Best Arra Podcasts (2026)

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The city of Arras walking and touring ww1 and ww2 20:22

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23h ago20:22

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Peter Macauley - House of Arras 24:53

16d ago24:53

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Jill and Simon chat with Peter about Sparkling for the Christmas and Summer Season. Winemaking at House of Arras gives him some credit in this area we feel. @thewineshowaustralia @petermacauley @houseofarras

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Questions and Answers Episode 44 39:33

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In this episode, we explore the role of British Army Chaplains during the First World War, examining who they were, what duties they performed at the front, and how effective they were in the brutal conditions of the Great War. We also ask whether chaplains are commemorated on their own permanent memorial today. We then tackle a persistent myth of …

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Bonus episode - what does it take to be a battlefield tour guide 7:52

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Send us a text A listener question on what it becomes a guide Support the showBy Martin lambert

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Tim Shand - Voyager Estate (Margaret River) 27:03

5d ago27:03

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Tim and Simon chat about how Vintage 26 is progressing and how the year finished up and what is in store for 2026. Shandy is always an entertaining guest. @thewineshowaustralia @voyagerestate

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Ben Riggs - Mr Riggs (McLaren Vale) 37:49

5d ago37:49

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Ben joins Simon Nash for a chat about Vintage 2026 across the several regions he grows grass in. @thewineshowaustralia @mrriggswineco

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Stephanie Helm - The Vintners Daughter (Canberra District) 29:51

5d ago29:51

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Steph Helm chats with Simon Nash about her winery and the Murrumbateman region more broadly. Steph is the daughter of Ken Helm and has been winning awards for winemaking from an early age. @thewineshowaustralia @thevintnersdaughter

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Are We Forgetting The First World War? 41:41

3d ago41:41

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Is the First World War slowly fading from public memory, or has our relationship with the Great War simply changed? In this episode, Are We Forgetting The First World War?, we explore how interest in WW1 has grown, shifted, and adapted over the last forty years, and what the future may hold. We begin in the 1980s, with the formation and growth of t…

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Shoreham kent - the cross on the hill 8:07

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Send us a text This week we’re a lovely little village in Kent not too far from where we history of how one can show off the first and second world war the horrors of the soldiers who were executed for desertion and the brave men of the RAF during the we talk about the cross on the hill Support the show…

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Muzunguk Afrikában - vendégeink: Posta Laura és Tóth Szabi Ruandából 1:59:58

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Muzungu bantu nyelveken azt jelenti, hogy vándor, "gyüttment", olyas valaki, aki nem telepszik le, hanem továbbáll. Első sorban a fehér emberrre használják. Szabi és Laura régi álma volt, hogy eljussanak a Szubszaharai Afrika kevésbé felkapott, turisták által nem vagy csak alig látogatott részeire. Egy évnyi felkészülés után vágtak neki a kalandnak…

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Travel krakow ghetto , holocaust and British graves 15:03

7d ago15:03

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Send us a text Join me on a short trip to krakow. To see the sites of a centuries were a warfare as a place to relax we can also take in the local history so please. Support the showBy Martin lambert

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CTC 235 - New Studies Breakdown - Goal Setting & SFV Effects 1:08:10

12d ago1:08:10

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CTC 235 - New Studies Breakdown - Goal Setting & SFV Effects

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Questions and Answers Episode 43 40:40

10d ago40:40

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In this episode of The Old Front Line, we explore how individual lives and institutions reveal the human realities of the First World War. We begin by asking why only three officers were Shot at Dawn during the war, and what this striking disparity tells us about military justice, discipline, and class within the British Army. We then turn to the w…

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Visiting Auschwitz under your own steam 10:41

14d ago10:41

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Send us a text Many people will want to visit Auschwitz and it can cost you quite a lot if you book late but with some handy travel tips you can make the most and gain more from your experience from visiting Auschwitz Support the showBy Martin lambert

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Angus Hewson - The Wine Ark 19:59

16d ago19:59

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Angus joins Simon and Jill to chat about the year and what a stunning success The Ark is and how he and Andrew Caillard MW have produced a wine resource that will be a worldwide reference tool forever. @thewineshowaustralia @captainwinepilot

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Brian Croser AO - Tapanappa 25:09

21d ago25:09

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Simon and Jill have a great chat with Brian about Sparkling styles with food matches and what will be on his table this year amongst other topics. @thewineshowaustralia @tapanappa

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Jane Faulkner - Wine Communicator & Judge 27:33

16d ago27:33

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Simon and Jill are joined by Jane for the Christmas show, they have a really fun chat about the highlights of the year and what's inshore for 2026. @thewineshowaustralia @winematters

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Forgotten Memoirs of the Great War Part 2 45:25

18d ago45:25

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We return to the subject of Forgotten Memoirs of the First World War and discuss The Years of Remembrance by Harold Maybury which was published in 1924. Maybury served in the ranks of the 2/4th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment in the 57th (2nd West Lancs) Division, on the Western Front in 1917 and 1918. We ask what the book tells us about the ex…

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A mindenség titkos nyelve - vendégünk: Dr. Farkas-Kis Máté alkalmazott matematikus 1:49:47

