Under the Grid

By Collections Team - Milton Keynes Museum

Hello and welcome to Under the Grid, the podcast exploring the history of Milton Keynes from the Collections Team at Milton Keynes Museum. We delve deep (and not so deep) into time to tell you some of... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Under the Grid episodes:

December 06, 2021 Christmas
Our gift to you this December is a bumper Christmas-themed episode. Tabatha talks mystery cults, Sarah introduces us to bangs of expectation and Catherine reminisces about Middleton Hall. Let us know your traditions and memories of shopping centre grottos!
Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
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Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
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52min
November 01, 2021 Industry
Sarah tells us about the boat-making business 74 miles from the sea, Catherine gushes about bright yellow boxes and Tabatha reveals an industrially devoid archaeological record.
Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
Twitter: @mkmuseum
Facebook: MKMuseum
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Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
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37min
October 25, 2021 Hallowe'en Special: Passenham
We’re pretty convinced Passenham was the inspiration for Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s Funnybones books. Why? Skeletons galore. This Hallowe’en, come with us on a journey to discover the cursed excavations of a possible Saxon war grave.
Content warning: discussion of human remains and animal sacrifice.
Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
Twitter: @mkmuseum
Facebook: MKMuseum
Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum
Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
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31min
October 04, 2021 Woolstone
Catherine looks at the modern development and architecture, Sarah reveals our local connection to steam power and Tabatha’s talking coffins. Is cultivation better than ploughing? What IS apotropaic imagery? And how do you maintain a village’s rural setting in a new development for 250,000 people? Listen on to find out!
Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
Twitter: @mkmuseum
Facebook: MKMuseum
Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum
Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
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40min
September 06, 2021 Transport
Tabatha takes us back 2,000 years to the Battle of Watling Street, Catherine treats us to her party trick and tells us why the grids roads aren't straight, and Sarah reveals the essential 1838 guide book for railway travel in the area.
Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/
Twitter: @mkmuseum
Facebook: MKMuseum
Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum
Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
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30min
August 10, 2021 Under the Grid (Trailer)
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1min

FAQs about Under the Grid:

How many episodes does Under the Grid have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.