Caroline Mitchell

The Crocodile Collective: Stories of Washington (UK) and beyond

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The Crocodile Collective, the Washington Tyne and Wear community podcasting group bring you everyday stories, songs, sounds, history and heritage made by and for people in the original Washington, UK.

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Caroline Mitchell

Episodes

Experimenting with sound and place 06.07.2026 23:15

The Crocodile Collective: Stories of Washington (UK) and beyond is a podcast for anyone interested in history, heritage and everyday stories and sounds from Washington, Tyne and Wear. In this episode we have a focus on sound: how it evokes place, time and atmosphere, and how we can manipulate it. We are taken on a sound walk across a windswept Bowes Railway, which is currently celebrating its bice...

Trains of thought and allotment stories 18.12.2025 33:34

The Crocodile Collective: Stories of Washington (UK) and beyond is a podcast for anyone interested in history, heritage and everyday stories and sounds from Washington, Tyne and Wear. In this episode we hear about brothers Richard and Barney Betts’ journey from Crawleyside via Stanhope to Washington, along the C2C cycleway (between Whitehaven and Sunderland). Their journey was inspired by wishing...

Introducing the Crocodile Collective: Series Trailer 15.12.2025 1:06

The Crocodile Collective, Washington Tyne and Wear community podcasting group presents everyday stories, sounds and features about the history and heritage of people in the original Washington in north-east England.