25d ago1:49:47

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Dr. Farkas-Kis Máté alkalmazott matematikus, a Pannon Egyetem Gazdálkodás- és Szervezéstudományok Doktori Iskola kutatója és témavezetője szerint a matematika nem tantárgy, hanem a gondolkodás nyelve. Olyan mélyen átszövi az életünket, hogy hatással van nemcsak a tudatos döntéseinkre, hanem a háttérben működő – gyakran észrevétlen – kognitív folyam…

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Visiting Auschwitz and how not to be scammed 10:18

22d ago10:18

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Send us a text Many people were visiting krakow in Poland will visit Auschwitz however to book the trip to Auschwitz you must be careful when doing so in this podcast we cover how to book it and what to expect about your trip to the Auschwitz camp Support the showBy Martin lambert

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Hamish Thomson-Best's Wines Great Western 24:04

28d ago24:04

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Hamish joins Jill Upton and Simon Nash to chat about the Australian Christmas icon wine, the Sparkling Shiraz. @thewineshowaustralia @bestswines

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Andrew Calabria - Calabria Family Wines 23:08

28d ago23:08

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Simon Nash and Jill Upton chat with Andrew Calabria about the family winery that turns 80 this year, plenty of history and success. @thewineshowaustralia @calabriafamilywines

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Joe Caruso - SOMM Wine Store 24:54

23d ago24:54

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Joe Caruso has a great wine store serving the Gold Coast, it was a great chat with Jill Upton and Simon Nash. @thewineshowaustralia @sommwinestore

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Will Derham-Banks Road (Bellarine Peninsula) 35:29

23d ago35:29

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Will Derham is a regular contributor to the show and has some great insights. He joins Simon Nash and Jill Upton for another great chat. @thewineshowaustralia @banksroadvineyard

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Nic Bowen - Howard Park Wines (Margaret River) 21:09

27d ago21:09

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Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with Nic Bowen about the successful year that Howard Park has had in 2025. @thewineshowaustralia @howardparkwines

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Questions and Answers Episode 42 41:26

25d ago41:26

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In this episode, we delve into a lesser-known but essential aspect of First World War life: the use and organisation of latrines on the battlefield. Where did soldiers actually go to the toilet, how were these facilities constructed, and did men really need permission to use them? We then explore the history of the Military Police in WW1, from the …

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Brett Butcher - Soumah Wines (Yarra Valley) 32:23

1M ago32:23

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Brett Butcher chats with Simon Nash about his winery Soumah in Gruyere in the Yarra Valley. @thewineshowaustralia @soumahwines

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Shawn Kalleske - Laughing Jack Wines (Barossa) 31:08

1M ago31:08

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Simon Nash is joined by Shawn Kalleske and we hear about the history and direction of this winery. @thewineshowaustralia @laughingjackwines

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Nat Pizzini - Pizzini Wines (King Valley) 19:00

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A favourite of the show Nat Pizzini joins Simon Nash to announce some new initiatives from her family winery in the King Valley. @thewineshowaustralia @pizziniwines

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A Tale of Two Veterans 53:23

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In this episode we discuss the importance of oral history and what it tells us about the experience of conflict and the culture of the British military in the Great War, and we contrast two interviews I did with veterans in the 1980s: Jack Aston who served with 12th Squadron Royal Flying Corps and Aubrey Rose who was with the Queen's Westminster Ri…

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Dr. Czabán Samu: A szorongás kora (ism.) 1:54:23

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A jog és pszichológia kapcsolatával kezdtem a doktorim során foglalkozni, legelőször azt vizsgáltam, hogyan hatnak a kognitív torzítások az igazságszolgáltatásban, és általánosan hogyan írja át a jog intézményeit a modern pszichológia (emlékezetkutatás például hogyan hat a tanúkra mint bizonyítási eszköz). Innen mentem oda, hogy a pszichológiai vis…

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Joanne Heggie & Gerardo Di Iorio - DiVino 25:58

1M ago25:58

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Joanne and Gerardo have a business that provides a region in a box to immerse ourselves in the wine, the food and the music. An event program around Australia and their small tour wine region trips take groups on some amazing local experiences in Italy and France. @thewineshowaustralia @divinocomau

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Kate Lawton - Zero Hour Prosecco (Joval Wines) 18:39

1M ago18:39

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Kate chats with Simon Nash and Jill Upton about a new offering in the Zero wine category called Zero Hour. This is a really good expression of no alcohol wine. The chat about the low-no alc category was really interesting. @thewineshowaustralia

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Nick Ryan - Wine Writer (Top 100 wines) 10:07

1M ago10:07

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Nick joins Simon Nash and Jill Upton for a chat about the recently released Top100 Wines in the Australian newspaper and website. A great resource for us all to get across. @thewineshowaustralia @nickryanwine

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Bruce Tyrrell - Tyrrell's (Hunter Valley) 23:58

1M ago23:58

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Jill Upton and Simon Nash chat with an industry legend, Bruce Tyrrell. @thewineshowaustralia @tyrrellswines

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Questions and Answers Episode 41 40:40

