About this episode

This episode explores English identity through the lens of the Battle of Dogger Bank and related naval history.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the latest podcast. In this episode, we begin by mulling over what it means to be English, and look at two of those bastions of Englishness - Test Match Special and the Shipping Forecast. We then follow the shipping forecast and look at the Battle of Dogger Bank, the January 1915 showdown between the Royal Navy and the German High Seas fleet. We hear about the mysterious work of Room 40, German naval raids on the seaside towns of Northumberland and the ...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Dixon

Topics covered

• English identity
• naval history
• World War I
• Battle of Dogger Bank
• shipping forecast

Keywords

• Battle of Dogger Bank
• Royal Navy
• German High Seas fleet
• Room 40
• January 1915

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Test Match Special, Shipping Forecast, Royal Navy, German High Seas fleet, Room 40

Places: England, Northumberland

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