Benjamin's Britain

Some landmarks are niche, and our guest this episode Hava Kranat joins us to discuss just that, Britain's famous yellow mustard. She transports us back to 2018 and the height of World Cup fever and a tale of how her and Ben essentially forced there way into a secure factory.

Hava is also a London Underground expert, so it's no surprise that she chose something related which most people wouldn't have any idea about.

Literary research fellow, sheep expert and self-confessed nerd, Dr Briony Wickes, delivers a HUGE landmark for this episode of the Benjamin's Britain podcast. Briony, Nicky and Ben discuss a trip with their friends to the exclusive Ceremony of the Keys. The traditional 'locking of the tower' has taken place for over 700 years at 9.53pm every night and is the oldest extant military ceremony in the world.

Briony's alternative landmark is also a bit of an institution. Without giving much away we talk about it's historical links to Dickens, the 90s rave scene, industrial revolution and even time itself.

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This episode, with guest Australian-based Diane Broinshtein, is one of two halves. Diane woke up early to talk about her trip with Ben to the oldest site in the landmarks book, Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, where the remain of a Mesolithic (7100BC) man was found in the Victorian era. To balance the books, Diane's alternative landmark brings us right up to the 21 century with some famous street art.

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The tables are turned for this episode with Nicky's sister Jenny as the podcast guest. Jenny secretly loves being dragged on her sisters-friends landmarking trips and actually hosted them in Durham back in 2018, which is the focus of this episode. Jenny's a HUGE theatre nerd, so it may not be surprising that this comes up in the later part of the show. 

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Welcome back to Season 3 of Benjamin's Britain, the podcast where we discuss Ben Salamon's mad scheme of visiting all 500 sites in Clive Aslett's "Landmarks of Britain". 

Joining Ben is regular co-host Nicky Pavitt and Ben's oldest friend Chris "Brunel-fanboy" Jones. Chris is a fellow Welshman, chartered engineer, rugby lover and has a lot to say about bridges... You will not be surprised the Chris chose a trip to a Brunel family landmark to discuss today along with an alternatively landmark from his hometown of Bristol which has been in the news just this week!

Enjoy! 

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Our season finale! We finish off our season with some 'on location' clips from Ben's trip to visit Nicky in Bath, a city with a landmark so good they named itself after it. After a few extra bonus clips from the series Ben and Nicky wrap up by discussing the four landmarks in Bath that Clive Aslet put in his book "Landmarks of Britain: The Five Hundred Places that Made Our History". And it an episode wouldn't be complete without a guests alternative pick, this time of the swimming pool variety.

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It's Part 1 of our season finale. It's been a fantastic season and we've had some incredible guests. To celebrate the Summer we have put together some clips you haven't yet heard. This includes a trip a trip to where the first ever pineapple was grown in Britain, the great fire of Exeter (hotel) and the future of the monarchy in Australia.

To be continued...

Thanks to Gemma, Vic, Amie, Jack, Matt, Daniel and Sam for joining us.

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Ben's brother Dan Salamon, joins Nicky and Ben to discuss a trip to Tewkesbury, home to a Wars of the Roses battle site, and how Ben blackmailed him into it. We also discuss the musical mastery of Horrible Histories, historical Disney films and Dan's alternative landmark, Big Joe at Birmingham University. 

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Matthew Carr, radiographer and resident science expert, joins Ben and Nicky to talk about Jodrell Bank - Not a bank, but home to the giant Lovell Telescope in Cheshire. Since the 1950's it has been one of the biggest and most powerful radio telescopes in the world and had a part to play in the Cold War. Matt's alternative landmark isn't far from where the boys went to school and would sneak off for views over Cardiff.

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As if we needed any more excuses to talk about Exeter! Fellow Exeter Alumni and Ben's former Uni housemate Jack Mead joins us to discuss the city's landmark, the cathedral. Jack, drama grad and primary school teacher, stayed in Exeter post graduation and is now bringing up his family there so is pretty much a local expert. He also talks to us about his spooky alternative landmark which is shrouded in mystery...

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