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THE LOWLANDER
Hosted by Hellish Good Productions · EN
Discover The Lowlander, the daily service newsletter printed for men of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War. Andy Aitcheson and Merryn Walters share the best of each week's editions - from politics and jottings from home, to the football results and news about the front lines from November 44 right through to May 1945.
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THE LOWLANDER - 2025 RECCE SPECIAL
Jun 500:22:00Tap to summarizeSee the foxholes, follow in the footsteps, spot the ‘spang’. This October, we’re following the route taken by the 4th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers as they travelled from Ibbenburen to Bremen and on to Luneburg Heath .... and in this one-off special, you can hear just a small part of our latest recce! Can't beat a bit of walking the ground, that's what we say. As before we are **thrilled** to be running this tour alongside the brilliant Battle Honours Tours, and the team at BHT are handling all bookings and tour admin. Any queries, do drop us a line at info@walkingwiththejocks.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - THE LAST STAND
May 10, 202400:29:02Tap to summarizeFoxholes! Passports! Currywurst! In our final episode, we look at Walking with The Jocks - the battlefield tour we're taking to the Roer Triangle, this October 24, following in the footsteps of the 52nd Lowland Division. Thanks for listening, we hope you've enjoyed every episode as much as we have... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - VE DAY & AU REVOIR
May 8, 202400:46:41Tap to summarizeOur penultimate episode, a VE Day special! The Lowlander reported on the surrender as it happened. Andy and Merryn dig in for almost the last time, to find out what the Jocks were reading, and what was happening this week in 1945... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - JUST THE JOB
Apr 30, 202400:35:14Tap to summarizeThe Jocks are in Bremen, the dictators are a;; meeting a grisly end, and the 52nd Lowland Division is playing its part in wrapping up the Second World War. Andy and Merryn sift through the articles that made the headlines that made it into The Lowlander, this week in 1945 ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - JORROCKS DOESN'T LIE
Apr 23, 202400:44:19Tap to summarizeIt's the big push to capture the centre of Bremen ... there are some reflections on a Fusilier ... a few words from a Prime Minister - and Jorrocks makes an appearance. Andy and Merryn dig into the issues of The Lowlander, this week in 1945. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - H-H-H-HANSARD
Apr 16, 202400:36:57Tap to summarizeFrom Hitler's 50th Birthday to a 'Hello' for a new President, from happy days at the liberation of Stalag 357 to a few notes from a key witness to history - Hansard, the British government's record of parliamentary proceedings - Andy and Merryn dig into this week's editions of The Lowlander ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - DUN-DUN-DuuUUNN!!
Apr 8, 202400:33:54Tap to summarizeA busy week, building up to the advance on Bremen. Reports from the Far East, updates from the Italian Front - it's all go. Andy and Merryn dig into the Lowlander as the Allies head towards the end of the Second World War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - BIG WEEK
Apr 2, 202400:58:49Tap to summarizeApril 1945, and the men of the 52nd Lowland Division are following in the footsteps of friends, countrymen and Romans - they're heading over the Teutoburger Wald. Andy and Merryn dig into the war diaries.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - INTERLUDE
Apr 1, 202400:01:52Tap to summarizeAndy and Merryn address the fact that Roman emperor Julius Caesar created the Year of Confusion when he decided the year 46 B.C. was going to be 445 days long instead of 365 days long but luckily that wasn't popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE LOWLANDER - PRESTWICK, DOH!
Mar 25, 202400:41:48Tap to summarizeOperation VARSITY, Operation PLUNDER ... we're crossing the Rhine, and the men of the 52nd Lowland Division don't have much time to themselves. Still, Andy and Merryn dig into the pages of The Lowlander, to find out what's going on this week in 1945 ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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