THE BRITISH HOME FRONT 9 | Iron and Steel - Peter Claughton

Welcome to the BRITISH HOME FRONT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR. This series was recorded at the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS in June 2018 to accompany a conference marking the contribution by the peoples of the British Isles to the national war effort. In this podcast, DR PETER CLAUGHTON, Honorary Research Fellow, UNIVERSITY of EXETER, talks about the demands made on the iron and steel industry during the First World War. IMAGE | The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals - The Furnace, George Clausen - Set of prints commissioned by the British government (Wellington House) in 1917 for use as propaganda. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS With thanks to JOHN CAWTHORN and the 1926 FOUNDATION for making this podcast series possible, and to the DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT and the SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT for supporting the Conference. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | Music performed by the PIPES AND DRUMS of the ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS | Series Editor - Professor Sir Hew Strachan | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.