Stories of people, places and events from Devon's history.
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Tim Manns presents a five-minute journey in sound around some of Devon’s most beautiful and iconic locations. Close your eyes and feel yourself transported to the West Country.
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The radio play of Christian Michell’s wartime scriptBy BBC Radio Devon
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The people and the places preserving the history of this storyBy BBC Radio Devon
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The voices of local people who experienced the evacuationBy BBC Radio Devon
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The community returns and the play reappearsBy BBC Radio Devon
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Red Earth: 4. Sacrifice on the home front
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The home front story and the military machineBy BBC Radio Devon
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The search for the fact and the fiction of Red EarthBy BBC Radio Devon
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The inspiration for a play and the witness to the storyBy BBC Radio Devon
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Red Earth: 1. A lost play and a forgotten writer
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The discovery of a lost play and a forgotten writerBy BBC Radio Devon
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The relaxing sounds of a secluded part of Dartmoor where the water runs over aged rocks.By BBC Radio Devon
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Margaret Partridge - The powerhouse who built powerhouses
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The story of a pioneering Devon electrical engineer.By BBC Radio Devon
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Passengers starting their journeys, the staff helping them and the planes taking off.By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 24 - Exeter St David's Railway Station
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Passengers arriving and departing on their railway journeys in the west country.By BBC Radio Devon
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Devon's Fortune Fabric - Mrs Treadwin's Lace Manufactory
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RAMM volunteers Liz Trebble and Carol McFadzean on lace livelihoods, royalty & smuggling,By BBC Radio Devon
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The sounds of the swimmers and divers followed by coaching some young basketball players.By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 22 - Boxing Day in Bedford Square Tavistock (Part 2)
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The Morris Dancers entertain the crowds after the riders have left for Dartmoor.By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 21 - Boxing Day in Bedford Square Tavistock (Part 1)
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Listen as the crowds gather to see off the riders, who we then follow onto Dartmoor.By BBC Radio Devon
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Sample the anticipation in the foyer before the Pantomime Dick Whittington.By BBC Radio Devon
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Dr Todd Gray on the demeaning practice of "gooding" in 1870s rural Devon.By BBC Radio Devon
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An evening of brightly coloured carnival floats, laughing children and pounding rain!By BBC Radio Devon
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You can almost smell the mulled wine and taste the mince pies as Christmas comes to town.By BBC Radio Devon
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Fairies, Demons and Folk Medicine – Devon’s Male Witch
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Professor Marion Gibson from the University of Exeter on John Walsh - a 1500s WitchBy BBC Radio Devon
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The short crossing to Burgh Island on the world famous sea tractorBy BBC Radio Devon
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The peace and tranquillity of an ancient settlement at Harford Moor on Dartmoor.By BBC Radio Devon
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Behind Enemy Lines - a WW2 story of love, espionage and tragedy
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Devon author Chris Robillard with a tale of spies killed behind enemy lines.By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 15 - Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway
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Join us on the highest and steepest totally water powered railway in the world!By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 14 - Stoke Damerel Church in Plymouth
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A very special peal of bells on the 11th November 2018, the centenary of Armistice Day.By BBC Radio Devon
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The cool water tumbles across the age-old boulders creating a feeling of tranquil calm.By BBC Radio Devon
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Wounded In Action - Devon's WW1 Hospitals
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Turning 66 sites across Devon into functioning wartime hospitals with Dr Julia Neville.By BBC Radio Devon
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Episode 12 - South Huish Farm in the South Hams
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Meet the new born calves being fed in the afternoon and hear the cows at milking time.By BBC Radio Devon
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A trip to the stables at Widecombe-in-the-Moor on Dartmoor.By BBC Radio Devon
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Join the crowd as Tiverton Town beat Basingstoke Town 4-1.By BBC Radio Devon
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The Devon domestic servant who had a cult following of more than a hundred thousand.By BBC Radio Devon
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Cross the River Tamar between Torpoint, Cornwall and Devonport, Plymouth in Devon.By BBC Radio Devon
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Stroll from the Farmers' Market, through the Cathedral and down to the Quay.By BBC Radio Devon
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A gentle walk from the train station, through the town to the cricket pitch and lake.By BBC Radio Devon
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Over Here - The American GIs in WW2 Devon
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If you have a cracking tale from Devon's history to share, email: watts@bbc.co.ukBy BBC Radio Devon
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A walk along the seafront at Exmouth on a sunny, summer day.By BBC Radio Devon
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The excitement of the punters and the pounding of hooves on the turf.By BBC Radio Devon
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The sales of locally caught fish, the shovelling of ice and the cries of hungry seagulls.By BBC Radio Devon
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A walk around the zoo starring some hungry apes and noisy birds of paradise.By BBC Radio Devon
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A trip back in time for a journey in sound on a real steam railway.By BBC Radio Devon
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A short journey in sound around the East Devon fishing village of Beer.By BBC Radio Devon
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A piece of research on the effect of religion on the Brexit vote, by WISERD's Dr Stuart Fox and Dr Katerina Kolpinskaya from Swansea University, is featured on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, 22/02/2018.(Image credit: Jeremy Segrott, CC BY 2.0)By WISERD
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Dr Scott Orford discusses empty shops in Wales - Part 2
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WISERD's Dr Scott Orford features in the second part of a three part series exploring Welsh High Streets on the BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme, 21st December 2017.By WISERD
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Dr Scott Orford discusses empty shops in Wales - Part 1
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WISERD's Dr Scott Orford features in the first part of a three part series exploring empty shops on Welsh High Streets on the BBC Radio 4 You and Yours programme, 20th December 2017.Image credit: Gwydion M. Williams (CC BY 2.0)By WISERD
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Dr Dan Evans talks breathalysing shop customers
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WISERD's Dr Dan Evans discusses the use of breathalysers on the customers of a shop in Cardiff's city centre with Jason Mohammed on BBC Radio Wales, 15/11/2017.Image credit: www.houstondwiattorney.net (CC BY-SA 2.0)By WISERD
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Dr Alex Hillman talks dementia in the media on BBC Radio Devon
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WISERD Cardiff's Dr Alex Hillman, qualitative researcher on the IDEAL study, discusses the portrayal of dementia in television and film with Gordon Sparks on BBC Radio Devon, 07/11/2017.By WISERD
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Generation, Life Course & Social Participation
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Generation, Life Course & Social Participation by WISERDBy WISERD
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Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality
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Economic Austerity, Social Enterprise and Inequality by WISERDBy WISERD
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Individuals, Institutions and Govenance by WISERDBy WISERD
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