Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories.
Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Rwanda, East Timor and Afghanistan veteran James O’Hanlon.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. James O’Hanlon served in the Australian Army for 23 years full time, and is currently in the Army Reserve. He joined as a regular soldier before transitioning to being an officer. Sharon Mascall-Dare spoke to James about his six operational deployments, leadership and encounters with the Taliban.
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Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Angus Hordern interviews Australian veteran of the British Royal Marine Commandos, Adrian Talbot.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with an Afghanistan veteran, Adrian Talbot. Adrian is an Australian who, while living overseas, found himself signing up to serve in the British Royal Marine Commandos. Adrian shared with Angus Hordern his memories of his Afghanistan deployment, his difficult journey leaving the forces and the work he's doing back in Australia to support fellow veterans. Adrian was interviewed on the podcast last year, in a bonus episode, about the Invictus Games.
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Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews currently serving sailor, Jodi Farmer.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. For this episode, Royal Australian Navy servicewoman Jodi Farmer spoke to Alex Lloyd about her experiences at sea, including border security operations and a deployment to the Middle East, and the intensity of being on a boarding party.
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Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Thursday Jul 18, 2019
Excerpts from FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY interview with World War II veteran Eric Thew.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. This bonus episode is from our archive vault, an interview with World War II veteran Eric Thew.
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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews Vietnam veteran Andrew Wells.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Infantryman Andrew Wells volunteered to fight in Vietnam under the national serviceman scheme. He told his story to Alex Lloyd. He told his story to Alex Lloyd. He is the younger brother of John Wells, interviewed earlier this season by Angus Hordern in #46 John Wells.
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Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Alex Lloyd speaks with the Axe Keeper of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, Tim Rayson.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's bonus episode is centred on UK military history, specifically about Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. Alex Lloyd spoke with Tim Rayson, the ‘Axe Keeper’, about the history of the Guard, battles and axes, and their royal duties today.
This podcast was recorded in St James’s Palace, in London.
The music at the end of the episode is “The Nearest Guard”, especially composed by Major Philip Shannon MBE for the 500th anniversary of the Honourable Corps on 4th June 2009. This recording was performed by the Band of the Irish Guards and supplied by the Axe Keeper.
Tim returned to the podcast in the episode The Blind Man’s Victoria Cross with Tim Rayson.
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Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews cavalryman and Solomon Islands veteran Oliver Andrews.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Oliver Andrews was a cavalryman with the Australian Army, first as a reservist then full time. He spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare about what drew him to the armed forces, the day-to-day of being a cavalryman, some lighter moments, the experience of being deployed to a jungle environment, and how an injury changed everything.
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Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Excerpts from FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY interview with World War II veteran Ted Carter.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. This bonus episode is from our archive vault, an interview with World War II veteran Ted Carter.
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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews modern RAAF veteran Dee Cherry.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. For this episode, Royal Australian Air Force servicewoman Dee Cherry spoke to Alex Lloyd. Dee talked about her family member – a recipient of the Victoria Cross – as well as her time in uniform, and her extensive work in the veterans community.
Dee returned to the podcast in the episode released for Remembrance Day 2019, Panel - Modern Veterans.
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Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Thomas Kaye interviews former Special Forces soldier Nick Caldwell.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Nick Caldwell reflected on his Special Forces career with Thomas Kaye, in this conversation about mindset, growth and what it takes to be a trooper at the tip of the spear.
Find out more about Nick's career and The Mill Gym in his interview with Bram Connolly on Bram's WarriorU Podcast, and for his interview with Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis on The Unforgiving60 Podcast.
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews World War II veteran Arthur Atkins.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Arthur Atkins is an Australian who flew for RAF Bomber Command in World War II. He completed 32 operations and was the pilot of a Lancaster bomber.
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Angus Hordern hosts a panel three significant battles where Australians overcame the odds, with David Buckwalter, Michael Kelly and Peter Slack-Smith.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's panel conversation is on three significant battles in Australian military history where our forces overcame overwhelming odds, moderated by Angus Hordern. The guests include: David Buckwalter, a Vietnam War veteran, speaks on the Battle of Wau from World War II; Michael Kelly, Australian War Memorial historian and army veteran, speaks on the Battle of Kapyong from the Korean War; and Peter Slack-Smith, a Vietnam veteran, speaks about the Battle of Long Tan, from his perspective as a Delta Company soldier in that bloody engagement.
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Afghanistan veteran Kane Hall.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Kane Hall deployed to Afghanistan as a cavalryman and came back a changed man. He now works as a veteran support officer. Kane shared his story of service, sacrifice and resilience with Sharon Mascall-Dare.
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