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Three Brothers, One War | The Somme (Part 1)

June 29, 2026

Three brothers headed for the trenches. On the cusp of the First World War, their family changed forever. In the Leicestershire market town of Hinckley, the Attenborough brothers are swept along the tide of global conflict. Each serving with different regiments; each caught up in attrition warfare in distinct ways. To tell their story, host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by Harvey Henson, Somme specialist and Communications Coordinator at the Commonwealth War Commission. Together,...

A Family History Of... The Somme | Trailer

June 24, 2026

One family. A battle that would shape generations.History remembers battles. Families remember absence. Over the course of a single year, three telegrams arrived at the Attenborough family home on Druid Street, Hinckley. Three brothers - Walter, Arthur and Richard Attenborough - were swept into the upheaval of the First World War, serving in different regiments as the conflict intensified from Loos to the Somme. Across four episodes, host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by Som...

What Naval Records Reveal | Gallipoli (Part 4)

June 22, 2026

Gallipoli may dominate the history books. But the records tell the rest of the story. Gallipoli is one of those moments in history that can seem enormous when we look back at it now. But when we delve into the naval records of the men who actually experienced it, something surprising happens – it barely interrupts the page at all. In this bonus episode, host and expert genealogist Jen Baldwin steps back from this defining First World War campaign to explore what family history recor...