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.
Follow us wherever you get your podcasts.
1
The curious case of Santa’s finger and the stor...
49 min
2
From Bayswater to Neverland: J.M. Barrie and th...
45 min
3
Living with the ancestors: Neolithic death and ...
46 min
4
A delicious history of pudding
38 min
5
From Brodsworth with love: the girl who knitted...
37 min
6
Disability and care in medieval England
36 min
7
‘Pleasing terrors’: the origins and continuing ...
61 min
8
Privilege and play: a history of childhood adve...
33 min
9
Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex l...
38 min
10
A history of curry in Britain
34 min
11
A coin, a castle and a conquest: the Normans in...
31 min
12
Circle of Days and the building of Stonehenge
48 min
13
Monastic to modern: a history of universities
41 min
14
Feeding the masses: fuelling an agricultural re...
34 min
15
Pumps and people power: firefighting at country...
39 min
16
The Melsonby Hoard: life in Iron Age Britain
36 min
17
William Marshal: the man behind the myth
38 min
18
A potted history of houseplants
32 min
19
Cultivating a vision: women in garden design
30 min
20
‘Dollar princesses’ or influential heiresses? A...
33 min
21
A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex...
29 min
22
The Black British composer who broke America
35 min
23
‘Princely Shows’ and power: Elizabeth I at Keni...
31 min
24
How 1930s fashion and design shook up a former ...
28 min
25
Espionage, identity and cross-dressing in the M...
34 min