Gibraltar Heritage Trust Podcast

Join Dr. Sam Benady as he talks to us on the life and times of Governor Don who was 
Gibraltar’s Governor for17 years and made many advancements for the betterment of 
the lives of the Gibraltarian civilian community. 

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and three of our podcasts look at the 65 hour conversion of the SS Uganda into a hospital ship and the work carried out at HM Dockyard. Throughout the war a young Gibraltarian Michael Sanchez decided he would keep a diary of the events. His first entry was the day of the invasion 2nd April 1982. Michael has kept the diary all these years and joins Alice Mascarenhas in the last of the Falklands War podcasts.

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and three of our podcasts look at the 65 hour conversion of the SS Uganda into a hospital ship and the work carried out at HM Dockyard. The Dockyard workers, some 400 of them, would be directly involved in the conversion working  tirelessly around the clock to complete the task. In this second podcast dedicated to the Falklands War Alice Mascarenhas talks to Inspector of Shipwrights Sydney Cunningham and Michael Rodriguez, Technical Supervisor Alfred Sacramento, and Liner Surveyor/Draughtsman Adrian Lugnani.

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and our next three podcasts look at the 65 hour conversion of the SS Uganda into a hospital ship and the work carried out at HM Dockyard. The S.S. Uganda sailed from no. 2 dock at 9 a.m. on Monday 19th April 1982. A special plaque paying tribute to the dockyard workers involved in the task has been organised by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust and the Friends of Gibraltar Heritage. Joining Alice Mascarenhas is Trustee Ian Balestrino. 

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and the next three of our podcasts look at the 64 hour conversion of the SS Uganda into a hospital ship and the work carried out at HM Dockyard in support of the conflict. 
The three episodes will launch daily from the 19th April. Make sure you subscribe to the Gibraltar Heritage Podcast so as not to miss out!

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

In the first episode of Season 2 we speak to Trust CEO Claire Montado on the recent Membership Drive which is inviting people to join the Heritage Trust by thinking about what there would be if we did not protect our heritage.

For more information on the Trust or to see our calendar of events go to www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado.

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

In this podcast episode we speak to Trustee, and ex-Artillery man, Pete Jackson on his crusade to restore Lord Airey's Battery, a 9.2" coastal gun at the top of the Rock of Gibraltar.

For more information, to see our calendar of events or to become a member of the Trust go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi 

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

In part 2 of this podcast episode we learn about life in 18th Century Gibraltar with Richard Garcia. The discussion focuses on new research published in Mr Garcia's new trilogy of books 'In the Shadow of the British Fortress of Gibraltar':
"Forging a Civilian Community, 1704-1749"
"Ordinary Life in Peace and War, 1749-1783"
Volume 3 to be published later in 2021.

For more information, to see our calendar of events or to become a member of the Trust go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi 

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi

In this podcast we speak to NGO stakeholders on the situation with Rosia Bay, analyse the public outcry at the latest planned development for this historic site and look towards solutions for the future conservation of the Bay and its heritage.

For more information, to see our calendar of events or to become a member of the Trust go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi 

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas and Claire Montado

This podcast is produced for the Gibraltar Heritage Trust by Alice Mascarenhas, Trustee, and Claire Montado, CEO.

For more information about the Trust and its work go to our website www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi