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 and Saul David turned their attention to the war in Ukraine, and now every Wednesday look back to the seismic events of 1945.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
125. Can Ukraine become self-reliant?
In this episode of Battleground, Saul David and Patrick Bishop discuss the big event in Ukraine this week - the shooting down of a Russian surveillance aircraft by a Ukrainian missile with a Russian …
00:47:31 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
124. Battleground '44 - The Battle of Berlin
In this episode of Battleground 44 Saul David and Patrick Bishop are discussing the Battle of Berlin. The epic struggle by RAF’s Bomber Command and its ruthless and dynamic leader Air Marshal Arthur …
00:46:50 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
123. How does Ukraine see the year ahead?
In the latest episode of Battleground, Patrick Bishop and Saul David, will be looking at how Ukraine sees the year ahead, with the help of some very revealing comments made in a recent interview by P…
00:41:34 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
122. Battleground '44 - Eisenhower
In the opening episode of our special Battleground ’44 series, Patrick Bishop and Saul David look at a character who cast a long shadow over the war in the west. The American general and later U.S. P…
00:41:52 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
121. How the 2006 War relates to Gaza today
Today we have a fascinating interview where Patrick speaks to former Middle East correspondent Tim Butcher, who covered the 2006 Lebanon War. Tim provides some insightful analysis on the impact the 2…
00:33:00 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
120. Is Putin looking for a Ceasefire?
In our second Battleground podcast of 2024 Saul and Patrick return to the war in Ukraine, as in the past week has seen a tit for tat of missile and drone strikes – the majority, needless to say, fire…
00:35:23 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
119. Battleground 44
Introducing our new series - Battleground 44.
This year to mark the 80th anniversary of probably the most momentous year of the Second World War - 1944 - Patrick, Saul, and some special guests will …
00:35:07 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
118. The significance of 2023
Welcome to the last Battleground podcast of the year with Saul David and Patrick Bishop, who both think military historians will look back on 2023 as a very significant year with two major wars whose…
00:41:12 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
117. Justice for war crimes in Ukraine
On today's episode we focus on the issue of accountability for war crimes, what finding justice looks like for Ukraine, and the challenges Ukraine faces in this field. To discuss this Saul speaks to …
00:36:39 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
116. Zelensky resists mass mobilisation calls
This week President Zelensky confessed that the Ukrainian army has asked for an extra 450-500,000 people to be mobilised to fight the war, but he had yet to be convinced that such a huge call-up was …
00:45:51 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
115. Battleground Christmas Special
In a now annual Battleground tradition, for a special Christmas treat we've recorded a special festive episode discussing the standout history books of the year, and the wider stories that surround t…
01:00:14 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
114. Can Zelensky convince Washington?
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick report on the latest news from Ukraine, with things recently not going Kyiv’s way. The US Congress has blocked a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine a…
00:38:30 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
113. Will a military victory end the Gaza conflict?
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick discuss the announcement from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that the beginning of the end of Hamas is in sight in Gaza and presumably victory for the …
00:33:59 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
112. A voice from Russia
In this episode of Battleground Ukraine Saul speaks to independent Russian journalist Maria. She discusses the trails of Ukrainian prisoners of war being held in the occupied regions of Donetsk and L…
00:33:21 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
111. What is the mood inside Israel?
In this episode of Battleground Saul and Patrick react to the news that the ceasefire in Gaza has collapsed, with Israel resuming its air and ground offensive and civilians continuing to die in large…
00:35:36 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
110. How the nature of war is evolving
In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul David speaks to David Patrikarakos from our sister podcast Disorder. David has just returned from Ukraine where he has been reporting on and off since th…
00:42:39 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
109. Possible post conflict solutions for Gaza
In this episode of Battleground Patrick Bishop and Saul David discuss the welcome pause in the fighting in Gaza as the hostage for prisoner exchange process continues. They also turn their attention …
00:45:52 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
108. A gloomy week for Ukraine
In this episode of Battleground Ukraine - Saul David and Patrick Bishop assess what has been a week of mostly depressing news for Ukraine, with only the occasional shaft of light dispelling the gloom…
00:41:20 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
107. Would a truce benefit both sides?
In this week's episode of Battleground Gaza, Saul and Patrick discuss the news that Israel and Hamas appear to be on the verge of agreeing a deal to bring about at least a temporary ceasefire in the …
00:36:07 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
106. Are both sides running out of manpower?
On this episode of Battleground Ukraine - Saul and Patrick discuss the significant news from the front line this week that Ukrainian forces continue to expand their bridgehead on the east (left) bank…
00:34:57 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
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