Melissa FitzGerald
@melissafitzg.bsky.social
Audio Producer - Wired for Sound
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Coming next week: Materials of State
David Cannadine examines the history of the British constitution through the objects that make it so unique.
📅 Mon - Fri next week
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 BBC Radio 4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
David Cannadine examines the history of the British constitution through the objects that make it so unique.
📅 Mon - Fri next week
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 BBC Radio 4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Coming next week: Materials of State
David Cannadine examines the history of the British constitution through the objects that make it so unique.
📅 Mon - Fri next week
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 BBC Radio 4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
David Cannadine examines the history of the British constitution through the objects that make it so unique.
📅 Mon - Fri next week
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 BBC Radio 4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
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Are you enjoying Materials of State?
In today's episode, we delve deeper.
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
📅 Today
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 @BBCRadio4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
In today's episode, we delve deeper.
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
📅 Today
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 @BBCRadio4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Are you enjoying Materials of State?
In today's episode, we delve deeper.
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
📅 Today
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 @BBCRadio4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
In today's episode, we delve deeper.
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
📅 Today
⏲️ 13:45
🎧 @BBCRadio4
A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4, sound by us.
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🚨 New Episode Drop 🚨
The Beatles, John & Paul: Part 2 ‘Love Me Do’ 🎼
🔉The second part of Tony’s chat with Beatles biographer Ian Leslie, exploring how John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s unique and complex relationship shaped #TheBeatles
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The Beatles, John & Paul: Part 2 ‘Love Me Do’ 🎼
🔉The second part of Tony’s chat with Beatles biographer Ian Leslie, exploring how John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s unique and complex relationship shaped #TheBeatles
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November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
🚨 New Episode Drop 🚨
The Beatles, John & Paul: Part 2 ‘Love Me Do’ 🎼
🔉The second part of Tony’s chat with Beatles biographer Ian Leslie, exploring how John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s unique and complex relationship shaped #TheBeatles
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The Beatles, John & Paul: Part 2 ‘Love Me Do’ 🎼
🔉The second part of Tony’s chat with Beatles biographer Ian Leslie, exploring how John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s unique and complex relationship shaped #TheBeatles
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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On today's episode of 'Materials of State' (BBC Radio 4) David Cannadine will be exploring the history of Black Rod.
The series has been made in association with the History of Parliament. Check out some extra content we have produced about Black Rod below 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The series has been made in association with the History of Parliament. Check out some extra content we have produced about Black Rod below 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, Black Rod
David Cannadine looks at the history and symbolism of Black Rod.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
On today's episode of 'Materials of State' (BBC Radio 4) David Cannadine will be exploring the history of Black Rod.
The series has been made in association with the History of Parliament. Check out some extra content we have produced about Black Rod below 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The series has been made in association with the History of Parliament. Check out some extra content we have produced about Black Rod below 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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On today's episode of 'Materials of State' on BBC Radio 4, David Cannadine alongside Dr Mari Takayanagi
(@satisfactory20.bsky.social), will be examing the history of the ballot box.
We've published several articles on the history of the secret ballot 🧵
(@satisfactory20.bsky.social), will be examing the history of the ballot box.
We've published several articles on the history of the secret ballot 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On today's episode of 'Materials of State' on BBC Radio 4, David Cannadine alongside Dr Mari Takayanagi
(@satisfactory20.bsky.social), will be examing the history of the ballot box.
We've published several articles on the history of the secret ballot 🧵
(@satisfactory20.bsky.social), will be examing the history of the ballot box.
We've published several articles on the history of the secret ballot 🧵
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Took part in this David Cannadine 15 minute exploration of the meaning of the Union Jack as part of his Materials of State series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Took part in this David Cannadine 15 minute exploration of the meaning of the Union Jack as part of his Materials of State series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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'Materials of State' will be airing this week on Radio 4, made in association with the History of Parliament.
The series examines the artefacts and emblems that have shaped, and continue to shape, the British constitution.
You can catch the first episode today at 1:45pm:
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The series examines the artefacts and emblems that have shaped, and continue to shape, the British constitution.
You can catch the first episode today at 1:45pm:
buff.ly/1I5JVcE
BBC Radio 4 - Materials of State, The Union Jack
David Cannadine explores the history of the Union Jack.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'Materials of State' will be airing this week on Radio 4, made in association with the History of Parliament.
The series examines the artefacts and emblems that have shaped, and continue to shape, the British constitution.
You can catch the first episode today at 1:45pm:
buff.ly/1I5JVcE
The series examines the artefacts and emblems that have shaped, and continue to shape, the British constitution.
