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
105. The diplomatic consequences of the war in Gaza
In this episode of Battleground: Gaza - Saul and Patrick take a look at the latest developments in this divisive conflict. The battle of Gaza seems to have settled down into an attritional struggle i…
00:45:41 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
104. Is General Zaluzhnyi straying into politics?
On this week's Battleground: Ukraine Saul and Patrick react to the big news this week – an article written for the Economist by General Zaluzhnyi, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, that seemed …
00:37:33 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
103. What happens next in Gaza?
In this episode of Battleground: Gaza Patrick and Saul look at what the latest developments could mean for the future of the conflict, with the latest picture in Gaza getting ever more grim and apoca…
00:44:55 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
102. Russian losses continue to rise
In this week's Battleground: Ukraine with Patrick Bishop and Roger Moorhouse we look at, the rising casualty figures of the Russians. Both sides guard their casualty figures very closely, of course, …
00:37:16 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
101. Is it possible for Israel to achieve its Military objectives?
In the last few days we’ve seen the long announced incursion by Israeli ground forces into the northern part of the Gaza Strip, while at the same time the Israeli bombing campaign shows no signs of l…
00:41:35 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
100. Mutiny in the Russian Ranks
In our 100th episode on this tragic conflict, we'll be bringing you all the latest news and we’ll be asking two big questions: has much changed in that time? And what happens next? The big news from …
00:32:26 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
99. Battleground Gaza
This week we’re going to again use the midweek podcast to focus on Gaza. Events there are simply too important for us not to address and things are developing, the conflict there is likely to be ever…
00:40:24 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
98. ATACMS finally arrive in Ukraine
On this weeks Battleground: Ukraine Saul and Patrick discuss the big news that Ukraine has fired its first US long-range ATACMS missiles at two airports in Russian-occupied Ukraine with devastating r…
00:37:00 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
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00:15:38 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
97. What lies behind the conflict in Gaza
In another special edition of Battleground we return again to the subject of Gaza which is looming so large. In this episode Saul and Patrick try and explain what some of the forces are that lie behi…
00:47:08 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
96. What war in Israel means for Ukraine
On this episode of Battleground: Ukraine Saul David and Patrick Bishop, discuss the main news from the front line this week that Russia has intensified operations in the Avdiivka area of Donetsk Obla…
00:36:50 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
95. Battleground Special: War in Israel
In this special episode of Battleground, Patrick and Saul react to the deadly Hamas attack that was launched on Israeli territory on Saturday morning. Drawing on their expertise they discuss how this…
00:34:48 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
94. 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 advances. Saul and Patrick discuss this…
00:39:02 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
93. 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 and social media, and specialises in the…
00:34:00 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
92. 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 are claiming a series of small victorie…
00:37:52 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
91. 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 reflect on the previous days spent in U…
00:31:55 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
90. 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 Zaporizhia, and has also been degrading Ru…
00:42:05 |
Fri 22 Sep 2023
89. 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 children are receiving treatment for war t…
00:36:00 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
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 Fleet in Sebastopol using cruise missile…
00:33:00 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
87. 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 leading anti-corruption fighters, such …
00:29:17 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
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