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S8 Special: Remembering Lockdown
Life in Lockdown – Stories of Change and ReflectionMarking the Anniversary that is March 23rd 2020.In this episode, we take a personal look back at life during lockdown through the voices of those…
S8E2 Northumberland & the Gunpowder Plot! Pt2
Join Justine and Paul for another episode of the Voices from the North East Podcast. Join us as we further explore Northumberland’s connection to the famous Gunpowder Plot, from secret worshiping to…
S8E1 Northumberland & the Gunpowder Plot!
In Episode 1 of our special mini-series on The Gunpowder Plot, we dive into one of England’s most infamous conspiracies – and this time, we’re peeling back the layers to reveal a surprising twist.…
Haunted Northumberland - Ashington’s Ghostly Miner
In this episode, we introduce to you a little known tale of the ghostly miner of Ashington. - only a handful of stories of this ghost exist - and one of those was from my own Grandfather. So we share…
Haunted Northumberland - The Blue Boy of Chillingham Clastle
In another chilling short episode of our ‘Haunted Northumberland’ from The Voices from the North East Podcast, we introduce you to the haunting tale of the Blue Boy at Chillingham Castle. Known as…
Haunted Northumberland - The White Lady of Cresswell Pele Tower
Welcome to the first episode in our Haunted Northumberland special series! In this chilling debut, we introduce you to the eerie legend of the White Lady of Cresswell Pele Tower. Set on the…
Halloween Special 2024
Sylvia returns to share another unsettling tale of wickedness and horror from the North East. This time it’s not only a tale of murder, but also life after death, not for the victim, but for the…
S5E6 7.6 Home at the range
In this episode we remember a household gadget so versatile it could cook toast, warm bedsheets and heat your whole home! Can you guess what it was?
S7E5 7.5 Clarty
Things get ‘mucky’ and a bit ‘clarty’ in this episode as we reflect on some wonderful northern words!
S7E4 7.4 Women’s work
Ever been fascinated by how the machinery of domestic life has evolved over time? Then this episode of "Voices from the North East Podcast" is for you! Join Paul and Justine as they take you through…
S7E3 7.3 First home memories
In this episode we look back at what the homes we lived in meant to us beyond the cost (though we look at the eye-watering difference between costs in the 70s and now). Regulars on the the show…
S7E2 7.2 Sweets you spent ya pocket money on!
Justine and Paul welcome you back to series 7. We start with memories of sweets 🍭 you just can’t forget! There’s a lovely interview between Jacqueline and her daughter Adele too. Oh and we plug our…
S7E1 7.1 Halloween Special 2023: The Lambton Worm
“Whisht! Lads, haad yor gobs, An Aa’ll tell ye’s aall an aaful story Whisht! Lads, haad yor gobs, An’ Aa’ll tell ye ‘boot the worm!” Find out more about this after listening to the episode >…
S6E4 6.4 The Lost Camp: Lost forever?
Justine and Paul discuss the project - the lost camp - and reflect on what’s been learned, what’s been lost and implications for local history in the future. Remember to get in touch you can email…
S6E3 6.3 The Lost Camp: The Hall
In episode three Justine and Paul explore the site of the missing camp. The once grand North Seaton Hall estate. Revisiting the location today and exploring its history before and after WW2.
S6E2 6.2 The Lost Camp - Internment
We explore the possibility that the camp we are searching for evidence of might not be a POW camp, what if it was an internment camp? This in itself brings up questions like ‘what the heck was the…
S6E1 6.1 The Lost Camp - Mystery
In a special short series Paul, Justine and the regular voices on the podcast try to find evidence of a POW camp that was right on their doorstep! The series will take listeners on the research…
S5E10 5.10 Tales from a 70s NHS Ward
Retired Nurse Christine Young talks to us about Nurses training at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle in the early 70s. This episode is our tribute to the NHS and those amazing folk within it!…
S5E9 5.9 A Northern Dead Poets Society
Join us as we explore the long forgotten poets of the North. From poems about miners strikes to song about snow storms! We chat with Kirstie Blair a University researcher about her amazing research…
S5E8 5.8 Helen Aitchison - Telling Northern Stories
Helen Aitchison, author of ‘Veteran’s Voices’ talks to us about compiling a moving book which shares the stories of North East Veterans young and old. We are so very pleased to be able to talk to…
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