The Land Rovers: A History Hunting Podcast

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 37. Devils, Plagues & Lost Roman Villas. Back in one of their favourite quintessential Suffolk villages, the boys discover that behind the chocolate box exterior lurk a whole host of myths, legends and secrets. And there's still one HUGE one to be discovered - a lost Roman villa complex. Having studied some old maps, Paul thinks he might have...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 36. Gold, Silver and Bronze Back on the field that over the last few weeks has yielded Iron Age Gold and Roman silver, the boys are hoping for a full podium when they return. Find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website: https://shows.acast.com/the-land-rovers-a-history-hunting-podcast Also we're on Instagram: https://www....

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 35. Back to the Fort **Sorry we've been AWOL! Both of us have had jury duty which tied us up for weeks, but now we've completed our civic duty (like good Roman citizens) we're back!** After recovering from George’s Londinium send-off (stag do), the boys brave the nettles once again and return to the mysterious site of Combretovium - Suffolk’s migh...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 34. THE MILL AND THE FORT Hidden along a quiet stretch of the River Gipping lies a landscape packed with secrets. In this episode the boys are granted rare access to explore two historic landmarks of Suffolk’s past: a mysterious medieval mill and one of the country's most important Roman forts - Combretovium. Battling nettles, mud, and curious far...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 33. Spec-tacular Finds No prizes for guessing where the boys head in this episode. That's right, back to the new ancient settlement they've discovered. Iron Age gold, Roman silver, mysterious bronze, brooches, coins, pottery - nothing can surprise them from these fields anymore, right? Wrong. Find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiti...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 32. Hoard Hunting Back on the field where they found the incredible gold stater last episode, the boys look for further signs of Iron Age occupation. One more coin and it’ll be hoard hunting, not just history hunting… …and then the field has one more surprise for them. Find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website: https://...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 31. Iron Age Gold Spring is in the air, everything is bathed in sunlight and looks a little golden - even that suspicious metal edge in the dark clay... In this stunning episode George and Paul return to a field that was home to a Roman farm some 2,000 years ago. This time though, the boys scramble through the hedgerow to explore the greener grass...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 30. Behind the Church To celebrate the big 3-0 (episodes, not the number of stones Paul pockets every hunt), the boys return to land where they discovered a stunning silver coin of Severus Alexander in Episode 2. But a chance meeting with the farmer sends them somewhere new - land next to a medieval church that’s never been detected. Expect myster...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 29. Button Moon It’s back to the Bronze Age field where George found the tip of a spear last episode - and now it’s up to the boys to unravel the mystery. But with mist rolling across the valley and an ancient stream babbling nearby, the mysteries of this landscape seem only to deepen… Find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 28. Back to the Bronze Age An old map, and shadowy echos of shapes in a new field that runs down to an ancient stream in one direction and a major Roman road in the other. What’s not to love? Well - the wind, the mud, and the temperature to be honest. But they say perseverance is the secret to all triumphs - and it certainly reveals a few secrets...

Hi everyone. We're a year in now, so we've cobbled together a new trailer. Hope you enjoy it - share it far and wide! We'll be back next Monday (9th) with another full length episode... and it's a cracker. G&P x Music used in this pod available at Soundstripe. Written by Dustin Ransom. Performed and Produced by Heartland Nights. and 'Ides of March' Instrumental by Alsever Lake Hosted on Acast....

