Ranked #1
Episode 6: This Land is Our land: The Forest of Dean
Episode 6: This Land is Our land: The Forest of Dean
The Forest sheep and their shepherds, more commonly known as ‘ship’ and their ‘badgers’, have a special significance in ... Read more
5 Aug 2021
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #2
Episode 5: The Rise and Fall of the Factories
Episode 5: The Rise and Fall of the Factories
In this episode hear about how the factories arrived in the Forest of Dean with the promise of better conditions, more p... Read more
17 Jun 2021
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #3
Episode 4: Women and Work
Episode 4: Women and Work
In this episode we hear women tell us about their working lives in the Forest of Dean and how the choices facing them ex... Read more
6 May 2021
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55mins
Ranked #4
Episode 3: Men and Work
Episode 3: Men and Work
In this episode we hear from Forest of Dean men whose working lives were irrevocably changed by the closing of the colli... Read more
1 Apr 2021
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #5
Episode 2: Children in the Forest
Episode 2: Children in the Forest
In this episode hear how social mobility became a reality for people in the Forest of Dean. New homes, domestic electric... Read more
4 Mar 2021
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47mins
Ranked #6
Episode 1: Got Any Gum Chum?!
Episode 1: Got Any Gum Chum?!
In this first episode hear how World War Two brought an influx of people into the Forest of Dean - such as Lumber Jills,... Read more
1 Feb 2021
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51mins
Ranked #7
Promo: Voices in the Forest
Promo: Voices in the Forest
In a brand new series of podcasts Voices from the Forest explores work, social, and family life in the Forest of Dean du... Read more
18 Jan 2021
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2mins