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Podcat Special - Cats in World War II
Manage episode 377706798 series 2990772
Innhold levert av Stories of Britain. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Stories of Britain eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
This special history podcast brings to life the stories of beloved pets and their owners during the dark days of WW2. From a cat who lost his tail, to a pussy who warned its family about an impending air raid. From a heroic church cat, to felines in the trenches. All brought together using personal stories, newsreel, dramatised events and music.
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31 episoder
Manage episode 377706798 series 2990772
Innhold levert av Stories of Britain. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Stories of Britain eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
This special history podcast brings to life the stories of beloved pets and their owners during the dark days of WW2. From a cat who lost his tail, to a pussy who warned its family about an impending air raid. From a heroic church cat, to felines in the trenches. All brought together using personal stories, newsreel, dramatised events and music.
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continue reading
31 episoder
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Extraordinary Stories of Britain
1 Strange Stories of Animals - From Pigs to Pigeons, Ravens to Elephants 46:51
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46:51Amazing stories of animals in Britain. From performing pigs, to medal-winning pigeons. From war elephants to bears who appeared in Shakespeare plays. From a runaway goose to the famous ravens in the Tower of London.
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1 History of Christmas - From Carols to Cards to Canterbury Riots 18:37
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18:37Hear the history of Christmas traditions. Who invented the Christmas card? Why do we say Merry Christmas? Who put up the first Christmas tree in England? How old is Father Christmas? And why did Canterbury riot over Christmas? Find out in this podcast
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1 248 Days – The Story of the London Blitz 53:32
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53:32From September 1940 to May 1941 London was the target of a brutal bombing campaign. We tell the story of the eight months of misery and resistance. From the spirit of London’s East End, to a special team that saved St Pauls Cathedral. From the evacuated children, to the families sleeping on the underground. Hear about the firefighters, bomb squads, the home guard and the unique role of London’s women.…
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1 Charles Dickens - The Writer Who Changed Britain 1:07:42
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1:07:42This podcast tells the dramatic story of the life of Charles Dickens. When his father was imprisoned for debt, he had to work as a child labourer. The excitement of his first publication, his troubled early romance, eventual marriage, success and secret affair – and relentless campaigning to improve the life of the poor and needy…
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St Mary’s Bethlem was England’s first psychiatric hospital. This podcast tells the story of the hospital, from its medieval origins to its home in a grand 17th century palace. We follow the lives of its famous inmates: the woman who tried to kill King George III, the first documented case of paranoid schizophrenia and a brilliant Victorian artist who murdered his father.…
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1 Trapped by the Plague - Eyam Village 1665 29:00
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29:00In 1665 plague devastated England. The remote Derbyshire village of Eyam was spared the horror - until a tailor bought a roll of cloth from London. To stop the pestilence spreading, the local vicar closed down Eyam - and the villagers were locked in. Hear the dramatic story of the plague village in this podcast.…
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1 A History of London Pubs - Pilgrims, Parrots, and Phantoms 33:00
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33:00Our history of London pubs pubcast visits the oldest tavern in London, including a pub haunted by phantasmal spirits. Hear about Parliamentary boozers, the smallest bar in the world, the Pilgrim Fathers Mayflower pub, and Gandalf’s riverside alehouse.
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1 Pub Names, Ghosts and Flying Ale - A History of Beer Part 2 39:25
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39:25What is the oldest pub name in Britain? And the most popular pub name in the country? Where is our oldest pub? What are the boozy origins of the nursery rhyme “Pop Goes the Weasel”? What caused the London beer flood? And where is Britain’s most haunted pub? Find out in our latest History of Beer podcast…
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The story of Beer. From Britain’s first brewer, to ancient ales made with psychedelic plants. From rules on Viking drinking horns to the English king who drank himself to death. From the rise of female brewers, to a drunk Queen Elizabeth I. From the legend of the ale-conner, to pubs forced to change names.…
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1 Lav Affair - The History of Sewage Podcast. 46:54
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46:54The story of sewage: from the Romans taxing urine, to York's Bog on the Bridge; from Henry VIII's Groom of the Stool, to pure finders selling dog faeces. Hear about the life of a Gong Farmer, and how a lav affair with toilets lead to the Great Stink, which brought London's mighty Thames to a standstill.…
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This special history podcast brings to life the stories of beloved pets and their owners during the dark days of WW2. From a cat who lost his tail, to a pussy who warned its family about an impending air raid. From a heroic church cat, to felines in the trenches. All brought together using personal stories, newsreel, dramatised events and music.…
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We investigate the history of cats: from mummified felines in the British Museum to George the Lion who lived in the Tower of London; from the world’s favourite pantomime cat, to the pussy who helped write an English dictionary. Hear about only cat to win the prestigious wartime Dickin Medal, and political cats - from Churchill's mouser to the famous Downing Street Larry.…
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In 1666, a stray ember turned London into a blazing inferno. Our podcast brings to life the Great Fire of London: dramatising the lives of the people caught up in the worst disaster the capital has ever witnessed.
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1 Shakespeare in London – the Life of the World’s Greatest Playwright 38:45
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38:45400 years ago, in 1623, Shakespeare’s plays were brought together in one book: The First Folio - the most important work in English literature. This podcast tells the story of the Bard’s life in London: how the writer left the tiny village of Stratford-Upon-Avon in search of success in the capital, how he became an actor, writer and theatre owner; how his company dismantled an entire theatre building and moved it across the River Thames - and how his beloved Globe burned down. And why we, very nearly, lost half his plays forever.…
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1 Westminster Abbey Coronations - from Mishaps to Majesty 34:48
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34:48For a thousand years, British kings and queens have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. This podcast tells the story of the coronation: from babbling bishops to falling dukes, spurned queens to monarch murders, stolen stones to dazzling diamonds and belly-busting banquets to mighty majesty.
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