Best Richard Leigh Media Podcasts (2024)

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Within Walls by Georgina Pearsall, read by Emma Zadow. Hallowed Histories Present The Winter Tales 38:49

3M ago38:49

38:49

We are reaching the end of our strand of the Winter Tales here at Hallowed Histories, but we couldn't resist a couple more stories best enjoyed after dark. For the penultimale episode we are drawing again from the anthology Slow Burn Horror. We supported this project from it's Kickstarter inception all the way through to the beautiful book we now h…

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The Finale of The Adventure of the Dancing Men by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Read by David Mccabe - Hallowed Histories Presents The Winter Tales 28:09

4M ago28:09

28:09

When we left Sherlock Holmes he was just about to explainwho and how the vicious attack on Mr and Mrs Cubbit was perpetrated. We return you once more to the beautiful Norfolk countryside, the scene of a most gruesome murder. Once again, thanks to David Mccabe for his reading. Enjoy, and we’ll see you next week for another of Hallowed Histories Wint…

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Read by David Mccabe - Hallowed Histories Presents The Winter Tales 32:53

4M ago32:53

32:53

Hello and welcome back to the Hallowed Histories strand ofWinters tales, and tonight we have a real classic for you. The Adventure of the Dancing Men is a classic slice of Sherlock Holmes, and one set in North Walsham. We’re breaking it into two parts for you, so stay tuned for the conclusion in a couple of days. Arthur Conan Doyle was a frequent v…

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Yaxley's Cat by Robert Westall - Hallowed Histories Presents The Winter Tales 1:30:04

4M ago1:30:04

1:30:04

We present the 1992 adaptation of Robert Westall's classic, Norfolk-set novella, Yaxley's Cat. Set in Cley-Next-The Sea, it combines folk horror, pagan magic and the usual warnings about city folk going to the country. Robert Westall's work can be found here Director: Nigel Bryant Rose: Kathryn Hurlbutt Jane: Susan Mann Tim: Richard Pearce Vicar: J…

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One Candle by Kathryn Leigh, Read by John Davis - Hallowed Histories Presents The Winter Tales 18:55

5M ago18:55

18:55

We're back with our strand of ghost stories for Christmas, this time expanded all the way through January and encompassing ghost stories, horror stories, detective stories and anything else with a local connection that tickles us. This time Kathryn Leigh returns to haunt us with One Candle, an itchy and scratchy tale of moths, mothers and monsters.…

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Episode Forty Four - The Waters Receded Steadily From the Earth (The Flood of 1953 Part Two) 10:25

7M ago10:25

10:25

When we left our last episode, the storm had hit East Anglia with full force. Lives were lost, communities shattered and thousands were left without electric, light, heat and hope. Today we are going to focus on the community of Sea Palling, and how one of the worst hit villages survived the night, and how the lessons of the storm led to investment…

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Episode Forty Three - All That You Love Will Be Carried Away (The Flood of 1953) 9:34

8M ago9:34

9:34

With the Summer behind us and Autumn breathing softly on our shoulder, we notice the weather more. A subtle change in leaves, and a slight drop in temperature - all subtle, temperate beautiful things. Today we are going to look at weather that couldn't be ignored - the flood of 1953 which affected the landscape, the way we saw our relationship with…

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Episode Forty Two - Back to the Woods (Monsters, Ghosts and Raiders of the Golden Plough in Fritton Woods) 9:46

9M ago9:46

9:46

Thank you for bearing with us the past few months whilst we have been relocating. Going through all of our books unearthed a few stories about a quiet, tranquil holiday spot with beautiful scenery, placid lakes, great fishing, aliens, monsters and the neolithic dead. Why not book your cabin now? Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this p…

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Episode Forty One - A City Under the Ocean: The Disaster and Afterlife of Dunwich 12:13

12M ago12:13

12:13

Nowhere on the Suffolk Coast holds as much allure for the lover of the strange than the ruins that were Old Dunwich. Once a thriving seaport, and vital to the nation's wellbeing, it tumbled into the sea through bad weather and bad planning. Rumours sprang up that Dunwich did not lie easily though, and some said the bells of the churches under the w…

