Tyne Travel

Where does the name Mackem come from. Is the thing you think true? This was available earlier at patreon.com/feltnowt, where you can now get bonus material about why they call people from Darlington Monkey Hangers!

It's Tyne Travel - the North East history/comedy podcast with Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan and it's back after a tiny break with a look through a question that doesn't have an easy answer? Why ARE Geordies called Geordies? You might think you know, but maybe it's not quite that... A lovely trip through history, replete with speculation and the sort of ramshackle interest that comes...

Raul interviews Damian Erskine, about some very interesting links between Victorian era pitman poets in the North East and hip hop. Where the first ever rap battles in the region? Well, sort of... A really fascinating episode about a side of North East history few have considered. This was available a week ago at patreon.com/feltnowt where bonus content is available NOW!!

It's episode 16 of Tyne Travel podcast, the North East local history podcast hosted by comedians and history enthusiasts Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan. This time they get all spooky, talking about ghost stories from our haunted past. Do they believe them? Honestly, they kind of do. Featuring talk about Alan Robson too, who Raul mistakes for Robson Green. This was available a week ago at patreon...

A special episode of local history podcast with comedians Mike Milligan and Raul Kohli as Mike flies solo and interviews North East history polymath and comedy fan Sharon Vincent. Sharon talks about some of the forgotten women of North East comedy she discovers and touches on her book about Sunderland murders. We barely scratch the surface though, from books to talks, Sharon has done so much and w...

It's the local history podcast about the North East of England with comedians Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan and this time they talk the music scenes of the region. From sea shanties to hip hop, The Animals to Sam Fender via Ant and Dec, plus Mike tells us about the band he used to be in - They sound BAD! See Tyne Travel LIVE at The Stand in Newcastle with guest Dan Jackson on Monday 18th Septem...

Ooops sorry everyone! This was meant to be out a couple of weeks ago, before episode 13 oddly enough... Anyway, it's about the Vikings and the surprising and devastating effect they had on the region.

It's episode 13 of the fascinating Tyne Travel podcast with comedians and keen history fans Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan. This time they discuss the Jarrow March, what lead to it, how it was reported at the time and some interesting stories of those on the crusade. Jjoin patreon.com/feltnowt to get bonus content an episodes a week early!

A fascinating episode of Tyne Travel this one, as Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan (stand up comedians and history enthusiasts) interview the author Jane Gulliford Lowes about, among other things, her book Above Us, The Stars. They discover that there is a very good chance that they each may well have had relatives who served together in WW2! It's one of the best podcasts we've ever produced t...

It's Episode 10 of Tyne Travel podcast and comedians/history buffs Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are talking the fascinating history of the saints of the North East of England. Listen to ancient tales of Bede, Cuthbert and more and find out how they are still having a huge influence on the world today. This was available a week ago at patreon.com/feltnowt where you can get a twenty minute long...

Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are BACK with a new episode of Tyne Travel, and this time our comedian/history buff hosts chat to a very special guest. Dan Jackson is the author of the award winning book The Northumbrians and this is a fascinating chat, as Raul and Mike find out why people in this area are the way they are. Catch Tyne Travel LIVE with Dan at The Stand in Newcastle on 18th September:...

Stand up comedians Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are back with their amateur history podcast Tyne Travel, a journey through the history of this region we call the North East of England. This is the final part of their four part special on the history of comedy in the region, focusing on the Near The Knuckle collective of the 80s and early 90s. They talk the storied life of 'The Human Anvil'...

It's Tyne Travel podcast and your hosts, comedians and amateur history buffs Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are joined by Lee Kyle for the third of four episodes about the history of comedy in the North East. This time they focus on South Tyneside, Lee's home and, rather puzzlingly, a real comedy hotbed. They try to work out why. Wee Georgie Wood, Albert Burdon, Wavis O'Shave, Eric Idle,...

Episode 6 of Tyne Travel Podcast with comedians and amateur historians Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan. This episode is part 2 of 4 on the history of comedy in the North East with guest Lee Kyle, and our esteemed hosts hear tales of Spike Milligan's links to the region, a human Anvil, the WORST person to ever do comedy in the North East. This was available a week ago at patreon.com/feltnowt where...

Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are BACK with Tyne Travel podcast and this is the first part of a fascinating four part series about the history of comedy in the North East with fellow comedian and even more amateur historian Lee Kyle. In this, they take an overview of some stories from the music hall and before, about the local connection to the Lincoln assassination, the man who was sacked and repl...

A really fascinating podcast episode this, strongly recommended listening. It's Tyne Travel, the podcast hosted by comedians and amateur historians @raulkohlicomic and @mike_milligan_comedian64, where they talk about fascinating tales of North East history interspersed with their own personal takes and anecdotes. This is the story of the role that Newcastle had in the abolition of slavery. You...

It's the third episode of Tyne Travel podcast, the local history podcast with comedians and amateur historians Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan. A fascinating episode this one, they talk World War 2 and it's impact on the region. It features an unlikely story of how the war impacted on Raul's family.. This was available a week ago at patreon.com/feltnowt where you can find exclusive content about how...

TYNE TRAVEL - The Great War Comedians and history enthusiasts Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan are back with episode 2 of Tyne Travel - The podcast about the history of the North East of England. A huge topic for this one as they delve into an overview of the regions fascinating and often overlooked role in the First World War. And Raul tells the story of the Geordie word Radgie and how it ties into h...

Welcome to episode one of Tyne Travel, where comedians and history buffs Raul Kohli and Mike Milligan enthusiastically discuss the incredible stories of the history of the North East of England. In this one, they discuss The Harrying of the North, a terrible and murderous event carried out by William the Conqueror against our part of the world, the events of which are still having ramifications to...

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