Ye Olde Guide is a podcast about the history of English towns and cities.

In this episode we’re uncovering the hidden history of Reading, Berkshire. 

We'll discuss Oscar Wilde’s imprisonment, Jane Austen’s school and one of the oldest popular music festivals in the world. We’ll uncover the lost burial place of an English King, and the only major battle in the last successful invasion of Britain.

We'll hear about the legacy of Huntley & Palmers, once the largest biscuit manufacturer in the world, visit the regenerated Abbey Quarter, Reading Gaol and the exceptional patterned brickwork that adorns Reading’s buildings

This episode contains some real surprises.  So join us as we celebrate our own festival of Reading.

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