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The Great Flood of 1607

Season: 5 Episode: 28

In the dead of winter, on January 30, 1607, the tranquil waters of the Bristol Channel turned into a merciless killer. It began with whispers of an impending catastrophe, dismissed by many as mere superstition. But as dusk fell, a monstrous surge swept through the low-lying villages, engulfing everything in its path. Find out more about a natural disaster that resulted in the United Kingdom's largest loss of life from a sudden natural disaster in the past 500 years.

CAST

Flood Description - Molly Jefferies

William Jones -Joe Wilson

Adam Wyatt - Steve Sheperd

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SOURCES

THE AD 1607 COASTAL FLOOD IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND SEVERN ESTUARY: HISTORICAL RECORDS FROM DEVON AND CORNWALL (UK) by Simon K. Haslett1 and Edward A. Bryant2 (2004)

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Chopsy Bristol

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Cornishman Slain in Tombstone

Season: 5 Episode: 27

Cornishman William 'Billy' Kinsman was one of those who ended up in Tombstone in the hope of striking it rich in the local silver mines, but sadly met a grizzly end at the point of a gun

CAST

Tombstone Epitaph - Mike Moore (WFOD Podcast)

Billy's Response - Mike Moore (WFOD Podcast)

Daniel Pinney - Jodie B (Po'Boys Podcast )

George W. Parsons - Garrett Odle (Never Trending Story Podcast)

May Woodman - Frankie Farner (Never Trending Story Podcast)

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SOURCES

Ancestry

Tombstone Chamber of Commerce

MentalFloss

The Cornish Bird

Find A Grave

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Season: 5 Episode: 26

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a key English poet and critic in the Romantic Movement. He significantly contributed to the creation of the Lyrical Ballads. A close friend of William Wordsworth, Coleridge was known for his innovative ideas in poetry, philosophy, politics, society, and language. His work greatly influenced literary criticism and the appreciation of Shakespeare.

In this episode, we take a look at the life of a man who has influenced the world of literature in many ways.

CAST

Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Steve Sheperd

Richard Holmes - Molly Jefferies

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SOURCES

The Friends of Coleridge

"Samuel Taylor Coleridge's remains rediscovered in wine cellar". The Guardian. (12 April 2018)

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. Wiltshire Council.

The Coleridge Trust

To donate to the refurbishment of Coleridge's final resting place, you can click here

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The Chocolate Box Murder

Season: 5 Episode: 25

On Friday 26th November 1928, Officers of the Bath Police Force went to a shop at No. 3, Monmouth Street after they received a message from the London Police. They forced the door, and started searching the premises. Soon, they found the body of Mrs. Bartlett, a young woman of 23, lying on the bed with her head battered. What exactly led up to the grisly death of this new bride and what became of her husband?

CAST

William Bartlett & Det Inspector G. B. Jones - Steve Yeo

Mr. Frederick Comfort (Uncle of deceased) - Steve Sheperd

Mr. Casswell - Joe Wilson

Dr. John Maurice Harper - Molly Jefferies

Mr. F. Ernest Shum (Coroner) - Tony Allen

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SOURCES

Ancestry

Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 03 November 1928

A Lance for Liberty, J.D.Casswell QC, 1961, p.60

Bath Chronicle and Herald, Saturday January 26th, 1929, p.16

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The History & People of Dyrham Park

Season: 5 Episode: 24

Dyrham Park, a honey-coloured building nestled in an ancient deer park at one end of the Cotswold Ridge, was transformed from a Tudor house into a baroque mansion and has elegant formal gardens, woodland and lakes.

In this episode, we look at the people that made the house the impressive building we see today run by the National Trust.

CAST

Wynter book - Sam Roberts

Samuel Rudder - Marcus KP

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.

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SOURCES

Dyrham in the Domesday Book

"Dyrham Park, Dyrham and Hinton, Near Bath, England". Parks and Gardens UK.

National Trust

"A View through a House". National Trust Collections. National Trust.

Nuttall, Zeila (1914). New Light on Drake. London: The Hakluyt Society. p. 406.

Historic England

"Productions Filmed in the Area of Bath since 1931". Bath Film Office.

