The Things That Made England podcast

The Things That Made England

An affectionate meandering through the things that make England the way she is – from HP Sauce to the Allottment, Aethelstan to the politics of Queuing. With Luke Baxter, Roifield Brown, David Crowther and Fiona Powell trying to make some sense of it all, though rarely succeeding it might be said. And when you’ve listened, join us on Facebook, vote, and tell us what you think. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An affectionate meandering through the things that make England the way she is – from HP Sauce to the Allottment, Aethelstan to the politics of Queuing. With Luke Baxter, Roifield Brown, David Crowther and Fiona Powell trying to make some sense of it all, though rarely succeeding it might be said. And when you’ve listened, join us on Facebook, vote, and tell us what you think. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#58

Birmingham Midweek, Turning Points in English History with David Crowther

In this lively episode of Birmingham Midweek, host Roifield Brown returns from California ... more

27 Feb 2025

55 MINS

55:02

27 Feb 2025


#57

The Levellers

The Levellers were the first radical political movement of modern history. They developed ... more

26 May 2024

45 MINS

45:44

26 May 2024


#56

In Glen's Steps: A Journey with Dementia Promo

In Glen's Steps: A Journey with Dementia is a deeply personal and heartfelt podcast series... more

16 May 2024

03 MINS

03:24

16 May 2024


#55

The Sandwich

In 1762 John Montague earl of Sandwich ordered an easy to east snack to keep his strength ... more

18 Jul 2023

47 MINS

47:00

18 Jul 2023


#54

Anthony Brown, a Windrush Story.

Seventy-five years ago, on June 22, 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, marki... more

25 Jun 2023

32 MINS

32:21

25 Jun 2023


#53

David and Roifield answer your questions on UK political history.

David and Roifield answer your questions on British political history. This episode is the... more

24 Feb 2023

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:19

24 Feb 2023


#52

UK Party Politics - 1945 to 2019

----1945: The end of World War II and the election of Clement Attlee's Labour Party, which... more

25 Jan 2023

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:52

25 Jan 2023


#51

UK Party Politics - 1906 to 1945

David and Roifield tackle the first half of the 20th century. Labour Representation Commit... more

15 Jan 2023

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:14

15 Jan 2023


#50

UK Party Politics - Victoriana

The Great Reform act transformed politics and parties in the UK - and Victoria's reign was... more

08 Jan 2023

59 MINS

59:01

08 Jan 2023


#49

UK Party Politics - Whigs and Tories - Exclusion to The Reform Act

David and Roifield go over the start of UK party politics from Exclusion Crisis to the Gre... more

31 Dec 2022

55 MINS

55:55

31 Dec 2022


#48

Heavy Metal

Where did metal start? What were its influences? Who is the greatest guitarist ever? What ... more

21 Aug 2022

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:20

21 Aug 2022


#47

Rave Culture

Luke and Roifield discuss whether Rave Culture can be considered a Thing That Made England... more

30 May 2022

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:28

30 May 2022


#46

Intelligent Speech Announcement

Luke announces the Intelligent Speech Conference, find out more at: https://www.intelligen... more

23 May 2022

02 MINS

02:49

23 May 2022


#45

Footpaths and Commons

Ancient routes criss-cross England and Wales, giving access in law to all English and Wels... more

13 Mar 2022

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:34

13 Mar 2022


#44

Beer

Lulu and I discuss beer, a topic we have avoided for a while it must be said. Because - be... more

30 Jan 2022

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:58

30 Jan 2022


#43

English Comedy and Blackadder

In this second episode on English comedy, we put the historical comedy, Blackadder up for ... more

14 Nov 2021

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:56

14 Nov 2021


#42

English Comedy and Monty P

Is there such a thing as specifically English comedy? Certainly the English have thought s... more

23 Oct 2021

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:45

23 Oct 2021


#41

Shakespeare

At long last we bring you the one and only William Shakespeare, or "Billy the Bard" as som... more

18 Jun 2021

59 MINS

59:40

18 Jun 2021