned them. This little known battle, which raged for nearly 2 days, would prove to be a pivotal turning point in the Second World ...
The Night Raiders of Normandy
Amazing War Stories - October 22, 2020 23:05 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsIn almost complete darkness, on the 27th February 1942, 120 men from the newly formed Parachute Regiment, went on a bold mission - to steal technology from a new German Radar installation that was causing heavy losses on Allied aircraft. This is the true story of 7 of the men who took part in tha...
The Legend of Lancaster A for Apple
Amazing War Stories - October 15, 2020 23:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsOn the cold evening of the 20th of December 1943 over 650 Allied planes took off from their bases in England and headed for Frankfurt on what they hoped would be a decisive blow against Nazi Germany. But for one crew in particular this sortie would become a desperate fight for survival from which...
“You, Sir Frederick, Will be Chairman: Military Research and the NRC (1937-1941)”
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - October 15, 2020 22:00 - 42 minutesGrant Maltman, Curator of Banting House National Historic Site of Canada, is a graduate from The University of Western Ontario with more than 30-year experience in the cultural resource management and heritage presentation field. His journey started at the local Banting Secondary School when, as...
Amazing War Stories with Bruce Crompton Trailer
Amazing War Stories - September 18, 2020 08:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsProduced in glorious 3D audio, Bruce Crompton tells amazing true war stories taken from museum collections in order to help safeguard the nation's historical treasures before they are lost from the public forever. For the ultimate, immersive experience please wear headphones. Series launching 16t...
Amazing War Stories with Bruce Crompton Season 1 Trailer
Amazing War Stories - September 18, 2020 08:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 330 ratingsProduced in glorious 3D audio, Bruce Crompton tells amazing true war stories taken from museum collections in order to help safeguard the nation's historical treasures before they are lost from the public forever. For the ultimate, immersive experience please wear headphones. Sign up to our newsl...
Stanley Barracks. The Life and Times of Toronto’s Military Garrison
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - September 17, 2020 22:00 - 58 minutesFor episode 7 of The RCRM Speakers Series, we have invited Dr Aldona Sendzikas to speak about “Stanley Barracks. The Life and Times of Toronto’s Military Garrison.” Dr. Sendzikas is an Associate Professor in the History Department at Western University, where she teaches 20th century U.S. Histor...
Hard Labour: Beyond the Internet Search
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - August 13, 2020 22:00 - 50 minutesBefore announcing episode 6 of The RCRM Speakers Series, the museum wishes to acknowledge all our loyal followers of this program. The past four months have brought changes and unrest, but they also opened large doors in the cyberspace. A big thank you to all those who downloaded episodes in Can...
History of Bodmin Keep
Bodmin Keep War Stories - August 06, 2020 14:54 - 37 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsTwo world wars, intelligence training, an influx of Americans and a mishap with a hungry dog and a crocodile handbag - all part of the rich history of Bodmin Keep. When the building was first erected in 1859 it was a blueprint for a modern and healthy training centre. Since then, thousands of ...
The Aerodrome of Democracy: The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Southwestern Ontario
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - July 09, 2020 22:00 - 42 minutesA graduate of University of Western Ontario with degrees in history and education, Michael Baker is the Manager of Museums and Archives for the County of Elgin. Michael is well known to the regional historians as the Collections Curator at Fanshawe Pioneer Village, and the Curator of Regional Hi...
First Canadian Army and the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps in April 1945
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - June 11, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode, The RCRM Speakers Series brings forward the aftermath of German surrender on 8 May 1945. In the weeks following this event, the First Canadian Army switched from combat mode to a very different type of operations: the disarmament of thousands of enemy troops, and the care for th...
Eagles over Husky: The Allied Air Forces and the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - May 07, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutesAlexander Fitzgerald Black has an MA in Military History from the University of New Brunswick and another MA in Public History from the University of Western Ontario. He presently works as a historian with the Juno Beach Centre Association and is interested in researching the Canadian military h...
Canadian Protestant Rhetoric and the War in South Africa
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - April 17, 2020 14:00 - 1 hourOn February 21st 2020, The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum opened a new section in the permanent gallery featuring, amongst others, the First Contingent South Africa. This unit sailed overseas in support of the British Empire who had invaded two independent republics of Protestant Dutch origins, ...
