The Quest for England
Richard Vobes, the Bald Explorer and his occasional partner in crime, Jimmy Hastell, popped to the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex, to find out some of its history and experience travelling on old steam streams. Having recently shot an episode of the Bald Explorer around Petworth that featured Pullman Carriages, it was nice to revisit […]
Everyone has heard of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Many of us switch it on in one form or another and allow the organisation into our living rooms, kitchens, cars and private spaces on a daily basis. As well as churning out a fabulous range of diverse entertainment, they also take the likes of amateur historians […]
Richard Vobes is the Bald Explorer and in this episode he is searching for the free traders on the south east of Britain. The Romney Marshes were notorious for ancient tradition of smuggler because of its close proximity with Europe. The invasion coast, as it was known, was the home to daring men and women […]
This is the second of the series that has Richard Vobes dashing about the UK in search of myths and legends, history and architecture as he discovers all that is good about the country he loves. In this episode, the Bald Explorer is in Shropshire finding out the pitfalls and perils of taking a journey […]
I feel quite silly posting this very naive audio walk around the country town of Shropshire. I recorded this quite a few years ago when I first met my friend Harriet and together we took a stroll around the town. I now know so much more about Shrewsbury, its history, its people, the coaching inns, […]
Brighthelmstone as it was originally called is down on the Sussex coast and a holiday destination for thousands upon thousands each year. You might have popped down from London for a naughty weekend, a swim in the water or a stick of candyfloss. Many still do. This time, the Bald Explorer is in Brighton. Richard […]
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