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Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past

By Pembrokeshire Echoes

Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. Each episode will feature a local expert and will look at a different subject, a different part of Pembrokeshire and a different point in time.

The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru).

Echoes website: www.echoeswales.cymru/

Echoes on Twitter: twitter.com/PembsEchoes

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Gareth Mills on William Marshall in Pembroke

Echoes of the PastNov 09, 2020

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Mari James on St David and St David's Cathedral

Mari James on St David and St David's Cathedral

Mari James is the Library Development Officer at St. David's Cathedral, and she talks about the life of St. David (Dewi Sant), the history of the Cathedral, and the role that it has played in the history of Christian worship, in Wales and beyond. We are grateful to the Dean and Chapter of St David's Cathedral for permission to use the recording of Choral Scholars, Lawrence Pethick and Adrian Harris, chanting at the weekly Prayers at the Shrine of St David on 14th January 2022. Further information can be found at https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/ and https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/library. For details of services on St David's Day please see the Cathedral website, and please remember that events may change subject to rules and restrictions that are in place to limit the spread of Covid-19.  The following information has been provided by staff at the Cathedral and is accurate at the time of publishing.  March 1st is always a day of celebration in St David's, especially in the Cathedral. This year (2022), on Tuesday it starts at 8am with Prayers and Holy Communion at the Shrine of St David in the centre of the Cathedral. Then at 10am there is a service with local school children. At 11.15am all are welcome to join the Bishop of St David's with the Dean and clergy of the Cathedral at St Non’s Chapel and Well on the nearby cliff top where there will be a short service of blessing before a procession via Oriel y Parc to the Cross in the City Square for the Bishop’s blessing of the City, and continued Procession onto the Cathedral. The procession will arrive at the Cathedral to join the congregation at 12.30pm at the Quire and High Altar. The Cathedral. Including the Cathedral Library, are open all day for visitors. There is then a Choral Evensong at 6pm in the medieval Quire. This is sung by the Cathedral Choir and will include Meirion Wynn Jones’ arrangement of O Ddewi Sanctaidd. Everyone is welcome to the Cathedral to join for any or all of these services and events, and just to be in the place where St David lived and died, and ran his monastery in the 6th century. Then on the following Sunday, 6th March, there will be also be a special service at 4pm to celebrate the Life of St David and marking different stages and events in his life.  All are welcome. Croeso I bawb. --- Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Feb 25, 202240:05
Tomos Jones on the archaeology of Nevern Castle

Tomos Jones on the archaeology of Nevern Castle

Tomos Jones is the Community Archaeologist for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, and he describes a brief history of Nevern Castle and the results of recent archaeological investigations that have taken place. Notable among this work is that by Dr Chris Caple and the team from Durham University who undertook excavations at the site between 2008 and 2018. Further information can be found at https://neverncastle.wales/. Websites also mentioned in this podcast include https://archwilio.org.uk/ and https://coflein.gov.uk/. --- Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jan 10, 202224:06
SPECIAL EPISODE: Song of the Golden Road - Meet the producers

