Episodios

  • Stopping Places | Gypsy and Traveller Heritage

    Stopping Places | Gypsy and Traveller Heritage
    Sep 24 2025
    Gypsy and Traveller communities have been part of Britain's cultural fabric for centuries. They have a rich and vibrant history, but theirs is a story that's largely untold. Explore the heritage and traditions of Gypsies and Travellers and find out how one Gypsy had a special connection with Queen Victoria.

    Join guest presenter and host of the Roaming Voices podcast, Josie Jeffery in finding out more about those who lived and travelled across Brighton and the South Downs.

    With special thanks to Romany Historian Janet Keet-Black and Journalist Jake Bowers for their contributions to this episode.

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    Production:
    Presenter: Josie Jeffery
    Production: Jack Glover and Katy Kelly
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez
    Contributors:
    Janet Keet-Black
    Jake Bowers
    Discover More:
    This episode was made possible with research from the Changing Chalk project - a landscape-scale partnership led by the National Trust, connecting nature, people and heritage on and around the South Downs. The project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, and by The Linbury Trust.
    Find out more at
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/the-changing-chalk-partnership

    Read Janet's book Gypsies of Britain here https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gypsies-of-britain-9780747812364/

    Discover Jake's work and sculptures at http://www.thirstybearforge.co.uk/

    For more information on traveller communities please visit our friends at Friend' Families, Travellers https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/

    Listen to a playlist of Gypsy Heritage songs https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6JHTStCCBgCgJ5wcszlIFi?si=WoG-el4ERq6GIhX2BGTABg

    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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    25 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.
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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

    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
    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
  • Roman Chariot Racing | The Prasina Stone

    Roman Chariot Racing | The Prasina Stone
    Jul 9 2025
    What does Formula One and chariot racing have in common?
    High speed and high thrills races are something we usually think of when we’re chatting about Silverstone or the Grand Prix.
    Celebrity drivers, highly engineered teams and arenas of fans might seem like a modern scene. But thanks to a piece of ancient graffiti carved into stone at a Roman villa, a window into a world over 2000 years ago is opened, one that sees chariot racers competing on an industrial scale.

    James Grasby heads to Chedworth Roman Villa to find out what the Prasina Stone can tell us about sports today.

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

    Contributors
    James Ball

    Discover more
    For more information about Chedworth, the Romans and the Prasina Stone, please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/gloucestershire-cotswolds/chedworth-roman-villa

    Follow Back When on your favourite podcast app. 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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    9 m
  • The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Writer, Scientist, Sheep Farmer

    The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Writer, Scientist, Sheep Farmer
    Jun 25 2025
    Many of us grew up reading about Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle, but how much do you know about the woman behind the stories?
    In this episode we explore the lesser-known sides of Beatrix Potter. Discover how her love of natural science, fascination with fungi and knack for sheep farming formed one of Britain's most celebrated authors.

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    Production
    Host: James Grasby
    Producer: Nikki Ruck
    Sound editor: Jesus Gomez and Nikki Ruck

    Discover more
    For more information about Beatrix Potter, her life, works and art go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/people/beatrix-potter

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    23 m