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Battleground
A history podcast that explores the narratives, turning points, and characters that shape conflicts, encompassing a blend of social and military history. Following on from the series on the Falklands War, best-selling military historians Patrick Bishop, Saul David, and Roger Moorhouse turn their attention every Friday to the war in Ukraine, and every Wednesday look back at the significant wars, events, and figures from conflicts around the world.Goalhanger Podcasts
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Episodes
Battleground94. Ukraine raids Crimea
After indications that a Ukrainian breakthrough might have been imminent, progress on the battlefield slowed down this week with no news of further significant…
Battleground93. The Russian Media
On this week's big interview, Patrick speaks to Francis Scarr from the BBC's monitoring service, Francis is a member of its Russia team who analyse Russian TV…
Battleground92. A Series of Small Victories
This week on Battleground: Ukraine - Patrick and Saul David discuss a fascinating week in which the word breakthrough has been heard everywhere. The Ukrainians…
Battleground91. Reflecting back on Ukraine
In this final instalment from our travels to Ukraine, Saul, Patrick and producer James sit down in the historic central square of the Polish city of Krakow, to…
Battleground90. Biden doubles down on support for Ukraine
This week Saul and Patrick react to the news that Ukraine continues to make important gains on the battlefield, particularly south of Bakhmut and in western…
Battleground89. The gravedigger of Bucha
For this week's big interview, we have some more material from our time in Ukraine, this time from the outskirts of Kyiv at a child psychiatry centre, where…
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88. Ukraine Strikes Russia's Black Sea Fleet
This week Patrick and Saul discuss the big news developments of the past week, Ukraine has taken out two Russian warships at the headquarters of the Black Sea…
Battleground87. Fighting Corruption in Ukraine
In this episode of Battleground: Ukraine, Patrick and Saul have a fascinating interview with Taras Byk - a political strategist, who before the war worked with…
Battleground86. Putin turns to Kim Jong Un
In this episode Saul and Patrick digest the news that seemingly the Ukrainian counteroffensive is gaining some traction on the western Zaporizhia oblast front…
Battleground85. With the HALO trust in Ukraine
This week we bring you more material recorded from our time in Ukraine, this time Saul speaks to Pete Smith - HALO's programme manager in Ukraine - who gave us…
Battleground84. Can Ukrainian battlefield progress be maintained?
Joining Saul on this significant week in the war in Ukraine, and stepping in for Patrick is the excellent Roger Moorhouse. Together, Saul and Roger digest the…
Battleground83. On the ground with Colonel Khazan
In this week's big interview, Saul speaks to friend of the podcast Colonel Pavlo Khazan, for the first time in person from his base in an undisclosed location…
Battleground82. Ukraine finally gets F-16's
In this episode - Saul and Patrick discuss what's been quite an eventful week, with the much welcome news that the Netherlands and Denmark, with American…
Battleground81. Emergency Podcast - Prigozhin Dead
In this emergency podcast Saul and Patrick react to the extraordinary news that Yevgeny Prigozhin has died, after his private plane was shot down in Russian…
Battleground80. Morning Missiles in Kyiv
In this episode of Battleground: Ukraine - Saul and Patrick speak from the political heart of Ukraine - Independence Square in central Kyiv, where they discuss…
Battleground79. Dissension in the Russian Ranks
Saul and Patrick are back from Ukraine, a trip which has deeply advanced their understanding of what’s going on, at every level, which is something they've…
Battleground78. Live from Lviv
Joining Saul and Patrick in the historic centre of Lviv in Western Ukraine, are two old friends of the podcast - Joe Lindsley and Askold Krushelnycky. In our…
Battleground77. Cross River Operations
Saul and Patrick are currently on the road in Poland on their way to a long overdue tour of Ukraine - where they’ll be meeting up with some old friends of the…
Battleground76. Post War Reparations
Joining Patrick and Saul for this week's big interview is Professor of Military History at Birmingham University - Jonathan Boff, who specialises in the First…
Battleground75. The war comes to Moscow
This week Saul and Patrick consider recent Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, the ramping up of Ukrainian drone strikes on targets inside Russia and in the…
Battleground74. Putin's Prisoner: Life in Captivity
Join us for the second part of our extraordinary interview with Aiden Aslin - the British national captured by Russian forces after the siege of Mariupol. In…
Battleground73. Ramping up Ukraine's counteroffensive
This week, Saul and Patrick reflect on what has been a busy week both on and off the battlefield. They discuss the significance of Zelnsky’s statement that the…
Battleground72. Putin's Prisoner: Inside the Siege of Mariupol
In this episode Saul and Patrick speak to Briton Aiden Aslin, who travelled to Ukraine in 2018 and enlisted with the Ukrainian 36th Naval Infantry Brigade. He…
Battleground71. Cluster Munitions, the Kerch Bridge, and Insubordination
Analysing a notable week in the war in Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the significance of Ukraines second spectacular attack on the Kerch Bridge, the unrest…
Battleground70. Countering Disinformation
This week Saul and Patrick speak to Dmytro Plieshakov - a Ukrainian tech entrepreneur, who currently runs a startup focused on countering disinformation…
Battleground69. Tensions between NATO and Kyiv?
Reflecting on what has been news packed week, Patrick and Saul analyse the important developments. In Vilnius, the NATO summit has just ended with some signs…
Battleground68. 'People like me'
Joining Patrick and Saul for this week's big interview is Belgian journalist - Arnaud De Decker, Arnaud has been reporting from Ukraine for over a year now and…
Battleground67. Putin's Propaganda
On this episode of Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the significant events that have come over the last seven days, both on and off the…
Battleground66. The Ukrainian Spirit
Joining Saul for this week's big interview is American journalist Joe Lindsley, the escaped protégé of the founder of Fox News, who has not left Ukraine since…
Battleground65. What next for Putin & Prigozhin?
