In this mini episode, we’ll be heading to Allan Bank, the former home of William Wordsworth. 

Learn how this place continues to inspire and nurture today’s creative minds.

For information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-garden

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In this mini episode, James goes back in time via the kitchen, to sample the foods that a young Wordsworth might have enjoyed. 

For information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-garden

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The Lake District is the homeland of Romantic poetry with it's sweeping vistas and stunning scenery. 

In this episode James Grasby explores the places that inspired of one of the nation’s best loved poets, William Wordsworth.

For information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-garden

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The works of past writers can often inspire future creativity. 

Producer Michael Friend explores his deep personal connection to George Bernard Shaw's writings, at Shaw's Corner in Hertfordshire.

For information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

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During his life George Bernard Shaw wrote numerous high acclaimed plays including Heartbreak House, Pygmalion and the Millionairess.

In this mini episode we meet Evelyn Ellis, a key member of the Shaw Society, a group celebrating the work of George Bernard Shaw with performances at the playwright's country home in Hertfordshire.

For information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

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A prolific playwright, one of the most photographed and quoted men in the world and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw once called this pocket of Hertfordshire home.

Today, the country house remains much as he left it. You can walk from room to room, enjoying the beautiful Arts and Crafts inspired interiors, and finding fascinating links with the past.

James Grasby goes behind it's doors in learn more about Shaw and his life.

For information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

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Every year the sand dunes at Formby move and change with nature. When they do they can uncover secrets from the past that have lain hidden and lost to the sands of time.

Join Kate on her home turf as she reveals some of the discoveries in Formby’s shape shifting dunes.

For information about visiting Formby please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formby

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In this mini episode, we accompany Formby’s squirrel feeders on their morning rounds, as we learn of the challenges they face maintaining the area’s red squirrel population.

For information about visiting Formby please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formby

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Whether you’re seeking secluded beaches, rare sightings of endangered species or want to get better acquainted with Liverpool’s past, Formby has something for everyone.

For this episode of the National Trust Podcast, we head north west as we explore the walks that criss-cross the pine forests, dunes and golden sands of Formby Point, Liverpool.

For information about visiting Formby please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formby

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You’ll be familiar with the red dragon that proudly adorns the Welsh national flag. But how did it get there and what is it's significance?

The secret lies in the spoils of an ancient battle beneath the Welsh hillsides... 

For information about visiting Beddgelert please visit

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/craflwyn-and-beddgelert

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