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Mettle and Pasture - the story of the part played during the Second World War in Europe by the 2nd Battalion The Lincolnshire Regiment. Entering France in September 1939 as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), they witnessed from the front line the blistering attack on Belgium at Louvain and first hand the German Blitzkrieg beginning on 10 May 1940.

Your Papers Please Podcast focuses on the lesser known and individual stories of WW2 - these are the stories I like. Some of these will be the the smaller stories that I tell as part of my battlefield tours and others will be stories and anecdotes that I’ve come across over the years. Just anything WW2 related actually. Men women children soldiers sailors airmen medics housewives land workers architects engineers scientists politicians and so on. I’m hoping they’ll be of great interest to everyone listening as there’s some great stuff coming up and almost certainly something for ...