National Trust Podcast

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  • Summary

  • Delve into immersive tales of history, nature and adventure with the award-winning National Trust Podcast. From wild landscapes to heritage sites and historical legends, unearth fascinating stories about people and places in the UK. This series, travel to the 1930s to unmask the eccentric Ferguson’s Gang, find out how the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree impacted the community, and discover what life was like for the people who toiled deep in a Roman gold mine. This podcast is made by the National Trust, Europe’s biggest conservation charity. Looking after history, nature and beauty for everyone to enjoy. Discover more from National Trust Podcasts Listen to Ranger Rae Rae and the Wildlifers, our new kids' podcast: https://podfollow.com/national-trust-kids-podcast See videos of the National Trust Podcast on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts Get in touch with feedback and ideas for stories you'd like to hear: podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Episodes
  • Seasons by the Sea | Grey Seals at Blakeney Point (Classic)

    Seasons by the Sea | Grey Seals at Blakeney Point (Classic)
    Jan 9 2025
    *The National Trust Podcast is changing.* From March 2025 the National Trust Podcast will look different so we can bring you more immersive stories in Nature, History and Adventure. Stay on this stream for our new nature podcast, 'The Wild World Of…' and look out for our new history podcast, 'Back When'. Remember to follow your favourite shows from National Trust Podcasts to be the first to hear new episodes as they arrive.

    In this classic episode, experience life on Blakeney Point in Norfolk as it transforms throughout the year. From the mass arrival of seal pups in winter to the noisy feathered-frenzy of summer, discover how a remote stretch of shingle coastline is home to some of the UK's most unique marine wildlife.

    [Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you’ll receive:
    • Access to our online Members’ Area, full of exclusive member-only content,
    • A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration,
    • And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally.
    Become a National Trust member:
    nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member.
    For a taste of the digital magazine, visit nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website.

    Production
    Host and Producer: Michelle Douglass
    Sound editor: Jesus Gomez

    Discover more
    Please follow our seal-spotting guidance
    nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife/seal-spotting-guidance

    Find out more about visiting Blakeney National Nature Reserve
    nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blakeney-national-nature-reserve

    Read about the Sea Mammal Research Unit’s work
    www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk

    Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app.     If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    23 mins
  • Victoria, Albert and the Christmas Tree Trend

    Victoria, Albert and the Christmas Tree Trend
    Dec 19 2024
    In 1848 an image of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children decorating an evergreen caused a sensation, and sparked a Christmas tree trend in Britain.

    Many people began to bring trees into their homes and decorate them with homemade ornaments, sweet treats and naked candles tied with ribbons.

    The Victorians can be credited with inventing our modern Christmas. In this episode, Clara Woolford, Curator at Cragside in Northumberland, takes us to the mid 1800s to discover how the “Cult of Christmas” and the centrepiece, the Christmas Tree, entered into millions of homes.

    Discover more
    See the UK's tallest living Christmas tree, a 42m giant redwood at Cragside, Northumberland:
    nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside/christmas-at-cragside

    Read about the history of the Christmas tree:
    www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/history/queen-victoria-christmas-tree

    [Ad from our sponsor] This podcast episode is sponsored by family history website Findmypast. What was life like for domestic servants, workers and local communities at our most fascinating heritage sites? Discover how people from all walks of life lived and worked, and who with, in hundreds of census records, for free, by signing up with Findmypast. And find out about the free trial that you could use to explore your family history. See where the past takes you at: findmypast.co.uk/national-trust

    The National Trust Podcast is changing
    In spring 2025 we'll be changing the National Trust Podcast to bring you more immersive stories in Nature, History and Adventure. Stay on this stream for our new Nature Podcast The Wild World Of… and look out for our new History podcast Back When. Remember to subscribe or follow either show in your favourite podcast app to be the first to hear new stories when they arrive.

    Production:
    Host and producer: Michelle Douglass
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez

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    16 mins
  • World Heritage Heroes | Saving History in Cairo & Norfolk

    World Heritage Heroes | Saving History in Cairo & Norfolk
    Dec 5 2024
    Heritage sites like the medieval palace Bayt Al Razzaz in Egypt and the picturesque Blickling estate in the UK, are under threat from climate change.
    What connects these vastly different places? And what can the guardians of these historic treasures learn from each other as they battle extreme weather, social upheaval and other challenges?

    Discover the global fight to protect our heritage.

    You can watch a video of this podcast on National Trust Youtube:
    https://ntpodcasts.org/Video

    [Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you’ll receive:
    • Access to our online Members’ Area, full of exclusive member-only content,
    • A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration,
    • And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally.
    Become a National Trust member:
    nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member.
    For a taste of the digital magazine, visit nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website.

    Production
    Host: James Grasby and Jesse Edbrooke
    Producers: Jesse Edbrooke
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez

    Further Information
    INTO - The International National Trusts Organisation
    https://www.into.org/

    Withstanding Climate Change
    https://www.into.org/withstanding-change-project/

    Blickling and Bayt Al Razzaz in partnership
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/blickling-estate/blickling-estate-twins-with-bayt-al-razzaz-in-cairo

    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
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    28 mins

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