Back When | History Podcast

TIME TRAVEL, MARTIAN INVASIONS AND FREE LOVE ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON - H.G. WELLS. Helen Antrobus explores how the world was changed through the writings of one author as H.G. Wells brought science fiction to the masses with the War of the Worlds, the Time Machine and many more iconic stories. Discover how a series of underground tunnels and a telescope in an attic room helped to pave the way for the sci-fi we know today.   [Ad] This podcast is sponsored by CEWE, Europe’s leading photo printing company.  Every image you capture tells a story. Discover ideas for curating your special memories and creating gifts for loved ones. From the award-winning CEWE PHOTOBOOK to wall art made from your favourite photos.     Start creating your story at www.cewe.co.uk [http://www.cewe.co.uk] [http://www.cewe.co.uk/] Production Presenter: Helen Antrobus Producer: Jack Glover + Sophie Wilkinson Sound Design: Jesus Gomez Contributors Mark Syson-Harvey Sophie Wilkinson Discover more Uppark is currently closed for essential maintenance and repairs and will reopen in summer 2025.  Keep up to date with the latest news and reopening dates by visiting https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/uppark-house-and-garden/uppark-essential-repairs-project [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/uppark-house-and-garden/uppark-essential-repairs-project] Find out more about other great books and authors in our collection by visiting https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/art-collections/great-books-in-our-collections [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/art-collections/great-books-in-our-collections] If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

IT'S THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER IN 1858 AND SOMETHING ROTTEN IS LURKING IN THE RIVER THAMES.     Historian James Grasby unravels the smelliest side of our recent history as we step back into Victorian London to discover the Great Stink. Hear how politicians scrambled to keep the stench out of parliament and find out what the smell meant for the working classes.   [Ad] This podcast is sponsored by CEWE, Europe’s leading photo printing company.  Every image you capture tells a story. Discover ideas for curating your special memories and creating gifts for loved ones. From the award-winning CEWE PHOTOBOOK to wall art made from your favourite photos.    Start creating your story at www.cewe.co.uk [http://www.cewe.co.uk] [http://www.cewe.co.uk/] Production Presenter: James Grasby Producer: Jack Glover Sound Design: Jesus Gomez Contributors Laura French (Crossness Engines Trust) Discover more This story has been made possible with our friends from the Crossness Engines Trust, for information on visiting and for more of London's murky history please visit: http://crossness.org.uk/ [http://crossness.org.uk/] Join us and other environmental charities to help to look after our waterways by visiting https://marchforcleanwater.org/ [https://marchforcleanwater.org/] and https://theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers [https://theriverstrust.org/key-issues/sewage-in-rivers] If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

BRITAIN’S SPACE RACE EFFORTS WERE BOLD BUT SHORT-LIVED.     Join historian Helen Antrobus for the tale of Britain’s space race. It’s the mid 1950’s and the height of the Cold War era. British engineers are working in secret at The Needles on the Isle of Wight, testing a nuclear deterrent, the Black Knight Rocket. But by the end of the 1960s the British rocket programme is under threat. Engineers have one last chance to get into space with the ambitious Black Arrow Rocket. Can Britain reach the stars or will it fail to launch?   [Ad] This podcast is sponsored by CEWE, Europe’s leading photo printing company.  Every image you capture tells a story. Discover ideas for curating your special memories and creating gifts for loved ones. From the award-winning CEWE PHOTOBOOK to wall art made from your favourite photos.    Start creating your story at www.cewe.co.uk [http://www.cewe.co.uk] [https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fatpscan.global.hornetsecurity.com%2F%3Fd%3DR5XlidLnBPls5N0KdLql-ZNH7bxFnZIYkseZL7jkFkA%26f%3D3nv1SRdt-Y_ccJuZXn6TF1wfr2WzqYzQG6uuiOqotyNXaLr2KYegi3mUXJTgBJvDpmSr_vSYQ5QKb4WoEKcQYQ%26i%3D%26k%3Di8hB%26m%3DHPNAs8wGkI6CDrqC5cJMGRW626IU5XrG5hxBRq8RcXzvcLKGhnCEUXKsMZUmA6woktdidiQ7Yk3NMTobIuE1bThvVzdaGd9V9OIo7tjrlBz-aFDdungVFWLORla35dX9%26n%3DHWyjdRkWDMmAE4vxWSXE9eWlLw2U9xvlMWyK74auYcxOSXg3WmXH2wHI_1fdTXcyG_sZaS9B3Jcwt0rOlJAM5Wa1oI7lO1sogCnUBMcXB9I%26r%3DGF_kyhYsEATGoIllWJM5aZ4nWKaHzu3GNNf_G8766IjXqrrgNQg_o2bpBr7n0CsN%26s%3D876c24e59f226ee22cc6c66eb85029aaad4bdd688d955fbf57a56c77f070a8e4%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cewe.co.uk%252F&data=05%7C02%7CMichelle.Douglass%40nationaltrust.org.uk%7Cb95c389b46a64a52692e08dd5fa22719%7C0fba79b96423460d88eff9c3d4ca2e9f%7C0%7C0%7C638771872243381222%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=w5ajtb%2FEX02FHA%2FFHsiNanDHYYpXMFkkLnfJUXZ2Zn4%3D&reserved=0]    Production Presenter: Helen Antrobus Producer and sound designer: Nikki Ruck Contributors  Paul Carey Steve Berden Doug Millard Cast Jesse Edbrooke – voice of Ray Wheeler In memory of Ray Wheeler 1927-2019  With thanks to NASA [https://archive.org/details/Apollo11AudioHighlights] Discover more Discover more about the secrets behind Highdown test site visit  The New Battery at The Needles [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/isle-of-wight/the-needles-old-battery-and-new-battery] Find out more about the history of Black Knight, Black Arrow and Prospero rockets Wight Aviation Museum [https://wightaviationmuseum.org.uk/black-arrow/] See the Black Arrow Rocket itself https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visit [https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visit] Discover more podcasts https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/virtual-visit/podcasts#stories-about-nature-and-history [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/virtual-visit/podcasts#stories-about-nature-and-history] If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Introducing Back When, a new history podcast taking you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us. Launching 2 April. Join historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby for a fly on the wall view of our past. Discover the forgotten story of Britain's space race. Uncover the unsettling history of witches' familiars. And hear the origin story of sci-fi author HG Wells. Our history is all around us. And we'll be transporting you behind the scenes at landmarks from castles to dance halls and WWII bunkers to workhouses. You’ll meet people from all walks of life whose fascinating stories help us make sense of who we are now.  Lean in for a tale from time. Back When. New episodes of Back When are released every fortnight. Follow Back When on your favourite podcast app to make sure you get every story.

The Cornish mining industry was once the envy of the world. Seabirds have now taken over the crumbling remains of mine shafts, engine houses and chimneys that still define the Tin Coast. This episode explores the geological events that threaded this stretch of coastline with tin and copper and the technological advancements that led to an army of workers excavating the metals from a warren of tunnels.