1M ago40:40

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In this episode, we unpack the meaning and origins of the term Downland, and explore how this distinctive landscape helps us better understand the geography and terrain of the First World War. We take a closer look at the Lewis Machine Gun, examining how it worked, how a Lewis Gun section operated in battle, and its role on the Western Front. We al…

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Tunnelling under Arras 47:39

1M ago47:39

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In 1916, a unique group of New Zealanders arrived in France – not to fight above ground, but deep below it. In this episode, we uncover the remarkable story of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company, the first of our people to reach the Western Front and whose war was fought in darkness, beneath the trenches.…

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CTC 234: Hyrox After Action Review, Training for Different Goals, Men's Mental Health 1:23:25

2M ago1:23:25

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CTC 234: Hyrox After Action Review, Training for Different Goals, Men's Mental Health

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Jane Richards - Eight at the Gate (Wrattonbully, SA) 25:12

1M ago25:12

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Jill Upton talks to Jane Richards about the story behind Eight at the Gate wines in Wrattonbully and the sensational wines they are producing. We also catch a glimpse of what Christmas Day looks like in the family. Definitely a table you would want to join! @thewineshowaustralia @eightatthegate

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David MacDougal - Lambs Valley Wines (Hunter Valley, NSW) 22:51

1M ago22:51

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Situated in the northern part of the Hunter Valley is Lambs Valley. David is making beautiful wines at his winery. His Amber Gris is an absolute must for any wine lover. His Sparkling, Chardonnay and Shiraz are definitely worth a taste as well! @thewineshowaustralia @lambsvalleywines

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Richard Bate - Karatta Wines (Robe, SA) 24:12

1M ago24:12

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Jill Upton gets Richard back on the show to talk about his label, Karatta Wines. With a focus on this tiny region as a wonderful weekend destination, Robe is a must visit for all wine (and seafood!) lovers. Stock up on his sparkling Shiraz for Christmas morning :) @thewineshowaustralia @karattawines

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Paul Gordon - Leconfield Wines (Coonawarra, SA) 23:26

1M ago23:26

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A well-known name in the industry, Paul has been with Leconfield for many years and is famous for making outstanding Merlot and Cabs from the region, including a sensational Cab Franc. His Bordeaux blend with a touch of Riesling is his avant-garde wine that is also a must try. @thewineshowaustralia @leconfieldwines…

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Caring For The Silent Cities 38:01

2M ago38:01

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In this special edition, we’re joined by Jon Gedling, Director of Estates for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to discuss the challenges and responsibilities involved in caring for First World War cemeteries in Belgium and France. We explore the history behind making these cemeteries permanent after the Great War, how maintenance practices h…

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Gamification - manipuláció és döntések, a vendégünk: Dr. Szentesi Péter Ádám közgazdász 1:59:17

2M ago1:59:17

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Vásárlásokért kapott, füzetbe gyűjthető matricák, melyeket edényszettre, utazótáskára lehet beváltani. Új kihívás a telefonos fittnesz alkalmazásban. Lelkes közreműködő rang megosztása a szociális médiában. Elektromos autó vezetési technikáért kapható virtuális jutalmak. Ezek a rendkívül hétköznapi példák mind a gamification avagy a játékosítás esz…

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Alexey Dumbuaya - Yalumba (Barossa) 17:16

2M ago17:16

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Alexey and Yalumba have accepted the Trophy for Best Grenache in the 2025 Royal Queensland Awards for the Yalumba Vat-11 Grenache 2024, announced at an awards ceremony held on 10 July for the second year in a row. Hear the story as he talks with Jill Upton and Simon Nash. @thewineshowaustralia @yalumbawine…

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Elenor McIndoe - WSET educator/wine professional 28:34

2M ago28:34

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Elenor McIndoe brings a UK perspective to the wine discussion with Simon Nash and Jill Upton. Already a well acclaimed wine professional Elenor's star is on the rise. @thewineshowaustralia

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Peter Fraser - Yangarra Estate (McLaren Vale) 34:05

2M ago34:05

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Peter joins Jill Upton and Simon Nash for a great hat about Grenache and how we are embracing the modern style with both hands and how special some of the sites are. @thewineshowaustralia @yangarraestate

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Questions and Answers Episode 40 44:49

2M ago44:49

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In this 40th Questions and Answers episode, we explore some of the lesser-known battlefields of the Western Front, uncovering places where traces of the First World War fighting can still be seen today. We examine what really happened to trenches after they were captured in battle, discuss whether WW1 historians face a new challenge from Artificial…

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Saint-Nazaire submarine base And the greatest raid of all operation chariot 10:29

2M ago10:29

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Send us a text Join me in Brittany on my bucket list tour to walk in the footsteps of the commandos on there raid to take out the Normandy dry dock and the impressive submarines pens Support the showBy Martin lambert

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Alex Beckett - Marnong Estate (Subury) 28:56

2M ago28:56

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Simon Nash chats with Alex about this hidden gem winery on the North West of Melbourne. The property is impressive and the wines are seeing some serious acclaim to match it. @thewineshowaustralia @marnongestate