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2025-01-09

  Seasons by the Sea | Grey Seals at Blakeney Point (Classic)

*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…' a...
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2024-12-19

  Victoria, Albert and the Christmas Tree Trend

In 1848 an image of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children decorating their 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 orna...
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2024-12-05

  World Heritage Heroes | Saving History in Cairo & Norfolk

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 ...
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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 ...
  National Trust author
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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