Living History With Mat Mclachlan

Mat goes behind the scenes at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and speaks with Director General, Victoria Wallace about the important work to honour the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat visits the Australian War Memorial and is joined by historians Dr Karl James, Dr Lachlan Grant and Dr Kerrie Neal to answer your questions! For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat is in London and catches up with Channel 9's European Correspondent Amelia Adams about reporting on important moments in history as they unfold. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To celebrate football grand final week, join Mat as he explores the Melbourne Cricket Ground, discovering the history and legacy of one of the world's great sporting venues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Mat as he is granted exclusive access to the Australian War Memorial's large items storage area. In this behind-the-scenes tour, Mat examines unique artefacts that tell the story of Australia's military history from WWI to Afghanistan, including captured artillery guns, a German V2 rocket, a Japanese suicide boat, the world's first anti-air missile and much more. For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A bonus episode of the podcast, exploring Mat's recent visits to Bletchley Park, the RAF Museum and Paris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks with Professor Peter Dean from the University of Western Australia about the significance of the Pacific War, 75 years after it was fought. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first of a series of special episodes from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Mat speaks to Dr Brendan Nelson, who has been Director of the Memorial for the past seven years. Topics include the importance of remembrance, Dr Nelson's visits to the Menin Gate in Ypres, the evolving role of the AWM and the controversial expansion plans for the museum. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks to former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell about his illustrious career, and the history and significance of one of sport's great rivalries, the Ashes.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat joins Dr Karl James, Head of Military History at the Australian War Memorial, to discuss the Battle of Milne Bay, one of Australia's most important actions of the Pacific War. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks with archaeologist Dr Matthew Kelly about the Nauru Missing 5 - five incredible Australians who, between 1940 and 1943 at the outbreak of the Pacific War, elected to stay on the island of Nauru to protect the Indigenous population and uphold law and order despite the threat of invasion by Japanese forces. These men gave their lives, their bodies never found: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden Chalmers, Mr William Henry Doyle, Mr Frederick Francis Harmer, Dr Bernard Haselden Quin, and Mr Wilfred Shugg. They were recently honoured in the 2019 Governor General Bravery Awards, and a team is working to locate them, and undertake an archaeological dig to repatriate them.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks with Afghanistan veteran, Matthew Botcher and Sean Mulqueen from 42for42 about the importance of remembering Australia's fallen in Afghanistan - the longest war Australia has been involved in, extending over 10 years, with Operation Slipper running from 2001 to 2014. More than 26,000 Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan, with 41 of these soldiers killed in action. Others lost their lives in training before shipping out, and through taking their own lives on return home. 42for42, a not-for-profit, is undertaking the incredible task to build a Memorial Garden for Afghanistan adjacent Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. You can help the fundraising effort by buying a raffle ticket, participating in or sponsoring a team in the 42 hour walk around Suncorp stadium, or making a tax-deductible donation, learn more here: https://www.42for42.org.au/donationall/donations   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat interviews Brad Manera, Senior Historian at the Anzac Memorial, about the Australian Light Horse - the 1st Light Horse Regiment was raised in Sydney, August 1914. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks to Olympic historian David Wallechinsky about the history of the ancient and modern Olympic Games, as we count down to Tokyo 2020. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special Vietnam Veteran's Day episode, Mat speaks to Dave Sabben, commander of 12 Platoon during 1966's iconic Battle of Long Tan.  For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Historian Dr Keiko Tamura from the Australian National University joins Mat to discuss her work studying the relationship between Japan and Australia during WW2, and the motivations that led Japan to war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Mat as he participates in the 75th anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, the largest prison breakout in modern history.  For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat interviews veteran TV journalist Ray Martin about his work reporting on the key moments in history over his 50-year-career. Mat and Ray will be escorting a tour to the Western Front in June 2020 - learn how you can join them at www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Mat as he explores rare manuscripts and historic objects in the collection of the State Library of NSW, escorted by curator Maggie Patton. Highlights include Shakespeare's First Folio, Captain Cook's personal bible, a 1788 map of Sydney Cove, a heartbreaking dedication to a lost WWI soldier and Australia's first newspaper. Don't forget to subscribe, and to leave us a review! For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the final episode of our special series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Mat speaks to Stephen Slater about his work on the new Apollo 11 film, which uses never-before-seen high quality footage and thousands of hours of sound archive to tell the story of Apollo 11 from the perspective of the people who made it happen. Don't forget to subscribe and review Living History, and visit www.battlefields.com.au for more information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.