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2024-11-21

  Surfing in the North Sea | An Unimaginable Dream

As a wheelchair user, Melissa rarely has the opportunity of spending time on the beach with the rest of her family; and an activity for them all in the water together was unimaginable.   But an ‘adaptive surfing for families’ session in South Shields ...
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2024-11-07

  Isaac Newton | The Gravity of Good Friends

Sir Isaac Newton is best known for coming up with the theory of gravity while relaxing in his orchard, thanks to an apple that fell beside him one afternoon – helping him to unravel one of the universe's great mysteries.  But that story is only a small...
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2024-10-17

  Halloween Special | Murder in the Castle

On 18th March AD 978 at Corfe Castle in Dorset, a 16-year-old boy was brutally stabbed in the back and died shortly after. That boy was the teenage king, Edward the Martyr. But who was the murderer, or murderers?  Join James Grasby and author Anna Gr...
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2024-10-16

  New Kids' Podcast | Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers

Join the adventures of Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers, the new kids' podcast from the National Trust. Introducing the Wildlifers, a crew of colourful creatures who use their special skills to help where there's trouble in nature. Beaver’s a super eng...
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2024-10-10

  WWII ‘Brown Babies’ | A Hidden History

Historian David Olusoga tells the story of the children born to white British mothers and black American servicemen during the Second World War, dubbed Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’ in the African American press at the time.   Carol and Ann, now in their ...
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2024-10-03

  Introducing: Step into the Past | The Craftsmen of Calke Abbey

Introducing Step into the Past, a podcast from our sponsors at Findmypast.        What if you could follow in the footsteps of your ancestors and reveal the hidden tales behind some of the UK’s fascinating historical locations?      Professor Suzannah ...
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2024-09-27

  Sycamore Gap | One Year On

On September 27th 2023, the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland was felled overnight in an act of vandalism, triggering a far-reaching wave of shock and sorrow.   Join Heather Birkett as she goes behind the scenes to explore the enduring impac...
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2024-09-20

  Farewell Kate!

Our lovely nature presenter and ranger Kate Martin is leaving to join our friends at the RSPB, helping to care for wildlife in Scotland. Here are some of Kate's best bits and few moments from behind the scenes. On behalf of everyone at the National T...
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2024-09-19

  Northern Ireland Adventure | Sea Safari at Rathlin Island

A stretch of water between the mainland and Rathlin Island is home to some of the world’s most unique wildlife and infamous shipwrecks.  Ranger Kate Martin continues her adventure along Northern Ireland’s causeway coast, this time exploring life unde...
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2024-09-05

  Northern Ireland Adventure | Beyond the Bridge

Don’t look down! Across a rope bridge over a  stretch of water on Northern Ireland’s causeway coast lies the Island of Carrick-a-Rede and a fisherman’s cottage that has stood for centuries.   Ranger Kate Martin, heads off on her holiday, to make the ...
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