SPECIAL EPISODE: Song of the Golden Road - Meet the producers

Cân y Ffordd Euraidd (The Song of the Golden Road) is a radio ballad created in response to the Preseli Heartlands from Crymych to Cwm Gwaun. The project has taken the form of a series of workshops and walks from the communities that reside at the foot of the Preselis. These sessions were an opportunity to get to know the place from different perspectives. These ramblings were be followed by weekend of music-making where participants and musicians were invited to give voice to the songs of the place. Speech, sound and song have been incorporated into the final ballad, an oral record of a unique place, that we hope future generations can continue to appreciate and enjoy for years to come. Mae’r prosiect Cân y Ffordd Euraidd wedi creu baled radio mewn ymateb i Ein Cymdogaeth Werin o Grymych i Gwm Gwaun. Mae’r prosiect wedi cymryd ffurf cyfres o weithdai a theithiau cerdded o’r cymunedau sydd yn byw wrth droed y Preselau. Roedd y sesiynau cychwynnol yn gyfle i ddod i adnabod y lle o wahanol bersbectifau. Dilynodd y crwydradau yma gan benwythnos dwys o gerddora pan wahoddwyd cyfranogwyr a cherddorion i roi llais i ganeuon y lle. Yna, cafodd llais, sain a chân eu hymgorffori i’r faled radio derfynol, cofnod llafar o le unigryw, un y bydd y cenedlaethau i ddod yn gallu ei werthfawrogi a’i fwynhau am flynyddoedd yn y dyfodol. Credydau Baled Radio | Radio Ballad Credits For full credits and to access a transcripted version of the ballad: Am gredydau llawn ac i gael mynediad at fersiwn wedi'i thrawsgrifio o'r faled: https://vimeo.com/642288464 Recordiwr Sain a Ffilm | Sound Recorder and Film: Jacob Whittaker Recordiwr Sain a Chynhyrchydd y Faled | Sound Recorder and Ballad Producer: Paul Evans Cysyniad Creadigol a Chynhyrchydd Cymunedol | Creative Concept and Community Producer: Rowan O’Neill Am fwy o wybodaeth gweler | For more information see: https://span-arts.org.uk/listen-now-song-of-the-golden-road-radio-ballad/?locale=en-GB Map y prosiect | Project map: https://deep-map.azurewebsites.net/?project=ffordd Ffilm fer Saernïo Cân y Ffordd Euraidd | Short Film Crafting the Song of the Golden Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2WHcrzotqY Rhan o’r prosiect Ein Cymdogaeth Werin Preseli sydd wedi’i ariannu gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Part of the Preseli Heartlands Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. --- Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and was originally funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Ident Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Dec 15, 202130:20
PENNOD ARBENNIG | SPECIAL EPISODE: Cân y Ffordd Euraidd | Song of the Golden Road

PENNOD ARBENNIG | SPECIAL EPISODE: Cân y Ffordd Euraidd | Song of the Golden Road

Cân y Ffordd Euraidd (The Song of the Golden Road) is a radio ballad created in response to the Preseli Heartlands from Crymych to Cwm Gwaun. The project has taken the form of a series of workshops and walks from the communities that reside at the foot of the Preselis. These sessions were an opportunity to get to know the place from different perspectives. These ramblings were be followed by weekend of music-making where participants and musicians were invited to give voice to the songs of the place. Speech, sound and song have been incorporated into the final ballad, an oral record of a unique place, that we hope future generations can continue to appreciate and enjoy for years to come. Mae’r prosiect Cân y Ffordd Euraidd wedi creu baled radio mewn ymateb i Ein Cymdogaeth Werin o Grymych i Gwm Gwaun. Mae’r prosiect wedi cymryd ffurf cyfres o weithdai a theithiau cerdded o’r cymunedau sydd yn byw wrth droed y Preselau. Roedd y sesiynau cychwynnol yn gyfle i ddod i adnabod y lle o wahanol bersbectifau. Dilynodd y crwydradau yma gan benwythnos dwys o gerddora pan wahoddwyd cyfranogwyr a cherddorion i roi llais i ganeuon y lle. Yna, cafodd llais, sain a chân eu hymgorffori i’r faled radio derfynol, cofnod llafar o le unigryw, un y bydd y cenedlaethau i ddod yn gallu ei werthfawrogi a’i fwynhau am flynyddoedd yn y dyfodol. Credydau Baled Radio | Radio Ballad Credits For full credits and to access a transcripted version of the ballad:    Am gredydau llawn ac i gael mynediad at fersiwn wedi'i thrawsgrifio o'r faled: https://vimeo.com/642288464 Recordiwr Sain a Ffilm | Sound Recorder and Film: Jacob Whittaker Recordiwr Sain a Chynhyrchydd y Faled | Sound Recorder and Ballad Producer: Paul Evans Cysyniad Creadigol a Chynhyrchydd Cymunedol | Creative Concept and Community Producer: Rowan O’Neill Am fwy o wybodaeth gweler | For more information see: https://span-arts.org.uk/listen-now-song-of-the-golden-road-radio-ballad/?locale=en-GB Map y prosiect | Project map: https://deep-map.azurewebsites.net/?project=ffordd Ffilm fer Saernïo Cân y Ffordd Euraidd | Short Film Crafting the Song of the Golden Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2WHcrzotqY Rhan o’r prosiect Ein Cymdogaeth Werin Preseli sydd wedi’i ariannu gan Gronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol. Part of the Preseli Heartlands Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. --- Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and was originally funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Ident Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Dec 13, 202101:00:52
Gareth Mills on American GIs in Pembrokeshire during the Second World War

