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Countrystride

Countrystride


Countrystride

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Length:
111 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

A celebration of the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 111 episodes

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124: 778 ascents of Helvellyn, with fell top assessor Jon Bennett

...in which, standing in for Mark and Dave, broadcaster Nick Brownlee ventures out with...

35 minutes
May 06, 2024

123: Barrow-in-Furness – A tale of iron and ships, hair and shops

...in which we explore the industrial and social history of Barrow-in-Furness in the co...

58 minutes
Apr 19, 2024

#122: Limestone of the Westmorland Dales

...in which we set out from springtime Orton to explore the limestone scars of the West...

53 minutes
Apr 05, 2024

121: A history of paper-making on the River Kent

...in which we take a Dales Way wander downstream from Cowan Head to Burneside to explo...

52 minutes
Mar 23, 2024

120: A history of boating on Windermere

...in which we are joined by Kendal-based author and Windermere Lake Cruises skipper Ro...

48 minutes
Mar 09, 2024

119: The birth of Quakerism in Cumbria

...in which we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of George Fox – founder of ...

48 minutes
Feb 23, 2024

118: James Forrest - Record-breaking round of the 214

...in which we're defeated by weather, so shelter indoors to hear from one of the UK's ...

51 minutes
Feb 09, 2024

#117: Above Great Moss: Stone axes of the earliest settlers

...in which we rewind the centuries to the Neolithic Age on a journey in search of Lake...

48 minutes
Jan 19, 2024

Countrystride #116: Review of 2023

...in which we uwrap a selection box of our favourite clips from the year past in the c...

91 minutes
Dec 30, 2023

Countrystride #115: A Cumbrian Christmas feast - With Helen Rebanks and Ivan Day

...in which we are joined by Farmer's Wife author Helen Rebanks and food historian Ivan...

58 minutes
Dec 19, 2023