Uncharted Liverpool

Uncharted Liverpool

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Uncharted Liverpool episodes

  • The Long and Winding Road: The Life, Death & Rebirth of The Cavern Club

    This episode of Uncharted Liverpool, we take you on the journey of The Cavern Club. How it was born, why you can blame the trains for its death and the rebirth that helped cement it as the iconic venue we know and love today. We talk about its connection with The Beatles, Cilla Black, the Paris Jazz scene and The Cavern's importance to Liverpool's place as one of the most important music cities int he world.


    For this episode we used BBC News website as well as The Cavern Club's amazing website, which we highly recommend.


    This is episode one of our second season. Season one is available for you to listen to now and features episodes about both of Liverpool's cathedrals, the historic Overground Railway and The Bluecoat, Liverpool's oldest surviving building.


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    18 min
  • The Bluecoat: The story of Liverpool's oldest surviving building.
    Hidden away from view on one of the back streets of Liverpool's popular shopping area, is the city's oldest surviving building. The Bluecoat is now an Arts Centre but when it opened it served a different purpose. In this episode we talk about it's beginning and the long difficult journey it took to get to where it is now and the people that helped it get there.
    23 min
  • From Seaforth to Dingle: The story of The Ovee
    The Liverpool Overhead Railway, or as it was known locally 'The Ovee' or 'The Dockers Umbrella', is a one of the more forgotten parts of Liverpool's past. An essential form of public transport for any Scouser, the Overhead Railway spanned 6.5 miles up and down the Liverpool docks and waterfront. In this episode, we charter the story of The Ovee, why it was built, how it was created and why, if it was so popular, did it come to an end?
    23 min

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Uncovering the hidden history, forgotten places, and untold urban stories of Liverpool. Uncharted Liverpool explores the iconic landmarks, lost railways, and secret corners that shaped the city’s…

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  1. Number 1: The Long and Winding Road: The Life, Death & Rebirth of The Cavern Club
    18 min
  2. Number 2: Be Thou My Vision: How Liverpool lost a workhouse and gained a Catholic wigwam.
    21 min
  3. Number 3: O Come All Ye Faithful: The story of the UK's largest cathedral
    19 min