Jersey Heritage Podcast

Join Mel and Perry as they talk to Director of Archives and Collections, Linda Romeril, about a list people who were executed and the executioners themselves- a document that covers crimes and executions of the 14th – 18th centuries.  Who were the executioners and who were they executing and why?  This podcast episode contains discussions on sensitive topics which could be distressing to some list...

In today's episode, we are going to be diving into jersey's rich maritime history. We'll be focusing on the shipwrecks of the Channel Islands with local historian and former Jersey heritage curator, Doug Ford.  We'll be sharing stories of life at sea and the perils of navigating our treacherous waters which take us into darker stories of cannibalism and survival. Support our ch...

In today's episode, Mel and Perry are going to be talking to Paul Lister, he'll   be sharing first hand experience of what it was like to work in a Cold War bunker here in Jersey. Hidden in a street in the heart of St. Heller, this Jersey Command Center was used to pass and receive messages of potential nuclear fallout around the UK and Europe. We are really lucky today to be joined by P...

Join Mel and Perry as they talk to Harry Le Feuvre, Digital Access Manager at Jersey Archive.  Harry will be sharing his research into the fascinating lives into Kenneth and Kathleen Le Sueur  their collection of letters and photographs encompass their tales of distance travel, romance and possible espionage! If you are enjoying the Small Island, Big Story Sessions then consider supporting Jersey...

How does Jersey's native language,    Jèrriais,  link to the Island's festivals, celebrations and traditions.  Starting in January  in the depths of winter we take a look at the calendar year from old Christmas day, to 'quarter days' such as Michalmas.   Mel and Perry are joined once more by Geraint Jennings, Jèrriais Promotions Officer and take a tour around the year and find...

Join Perry and Mel as they take a  journey through the Island's native language, Jèrriais, and its links to Jersey's folklore.  From 'black dogs' to 'water spirits', Jèrriais plays a key role in how the Island's superstitions and tales have been shared and retold throughout generations.  They are joined by Jersey Heritage's  Jèrriais Promotions Manager, Gera...

Did you know that Jersey was considered the witch hunting capital of Atlantic Europe? Mel and Perry look at Jersey Archive documents and explore how public beliefs of witchcraft turned into moral panic and  prosecution. Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work telling the Island's story.  Visit our website for details.

Martin Toft of the Société Jersiaise describes how archival research inspired him to travel to Brazil and Belize to discover more about Jersey’s links to the slave trade.  Find out more in our Trade Roots exhibition , now on at Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House.  Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work to tell the Island's story.  Find out more on our website.

Professor Brycchan Carey of Northumbria University discusses 200 years of silence on the subject and encourages us all to question the past.  Find out more in our Trade Roots exhibition , now on at Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House. Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work to tell the Island's story.  Find out more on our website.

Keith McClelland of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery discusses the evidence for Channel Islanders’ involvement in the slave trade.     Find out more in our Trade Roots exhibition , now on at Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House. Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work to tell the Island's story.  Find out more on our website.

Discover the incredible love story of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, and their daring resistance work during the Occupation. Claude Cahun (1894-1954) was an artist, photographer and writer. She is best known today for her surreal self-portrait photographs which show her dressed as different characters. Cahun questioned the accepted status-quo, particularly the position of women, through her art an...

Explore the story of Seymour Tower and the magnificent wetlands site in which it stands, a mile off Jersey’s south-east coast.   Find out more about the history of Seymour Tower or why not stay at the Tower yourself?  Take a look at our website for details.  Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work to tell the Island's story.  Find out more on our website.

This Heritage Podcast explores the story of Howard D , Jersey’s first motor lifeboat, and the rest of the historic fleet on display outside the Maritime Museum.  Come and explore the Maritime Museum yourself, take a look at our website for opening times. Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our work telling the Island's story.  Visit our website for details.

Discover the history of the landmark Radio Tower that stands high on the cliffs at La Corbiere overlooking the lighthouse and Jersey’s dramatic south-west coastline. What were the many challenges of converting this concrete German tower into a unique holiday home? Set on a clifftop overlooking Corbière lighthouse on Jersey’s south-west tip, the Radio Tower provides stunning self-catering accommoda...

Step behind the scenes at Jersey Archive and explore fascinating stories from the collection of  Aliens Registration Cards. From Breton farm workers to South American piano teachers, Jersey was a surprisingly international community in the 1920s when these immigration cards were created. Jersey Archive is the Island’s national repository holding archival material from public institutions as well a...

Uncover the secrets of Jersey’s Cold War Bunker with some of the people who worked there in the 1980s. They describe its operation role and share their memories of the fateful night in 1986 when the Chernobyl accident threatened to turn a nuclear nightmare into reality.    Want to explore the Cold War Bunker yourself.  Visit our website for details. Become a Jersey Heritage Member and support our...