Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 hours 23 minutes
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 alterations today.
But perhaps the most interesting thing about the bunker are the people who worked there...
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 43, to find out about the Cichociemni: elite special forces soldiers who volunteered to go above and beyond for their nation and Allied victory...
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 about its life as a private asylum for people with mental illnesses in the Victorian and Edwardian eras...
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...
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 modern health and social care.
Framlingham Castle once served as a workhouse, lodgings and administrative centre of relief for the area’s poor and needy...
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 of the human mind and spirit dressed against convention and made her way into the prestigious but male-dominated world of the Royal Society...
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 sites, with incredible stories that throw a new light onto our nation's story.
She'll challenge the image of harsh Victorian workhouses and hear about a heroic servant who also became England's first black pub landlord...
That's it for our first series of Speaking with Shadows! We hope you enjoyed it. To help us plan our next series, please take a few minutes to complete our very short survey about the podcast. As a thank you we'll enter you into a draw to win a £50 M&S voucher. See you next year for series 2!
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 travelled from as far afield as Spain and Syria in order to serve at the empire’s north-western frontier. At Birdoswald, inscriptions and symbols reveal that the Dacians, from modern-day Romania, built a community here over many hundreds of years...
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 how the figure of the witch was born.
This episode contains content that may not be suitable for younger listeners.
Visit our episode page to learn more about Joan of Navarre's accusation of witchcraft and imprisonment at Pevensey Castle...