Episodios

  • Warrior the War Horse | Survival Against the Odds

    Warrior the War Horse | Survival Against the Odds
    Nov 5 2025
    What happened to the animals who served in the First World War?

    Uncover the extraordinary story of Warrior the war horse who survived the Western Front. General Jack Seely's horse, Warrior, was anything but ordinary. He carried his master through some of World War One's most brutal battles, including the Somme, Ypres and Passchendaele.
    Despite more than eight million horses, donkeys and mules losing their lives during the war, Warrior somehow survived.
    Join General Jack Seely's grandson and broadcaster, Brough Scott and historian, James Grasby, to retrace Warrior's incredible journey.



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    Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts

    Production

    Host : James Grasby
    Producer and sound designer: Nikki Ruck

    Contributors
    Brough Scott

    Discover more

    To visit Mottistone

    Mottistone

    To find out more about Warrior

    Warrior The War Horse

    If you would like to follow in the footsteps of warrior
    Warrior Trail


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    21 m
  • Halloween Special | Witches' Familiars

    Halloween Special | Witches' Familiars
    Oct 22 2025
    Is your cat the devil in disguise? Probably not, although they may act like it sometimes! But once upon a time, they would have been accused of luring you into witchcraft.
    In Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries witch hunting became an obsession and supposed ‘witches’ were put on trial, and some were even sentenced to death.
    Being an animal lover was considered a sure sign that someone was practicing witchcraft. Friendliness towards cats, rabbits or dogs could lead to accusations of witchcraft, as these animals, known as familiars, were suspected of working for the devil.
    One of those accused of witchcraft and seen with familiars was Elizabeth Clarke, a poor, disabled woman from Essex.
    Join Helen and historian Dr Romany Reagan as they uncover Elizabeth’s story and the strange tale of the witches’ familiars.
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    Production:
    Host: Helen Antrobus
    Producers: Rosie Toy and Katy Kelly
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
    Contributor: Dr Romany Reagan
    Discover More:
    Find out more about witchcraft:
    https://essexwitchmuseum.co.uk
    Uncover folklore, legends, myths and lost histories from the British Isles with Dr Romany Reagan:
    https://blackthornandstone.com
    Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts
    If you’d like to get in touch with feedback or a story idea you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    14 m
  • Halloween Special | The Plague Village

    Halloween Special | The Plague Village
    Oct 8 2025
    In September 1665 a plague outbreak took hold in the Derbyshire village of Eyam. It lasted for 15 months and claimed 260 lives.
    The bacteria that caused the bubonic plague was transported to the village in a box of material. Within a few weeks, the illness had taken hold.

    In response the residents isolated to keep the disease from spreading to the surrounding villages.

    Join Helen and curator Owen Roberts as they uncover the tale of the plague village and the extraordinary sacrifice its inhabitants made to save the lives of others.

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    Production:
    Host: Helen Antrobus
    Producer: Katy Kelly
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
    Contributor: Owen Roberts

    Discover More:
    Find out more about Eyam: https://www.eyam-museum.org.uk

    Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts

    If you’d like to get in touch with feedback or a story idea you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    24 m
  • Downton, Churchill and the Dollar Duchess Phenomenon

    Downton, Churchill and the Dollar Duchess Phenomenon
    Sep 17 2025
    Cora Crawley in Downton Abbey may be a fictional Dollar Duchess but there are countless others who have shaped our history, including the mother of Winston Churchill, Jennie Jerome.

    Join James Grasby as he discovers what a 'Dollar Duchess' is, how they came to be entwined in our history and culture, and what was in it for the couples.
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    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale only in cinemas now
    Production
    Host: James Grasby
    Sound: Claire Hickinbotham
    Producer: Claire Hickinbotham
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez
    Contributors
    Louisa Brouwer @acuratorabroad on Insta
    Jo Thornton and Steve Berden: Isle of Wight local tour guides
    Recording took place at Rosetta Cottage on the Isle of Wight where Churchill’s parents got engaged. You can visit the cottage and see the plague outside, part of the Churchill Trail on the Island Follow the Churchill Trail - Visit Isle Of Wight
    Or if you want to get closer to the heart of the story you can stay in the cottage, dine in the dining room, and enjoy sea views of The Solent from the garden. Rosetta Cottage Isle of Wight | National Trust

    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    16 m
  • Jane Austen | The Georgian Dating Scene

    Jane Austen | The Georgian Dating Scene
    Sep 10 2025
    What was dating like in Jane Austen’s day? Georgian Britain is certainly an era associated with courtship and marriage, but what were the rules you had to date by?
    Join Cultural Heritage Curator Tim Moore, in Bath, as he reflects on what we know, through the life and works of Jane Austen.

