Podcasts by Lady Carnarvon
My husband, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon, and I have the enormous privilege and pleasure of living in, and taking care of, my husband’s family home, Highclere Castle, which is better known to many people as the setting for the popular television programme “Downton Abbey”. Thanks to this series, our home has, over the last few years, become one of the most well-known and iconic houses in the world. My Podcast is my way of trying to share the stories and heritage of this wonderful building and estate, and all the people and animals that live and work here, so that you can get to know and love it as I do.
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Ep.46 Highclere Castle Gin from 2022-01-27T12:00
Highclere Castle gin is the result of four years preparation and nine months of tasting. We wanted to create something very, very good and it has now become one of the most awarded gins in world...
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Ep.45 Backwards and Forwards: Lord Carnarvon from 2021-12-30T12:00
At this time of year I inevitably look back on the challenges and triumphs of the past twelve months and forward to the hopes a new year brings. Joining me in this edition of my podcast is my h...
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Ep.44 Speaking in the USA: Patsy Arnett from 2021-11-25T11:00
My latest podcast was recorded on a recent trip to the US. As we end this year I was there to plan an exciting return visit in the spring when I'll be undertaking a tour to talk about my ne...
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Ep.43 Downton Abbey creator: Julian Fellowes from 2021-10-28T12:00
Julian Fellowes is the creator, writer and co-producer of Downton Abbey, an extraordinary feat and has kept us all entertained on Sunday evenings over six years as well as writing two film scrip...
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Ep 42 The Planes of Highclere from 2021-09-30T10:00
Eight planes went down here on the Estate during World War Two and, as a result, I now “own” a few remains of a B-17 bomber. Over the past few years I've researched the aircraft and the liv...
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Ep.41 A New Era: John Gundill from 2021-08-26T23:00
I've just heard that that the new Downton Abbey movie will be released next year so to celebrate I thought I'd sit down with castle manager John Gundill.
John has steered us ...
Ep.40 Battle Proms from 2021-07-29T18:00
One of my favourite social events of the year at Highclere is the Battle Proms. Usually we host around 10,000 people at the event, but this year we're being more cautious with numbers. As w...
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Food for the Soul: Rafia Willmott from 2021-06-24T12:00
My guest this month is my good friend Rafia Willmott.
When Rafia's husband John fell ill in 2010 she was inspired to create a restaurant catering for people who need, or desire, t...
Ep.39 Food for the Soul: Rafia Willmott from 2021-06-24T12:00
My guest this month is my good friend Rafia Willmott.
When Rafia's husband John fell ill in 2010 she was inspired to create a restaurant catering for people who need, or desire, t...
Ep.38 Lights, Camera, Action! Lord Carnarvon from 2021-05-27T11:00
As the Downton Abbey movie cast and crew complete filming at Highclere Castle Lady Carnarvon sits down with her favourite guest - her husband!
With spring transitioning to summer and t...
Ep.37 Sir Peter Michael from 2021-04-29T12:00
In this fascinating episode of Lady Carnarvon's Official Podcast her friend and neighbour Sir Peter Michael discusses his fascinating and varied career.
Sir Peter tells the story ...
Ep.36 Farming Tales: Sarah Sladen from 2021-03-25T11:00
In this month's episode Lady Carnarvon talks to her neighbour and friend Sarah Sladen.
Sarah runs a farm near to Highclere so it was a good opportunity to sit down and swop storie...
Ep.34 Sarah Parish from 2021-01-28T12:00
For Lady Carnarvon's first podcast of 2021 she catches up with her Hampshire neighbour and friend actress Sarah Parish. Close followers of life at the 'real Downton Abbey' will kn...
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Ep.33 New Year. New Hope. from 2020-12-31T11:00
As 2021 gets underway Lady Carnarvon sits down with Lord Carnarvon to discuss their plans for the new year.
From now on Lady Carnarvon's Official Podcast will be released monthly ...
