Sandwichs, Picnics and the Marks and Sparks revolution
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Place Names – a Shedcast
English place names are a direct window in into the lives of our ancestors – an insight into the origins or remarkable features of ancient settlements. Here’s a brief survey of how to decode some of them.
364 Before the English Came
The 1630’s saw an acceleration of English colonisation in the Americas. What cultures and peoples will they meet when they get there? A horribly brief survey of cultures north of the Rio Grande before the English came.
Shedcast 40a Tourism Rising - Members Only
THoE Tour 2022 Q&A Bunfight
A few, folks along with Dr Richard Grove and I had a chat one evening at the Queen’s Hotel in Cheltenham, with Norm serving everyone drinks. It was partRead More
Ladybird Histories and Lawrence Peach
David Perkins of King’s School Canterbury joins me to talk about Ladybird, its histories, and the life of Lawrence du Garde Peach, their main author.
Peasant Perceptions of Landscape with Stephen Mileson
It is difficult to hear the voice of ordinary people from long ago; but although they left little written record, yet their memory, attitudes and perceptions of the world aroundRead More
TTME English Comedy and the Pythons
A new epsiode on English humour – is it a thing? Luke and I try to develop a framework, and test it against Monty P. You can vote onRead More
37b The English at Drink II - Members Only
37a The English at Drink I - Members Only
Shedcast 28 In Davie’s Shed - Members Only
239a Robin Hood by Glen Longwell
I always wanted to look at the legends of Robin Hood and try to sort fact from fiction – and never got round to it. But Luckily here is GlenRead More