Podcast From The Past

By Postcard From The Past and Wardour Studios

In each episode of PODCAST FROM THE PAST, Tom Jackson - who curates the hugely popular twitter feed and book Postcard From The Past - welcomes to the studio two guests, each armed with ... more

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Podcast From The Past episodes:

February 12, 2019 ZEB SOANES & LORRAINE BOWEN - You've Hung Up Your Castanets
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are BBC Radio 4 newsreader and announcer and author ZEB SOANES (Gaspard The Fox) and musician, Britain's Got Talent star and crumble enthusiast, Lorraine Bowen (Billy Bragg, The Dinnerladies, The Damned). In this episode we ride a funicular, look under a flamenco dancer's skirts, travel to Hearst Castle and do our best to avoid bouncing bombs. Along the way we learn the trouble with Scottish scenery and ponder a missing jar of chutney. Wish you were here?
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February 06, 2019 BEC HILL & FIONA TALKINGTON - Radio Grandma
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are paper-puppetry performing comedian BEC HILL(Dara O'Briain's Go 8 Bit, The Dog Ate My Homework, Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up) and broadcaster FIONA TALKINGTON (BBC Radio 3 Late Junction). In this episode we experiment with the joys of sliding down banisters, pitch a Shetland pony-based disaster movie, and discover the best way to have your music played on Radio 3. It's always sunny in the Thames Valley, so - all aboard the community bus. Wish you were here?
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43min
January 30, 2019 GIDEON COE & RUTH PADEL - Don't Touch The Sand
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are BBC 6 Music presenter GIDEON COE and poet RUTH PADEL (Rembrandt Would Have Loved You, Voodoo Shop, The Soho Leopard, Darwin - A Life in Poems, I'm a Man: Sex, Gods and Rock 'n' Roll). In this episode we suffer health cures in Edinburgh, explore ancient caves, are threatened by both a school of killer whales and a lone tiger, and do everything we can to avoid catching rabies. Along the way we remember the endless summers of childhood, celebrate the joy of a simple postcard message and plan a cavort with David Niven. Wish you were here?
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47min
January 22, 2019 GRAINNE MAGUIRE & KIT DE WAAL - Your Problems Can't Find You In The Past
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedian and comedy write GRAINNE MAGUIRE (Question Time, What Has The News Ever Done For Me?) and novelist KIT DE WAAL (My Name Is Leon, The Trick To Time). In this episode the postcards take us on a trip to New York to drink martinis with Angela Lansbury, naked rock-climbing in Derbyshire, and we learn what it is to live with the prospect of an imminent apocalypse. Plus the doe-eyed alsatians of Brighton and memories of moon-landings in Bournemouth and royal weddings in Northampton. Wish you were here?
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43min
January 18, 2019 DAISY BUCHANAN & OWEN HATHERLEY - That Donkey's Grandchildren Are Dead
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are journalist, agony aunt, author and podcaster DAISY BUCHANAN (How To Be A Grown-Up, You're Booked, The Sisterhood, Guardian, Telegraph) and journalist and author OWEN HATHERLEY (The Ministry of Nostalgia, Militant Modernism, Landscapes of Communism, The Chaplin Machine). In this episode we bathe in colourful neon light in 1970s Poland, ride the gentler funfair rides at Margate Dreamland, get lost in Venice, learn the secrets of the Jilly Cooper Book Club, and sing a hymn to dusty postcard shops. Pack your bags and book your bed and breakfast - we're off for a relaxing fortnight of seaside jury duty. Wish you were here?
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43min
January 09, 2019 DAVID QUANTICK & JO MIDDLETON - Watch Where You Sponge
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are Emmy-winning writer DAVID QUANTICK (Go West, The Mule, The Thick Of It, Veep, The Blagger's Guide) and blogger and author JO MIDDLETON (Slummy Single Mummy, Playgroups and Prosecco). In this episode we encounter a vicar inappropriately sponging his aspidistra, recall the postage stamps that only existed in sweetshop packets, and relive the horrors and indignities of school foreign exchanges. Along the way we discuss the Soviet space programme, the days when radio requests were sent by postcard and John Peel's missing Festive Fifty. Hide the rabbit's head behind the cruet, for the Cosmos belongs to us all. Wish you were here?
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44min
January 02, 2019 EMILY DUGAN & JULIAN BAGGINI - Subject To Sea Conditions & Hangovers
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are philosopher JULIAN BAGGINI (How The World Thinks, A Short History of Truth, The Edge of Reason, The Virtues of the Table) and journalist EMILY DUGAN, senior reporter for BuzzFeed News (Finding Home: Real Stories of Migrant Britain). In this New Year episode, we discover the perils of anthropomorphism, the joy of hitch-hiking, and venture towards a philosophy of postcards. Along the way we learn some grubby secrets of south coast coffee making and brave a breakfast-time singalong. Wish you were here?
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37min
December 26, 2018 ALEX LOWE & MOLLIE GOODFELLOW - Tarting My Wares
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are actor and comedian ALEX LOWE (Clare in the Community, Phoenix Nights, Barry From Watford) and journalist and comedy writer MOLLIE GOODFELLOW (Guardian, GQ, New Statesman, Have I Got News For You?, Frankie Boyle's New World Order). In this almost-festive episode, we celebrate mentors and kindness - we discover Alex Lowe's love of vintage postcards, his uncanny ability to replicate the exact height of theatrical knights, and we learn about an awards ceremony put together in a week. Along the way we benefit from expert handwriting advice from Barry Saint-Michael, learn the perils of taking Brian Blessed a cup of tea, and finally establish how many kisses it's appropriate to put on the end of an email. Wish you were here?
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44min
December 18, 2018 JULIAN DUTTON & CORRIE CORFIELD - Such Good Company on Jumbo Jets
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are actor and writer JULIAN DUTTON (Truly, Madly, Bletchley, The Big Impression, Pompidou, Do You Think That's Wise?) and broadcaster CORRIE CORFIELD (Radio 4, World Service). In this extra-long episode, Julian reveals his family's enduring relationship with postcards that goes back almost 150 years, and we discover how Corrie's postcards are a celebration of chance encounters and family memories. Along the way we discover the correct way to pronounce Le Mesurier, the true meaning of High Rise, and why High Wycombe may be the next big holiday destination. Wish you were here?
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53min
December 11, 2018 ROBIN INCE & LOIS PRYCE - I’m Sorry They Make So Much Sense
Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedian and author ROBIN INCE (Infinite Monkey Cage, I’m a Joke and So Are You) and traveller and travel writer LOIS PRYCE (Lois on the Loose, Red Tape & White Knuckles, Revolutionary Ride). In this episode, both Robin and Lois break the poorly enforced rules of the podcast and bring in literally hundreds of postcards - packed full of memories and ideas. Along the way we discover the Curse of Bob The Builder, Robin’s burgeoning bloodlust and the secret horrors lurking inside a London telephone box. Plus live banjo music. Pack your saddlebags, locate the automated curtain button and prepare to feed a monstrous need. Wish you were here?
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44min

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FAQs about Podcast From The Past:

How many episodes does Podcast From The Past have?

More shows like Podcast From The Past

Squanderlust with Martha Lawton

Super Great Kids' Stories

The Rest Is Politics

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