You can catch the first episode today at 1:45pm:
buff.ly/1I5JVcE
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In the second episode of 'Materials of State', David Cannadine will be exploring the importance of the Sword of State, which you can listen to at 1:45pm today on BBC Radio 4.
Looking through our archive we have highlighted some of our favourite ways the Sword of State has appeared in our research 🧵
Looking through our archive we have highlighted some of our favourite ways the Sword of State has appeared in our research 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In the second episode of 'Materials of State', David Cannadine will be exploring the importance of the Sword of State, which you can listen to at 1:45pm today on BBC Radio 4.
Looking through our archive we have highlighted some of our favourite ways the Sword of State has appeared in our research 🧵
Looking through our archive we have highlighted some of our favourite ways the Sword of State has appeared in our research 🧵
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‘If you are close to the boss, why not just become obscenely rich’
@markgaleotti.bsky.social discusses cronyism in #Putin’s Russia on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
🎧 Listen now wherever yo get your #podcasts…
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@markgaleotti.bsky.social discusses cronyism in #Putin’s Russia on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
🎧 Listen now wherever yo get your #podcasts…
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October 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
‘If you are close to the boss, why not just become obscenely rich’
@markgaleotti.bsky.social discusses cronyism in #Putin’s Russia on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
🎧 Listen now wherever yo get your #podcasts…
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@markgaleotti.bsky.social discusses cronyism in #Putin’s Russia on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
🎧 Listen now wherever yo get your #podcasts…
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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Don’t miss our #Cunningcast Underwater History 2-parter 🤿
5. In Search of #Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities ⚓️
6. The Enduring Mystery of #Atlantis 🧜
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your #podcasts 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
5. In Search of #Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities ⚓️
6. The Enduring Mystery of #Atlantis 🧜
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your #podcasts 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
October 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Don’t miss our #Cunningcast Underwater History 2-parter 🤿
5. In Search of #Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities ⚓️
6. The Enduring Mystery of #Atlantis 🧜
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your #podcasts 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
5. In Search of #Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities ⚓️
6. The Enduring Mystery of #Atlantis 🧜
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your #podcasts 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
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💥 NEW today 💥
⚓️ In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES 🐚
Today on Cunningcast, Tony’s exploring underwater history with David Gibbins, maritime archaeologist and Damian Le Bas writer, filmmaker and author.
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⚓️ In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES 🐚
Today on Cunningcast, Tony’s exploring underwater history with David Gibbins, maritime archaeologist and Damian Le Bas writer, filmmaker and author.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
💥 NEW today 💥
⚓️ In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES 🐚
Today on Cunningcast, Tony’s exploring underwater history with David Gibbins, maritime archaeologist and Damian Le Bas writer, filmmaker and author.
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⚓️ In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES 🐚
Today on Cunningcast, Tony’s exploring underwater history with David Gibbins, maritime archaeologist and Damian Le Bas writer, filmmaker and author.
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#History #Podcasts @cunningcast.bsky.social
Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
With David Gibbins and Damian Le Bas
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Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
With David Gibbins and Damian Le Bas
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
Podcast Episode · Tony Robinson's Cunningcast · 09/10/2025 · 58m
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October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#History #Podcasts @cunningcast.bsky.social
Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
With David Gibbins and Damian Le Bas
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
In Search of SHIPWRECKS and SUNKEN CITIES
With David Gibbins and Damian Le Bas
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
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Listen here 👇
Tony Robinson's Cunningcast
Listen to Tony Robinson's Cunningcast.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Listen here 👇
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Journey through time with sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social's Cunningcast, where history meets wit. From Stonehenge mysteries to the origins of pies, Tony explores the quirky side of history with special guests. Uncover stories of the past that shape our present.
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Journey through time with sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social's Cunningcast, where history meets wit. From Stonehenge mysteries to the origins of pies, Tony explores the quirky side of history with special guests. Uncover stories of the past that shape our present.
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When Tony Robinson dived on the #Titanic with film director James Cameron.
From #Cunningcast: In Search of Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities.
Listen now 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
From #Cunningcast: In Search of Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities.
Listen now 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When Tony Robinson dived on the #Titanic with film director James Cameron.
From #Cunningcast: In Search of Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities.
Listen now 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
From #Cunningcast: In Search of Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities.