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Episode Forty - Round and Round the Chicken Man Goes 7:12

1y ago7:12

7:12

Roundabouts are strange things - often baffling to tourists, often decorated with flowers in the midst of pollutions, often eerily quiet and empty surrounded by noise and bustle. One man made a difference to a local roundabout in a most eccentric way. Listen to the tale of the Chicken Man of Bungay, and get involved in his memorial here: - https://…

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Episode Thirty Nine - Buried Standing: Thomas Gooding, Laying Out the Dead and Race for Heaven 7:15

1y ago7:15

7:15

Norwich Anglican Cathedral is a fine place to spend some time. It was used as a location in the BBC's adaptation of MR James's The Stalls at Barchester, and boasts one of the largest cloisters in Europe. The Cathedral close is picturesque as one could wish for. However, in a dark corner of the Cathedral is a truly frightening image, with a truly bi…

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Episode Thirty Eight - William of Norwich, Blood Libel and Jewish Norwich 15:28

1+ y ago15:28

15:28

Christmas is over, and we move from ghost stories for Christmas to a more serious, bloody chapter of Norwich's history. The murder of an apprentice tanner in 1144 sparked off a chain reaction that would affect the Jewish community in Norwich, and the rest of the nation throughout the medieval period. Mix in conspiracy theories, secret societies and…

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The Book of Shadows by Scott Cherry - Hallowed Histories Present Ghost Stories for Christmas 1:30:40

1+ y ago1:30:40

1:30:40

For the next in our strand of ghost stories for Christmas, we present a classic audio drama, the Book of the Shadows, written by Scott Cherry and originally broadcast a week before Halloween in 1995. Not only is it spooky stuff, with demonic curses, sinister witch covens and a village with secrets, it is also set in Norfolk, with namechecks to such…

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Houses Never Forget by Shane Brown - Hallowed Histories Present Ghost Stories for Christmas 36:26

1+ y ago36:26

36:26

we are all big fans of Norfolk native Shane Brown here at Hallowed Histories. We featured his work a few years ago in a strand of ghost stories, and his novel, Welcome To Marlington, was one of the best horror novels of the year. Here, he reads his own story from last Christmas's collection of ghost stories which can be found here. plus find his bl…

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'Krampus' and 'Half-Hanged Maggie Dickson' by Joey Herzfeld - Hallowed Histories Present Ghost Stories for Christmas 10:22

1+ y ago10:22

10:22

Ghost stories with melody this week, as we present two songs for Christmas. 'Krampus' is a carol-like ode to the demon of Christmas, and 'Half-Hanged Maggie Dickson' is a grim, funny ballad about a botched execution. As you can imagine, Joey Herzfeld's music is very much in Hallowed Histories' wheelhouse. We are honoured and more than happy to show…

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I Walk By Myself, by Jane Appleton - Hallowed Histories Present Ghost Stories for Christmas 35:18

1+ y ago35:18

35:18

Jane Appleton joined us last year for a recital of her story, The Yellow Tricycle l, and we are delighted to welcome her back again with another story. This one is another winner - the story of the Reverend Mr Ambrose, priest by day, and by night.....something altogether different. You'll see. Thanks to Linda Sheppard and Stephen Parkes for their a…

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The Bell, by Frederick Cowles - Hallowed Histories Presents Ghost Stories for Christmas 19:17

1+ y ago19:17

19:17

Our annual season of ghost stories begins with a classic, The Bell by Frederick Cowles, read by Hallowed Histories host Richard Sheppard. A classic chiller set on the Norfolk coast this is a fine way to begin our festival which this year contains original readings, narrative songs, ghoulish surprises and culminates in an exclusive preview of author…

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Episode Thirty Seven - King's Lynn: The Devil's Port 9:24

1+ y ago9:24

9:24

Happy Halloween, and welcome back to another stop on the Devil's tour of East Anglia. We've heard about his throne, but in King's Lynn he seems to have made himself more at home. Not only his cloven hoof print in the cobbles, and his face on the town coat of arms, he also worked in the hearts of the people responsible for a couple of tales of crime…