    This one's for the Janeites.
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    Production:
    Presenter: Helen Antrobus
    Production and Sound: Claire Hickinbotham
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez
    Contributor:
    Dr Tim Moore, Cultural Heritage Curator
    Discover More:
    Find out more about the Bath Assembly rooms project here
    Bath Assembly Rooms project | Bath | National Trust

    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    20 m
  • Plant Hunters | A Botanical Quest Down Under

    Plant Hunters | A Botanical Quest Down Under
    Aug 27 2025
    In 2018 a team of intrepid explorers came in to the possession of a treasure map - one which would see them venture half way around the world to the Australian island of Tasmania. Those explorers were a team of garden experts from across the UK and Ireland who were now on a historic mission to save and catalogue plants for the benefit of people and the planet.

    Following in the footsteps of the historic plant hunters, find out what was in store for the team of modern-day collectors and how natural history has helped to shape gardens around the world.

    Production
    Host: James Grasby
    Producer: Jack Glover
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez

    Contributors
    Charlie Bancroft and team BIBET
    Caroline Ikin

    Images courtesy and with thanks from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Tasmania. All Rights Reserved.

    Discover More
    Explore a garden lovers home at Nymans in West Sussex where some of the collected species are now flourishing https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/nymans

    Read Charlie’s report here: https://merlin-trust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/718-Charlie-Bancroft-compressed.pdf

    Find out more about historic plant hunters from our friends at Kew Gardens https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/adventure-and-discovery-around-the-world-with-plant-hunters

    BIBET Botantic Gardens
    Republic of Ireland https://www.botanicgardens.ie/kilmacurragh/
    Northern Ireland https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/mount-stewart Wales https://botanicgarden.wales/
    Tasmania https://gardens.tas.gov.au/

    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    23 m
  • A Garden Fit for Bridgerton

    A Garden Fit for Bridgerton
    Aug 13 2025
    Join a tour of a garden designed for pleasure, as we relive its party heyday.

    Claremont in Surrey once played host to events described as the lovechild of a festival and a palace garden party. Presenter James Grasby uncovers the best spots, the shenanigans they elicited, and the most incredible views reminiscent of scenes from hit Netflix drama, Bridgerton.
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    Production
    Host: James Grasby
    Producer: Claire Hickinbotham
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez
    Contributors
    Author: David Coke
    Hannah Greig: Professor of History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
    Discover More
    Claremont still holds events throughout the year, from live theatre to yoga sessions.
    Events at Claremont Landscape Garden
    You can also hire rowing boats, walk your dog here, or grab a cuppa! Here’s a map: 2023-claremont-map.pdf

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    An earlier version of this episode was previously available
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    22 m
  • The Last Voyage | Sutton Hoo

    The Last Voyage | Sutton Hoo
    Jul 23 2025
    Embark on the last voyage of an Anglo-Saxon burial ship and learn how its discovery changed our understanding of a civilisation. In 1939, archaeologists uncovered a “ghost ship” under the acidic sandy soil of Sutton Hoo, in Suffolk.

    Now, presenter James Grasby reimagines the last journey of that vessel, and who was aboard, as it was hauled from the water and dragged to its final resting place some 1,400 years ago.

    Listener note: a version of this episode first went out in 2023 on the National Trust Podcast.

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    Production
    Host: James Grasby
    Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris
    Sound editor: Jesus Gomez

    Discover more
    Free guided tours of the Royal Burial Ground are available daily from February to October. You can book onto a tour with the Visitor Welcome team when you arrive at Sutton Hoo.

    The replica ship is being built by the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company. To follow the progress of the project and how you can support it, please visit saxonship.org

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    27 m