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
86. 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, reports that President Putin will be as…
00:38:10 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
85. 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 a briefing on the situation regarding m…
00:29:27 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
84. 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 news that Ukraine is starting to make si…
00:49:45 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
83. 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 in Kyiv. They discuss what activities hi…
00:26:15 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
82. 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 approval, will give at least 61 F-16 fighters…
00:30:59 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
81. 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 airspace near Moscow. They discuss what ac…
00:18:08 |
Thu 24 Aug 2023
80. 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 their first thoughts and observations o…
00:27:27 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
79. 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 needed this week as the situation is pretty…
00:37:07 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
78. 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 first podcast recorded on the ground in U…
00:26:03 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
77. 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 podcast and making some new ones. They l…
00:30:36 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
76. 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 World War. He discusses the collapse of …
00:32:52 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
75. 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 Black Sea, including high rise office buil…
00:37:20 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
74. 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 this part of his gripping story he descri…
00:56:19 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
73. 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 Ukrainian counteroffensive may increase…
00:34:03 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
72. 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 describes his time on the frontlines in …
00:50:27 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
71. 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 in the Russian military leadership that…
00:38:08 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
70. Countering Disinformation
This week Saul and Patrick speak to Dmytro Plieshakov - a Ukrainian tech entrepreneur, who currently runs a startup focused on countering disinformation, called Osavul. They work closely with the Ukr…
00:35:52 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
69. 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 that tensions are growing between leading…
00:41:51 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
68. '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 has been right up to the front lines, i…
00:30:21 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
67. 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 battlefield, including a warning from Ukraine’s …
00:41:07 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
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