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Episode Thirty Six - Two Dreamers, Off to See Swaffham 7:40

1+ y ago7:40

7:40

The peddler of Swaffham is one of the oldest folk legends of East Anglia, and one that is still present today in Swaffham's streets and buildings. It has the hallmarks of a great legend - an unaware and unlikely hero, a great journey, prophetic dreams and an incredible reward. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone yo…

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Episode Thirty Five - The Luftwaffe Guide to the Norfolk Broads 7:53

2y ago7:53

7:53

The horror of the Baedeker raids in 1942 came about due to a concerted effort by German military command to not only wreck a country, but also break its spirits. Centres of culture and spirituality were targeted, all according to a Victorian travel guide, the Baedeker. How did one innocuous book about tourism lead Norwich to some of its most terrif…

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Episode Thirty Four - What Drives a Good Hangman Bad? 12:08

2y ago12:08

12:08

The case of Robert Goodale reads like a Thomas Hardy novel meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre on a particularly blighted part of East Anglian farmland. However, when Goodale murdered his wife and threw her down the well near Wisbech, he assumed that his troubles were over. Unfortunately, due to the Norwich Assizes, an executioner literally battling his …

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Episode Thirty Three - The Devil Leaves His Chair on the Shores of East Anglia 7:09

2y ago7:09

7:09

The Devil may be in the details - but he's also in the landscape. From Dykes to mountains to valleys to standing stones, any piece of geography can be renamed as belonging to the Devil. However, in the sixteenth century an unusual natural phenomena washed up near Caister that became associated with dark powers, before being associated with another …

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Episode Thirty Two - The Thumb Line Stops Here 9:19

2y ago9:19

9:19

Celebrity culture is not a new concept, and often throughout history has made stars of the most unlikely people. Charles Stratton was born with a medical condition that restricted his growth, resulting in a grown man with the stature of a small child. However, he had the ambition that was not miniature, an ambition that would lead to a partnership …

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Episode Thirty One - Oh We Do Like To See UFOs By The Seaside 8:38

2y ago8:38

8:38

The quiet seaside town of Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast has had a long and storied history. However, one story that the locals might want to forget is the day that aliens may have come calling on a housewife. Her story inspired others to come forward and talk about what they had seen in the skies, setting a trend in the region for sightings of unu…

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Episode Thirty - Sea Monsters, Ocean Serpents, Ancient Beasts of the Water 8:40

2+ y ago8:40

8:40

Back to our monthly programme of weirdness from East Anglia, and this time we are looking out to see. Everyone knows Loch Ness, but back in the 1930s Eccles Beach gave it a run for its money with sightings of a beast that terrified fishermen, clergyman and local politicians. What was it? A throwback to the era of dinosaurs? Mass hallucination? A ho…

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter's Tales: The Adventures of Zachariah Jaeger Part One: The Beast in the Cave 47:40

2+ y ago47:40

47:40

We are honoured to end our series of tales of the macabre and strange with a crossover with a new podcast drama, The Adventures of Zachariah Jaeger, produced by former podcast guest Richard J Hand. This story, part of a trilogy of stories featuring occult investigator Zachariah Jaeger, piqued our interest due to its unusual nature and East Anglian …

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter's Tales: The Shadow of a Midnight by Maurice Baring 9:06

2+ y ago9:06

9:06

A reading of a classic tale of destiny, death and fate, taken from the pages of Swan River Press's new book, Ghosts of the Chit-Chat, edited by Robert Lloyd Parry. Available here http://www.swanriverpress.ie/ For another Victorian ghost story in the classical style, please get a free ticket for our exclusively commissioned performance of E.F. Benso…

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter's Tales: The Easy-Life Box by Johnny Raspin 16:22

