Welcome to the Bentley Priory Museum Podcast. In this episode, Remembrance of War, we interview war artist Paul Joyce, to find out the inspiration behind his current temporary exhibition at Bentley Priory Museum.

The exhibition, Remembrance of War, is a collection of striking paintings by artist Paul Joyce, depicting scenes from World War Two.

The Bentley Priory Museum Podcast produced and hosted by: Alexander Collinson and Tim Kitching

Memoirs of the Blitz - Playing With Fire 

This episode focuses on the current temporary exhibition Memoirs of the Blitz at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Curator Alexander Collinson who reflects on the project, while discussing with co-host Tim the changing landscape of the United kingdom due to the on going attacks throughout The Blitz and subsequent years. While also reflecting on the way children would play during the war. 

Memoirs of the Blitz is currently on display at Bentley Priory Museum until mid December 2022.

This podcast is hosted by: Alexander Collinson and Tim Kitching

Memoirs of the Blitz - Life Under Shelter Part 2

This episode focuses on the current temporary exhibition Memoirs of the Blitz at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Curator Alexander Collinson who reflects on the project, while discussing with co-host Tim what it was like to shelter from nightly air raids during the Second World War throughout the wider areas of the United Kingdom. 

Memoirs of the Blitz is currently on display at Bentley Priory Museum until mid December 2022.

This podcast is hosted by: Alexander Collinson and Tim Kitching

Memoirs of the Blitz - Life Under Shelter Part 1, The Battle of Britain and The Observer Corps. 

This episode focuses on the current temporary exhibition Memoirs of the Blitz at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Curator Alexander Collinson who reflects on the project, while discussing what it was like to shelter from nightly air raids during the Second World War with a focus on the crossover between the Battle of Britain and The Blitz. 

We are also joined by John Shere a member of the Royal Observer Corps Heritage Association who gives us an insight into the roles the Observers would have been playing during the Battle of Britain and the nightly air raids throughout The Blitz. 

Memoirs of the Blitz is currently on display at Bentley Priory Museum until mid December 2022.

This podcast is hosted by: Alexander Collinson and Tim Kitching 

Produced and edited by: Alexander Collinson

Memoirs of the Blitz - Home away from home part 2

This episode focuses on the current temporary exhibition Memoirs of the Blitz at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Curator Alexander Collinson who reflects on the project, while discussing what it was like to be an Evacuee during the Second World War. 

Memoirs of the Blitz is currently on display at Bentley Priory Museum until mid December 2022.

This podcast is hosted by: Tim Kitching

Memoirs of the Blitz - Home away from home part 1 

This episode focuses on the current temporary exhibition Memoirs of the Blitz at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Curator Alexander Collinson who reflects on the project, while discussing what it was like to be a refugee escaping the oppression of the Nazi party in Germany before the start of WWll. We also listen to oral testimony accounts of those who experienced this first hand. 

Memoirs of the Blitz is currently on display at Bentley Priory Museum until mid December 2022. 

This podcast is hosted by: Tim Kitching

Sir John Soane's Bentley Priory with Natasha Brown

This special episode focuses on Sir John Soane's architecture and lasting legacy at Bentley Priory Museum, we are joined by Trustee Natasha Brown who had the opportunity to work on Bentley Priory's redevelopment, bringing her wealth of knowledge about Soane to the restoration of the building and consequently this interview. 

This podcast is hosted by: Tim Kitching

The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain - This special episode focuses on The Battle of Britain, with a reflection back to the commemorative day at Bentley Priory Museum on the 18th of September, with guest Adrien from the 253 Squadron Living History Group https://www.wottmes.org/253-squadron Instagram @253squadronkenley along with host Alexander talking about his experience there, with a recording of the Spitfire flypast at the event.

We also have some reflections on the history of the Battle of Britain from both podcast volunteers Tim and Dave.

Be sure to follow @Memoirsoftheblitz on instagram to keep up to date with the new exhibition coming to Bentley Priory in 2022 by Host Alexander.

Welcome to the Bentley Priory Museum - Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat, podcast.

In this episode, Reflections -  Podcast volunteers Alex, Tim and Dave give us an overview of their experience as volunteers on the project and reflections on  the podcast series along with Chloe Marley the project coordinator who talks about her experience throughout the project  along with some of the highs and lows of curating an exhibition throughout a pandemic. 

This podcast series is unveiling the exciting stories of a top secret Battle of Britain and Cold War Bunker. Bentley Priory Museum is currently running this National Lottery Heritage Funded project to investigate the history of its underground bunker and how it was a vital tool for the RAF. 

For the first time a group of volunteers have been collecting oral histories from RAF, WAAF and ROC personnel who played key roles in the operation of Bentley Priory's Bunker. Join us as we share some of their untold stories.

For information about the project and Bentley Priory visit: https://bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk

This podcast is hosted and edited by: Alexander Collinson
Produced by project volunteers:  Tim Kitching, Alexander Collinson and Dave Considine. 

Welcome to the Bentley Priory Museum - Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat, podcast.

In this episode, Women in the Air Force Part 2 -  Podcast volunteer Tim gives us an overview of the changes in the Air Force and how women become integrated over time until becoming one with the RAF - We also have Oral histories from those who have worked and experienced these changes while working in the Air Force and at RAF Bentley Priory.  

This podcast series is unveiling the exciting stories of a top secret Battle of Britain and Cold War Bunker. Bentley Priory Museum is currently running this National Lottery Heritage Funded project to investigate the history of its underground bunker and how it was a vital tool for the RAF. 

For the first time a group of volunteers have been collecting oral histories from RAF, WAAF and ROC personnel who played key roles in the operation of Bentley Priory's Bunker. Join us as we share some of their untold stories.

For information about the project and Bentley Priory visit: https://bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk

This podcast is hosted and edited by: Alexander Collinson
Produced by project volunteers:  Tim Kitching, Alexander Collinson and Dave Considine.