Ep.32 Christmas at Highclere from 2020-12-24T12:00
It's Christmas Eve and Lord and Lady Carnarvon sit down to look back on festive celebrations at Highclere Castle down the years. They also reflect on a quite extraordinary year at the &apos...
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Ep.31 Will Stonor from 2020-12-17T12:00
Like Lord and Lady Carnarvon the Hon. William and Lady Ailsa Stonor look after an important historic house and estate. The Stonor family has lived at Stonor Park for more than 850 years. Situate...
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Ep.30 The Documentary Team from 2020-12-10T12:00
This week Lady Carnarvon turns the tables on a TV production team that has been shadowing the Highclere staff for an observational documentary to be broadcast on TV in the UK next week. 'Ch...
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Ep.29 A Christmas Carol: Gerald Dickens from 2020-12-03T12:00
If you follow the Highclere Castle Instagram account you'll already know that a recent visitor here was the great great grandson of the novelist Charles Dickens. 177 years after it was firs...
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Ep.28 Guiding Light from 2020-11-26T12:00
Diana Mitchell is Highclere Castle's head guide. She leads a team of around thirty enthusiastic guides who help to ensure visitors to the 'real Downton Abbey' get the best out of ...
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Ep.27 Kate Adie from 2020-11-19T11:00
There's a bit of a change this week with Lord Carnarvon taking over with the questioning. His guest is Kate Adie CBE, DL well known for her long service as the BBC's Chief News Corres...
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Ep.26 Robert Harris from 2020-11-12T12:00
Robert Harris is the author of thirteen bestselling novels including the Cicero Trilogy, The Ghost, An Officer and a Spy, Conclave, Munich and The Second Sleep. He lives near to Highclere Castle...
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Ep.25 Night Bomber from 2020-11-05T12:00
Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell DFC AE FRICS RAF (retired) served in WW2 as a Mosquito Bomber Pilot. Celebrating his 100th Birthday next March, he talks all about his experiences as a pilot in WW2....
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Ep.24 Rate of Climb from 2020-10-29T12:00
The son of a Battle of Britain Pilot, Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE, AFC would say he has always been involved in aviation. A pilot for the RAF for 35 years, he has gained over 7000 hou...
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Ep.23 Speedbird Concorde One from 2020-10-22T12:00
This week's episode is named after the radio call sign of the British Airways supersonic airliner Concorde. It was 17 years ago this week that the last commercial Concorde flights landed at...
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Ep.22 The Gift Shop Girls from 2020-10-15T12:00
Lady Carnarvon's guest this week is Sally Popplewell who is responsible for the wonderful gift shop at Highclere Castle.
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EP.21 Fresh Eyes from 2020-10-08T12:00
In episode 6 of Lady Carnarvon's Official Podcast (The Highclere Castle Shoot) she spoke to Eddie Hughes the recently retired head keeper. Eddie had worked on the estate for many decades an...
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Ep.20 Downton Abbey turns 10 from 2020-10-01T11:00
It's ten years since Downton Abbey first aired on TV and to celebrate Lady Carnarvon welcomes back to Downton Abbey location manager Mark Ellis. 'Sparky' as he's known has be...
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Ep.19 Down on the Farm from 2020-09-24T12:00
Whilst the beauty and majesty of the 'real' Downton Abbey grabs the spotlight there is of course much more to the place Lord and Lady Carnarvon call home. Highclere Castle is situated ...
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Ep.18 Special Agent from 2020-09-17T12:00
They say being in the right place at the right time is a key to success. That was certainly the case for James Hunter who found himself having a casual conversation with Lady Carnarvon whilst wo...
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EP.17 The Busy Bee from 2020-09-10T11:00
Mike Withers has been beekeeping for more than 60 years and when he hasn't been tending his hives he's been helping his wife Pat with the painting and decorating at Highclere Castle. Y...
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Ep.16 Sir Nicholas Kenyon CBE from 2020-09-03T11:00
In this episode Lady Carnarvon invites one of her neighbours in for a catch up. For 12 years Sir Nicholas Kenyon was responsible for the world famous BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Recorded...