Gareth Mills on American GIs in Pembrokeshire during the Second World War

Gareth Mills is a volunteer at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, and describes his work researching some of the personal stories of Pembrokeshire people linked to the second world war build up of US military forces in the county in the build up to D-Day in June 1944. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jun 14, 202133:13
300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Edward Perkins

300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Edward Perkins

Edward Perkins has links to heritage activities in communities across Pembrokeshire and talks about some of the facets of Pembrokeshire's history that fascinate him the most. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jun 04, 202105:34
300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Mark Lewis

300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis is the curator of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery and he talks about his role and about some of the issues currently faced by the Museum and also about the importance of the Museum's relationship with its audience and the community. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jun 03, 202105:36
300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Sophie Jenkins

300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Sophie Jenkins

Sophie Jenkins works with some of PLANED's culture and heritage projects, but in another role she works for the Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian overseeing some of their community projects. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jun 02, 202105:38
300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Tomos Jones

300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Tomos Jones

Tomos Jones is the Community Archaeologist with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and he talks about his role in safeguarding the archaeology of the Park, about interpretation and the fact that the community are vital to the county's heritage. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jun 01, 202105:31
300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Liz Rawlings

300 pitch - 300 seconds of community heritage with Liz Rawlings

Liz Rawlings is one of the founder members of Llangwm History Group and talks. In this 300 second soundbite she talks about her interest in history, the group's current projects, the impact of COVID and why Pembrokeshire's Community Heritage is so unique. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history.  Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
May 31, 202105:31
Mark Lewis and Emma Lewis on the development of Tenby as a destination for domestic tourism

Mark Lewis and Emma Lewis on the development of Tenby as a destination for domestic tourism

Mark Lewis, curator of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery - Wales' oldest independent museum, and Emma Lewis from PLANED describe the development of Tenby as tourist destination from the 1800s to the present day. Find out more about Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, including visitor information and details about their collections on their website www.tenbymuseum.org.uk. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
May 10, 202128:06
Dr Simon Hancock FSA on the last man hanged in Pembrokeshire

Dr Simon Hancock FSA on the last man hanged in Pembrokeshire

William Roblin was the last person to be hanged in Pembrokeshire, 200 years ago, on 23 April 1821. He was accused of the murder of William Davies on 19 August 1820, and following a man-hunt across the county was imprisoned before being tried and found guilty. There are a number of contemporary accounts of events discussed in this abridged version of a talk given via Zoom on the 200th anniversary of the hanging, 23 April 2021. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
May 04, 202133:37
Ian Macrae on researching Pembrokeshire's regimental connections

Ian Macrae on researching Pembrokeshire's regimental connections

Ian Macrae is a research volunteer for Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust, who are based at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre. Pembroke Dock itself, but also many other communities around the county have a number of historic connections to many British Army regiments. Through these connections, the county has played its own role in military engagements across the globe. In this podcast we find out a little about some of this history. Find out more about Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre including visitor information and details about their collections on their website www.sunderlandtrust.com. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Mar 08, 202128:48
Prof Mike Parker-Pearson on Waun Mawn, a former stone circle near the bluestone quarries for Stonehenge

Prof Mike Parker-Pearson on Waun Mawn, a former stone circle near the bluestone quarries for Stonehenge

