Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories.
Episodes
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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Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews modern RAAF officer Donna Watts-Endresz.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. For this episode, Royal Australian Air Force servicewoman Donna Watts-Endrez spoke to Alex Lloyd. Donna spoke to Alex Lloyd about her experiences overseas, how military service impacts on the family back home, and her reflections on her time in uniform.
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Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Angus Hordern speaks with David Buckwalter about his grandfather, a German veteran of World War I.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's bonus episode is with Vietnam veteran and recurring podcast guest David Buckwalter. David spoke to Angus Hordern about the Iron Cross that has been passed down in his family, and the story attached to it.
David’s previous appearances on the podcast include:
- #5 David Buckwalter - David’s story of service in the Vietnam War.
- The Battle of Wau with David Buckwalter - an historical bonus episode on this significant engagement in World War II.
- Panel - The Vietnam War - David joins three other Vietnam War veterans in discussing the conflict and its legacy.
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Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Alex Lloyd interviews East Timor and Solomon Islands veteran James Medley.
Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. James Medley has served his country in the Reserves for two decades, and in that time has had a range of deployments domestically and abroad. These include East Timor and the Solomon Islands (twice); border security operations with the Royal Australian Navy; security operations at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games; and assisting the firefighters in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
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