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The Sinking of the Orianda

Season: 5 Episode: 23

On 17th February 1907, a dramatic shipping disaster occurred in the Bristol Channel which resulted in the loss of 14 lives. The iron steamer, Orianda was outward bound when it was struck by the London steamer, Heliopolis, going to Cardiff. Could this tragic event have been averted?

Here is a full list of the fourteen men who drowned, with their details:

1. John Williams - Borth, Aberystwith. Captain
2. F Jones - NewQuay. Mate
3. R Hunter - 198, Severn Road, Cardiff. Second Mate,
4. J. Nightingale (Barbados) - Steward
5. J. Valender - Cheltenham. Mess Steward
6. J. Tullis - 101, Penarth Road, Cardiff. Birmingam Fireman
7. A. Jones - Bristol Fireman
8. T. Davidson - Montrose. 1, Freeman street, Cardiff. Donkeyman.
9. Tom Morris - (Chepstow) 46, Milton Street, Cardiff. Ordinary Seaman
10. J.D Jesus - (Puerto Rico) 217, Bute Street. Able Seaman.
11. H Garcia - (Ferrol, Spain). 182, Bute Street, Cardiff. Boatswain
12. G. Frackelos - (Constantinople) 49, Bute Street, Cardiff. Ordinary Seaman
13. John Hensen - (Christiania) Second Engineer
14. Unknown

CAST

Character - Actor

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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The Davy Lamp

Season: 5 Episode: 22

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a prominent British chemist and inventor, best known for his contributions to the field of electrochemistry and his invention of the Davy lamp, which significantly improved safety in coal mines.

CAST

Humphrey Davy - Julien Kendell

Cumberland Pacquet - Rose Hailes

Second Correspondant - Tony Allen

John Buddle - Molly Jefferies

Frank A. J. L. James - Steve Yeo

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 9 April 1816. p. 3.

Humphry Davy: Science and Power. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Knight, David (1992).

Sykes, John (1835). An account of the dreadful explosion in Wallsend Colliery, on the 18th June, 1835, to which is added a list of explosions, inundations, &c. which have occurred in the Coal Mines of Northumberland and Durham ... Newcastle: John Sykes.

The Report of the South Shields Committee, appointed to investigate the causes of Accidents in Coal Mines. London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1843.

James, Frank A. J. L. (2008). Complete dictionary of scientific biography, e-book, eds Charles Coulston Gillispie, Frederic Lawrence Holmes, and Noretta Koertge. Detroit, Michigan: Charles Scribner's Sons.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL. D. FRS Foreign ..., Volume 1

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Murder of a Coal Seller

Season: 5 Episode: 21

He was on his way home from a successful journey selling coal when he decided that both himself and his animals needed a rest. It wasn't long after he'd settled down for the night, when he found himself in the fight of his life. Find out what happened to Issac Kendall, the coal seller from Bristol

CAST

John Kendall (Issac's Father) - Steven Yeo

William Prosser - Molly Jefferies

William Isaacs - Steve Sheperd

James Angell - David James Haile

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.com

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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.

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SOURCES

Western Daily Press - Friday 11 December 1863

Ancestry

Devizes and Wilts Advertiser - Thursday 17 December 1863

Folkestone Chronicle - Saturday 26 December 1863

Western Daily Press - Tuesday 29 March 1864

Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Saturday 02 April 1864

Google Maps

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The SS Great Western: The Extra Bits

Season: 5 Episode: 22

As promised, here is the complete interview with James Boyd, Head of Research at the SS Great Britain Trust with more details about this exciting project.

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.

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Sit Henry Irving: The Acting Knight

Season: 5 Episode: 20

Irving achieved success on the London stage in the 1860s as an actor and in 1867, played for the first time with Ellen Terry, beginning their famous theatrical association. He found fame playing Shakespearian and classic roles in a style which was individual and controversial, but which held audiences spellbound. He established his reputation as a tragedian with his Hamlet at the Lyceum (1874). As manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre, he made innovative changes to productions, including darkening the auditorium. Irving organised several American and Canadian tours, received many honours, and was the first actor to be knighted. Find out more about this actor that made such a difference to the world of theatre.

CAST

Character - Actor

THIS PODCAST

This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.

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