Living History With Mat Mclachlan

Mat speaks with archaeologist Dr Matthew Kelly about the Nauru Missing 5 - five incredible Australians who, between 1940 and 1943 at the outbreak of the Pacific War, elected to stay on the island of Nauru to protect the Indigenous population and uphold law and order despite the threat of invasion by Japanese forces. These men gave their lives, their bodies never found: Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden Chalmers, Mr William Henry Doyle, Mr Frederick Francis Harmer, Dr Bernard Haselden Quin, and Mr Wilfred Shugg. They were recently honoured in the 2019 Governor General Bravery Awards, and a team is working to locate them, and undertake an archaeological dig to repatriate them.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks with Afghanistan veteran, Matthew Botcher and Sean Mulqueen from 42for42 about the importance of remembering Australia's fallen in Afghanistan - the longest war Australia has been involved in, extending over 10 years, with Operation Slipper running from 2001 to 2014. More than 26,000 Australian soldiers served in Afghanistan, with 41 of these soldiers killed in action. Others lost their lives in training before shipping out, and through taking their own lives on return home. 42for42, a not-for-profit, is undertaking the incredible task to build a Memorial Garden for Afghanistan adjacent Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. You can help the fundraising effort by buying a raffle ticket, participating in or sponsoring a team in the 42 hour walk around Suncorp stadium, or making a tax-deductible donation, learn more here: https://www.42for42.org.au/donationall/donations   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat interviews Brad Manera, Senior Historian at the Anzac Memorial, about the Australian Light Horse - the 1st Light Horse Regiment was raised in Sydney, August 1914. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks to Olympic historian David Wallechinsky about the history of the ancient and modern Olympic Games, as we count down to Tokyo 2020. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special Vietnam Veteran's Day episode, Mat speaks to Dave Sabben, commander of 12 Platoon during 1966's iconic Battle of Long Tan.  For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Historian Dr Keiko Tamura from the Australian National University joins Mat to discuss her work studying the relationship between Japan and Australia during WW2, and the motivations that led Japan to war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Mat as he participates in the 75th anniversary of the Cowra Breakout, the largest prison breakout in modern history.  For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat interviews veteran TV journalist Ray Martin about his work reporting on the key moments in history over his 50-year-career. Mat and Ray will be escorting a tour to the Western Front in June 2020 - learn how you can join them at www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Mat as he explores rare manuscripts and historic objects in the collection of the State Library of NSW, escorted by curator Maggie Patton. Highlights include Shakespeare's First Folio, Captain Cook's personal bible, a 1788 map of Sydney Cove, a heartbreaking dedication to a lost WWI soldier and Australia's first newspaper. Don't forget to subscribe, and to leave us a review! For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the final episode of our special series commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Mat speaks to Stephen Slater about his work on the new Apollo 11 film, which uses never-before-seen high quality footage and thousands of hours of sound archive to tell the story of Apollo 11 from the perspective of the people who made it happen. Don't forget to subscribe and review Living History, and visit www.battlefields.com.au for more information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this extraordinary interview, Mat speaks to Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke, the 10th man to walk on the moon and one of only four moonwalkers still alive. Charlie discusses his role in the entire Apollo program, including as the voice of mission control during Apollo 11, his vital role in the rescue of Apollo 13, and his journey to the moon on Apollo 16. If you are enjoying this podcast, please subscribe and give us a review! For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks to John Sarkissian, a scientist at the CSIRO Radio Telescope at Parkes (the famous 'Dish') about Australia's crucial role in the space race, and its most famous broadcast - the live footage of man landing on the moon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Renowned Four Corners journalist Chris Masters is joining our WW2 Cruise as Master of Ceremonies for the onboard conference. In this special podcast, he speaks to Mat about the upcoming voyage. The 11-day cruise departs Brisbane in August 2020 and visits key Australian battlefields including Milne Bay and Port Moresby. It also features a special onboard conference about WW2 hosted by some of Australia's best historians. For more information, visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this first of a series of special episodes commemorating the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon, Mat speaks with NASA historian Brian Odom about the Apollo space program, its achievements and failures and its lasting legacy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat discusses the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War one hundred years ago this week. This vitally important document changed the course of world history, and had important implications for Australia's place in the world. For more information visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat speaks to Vietnam veteran Gary McKay about our upcoming WW2 cruise and Gary's contribution to the onboard conference - the evolution of jungle warfare. To join us on the cruise, visit https://battlefields.com.au/papua-new-guinea-ww2-history-cruise/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mat sits down with Lambis Englezos, the Melbourne schoolteacher who discovered a mass grave containing 250 Australian soldiers killed at Fromelles in July 1916. In this emotional interview, Lambis discusses the process of discovering the mass grave, the obstacles that needed to be overcome and the fulfillment of a decade-long dream when the bodies were identified and reinterred. For more details visit www.battlefields.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.