A podcast about men who fought in World War Two whose stories are told by their sons.
In each episode Matthew Collins interviews a vet's son and explores the effects of the war - not only on the father who fought in it but also on the son born after it.
Matthew Collins has long known that part of his consciousness was shaped by his father's war.
But like most vets, his father rarely talked about it. And when he did, he usually preferred to tell silly stories - rather than discuss seriously what he'd seen and done.
But the father's experience seeped into the son's consciousness - often extremely annoyingly.
So, Matthew wanted to compare notes with other vets' sons.
He's now recorded funny, tragic and moving stories told by men from all over the UK about their fathers' wars. And he's recorded reflections on the personal, inter-generational consequences of the Second World War.
The series will be launched in April 2025. A trailer is now available.
more info: www.matthewcollins.com (from 17 April).
There are many World War Two Vets' sons out there - with many great father/son reflections to share. If you would like to support this podcast, you can help by contributing to the cost of making it by going to: https://www.patreon.com/wesonsofworldwartwovets
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A pre-launch taster for this new series in which sons talk to Matthew Collins about their World War Two Vet fathers.
Sons tell their fathers' stories. And explore the effects of the war – on both their fathers who fought in it and on themselves, the sons born after it.
In this trailer we hear from some of the sons who appear individually in episodes of the series.
We Sons of World War Two Vets - launching April 2025.
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