This week Saul and Patrick reflect on what was perhaps the most dramatic event since the full scale invasion began sixteen long months ago. The Wagner mutiny…
Battleground64. Putin's Paranoia
Joining Patrick and Saul on this week's Big Interview is Alan Philps, who has worked as a reporter in Moscow on and off since he was the Reuters trainee there…
Battleground63. Emergency Podcast - Wagner Mutiny
In this special emergency podcast Saul and Patrick react to an extraordinary 36 hours, where Prigozhin's Wagner forces went into outright rebellion against the…
Battleground62. Sabotage Attacks
This week Saul and Patrick assess the second week of Ukrainian offensive operations, where progress is slow, and coming at a cost. They also discuss some…
Battleground61. 'As heavy as warfare gets'
What's the current situation in the frontlines in Ukraine? Well this week's guest is Colin Freeman, who is expertly placed to tell us - he spoke to Patrick…
Battleground60. The Opening Phase
This week on Battleground Ukraine: Saul and Patrick look back on a very eventful week, with the Ukrainian’s launching attacks at several points along the front…
Battleground59. An 'Improvised Nuclear Device'
Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Saul and Patrick for this week's big interview. Hamish brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his time as…
Battleground58. Dam Disaster
In a week with much to discuss, Saul and Patrick take a look at the latest developments including the two stories that have been dominating the news: the…
Battleground57. A Series of Operations
Joining Patrick and Saul on this week's Big Interview, is military analyst and author Frank Ledwidge. Frank is also a former barrister and Military…
Battleground56. The War Arrives in Russia
This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the increasing instances of strikes within Russia's borders, with drone attacks in Moscow in the…
Battleground55. 'A War of Technology'
In this week's Big Interview, Saul and Patrick welcome back friend of the show Lieutenant Colonel Pavlo Khazan of the Ukrainian Army to the podcast. Originally…
Battleground54. Bakhmut Falls
This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick dissect an eventful week of news surrounding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Bakhmut has fallen to Prigozhin’s…
Battleground53. Prigozhin - Putin's Replacement?
On this week's Big Interview, Saul and Patrick speak to British journalist and policy analyst - Anatol Lieven, who has recently returned from a trip to…
Battleground52. Storm Shadow
This week on Battleground: Ukraine - Saul and Patrick discuss all the latest developments in the past week, including the latest new weaponry the west has…
Battleground51. The Georgian National Legion
In this week's big interview Saul and Patrick speak to journalist and former lecturer of history at Oxford University - Dr Richard Lofthouse - who's recently…
Battleground50. A Threadbare Parade
This week Saul and Patrick take a look at the latest developments surrounding the war in Ukraine, including the scaled-back Victory Day parade in Moscow that…
Battleground49. Stop Tanks With Books
Joining Saul for this week's Big Interview is award winning British photographer Mark Neville. He emotionally describes his personal experience of the war as a…
Battleground48. Smoke Rises From The Kremlin
This week Saul and Patrick gave their immediate reaction to the drone attack on the Kremlin, as news broke during the recording of this episode. They also…
Battleground47. The Big Interview: Phillips O'Brien on Intelligence Leaks, Ukrainian Resolve, and Managing Expectations.
Joining Saul to discuss a wide range of topics - from the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage - to Russia's failure to learn from its mistakes, is one of the most…
Battleground46. 'Invisible' Russian Tanks
This week Patrick and Saul discuss the latest developments as Russia prepares to defend the territory it holds in eastern Ukraine against Ukraine’s expected…
Battleground45. The Big Interview: Philip Ittner on the Realities in Ukraine
On this week's big interview, Patrick ad Saul are joined by veteran reporter Philip Ittner - who at the outbreak of the full scale invasion headed straight to…
Battleground44. Prigozhin Back in Favour?
This week Saul and Patrick discuss the latest twist in the extraordinary story of Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Only a few weeks ago it seemed that his…
Battleground43. The Big Interview: Back to the Front with Julius Strauss
Julius Strauss returns to the podcast in this week's interview, he's back in Ukraine and has been traveling across the country from Lviv in the the west, to…
Battleground42. Intelligence Leaks
In this episode Saul and Patrick review the US intelligence leak and what this tells us about the reach of US intelligence, the state of the Ukrainian armed…
Battleground41. The Big Interview: Janet Anderson & Stephanie van den Berg on Putin's Arrest Warrant
This week's interview discusses the decision by ICC judges to issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova. Joining Saul and Patrick to…
Battleground40. Snipers, Assassinations, and New Nato Members
This week on Battleground: Saul and Patrick cast doubt over claims by the Wagner group that they have more or less taken Bakhmut, they take a look at the…
Battleground39. The Big Interview: Matteo Patrone on Reconstruction and Development in Ukraine
Joining Patrick and Saul for this week's interview is Matteo Patrone - the Managing Director of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus (EEC) at the European Bank for…
Battleground38. 'The Ukrainian Churchill'
This week on Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick take a look at the latest changes in the Russian high command following their unsuccessful recent…
Battleground37. The Big Interview with Dr Karin von Hippel
Joining Saul and Patrick for this week's big interview, is the current Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute - Dr Karin von Hippel. In this…
Battleground36. Xi's Moscow Visit
In this Friday's episode of Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick take a look away from the battlefield, at the big news this week - the visit by Chinese…
Battleground35. Mark Urban on Airborne Forces, Western Armour, and What Next?
Joining Patrick for this week’s interview is Mark Urban, the diplomatic editor for BBC Newsnight, Military Historian, and former Tank Officer. He discusses a…