My Polish father’s experiences in WW2 from Gulag to Normandy and Scotland
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Hubert Zawadzki Hubert’s parents came to Britain with the Polish Armed Forces during WW2. Hubert describes his father’s time in a forced labour camp, his service with the Polish […]
Tracks to trenches
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Mike Hurst Mike describes the range of railway activities in southern England and France during WW1, including the transport and care of the wounded back to Blighty with examples […]
Garden archaeology: ‘not that kind of digging’
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Stephen Wass Stephen explains how recent discoveries in historic gardens using archaeological techniques have allowed a better understanding of their construction and development. Stephen Wass is a freelance consultant […]
Alice and the Dodo in Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Victoria Bentata Victoria links people and places in Oxford to the happenings and thinly disguised characters such as the Dodo in Lewis Carroll’s famous book, Alice in Wonderland. Victoria lives […]
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough: taking the waters in Bath, Scarborough and Windsor Great Park
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Melanie King Melanie shares some of the Duchess of Marlborough’s adventures in the 18th century while visiting various famous English spas. Melanie lives in Oxfordshire and is a freelance […]