Another opportunity to hear the talk given by Prof Mike Parker-Pearson of University College London, as part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Archaeology Day event in November 2020. In 2017 and 2018 the Stones of Stonehenge Project, led by researchers from University College London and the universities of Southampton, Bournemouth and the Highlands & Islands, carried out excavations at Waun Mawn in North Pembrokeshire to discover if the four monoliths there are all that is left of a prehistoric stone circle. Listen to all of the Archaeology Day talks and presentations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyDlzMF-5-pTebMDX8GoYQ/videos Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Feb 08, 202124:17
Dr Simon Hancock FSA on colonists, migrants and refugees in the history of Pembrokeshire

Dr Simon Hancock FSA on colonists, migrants and refugees in the history of Pembrokeshire

Another opportunity to hear the talk given by Dr Simon Hancock FSA, curator of Haverfordwest Town Museum, as part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Archaeology Day event in November 2020. Views about migration and refugees are important components of political discourse in twenty-first century Britain. While it might appear a phenomenon of pre-and post Brexit Britain the historical record suggests otherwise. The communities of Pembrokeshire have been subject to repeated waves of migration from the early modern period whether as a result of conquest, economic opportunities or escape from political turmoil and warfare. Listen to all of the Archaeology Day talks and presentations on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyDlzMF-5-pTebMDX8GoYQ/videos Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Jan 11, 202130:15
Saundersfoot bay heritage regeneration team on coal mining in the area

Saundersfoot bay heritage regeneration team on coal mining in the area

Saundersfoot Bay Heritage Regeneration Trust exists to preserve, protect and safeguard the rich industrial and cultural heritage around the coastal area of Saundersfoot, Wiseman's Bridge and Amroth. Before this area became a favourite holiday spot for people across Wales and beyond, the area was renowned for the quality of its coal. Information researched and provided by: Neil Sefton (Chair SBHRT), Mary Sefton (Secretary), Tessa Pearson, Joyce Lewis, Pauline Davies, Michael Slade and Sue Boughton-Thomas. Additional recording contributions from: Audrey Hilling, Duncan Hilling, Peter Williams, Joyce Lewis and children from Stepaside Community Primary School. Thanks also to Carys Mills (Harbour development / Welcome Centre advisor), Alan Jones (Script Editor) and Michael Slade (Recording & Editing). The recordings took place at the Saundersfoot Regency Hall Community Centre. Find out more about the Trust and their work Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/SaundersfootBayHRT/. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Dec 14, 202025:03
Gareth Mills on William Marshall in Pembroke

Gareth Mills on William Marshall in Pembroke

Gareth Mills, historian and tour guide at Pembroke Castle, talks about William Marshall, the man who has been described as 'the greatest knight' and the man who had the stone castle at Pembroke built. Among his many achievements, William Marshall is said to have served five medieval English kings, including Richard the Lionheart and King John. Find out more about Pembroke Castle including visitor information on their website https://pembrokecastle.co.uk/. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Nov 09, 202025:01
John Evans on aviation in Pembroke Dock

John Evans on aviation in Pembroke Dock

John Evans, historian, author and patron of Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, talks about the military aviation connections of Pembroke Dock. He describes the stories of men and women who served and how that town grew to being one of the largest flying boat stations in the world during the Second World War Battle of the Atlantic, when it was the home to the iconic Short Sunderland flying boat. Find out more about Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre including visitor information and details about their collections on their website www.sunderlandtrust.com. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Oct 12, 202036:22
Mark Lewis on Augustus John in Tenby

Mark Lewis on Augustus John in Tenby

Mark Lewis, curator of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery - Wales' oldest independent museum, describes the life of renowned UK artist Augustus John and his family links and life in and around the seaside town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire. Find out more about Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, including visitor information and details about their collections on their website www.tenbymuseum.org.uk.  Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Sep 14, 202024:55
Echoes of the Past Ep 1 Trailer

Echoes of the Past Ep 1 Trailer

Subscribe to Echoes of the Past . . .  Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. Each episode will feature a local expert and will look at a different subject, a different part of Pembrokeshire and a different point in time. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Echoes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PembsEchoes Echoes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PembrokeshireEchoes Music: Water Lily - The 126ers https://youtu.be/BQm22usqKds
Sep 02, 202001:12