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Ep.15 Heroes at Highclere from 2020-08-27T12:00
In 2018 Lord and Lady Carnarvon staged an ambitious two-day event called 'Heroes at Highclere' to mark the 100 year anniversary of the First World War coming to an end. It was a weeke...
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Ep.14 Managing the Castle from 2020-08-20T11:00
For the past 15 years John Gundill has worked side by side with Lord and Lady Carnarvon helping them shape their vision of how they want to operate Highclere Castle as a successful business. Joh...
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Ep.12 Luis the Butler from 2020-08-06T11:00
Luis Coelho is Highclere Castle's very own 'Carson'. He might not be as tall as his Downton Abbey counterpart but what he lacks in stature he more than makes up for with enthusias...
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Ep.11 Tea with The Bishop: The Rt Revd David Williams from 2020-07-30T11:00
A regular visitor to Highclere Castle is the Bishop of Basingstoke, The Rt Revd David Williams. David's Anglican role is within the diocese of Winchester and embraces many diverse and uniqu...
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Ep.10 The Music of Life from 2020-07-23T11:00
Highclere castle is the birth place of a world renowned classical music festival. The Newbury Spring Festival was founded by the current Lady Carnarvon's late mother-in-law Jeanie in 1979. ...
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Ep.09 Mrs Patmore's Kitchen from 2020-07-16T11:00
If you peer into the kitchens at Highclere Castle I'm afraid you won't find Mrs Patmore, the cook, or indeed the scene you might be familiar with from Downton Abbey. The Downton kitche...
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Ep.08 Living with a Film Crew: Lord Carnarvon from 2020-07-09T11:00
Lady Carnarvon sits down with her husband Lord Carnarvon to reflect on the past year as they prepare to emerge from lockdown. It's been a period which in recent weeks has seen Highclere Cas...
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Living with a Film Crew: Lord Carnarvon from 2020-07-09T11:00
Lady Carnarvon sits down with her husband Lord Carnarvon to reflect on the past year as they prepare to emerge from lockdown. It's been a period which in recent weeks has seen Highclere Cas...
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Ep.07 Anne Diamond from 2020-07-02T11:00
Friendships are at the heart of Highclere Castle and 'Downton Abbey' and in this episode Lady Carnarvon welcomes a good friend to join her for tea and a chat. Anne Diamond was a pionee...
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Ep.06 The Highclere Castle Shoot from 2020-06-25T11:00
The partridge and pheasant shoot at Highclere Castle goes back to the time of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon and the tradition has carried through different head keepers and Earls of Carnarvon until ...
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Ep.05 Veterans of the Skies from 2020-06-18T11:00
In this week's podcast Lady Carnarvon explores the connections Highclere has with aircraft. From hosting early aviation pioneers to the tragic wartime losses in the hills to the south of th...
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Ep.04 Painting the Past from 2020-06-11T11:00
Pat Withers has been Highclere Castle's painter and decorator for an incredible sixty years. For twenty of those she's been working alongside Lady Carnarvon on a variety of projects to...
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Ep.03 The Highclere Beat from 2020-06-04T02:00
On a beautiful day at Highclere Castle Lady Carnarvon found a shady spot to sit down with 93-year-old Les Taylor. Les is one of Highclere's longest-serving members of staff having worked fo...
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Ep.02 The Secret Garden from 2020-05-28T11:00
In this second edition of Lady Carnarvon's Podcast she takes a walk, along with her dogs Stella and Freya, to the Secret Garden for a chat with Highclere Castle's Head Gardener Paul Ba...
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Ep.01 Lockdown at Highclere Castle from 2020-05-20T18:00
Lady Carnarvon's first Podcast features her husband Geordie, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon and they talk about life during lockdown as well as giving an insight into some of the wonderful histo...
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Lockdown at Highclere Castle from 2020-05-20T18:00
Lady Carnarvon's first Podcast features her husband Geordie, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon and they talk about life during lockdown as well as giving an insight into some of the wonderful histo...
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