Steve McQueen on a Motorbike: The Great Escape and Popular Culture
RCRM Speakers Series - Season 1 - April 16, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutesSteve McQueen on a Motorbike: The Great Escape and Popular Culture is Jonathan Vance’s topic. John Sturges' Great Escape, a popular war movie from 1963 is Vance’s pretext to look deeper into how film productions distort, mislead, even fake, historical fact. The movie is based on a compelling tru...
Gay and in uniform
Bodmin Keep War Stories - February 27, 2020 16:48 - 34 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's now more than 20 years since the ban on gay people serving in the armed forces was lifted. But what was it like for gay and lesbian people serving before that? We hear about the lives of gay men in the two great wars, how the army was an escape from society's heterosexual norms for lesbians...
School for Spies
Bodmin Keep War Stories - August 01, 2019 16:56 - 27 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsBodmin was alive with Russians at the height of the Cold War when the town became home to a school for spies! Hundreds of Britain's brightest young men came to learn Russian in order to translate Soviet radio transmissions for GCHQ. Playwrights Alan Bennett, Michael Frayn and Dennis Potter were ...
Cornwall's D-Day
Bodmin Keep War Stories - June 16, 2019 16:01 - 32 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsCornwall's maritime might and strategic coastal location made it far from remote when it came to D-Day operations. Find out how the county experienced an invasion of its own - from thousands of American GIs. Hear which celebrities visited soldiers at Bodmin Keep during training for the Normandy ...
The Berlin Wall
Bodmin Keep War Stories - May 20, 2019 14:58 - 29 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's 40 years this year since the Berlin Wall came down. Many fragments of it were taken by souvenir hunters. One of the biggest pieces in Britain ended up at Bodmin Keep museum in Cornwall. In this episode we'll hear from soldiers and civilians who were there when the wall went up at the height...
Music, Military and Morale
Bodmin Keep War Stories - April 11, 2019 08:07 - 31 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsHear about the essential role military musicians played in wartime, from issuing vital commands on the battlefield to keeping up morale among troops and, just like other soldiers, carrying out acts of extreme bravery and daring. There's a cheeky version of a favourite wartime song, a cross-dre...
Bodmin Keep War Stories
Bodmin Keep War Stories - March 30, 2019 12:51 - 3 minutes ★★★ - 3 ratingsIntriguing and surprising stories behind the collection at Cornwall's Regimental Museum in Bodmin. Find out how ordinary soldiers played their part in some of the biggest conflicts of the last century, from the impact of war on everyday life, to tales of extreme courage and daring.
Season 2 - Episode 3 (Finals Predictions & Discussion)
CorpsCast - August 10, 2017 10:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat do we predict will happen at DCI Finals on August 12? Listen to our short, unscripted discussion on many things DCI Finals Week!
Season 2 - Episode 2 (Let's Talk Beanpot)
CorpsCast - July 06, 2017 21:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 6 ratingsRocky and Andrew discuss their thoughts on the Lynn, MA show, DCI's current top seven (and shows), FloMarching audio, and much much more (including many, memory-related tangents)!
Season 2 Premiere
CorpsCast - May 16, 2017 15:25 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin Rocky & Andrew as we talk about rumors for 2017 and this year's show repertoires.
Episode 057 – Brigadier Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
Podcasts – Canadian Military History Podcast - April 01, 2017 04:01 ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsARMY Alastair was a regular soldier for four years (1979-1983), seeing active service in the Falklands War of 1982 and also on peace keeping duties in Northern Ireland with the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards. He is still a reserve officer, currently serving as Deputy Commander (R), 3rd UK Division i...
Episode 056 – WO Aly Hirji
Podcasts – Canadian Military History Podcast - March 19, 2017 23:06 ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWarrant Officer Aly Hirji a member of The Royal Regiment of Canada was born and raised in East York Ontario. Warrant Officer Hirji completed his basic training through the Cooperative Education Program during February 1995 and May 1995 not earning any money, but in turn earning two High School Cr...
Corps Cast Episode 11 - Whats going on? Lets Review Scouts Honor
CorpsCast - November 14, 2016 22:14 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin Rocky and Andrew as we talk about the Scouts Honor Documentary out now on iTunes and what we've been up to in the off season!