Barnsley Museums

Barnsley Museums

Barnsley Museums

Episodes 55
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Highly Active
Since May 2019
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
Consistency
49%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Welcome to Barnsley Museums! These are the stories behind the collections and the people covering the 5 venues: Experience Barnsley, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Worsbrough Mill, Cannon Hall & The Cooper Gallery

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Recent Episodes

Ep4: International Women's Day

Mar 08, 2026 35m

We're celebrating International Women's Day 2026 with a selection of interviews from our collection featuring some recognisable Barnsley voices and others we'll introduce you to for the first time:…

Ep3: Stan Richards and Geoffrey Hutchinson

Feb 16, 2026 30m

After a short break we're back with regular episodes in 2026 as we make more of our oral history interviews available online for the first time. It's been 21 years since Stan Richards passed away but…

Dickie Bird

Dec 18, 2025 31m

Welcome back to the Barnsley Museums Natters podcast, we're taking you back to the 1980s for the majority of this series and exploring a series of cassette tapes. Second Sight was a talking newspaper…

The Barnsley Carol (Christmas Eve) by Arthur Godfrey

Dec 20, 2024 17m

A Christmas carol lost for 90 years and re-discovered by Barnsley Museums in 2023. Watch videos, read blogs and download the lyrics from our website…

#Strike40 In conversation with.....Arthur Scargill in 1983

Oct 24, 2024 15m

There's lots of interviews online with Arthur Scargill that focus on his involvement in the miners strike. In this interview that pre-dates the strike John Kelly focuses on Arthur's formative years…

#Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike

Sep 20, 2024 18m

#Strike40 Kenneth O’Mara shares his memories of Elsecar and the miners' strike by Barnsley Museums

#Strike40 Gerald O'Brien shares his memories of Elsecar Main Colliery

Aug 28, 2024 16m

#Strike40 Gerald O'Brien shares his memories of Elsecar Main Colliery by Barnsley Museums

#Strike40 - Women Against Pit Closures - Rally at Barnsley Civic Hall, May 1984

Aug 15, 2024 20m

The interviews in this episode were recorded on 12th May 1984 at a large Women Against Pit Closures rally at the Barnsley Civic Hall. The event was much larger than expected with an estimated 10,000…

#Strike40 Cllr Mick Stowe shares his memories of the 1984 Miners' Strike

Jul 25, 2024 17m

Continuing our miners' strike podcast series, this episode was recorded as part of the Elsecar Building Bridges project which you can read about on our website…

#Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Ernest Kaye about his mining memories

May 02, 2024 20m

Recorded in 2004, Brian speaks with Ernest Kaye about his lifetime down the mines, including his striking memories

#Strike40 Brian Elliott in conversation with Michael Taylor about his mining memories

Mar 26, 2024 24m

Throughout the year we are going to share highlights from Brian Elliott's oral history collection, a local historian and published author who has generously donated his sound archive to Barnsley…

#Strike40 Barnsley Women Against Pit Closures - Betty Cook

Mar 05, 2024 25m

Betty Cook was a founding member of the Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group which led to the formation of The Woman Against Pit Closures in Barnsley. This interview was recorded in 2009 as part of The…

The Barnsley Carol - Christmas Eve by Arthur Godfrey (1933) vocals by Tegwen Roberts (2023)

Dec 19, 2023 3m

A Christmas message from Barnsley Museums, featuring a Barnsley carol 'Christmas Eve' written by Arthur Godfrey and published in the Barnsley Chronicle in December 1933. With photographs of Barnsley…

NEW PODCAST - Barnsley Museums Natters

Aug 31, 2023 0m

We've got a brand new podcast, find us over on Acast for Barnsley Museums Natters https://shows.acast.com/barnsley-museums-natters the first series is all about Experience Barnsley Museums

Episode 39 - Merry Christmas!

Dec 22, 2022 37m

Episode 39 - Merry Christmas! by Barnsley Museums

Episode 38 - Remotely Digital with Barnsley Archives

Dec 09, 2022 17m

Episode 38 - Remotely Digital with Barnsley Archives by Barnsley Museums

Episode 37 - Brains In A Dish

Nov 16, 2022 10m

Episode 37 - Brains In A Dish by Barnsley Museums

Episode 36 - National Poetry Day 2022

Oct 05, 2022 26m

Episode 36 - National Poetry Day 2022 by Barnsley Museums

Episode 35 - In conversation with....Dorothy Hyman

Sep 01, 2022 32m

Episode 35 - In conversation with....Dorothy Hyman by Barnsley Museums

Episode 34: Pigeons, Ping Pong & Peoples Possessions

Jul 28, 2022 19m

Episode 34: Pigeons, Ping Pong & Peoples Possessions by Barnsley Museums

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Barnsley Museums has published 55 episodes since May 2019, covering topics in Education.

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Barnsley Museums is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 20m.

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