In this episode we discover the fate of Thomas Prockter Ching, what happened to him and his companions when their ship the Charles Eaton was wrecked near the Torres Straits in 1834.

Discover the story of a Cornish woman from very humble beginnings who was whisked away from Cornwall at a young age, was widowed three times and became enormously wealthy but never forgot her roots . . . 

This interview was recorded in 2016 shortly before Bart passed away. We talk about his amazing life, dowsing, earth energies, making clouds appear and disappear and the Great Train Robbery amongst many other things. This is a longer recording than usual, so make a cuppa, sit back and relax or maybe take us on a walk with you, whatever you do please enjoy!

This episode takes us back to the late 17th century and the village of St Keverne on the Lizard where we go on an unexpected and rather dangerous journey with a Cornishman called John Sandys.

A spooky story for you this time . . .

Discover the stories behind some amazing precious objects from across the globe that have close connections to Cornwall!

In this episode we talk about some real mermaid sightings near Newquay and that time that Sir Humphrey Davy went skinny dipping and caused a bit of a fiasco! 

In the 19th century half a million Cornish left their native home and travelled across the globe in search of work and a new life. This episode follows the story of two of them and what befell them in the deserts of Arizona and the Wild West town of Tombstone.

In this episode I talk about how small objects can still have big stories to tell and how a little item in Falmouth's Maritime Museum took me on a historical adventure across Europe.

In this episode we discover a few of Cornwall's logan rocks, and some of the history, myths and legends associated with these wobbly stones . . .