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 27. No Place Like Rome Getting together for the first time in 2026 is pretty epic for George and Paul - they've got some new land and a new land owner to manage, and it's someone quite close to home... Literally. It’s George, who has just bought a house close to an amazing Roman site excavated by Basil Brown in 1949. The signs are good, but what w...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 26. Silver & Saxons George and Paul are back at Red House Christmas tree farm still on the trail of those Saxons - and getting tantalisingly close. News has recently broken of a huge Anglo-Saxon settlement discovered right next door to one of their fields - so they’re hopeful that they have found the haystack. Can they now find the needle..? I...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 25. Christmas with the Saxons. In this first Christmas special the boys hit some new land they’ve got permission for - and it doesn’t get any more Christmassy. Red House Christmas tree farm sits in the heart of an ancient landscape. Saxon ship burials, early medieval villages, and lost windmills dot the landscape, but when they explore a mystery m...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 24. Part 2 Edge of Empire This is the second part of our special episode in Holland, meeting and detecting with two amazing guys who discovered the Bunnik hoard. Autumn 2023. The ancient Roman limes. Gert-Jan and Reinier were detecting a field they’d had their eyes on for quite some time - with good reason. One stater became two, became handfuls a...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 24. Part 1 Edge of Empire (Part 2 is on its way!) This is the first part of our special episode in Holland, meeting and detecting with two amazing guys who discovered the Bunnik hoard. Autumn 2023. The ancient Roman limes. Gert-Jan and Reinier were detecting a field they’d had their eyes on for quite some time - with good reason. One stater became...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 23. Scrap of Silver. Fresh from their trip abroad to record a very special episode in Holland (still to be released - keep an eye out), the boys are back on some of their favourite land. And when Paul levels up, borrows George’s detector, and sets it to Big Boy Mode, things get real exciting… NEWS FLASH Check out our YouTube: The Land Rovers: A Hi...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 22. Bonjour Napoleon. When you find something cool deep in the mud you’re not just discovering the lost item itself, you’re unearthing stories and mysteries. And then, occasionally, you dig up memories as well. When the boys hit a field that George hasn’t been to since discovering a second hoard of Roman silver, buried by an Iron Age Briton in res...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 21. George and the Dragon Autumn seems to have skipped Suffolk and Winter has already arrived. Despite that, the boys brave it. The wind howls, the clay clings, and just as they're about to call it a day and head for the pub, something gleaming roars through the mud. Find links to us on all the podcast platforms by visiting our website: https://sh...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 20. Weaver's Treasure George takes Paul to a secret spot in the Fynn Valley where, in 1938, a huge hoard of late Roman coins was unearthed, treasure buried at the very moment the Empire was collapsing into chaos. The glorious River Fynn is a picture-postcard part of the Suffolk landscape, but also hides dark and mysterious past — one marked by anc...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 19. Golden Anniversary Something weird is happening in a field in Suffolk. 6 years ago George unearthed The Helmingham Hoard - the largest Claudian era hoard of gold and silver coins ever discovered. Then, almost to the day, 5 years later, the boys recorded episode 1 and discovered another gold stater. And then, another year later, George discover...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 18. Medieval Madness After discovering records of a long-lost Medieval market, the boys fire up the Landy and head to a remote field that could hold the key. But as the landscape’s peculiar features, and a trove of fascinating finds, start to reveal themselves, it soon becomes clear this isn’t just any old trading post, and the last few finds of t...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 17. Uncle Buckle Following the remarkable discovery of a Bronze Age axe, the boys return to a previously untouched area of the beanstalk field to see what other evidence of historical everyday life they can unearth. It's also the anniversary of George's greatest discovery - the Helmingham Hoard. So what better way is there to celebrate than gettin...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 16. The Lost Ring When Paul comes across the incredible story of a legendary lost Roman ring and a hoard of Roman glass that was discovered in the 1500’s, the boys put two and two together to reach a staggering conclusion. Off they trundle, detectors packed and hopes of discovering something incredible (and that they got their maths right) high. F...

THE LAND ROVERS: A HISTORY HUNTING PODCAST Episode 15. The Axe Factor When Paul goes solo, testing out a new field, he unexpectedly discovers something extraordinary. He doesn't know exactly what it is but he knows someone who will. Up goes the bat signal, George responds, and what follows is the most epic discovery since episode 1 and the Iron Age gold... Follow us on Instagram: @thelandroverspod...