Listen now 👉 podfollow.com/1676254046
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‘This anti-imperialist story was put to terrifying use by imperialists - many high ranking #Nazis were obsessed with the #Atlantis story’
🧜♂️ Writer @DamianLeBas on The Enduring Mystery of ATLANTIS #Cunningcast with @Tony_Robinson
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🧜♂️ Writer @DamianLeBas on The Enduring Mystery of ATLANTIS #Cunningcast with @Tony_Robinson
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
‘This anti-imperialist story was put to terrifying use by imperialists - many high ranking #Nazis were obsessed with the #Atlantis story’
🧜♂️ Writer @DamianLeBas on The Enduring Mystery of ATLANTIS #Cunningcast with @Tony_Robinson
Listen 🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
🧜♂️ Writer @DamianLeBas on The Enduring Mystery of ATLANTIS #Cunningcast with @Tony_Robinson
Listen 🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
Today @Tony_Robinson is digging up the secrets of #SuttonHoo Anglo-Saxon royal burial site, with Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth @nationaltrust
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Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
Today @Tony_Robinson is digging up the secrets of #SuttonHoo Anglo-Saxon royal burial site, with Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth @nationaltrust
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October 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
Today @Tony_Robinson is digging up the secrets of #SuttonHoo Anglo-Saxon royal burial site, with Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth @nationaltrust
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
Today @Tony_Robinson is digging up the secrets of #SuttonHoo Anglo-Saxon royal burial site, with Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth @nationaltrust
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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‘Those rivets were a guide to the shape of the ship’
Prof. Martin Carver guests on Tony Robinson’s #Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
#SuttonHooShipBurial
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Prof. Martin Carver guests on Tony Robinson’s #Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
#SuttonHooShipBurial
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October 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
‘Those rivets were a guide to the shape of the ship’
Prof. Martin Carver guests on Tony Robinson’s #Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
#SuttonHooShipBurial
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Prof. Martin Carver guests on Tony Robinson’s #Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO
#SuttonHooShipBurial
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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#Podcasts Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social and his guests @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social and his guests @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
Podcast Episode · Tony Robinson's Cunningcast · 25/09/2025 · 1h
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September 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Podcasts Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast
Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social and his guests @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?
@sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social and his guests @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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Sir Tony Robinson has returned with a brand-new series of his hit podcast Cunningcast, bringing his trademark wit, curiosity and humour to a fresh line-up of intriguing historical themes.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-rob...
podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-rob...
Sir Tony Robinson launches third series of Cunningcast podcast - PodcastingToday
Sir Tony Robinson has returned with a brand-new series of his hit podcast Cunningcast, bringing his trademark wit, curiosity and humour to a fresh line-up of intriguing historical themes.
podcastingtoday.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sir Tony Robinson has returned with a brand-new series of his hit podcast Cunningcast, bringing his trademark wit, curiosity and humour to a fresh line-up of intriguing historical themes.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-rob...
podcastingtoday.co.uk/sir-tony-rob...
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‘He was a glorified file clerk’
Mark Galiotti reflects on #Putin’s time in East Germany on #Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
@Tony_Robinson and @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth
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Mark Galiotti reflects on #Putin’s time in East Germany on #Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
@Tony_Robinson and @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth
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September 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
‘He was a glorified file clerk’
Mark Galiotti reflects on #Putin’s time in East Germany on #Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
@Tony_Robinson and @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
Mark Galiotti reflects on #Putin’s time in East Germany on #Cunningcast ‘Who is Vladimir PUTIN and what makes him tick?’
@Tony_Robinson and @markgaleotti.bsky.social and Anna Arutunyan unpick the man from the myth
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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🎙️ Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast is back, with new episodes dropping Thursdays….
➕ Follow Cunningcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now.
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
➕ Follow Cunningcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now.
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🎙️ Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast is back, with new episodes dropping Thursdays….
➕ Follow Cunningcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now.
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
➕ Follow Cunningcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now.
🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046
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How was the #blackadder #themetune written? Tony Robinson with composer Howard Goodall #cunningcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpx...
April 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
How was the #blackadder #themetune written? Tony Robinson with composer Howard Goodall #cunningcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHpx...
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BGS' Jane Evans was invited onto the podcast of Black Adder & Time Team legend, Tony Robinson to talk about her fascinating research into a cow tooth found at Stonehenge, which provided evidence of the cow's Welsh origins.
Catch Cunningcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/77jd...
Catch Cunningcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/77jd...
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
BGS' Jane Evans was invited onto the podcast of Black Adder & Time Team legend, Tony Robinson to talk about her fascinating research into a cow tooth found at Stonehenge, which provided evidence of the cow's Welsh origins.
Catch Cunningcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/77jd...
Catch Cunningcast here:
open.spotify.com/episode/77jd...