2+ y ago16:22

16:22

Hallowed Histories favorite Johnny Raspin returns with a chilling story of technology dependence and horrific ends that will make you think twice before talking to Alexa..... For a Victorian ghost story in the classical style, please get a free ticket for our exclusively commissioned performance of E.F. Benson's Outside the Door by renowned actor a…

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter's Tales: Between Sunset and Moonrise by RH Malden, Read by Robin McLoughlin 29:06

2+ y ago29:06

29:06

A real treat for this edition of our series of winter's tales; RH Malden's Between Sunset and Moonrise, read by Robin McLoughlin. Info on actor, director and writer Robin McLoughlin can be found at https://www.robinmcloughlin.com/ For a Victorian ghost story in the classical style, please get a free ticket for our exclusively commissioned performan…

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter's Tales: The Yellow Tricycle by Jane Appleton 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

22:22

A modern ghost story of cursed possessions, haunted lives and the inescapability of fate by Norwich based author Jane Appleton. For a Victorian ghost story in the classical style, please get a free ticket for our exclusively commissioned performance of E.F. Benson's Outside the Door by renowned actor and voice artist, Richard Crowest. Get your tick…

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Hallowed Histories Presents - The Winter Tales: Live for Today by S.A. Solomon 19:31

2+ y ago19:31

19:31

We're kicking off our traditional collection of stories of the macabre in two ways: For a Victorian ghost story in the classical style, please get a free ticket for our exclusively commissioned performance of E.F. Benson's Outside the Door by renowned actor and voice artist, Richard Crowest. Get your ticket here. Secondly, each week from November 7…

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Episode Twenty Nine - The Sound of his Horn: The Wild Hunt, and How to Avoid It. 12:06

2+ y ago12:06

12:06

The Wild Hunt has been a ghoulish mainstay of folklore since time immemorial, but who are the Huntsmen, and what do they want? Often terrifying, sometimes generous and always enigmatic, we take a look at this enduring slice of East Anglian mythology. Please leave a review, subscribe and recommend this podcast to anyone you know with an interest in …

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Episode Twenty Eight - In the Mood for Mystery: The Vanishing of Glenn Miller 10:58

2+ y ago10:58

10:58

The disappearance of 40s big-band icon Glenn Miller is one of the best known, and most investigated, mysteries of the second world war. Friendly fire, freezing cold, fog and propaganda cover-up have all been suggested as probable cause for the vanished flight that carried Miller and two airmen to the cold East Anglian skies in 1944. Please leave a …

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Episode Twenty Seven - The George at Dereham (For Norwich Pride 2021) 6:14

3y ago6:14

6:14

In honour of Norwich Pride 2021, we take a look at the bloody beginnings of Dereham, before focusing on one it's most famous landmarks, the George Hotel. Stories had been circulating about the ghosts there for decades, before a medium and ghost investigation team uncovered a tale of The Green Lady, and the unusual story of her afterlife. Please lea…

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Episode Twenty Six - The Ghosts of Poppyland 5:50

3y ago5:50

5:50

Poppyland, the wide stretch of meadows and fields that runs along part of the North Norfolk coast, was the inspiration for many Victorian poets and artists. However, alongside this celebration if beauty, not a stone's throw away from the poppy fields, like the Shrieking Pits. Once deep, dark mines, now filled in with ink black water, these ponds ha…

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Episode Twenty Five - The Song of the Sea 10:46

3y ago10:46

10:46

The sea shanty was the recent focus of a social media craze, but in many ways it revival completely predictable. As we shall see today, the shanty has always been a way to connect disparate groups, causing all of them to pull in one direction. It was exactly the tonic that people lockdowned with uncertain direction needed. The history of the shanty…

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Episode Twenty Four - The Society for Psychical Research: The Science of Ghosts 11:31

3y ago11:31

11:31

The history and aims of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) provides a fascinating look at a point in our history where religion, science and the paranormal took centre stage in a discussion that would define the modern world. We're back at UEA's media suite now (although this episode was recorded mainly at home), with support from the Interdi…

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Episode Twenty Three - Eye Witness The Dead 6:30

