The English Heritage Podcast
Every object has a story to tell. But how can one mystery item lead us on a journey through history, people and places?
In the English Heritage podcast, comedian and writer Amy Matthews brings you entertaining tales from unexpected places. Each week, we begin with a mystery item and with the help of English Heritage experts and special guests, Amy explores what our past can tell us about our present and perhaps our future.
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1
What was Christmas like for servants below stai...
57 min
2
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the stor...
49 min
3
From Bayswater to Neverland: J.M. Barrie and th...
45 min
4
Living with the ancestors: Neolithic death and ...
46 min
5
A delicious history of pudding
38 min
6
From Brodsworth with love: the girl who knitted...
37 min
7
Disability and care in medieval England
36 min
8
‘Pleasing terrors’: the origins and continuing ...
61 min
9
Privilege and play: a history of childhood adve...
33 min
10
Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex l...
38 min
11
A history of curry in Britain
34 min
12
A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in...
31 min
13
Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge
48 min
14
Monastic to modern: a history of universities
41 min
15
Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural re...
34 min
16
Pumps and people power: firefighting at country...
39 min
17
The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain
36 min
18
William Marshal: the man behind the myth
38 min
19
A potted history of houseplants
32 min
20
Cultivating a vision: women in garden design
30 min
21
‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A...
33 min
22
A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex...
29 min
23
The Black British composer who broke America
35 min
24
‘Princely Shows’ and power: Elizabeth I at Keni...
31 min
25
How 1930s fashion and design shook up a former ...
28 min