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Season 2022 – Talk 08 – Farnham in the Civil War In Farnham in the Civil War Pam Taylor tells why Farnham was of significant importance during the first English Civil War. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. At the crossing of two major roads: The first of … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep08 Farnham in the Civil War" The post TH2022 Ep08 Farnh...

The Isle of Wight with the LTM Friends In the Isle of Wight with the LTM Friends I take a trip organised by the London Transport Museum Friends to the Isle of Wight. The trip is in late February 2022 on a beautiful, sunny, day. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs for this … Continue reading "PP2022 Ep01 Isle of Wight with the LTM Friends" The post PP2022 Ep01 Isle of W...

Season 2022 – Talk 07 – The Real American Indians In The Real American Indians Alan Bridgman tells us how the Native Americans were persecuted and driven from their lands because of the greed of the white settlers in the 19th century. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep07 The Real American Indians" The post TH...

Season 2022 – Talk 04 – Six Inventors In Six Inventors, six members of the Farnham u3a World History Group tell us the stories of six amazing people. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Jethro Tull: Lorna Thomas tells us the fascinating story of Jethro Tull, an English … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep04 Six Inventors" The post TH2022 Ep04 Six...

Season 2022 – Talk 03 – No one expects… In the talk  No one expects… the story of three Bishops, Peter Duffy tells us about how the English Protestant Reformation affected the lives of three Bishops. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Henry VIII: Henry grows tired of … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep03 No one expects…"...

Season 2022 – Talk 02 – Samuel Pepys In the talk  Samuel Pepys Judith Edge tells about one of her heroes, a man who lived through many perils in his 70 years. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Perilous times: Judith tells us about the perils that stood … Continue reading "TH2022 Ep02 Samuel Pepys" The post TH2022 Ep02 Samuel Pepys a...

Our return to Paddington – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 18 In Our return to Paddington our two steam locomotives power us out of Wales and up the Great Western mainline to Paddington. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs for this podcast: Watering at Craven Arms: We stop for water at … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 18 Our return to Paddington" The post...

Season 2022 – Talk 01 – Tea – The Cup that Cheers In the talk  Tea – The Cup that Cheers Richard Thomas takes us through the political economy of tea over the last few hundred years. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Types of tea: We hear … Continue reading "Tea – The Cup that Cheers TH2022 Ep 01" The post Tea &#82...

From Crewe to Shrewsbury – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 17 In From Crewe to Shrewsbury our our two steam locomotives power us out of Crewe station and on to the Welsh Marches line. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs for this podcast: Crewe station: The station, then on the Grand … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 17 From Crewe to Shrewsbury" The post UK...

Season 2021 – Talk 20 – King Arthur – Fact or Myth? In the talk  King Arthur – Fact or Myth? David Simpson analyses the case for King Arthur, his legend and also the evidence against him. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Battles against the Saxon invaders: … Continue reading "King Arthur – Fact or Myth? TH2021 Ep...

Onwards to Crewe – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 16 In Onwards to Crewe our journey continues along the North Wales Mainline to Chester and then south to Crewe where two steam locomotives are waiting for us to arrive. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs for this podcast: More closed stations … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep16 Onwards to Crewe" The post...

Season 2021 – Talk 18 – Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor In the talk  Countess Markievicz and Lady Astor Jo Watson tells us about these two women. They came from wealthy backgrounds, married into the nobility, became Members of Parliament but in other respects were very different. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery … Continue reading "Countess Markievic...

Homeward Bound (1) – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 15 It’s day 5 of The Welsh Dragon and we’re Homeward Bound, however before we set off on our coach to the station I talk to Kate and Shaun who are two very seasoned Steam Dreams travellers. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 15 Homeward Bound (1)" The post UKRJ S1 Ep 15...

Season 2021 – Talk 17 – The Changing lives of women In  The Changing lives of women Margaret Denyer tells us how the role of women has evolved in British society over the last few centuries. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Status: For many centuries the role … Continue reading "Changing lives of women TH2021 Ep17" The post Changin...

Snowdonia (2) – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 14 It’s day 4 of The Welsh Dragon and we’re in Snowdonia. But before we set off I talk to Kate and Shaun, two of the seasoned Steam Dreams travellers. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs for this podcast: Yesterday’s trip with Kate … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep14 Snowdonia (2)" The post...

Season 2021 – Talk 16 – The Highland Clearances In  The Highland Clearances Sue Willson uses literature as the basis for her talk. The sources range from the visit to the Western Isles by Dr Johnson and James Boswell in 1775 to modern literature. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies … Continue reading "Highland Clearances TH 2021 Ep 16" The post...

Up Snowdon by rail – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 13 On day 4 of The Welsh Dragon tour we board our coaches and head to Llanberis because we’re going Up Snowdon by rail. But before that I talk to two seasoned travellers. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs that accompany … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 13 Up Snowdon by rail" The post UKRJ S1 Ep...

By boat to Puffin Island – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 12 Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board the Island Princess for our voyage by boat to Puffin Island. The sun is shining, the sea is calm and the boat is at the end of the pier. Click on a … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep. 12 By boat to Puffin Island" The post UKRJ S1 Ep. 12 By boat to Puffin Island appeared first on T...

Season 2021 – Talk 15 – Food for Thought In  Food for Thought Andrew Cole tells us about diet through the ages and dispels many myths. There is no image gallery available with this talk. Medieval times: Many believe that the peasant population has a poor diet at this time. Andrew agrees that the diet … Continue reading "Food for Thought TH 2021 Ep 15" The post Food for Thoug...

Beaumaris Castle – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 11 Day 3 of The Welsh Dragon and we board our coaches after a leisurely breakfast, I’m heading to Beaumaris Castle because I’m swapping the train for a coach, a castle and a boat today. Click on a ‘thumbnail’ to view the photographs that accompany … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 11 Beaumaris Castle" The...

Season 2021 – Talk 14 – John Ruskin In his talk about John Ruskin Alan Freeland tells us the story of the life of this English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath who lived in the Victorian era. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Early life: Ruskin’s parents … Continue reading "Ruskin TH 2021 Ep 14" The post Ruskin TH 2021...

Through the West Midlands to Crewe – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 10 The second day of The Welsh Dragon continues as we continue our journey through the West Midlands to Crewe. We are not following the planned route along the Welsh coast because someone crashed into a bridge. Instead we are taking … Continue reading "UKRJ S1 Ep 10 Through the West Midlands to Crewe" The po...

Season 2021 – Talk 13 – The Songhai Empire In The Songhai Empire David Simpson tells us the story of the greatest Empire on the African continent. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Where was it? The empire dominates to the west of Sudan in the 15th and … Continue reading "Songhai Empire – TH2021 Ep13" The post Songhai Empire &#8211...

Day 2 – We start our Mystery Tour – UK Rail Journeys Series 1 – Episode 9 The second day of The Welsh Dragon begins in Shrewsbury station where we start our Mystery Tour. Sadly we are not following the planned route along the Welsh coast because someone has crashed into a bridge. We are … Continue reading "Day 2 We start our Mystery Tour UKRJ S1 Ep09" The post Day 2 We star...

Season 2021 – Talk 12 – The History of Farnham Park In The History of Farnham Park Pam Taylor tells us the story of the Park, or more correctly Parks, over the centuries. Click a thumbnail below to view the image gallery that accompanies the talk. Farnham Castle: The Park surrounds the site of Farnham … Continue reading "History of Farnham Park TH2021 Ep12" The post History of Fa...