3y ago6:30

6:30

As a follow-up episode to last month's look at the white women ghosts of East Anglia, we present an eye-witness, first hand account of a student teacher who witnessed something sinister in Sprowston. For reasons of privacy we have removed any references to where in Norwich this took place, and changed the name of the witness. Hear his terrifying ac…

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Episode Twenty Two - Madness and Blessings: The Lady in White 8:38

3y ago8:38

8:38

Imagine a ghost and the classical image of a figure in white may pop into your mind. The lady in white is one of the archetypal spectres, and East Anglia certainly has its share. But is the lady in white here to harm or heal? And is she still about her business to this very day? We investigate a mystery that goes back centuries, and yet effects the…

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Episode Twenty One - Midnight in the Village of Heaven and Hell 9:17

3+ y ago9:17

9:17

While locked down in our houses, it is very easy to forget that we are surrounded by wild, open, empty spaces. The Broads exemplify the strange patchwork of countryside that make up a lot of East Anglia, both picturesque and strangely menacing. When the Broads do throw up folklore, it runs that gamut between the sublime and the damned, and no more …

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Episode Twenty - Murder On A Winter's Day: The Killer and the Lord 8:57

3+ y ago8:57

8:57

Thank you so much to those of you who joined us for our recent run of ghost stories, as well as the online screening of Clive Dunn's documentary about M.R. James last month. We're going to be bringing you more screenings in 2021, so keep an eye out on our website and on the podcasts for further developments. A lot of the M.R. James footage will soo…

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: Daffodils by S. A. Harris 12:22

3+ y ago12:22

12:22

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is a reading of Daffodils by Sally Harris, a chilling rendition of just what may lurk in an Engl…

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: Breaking Up is Hard to Do by Shane Brown 29:28

3+ y ago29:28

29:28

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is a reading of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by writer and academic Shane Brown, a terrifying tale …

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: Fear Not by Helena Bacon 15:22

3+ y ago15:22

15:22

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is a reading of Fear Not by writer and academic Helena Bacon, a terrifying tale of car possessio…

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Episode Nineteen - Borley Rectory, The Most Haunted Place On Earth 11:12

3+ y ago11:12

11:12

We're still continuing our strand of ghost stories for Christmas, but here's our regular episode for those who want a true-life story of haunting. Borley Rectory is now a vacant plot in the heart of Essex, but throughout the twentieth century it was a locus for hauntings, claims of fakery, psychical research and unprecedented public interest. We ta…

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: The Cathedral House Portrait by Richard Sheppard 37:59

3+ y ago37:59

37:59

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is a reading of The Cathedral House Portrait by the regular host of Hallowed Histories, Richard …

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: Tapes by Kathryn Leigh 8:20

3+ y ago8:20

8:20

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is the return of writer Kathryn Leigh and their suitably gothic story Tapes. We're back at UEA's…

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Hallowed Histories Extra - More Ghost Stories for Christmas: The Numanist Experience by Johnny Raspin 20:59

3+ y ago20:59

20:59

Hallowed Histories is delighted to bring back one of our favourite traditions - ghost stories for Christmas. Each week leading up to our Christmas special (details to come), we will be hosting a story written and narrated by a local author. This episode is the return of writer and scholar Johnny Raspin, and his story of madness, devils in the head …

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Episode Eighteen - Barking Abbey and England's First Publishing House 11:38

3+ y ago11:38

11:38

In this episode we take a look 1400 years back in time at Barking Abbey and the women who ran it. What was often seen as a form of imprisonment for women who had nowhere else to go, the history of Barking Abbey instead reveals freedom, miracles, writing and the secrets of the dead. We're back at UEA's media suite now, with support from the Interdis…

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Hallowed Histories Extra - The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes 7:18

3+ y ago7:18

7:18

To finish off our look at Essex boy Dick Turpin in our last episode, a recictation of Alfred Noyes's classic poem, The Highwayman. Hopefully we'll be back at our recording studios at the UEA's media suite for the next episode, thanks for bearing with us over the past few months. We hope to have exciting news about our upcoming episodes as well as o…

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