Podcasts by Speaking with Shadows
When you’re wandering about a historic place, what voices do you hear echoing off the walls? Are they the ones you learnt about at school – or do you wonder about the shadowy, quiet voices that may have gone unheard?
Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. From castles on the south coast to Hadrian’s Wall in the far North, join presenter Josie Long as she travels across the country to seek out six stories from the hidden corners of England’s history.
Further podcasts by English Heritage SWS
Podcast on the topic Geschichte
All episodes
Vigilant State – York Cold War Bunker and the Royal Observer Corps from 2023-05-10T01:00
Josie Long visits York Cold War Bunker, one of over 1,500 bunkers and monitoring posts across the UK that were in operation during the Cold War, and the only example which still exists without a...
ListenThe Polish Special Forces Soldiers of Audley End from 2022-04-26T01:00
In this episode, Josie Long uncovers a group of daring Polish soldiers and their secret wartime history in Essex.
She visits Audley End House, known during the Second World War as Station...
ListenThe Patients of Chiswick House Asylum from 2022-04-19T01:00
If you’ve heard the horror stories of experimental pre-20th-century psychiatry, this episode might surprise you.
Josie Long heads to Chiswick House in south-west London to find out ...
ListenJames Chappell, the Heroic Servant of Kirby Hall from 2022-04-12T01:00
Josie Long heads to Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire on the trail of a mysterious man who saved the life of the owner of this fine house.
James Chappell’s heroic story lives on in loc...
ListenThe Workhouse at Framlingham Castle from 2022-04-05T01:00
This time, we’re turning the cruel, inhumane image of Victorian workhouses on its head. Josie Long heads to a Suffolk village to unravel the evolution of poor laws as well as the birth of ...
ListenBolsover Castle’s Philosopher Duchess from 2022-03-29T01:00
Josie Long traces the footsteps of the indomitable 17th-century duchess Margaret Cavendish: a writer, philosopher, feminist and author of one of the first ever sci-fi novels.
This student...
ListenSpeaking with Shadows Returns on Tuesday 29th March from 2022-03-22T02:00
Josie Long returns on Tuesday 29th March with a brand new series of Speaking with Shadows.
Once again, Josie is travelling the country to uncover the hidden histories of English Heritage ...
ListenFar From Home – The People of Hadrian's Wall from 2019-12-17T00:01
Set on a spectacular ridgeline in the Cumbrian hills, Birdoswald Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall was once a meeting place for communities from across the Roman Empire. Men, women and children...
ListenBonus Episode: Tracing the Origins of Witchcraft Beliefs from 2019-12-10T00:01
In this bonus episode you’ll hear the extended interview with Professor Diane Purkiss from episode 5 of the podcast. In her discussion, Diane explores the origins of witchcraft beliefs and...
ListenFrom Queen to Captive – Witchcraft, Women and Power from 2019-12-03T00:01
It's the winter of 1420 and Joan of Navarre, Queen of England has been imprisoned by her stepson King Henry V. A rich widow and an influential political figure, Joan has been accused of witchcra...
ListenBonus Episode: A Wedding March by John Brocklesby from 2019-11-26T00:02
Our last episode uncovered the stories of some of the conscientious objectors who were imprisoned at Richmond Castle during the First World War. In this bonus episode Ruth Ecuyer tells the full ...
ListenVoices from the Walls – Richmond Castle’s Conscientious Objectors from 2019-11-19T00:01
Beside Richmond Castle’s imposing Norman keep lies an unassuming military cell block with an extraordinary secret. Its fragile walls are inscribed with thousands of graffiti, many of them ...
ListenThe Medieval Massacre of the Jews of York from 2019-11-05T00:01
In 1190 one of the darkest events in York’s history took place at the site of Clifford's Tower. Trapped by an angry and violent mob, the city's entire Jewish community, who were taking ref...
ListenBonus Episode: Voices of the Portchester Prisoners from 2019-10-29T00:01
In our last episode (2) we traced the story of the black prisoners of war who were imprisoned at Portchester Castle during the Napoleonic wars. In this bonus episode we learn more about the pris...
ListenThe Caribbean Prisoners of Portchester Castle from 2019-10-21T23:01
When France declared war on Britain in 1793 their overseas colonies were also drawn into the ensuing conflict. Black prisoners of war captured from the French Republic in the eastern Caribbean w...
ListenA 1930s Pioneer – The First Female Pageant Master from 2019-10-07T23:01
The early 20th century saw a craze for historic pageants – huge theatrical events with casts of thousands. Gwen Lally called herself England’s first female pageant master, and in 193...
Listen