Season 1 of the show began in September 2017 and finished in December. It released 16 veteran conversations, and as many bonus episodes, with Alex Lloyd, Angus Hordern and Thomas Kaye conducting the interviews. It also covered the story behind and release of the BARNEY GREATREX book.

The show returned with Season 2 in March 2018. Sharon Mascall-Dare joined the Thistle Productions team, recording veteran conversations in Adelaide. This season finished in September, after airing 54 podcasts, including 33 veteran interviews.

The podcast expanded its one-on-one interview format in October with the Panel Talks, along with some extra bonus episodes. Over the first two seasons, the Thistle Productions crew came across some recurring veterans issues and struggles, spanning across different conflicts, deployments, ranks, service branches and even generations. Alex and Angus got back together with some veterans to have panel discussions on these topics.

Life on the Sea premiered in November. Life on the Sea is a special 7-episode documentary-style miniseries, a spin-off of the main podcast. It profiles 9 Royal Australian Navy veterans who served in either the Korean War or the Vietnam War.

In December, the year’s end was celebrated with Christmas on the Line. This special podcast featured previously untold stories of Christmases in uniform from veterans of Season 2.

The podcast’s main format of one-on-one veteran interviews returned in February 2019, in Season 3. Long-time Thistle Productions member Rohan Viswalingam conducted his debut interview this season. This season finished in October after airing 51 podcasts, nearly all of them interviews with veterans. A special panel episode aired the week of Remembrance Day, and a Christmas special was released in December.

Season 4 began broadcasting in May 2020. This season finished in December after airing 45 podcasts, including the Christmas special. Seven episodes were produced with Joint Task Force 633, where Sharon Mascall-Dare interviewed ADF personnel deployed to the Middle East at time of recording.

The podcast returned with Season 5 in March 2021. The second half of March also saw the premiere of the new LIFE AFTER SERVICE documentary series. Season 5 finished in November, followed by the Christmas special. The first year of LIFE AFTER SERVICE wrapped in October.

The podcast went back on air in May 2022, with the commencement of the 6th year of telling Australian veterans’ stories through the podcast. This season included a special video podcast with World War II veteran Reg Chard. Season 6 finished in December 2022, with Curtis McGrath and that year’s Christmas episode.

Thistle Productions began 2023 in March by premiering their FOR SCHOOL AND COUNTRY 5-part video documentary miniseries on YouTube. This was to allow free access to the production via streaming, with its original DVD format feeling a little obsolete.

Season 7 of LIFE ON THE LINE launched in May 2023, finished that November and returned in December for the Christmas special. Sophie Hu joined the team to assist Alex with the editing.

LIFE ON THE LINE returned in January 2024, in an ongoing Season 8 of the show. Instead of episodes dropping twice-weekly (Seasons 1-3), weekly (Seasons 4-5) or fortnightly (Season 6-7), episodes will now release as they are recorded, in a smaller, more curated list of interviewees. After 7 years, having interviewed over 200 veterans across nearly 300 episodes and over 2 million downloads, the Thistle Productions team will continue capturing the incredible stories of our veterans as passionate volunteers.