Under the Grid
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHello and welcome to Under the Grid, the podcast exploring the history of Milton Keynes from the Collections Team at Milton Keynes Museum. We delve deep (and not so deep) into time to tell you some of our favourite things about the area, and share our discoveries from working at the museum.
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Pennyland
June 05, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB🎶 On Pennyland there was a Saxon weaving woollen clothes, and houses built to grab the solar warmth for free….🎶 We pay a visit to Pennyland and investigate self-sufficiency in textile production and energy use. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Accessible Sport
April 06, 2023 09:52 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBWe talk to two of the people featured in the Paralympic Heritage: Stories from Milton Keynes exhibition on at the Museum until the end of May 2023. Baldip Sahota was the first Indian man to represent GB&NI in fencing, he coaches para-fencers at Touché Fencing Club based in Towcester and coached the GB&NI paralympic team for the 2012 and 2016 games. Dima Aktaa is a sprinter from Syria, who moved with her family to the UK in 2017 and lives near Milton Keynes. After fundraising for a running bl...
Women's History Month
March 06, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBHow we can discover the lives of women who lived in the past? We explore this topic by using Wolverton Carriage & Wagon Works and the Saxon cemetery at Wolverton as examples. Can we ever really know a skeleton’s gender? How many women were working at the male-dominated factory and what were they doing? Listen on to find out! Online exhibition: https://bit.ly/WorksWomen Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum ...
Retail
February 06, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBShopping as it should be! We explore Iron Age and Roman retail, how you formulate shopping provision for a target population of 250,000 and link them together by deciding Magiovinium was a district centre. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Stony Stratford
January 02, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBWe’re visiting Stony Stratford this month – historic coaching town on Watling Street full of pubs, narrow passageways and lots of history! Catherine reveals the impact of the new city on the town and Tabatha explores a nationally significant Roman religious hoard found nearby. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
A Wheel and a Tram
December 05, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWe’re getting specific in this episode and each picking a special item from our collections to explore. Is it a sun disc? Is it a wheel? Tabatha talks Iron Age and Roman sun gods. Catherine tells the story of an object you wouldn’t want to fall from the roof of, but that you might like to get your lunch delivered in. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuse...
Myths and Legends
November 07, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBWe talk tea bags, stone circles, roundabouts and a temple of the sun in an effort to prove or debunk local myths and legends. Let us know if there’s any stories you want us to investigate! Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Great Linford Manor Park
October 07, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWe welcome guests Ellie and Julie from The Parks Trust to tell us all about Great Linford Manor Park. We explore the original pleasure gardens, learn about the doctor/reverend/occultist Richard Napier, find out just how furious canals and railways can make people, and hear about the park’s recent restoration. Ellie Broad is Project Engagement Officer with The Parks Trust and led the community engagement and activity parts of the Great Linford Manor Park Heritage Fund project. Julie Ireland ...
Free History
September 05, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBInspired by Heritage Open Days, we highlight some of the free historic sites to see. Travel back to Roman Britain, Norman castles and new town firsts with us, all for free and all in Milton Keynes! We also explore the brick making industry and what Pokémon Go can tell us about the world around us. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
The Bradwells
August 01, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBWe explore all the Bradwells – New, Old and Abbey! Along the way we consider hoards – what are they and why are they, what to do when your priory is in decline and when is retirement not retirement? Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Women's Football
July 04, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBCatherine takes us back to meet the enterprising young women’s football teams of the late 1930s. We discover who was dominant, who was nicknamed “the canaries” and how they all let their hair down after games. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Volunteers
June 06, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBWe hand over this episode to the museum’s volunteers and let them tell you some stories of their own. What it’s like volunteering at an interactive, hands-on museum? What do they get up to behind the scenes? Listen on to find out! Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynes
Wolverton
May 02, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBWhat do one of Milton Keynes’ most controversial buildings, monkey-saving firefighters, owl pyromaniacs and Neolithic grid roads have in common? Wolverton! Find out how in this month’s episode. Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynes
Unbuilt MK
April 04, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWe welcome our first guest to Under the Grid and talk with Tim Skelton about our new town history that never happened. Tim tells us about the buildings and schemes that didn’t get past the drawing board, including an Italian hill town, the ambitious City Club and environmentally friendly eco towns. Tim Skelton is chair of Milton Keynes Forum, the civic society for Milton Keynes, and worked for Milton Keynes Development Corporation, 1979-1989. He tweets about all things MK via @TimSkeltonMK ...
Nomenclature
March 06, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBOr: the names of things. We take a look into why the streets, roundabouts and buildings in Milton Keynes have particular names. Tabatha takes us back to Saxon times, Sarah celebrates women in STEM and Catherine discovers why you should always question everything. Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Newport Pagnell
February 07, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBAs we dig into the history of Newport Pagnell we talk about the big subjects – war, religion and... ceramic models. In this episode we discover spies and dissenters, and ponder tipping your hairdresser with pottery clay. Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk (Catherine meant to say Joseph Gibbs, not John.)
Meet the Team
January 03, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWe answer burning questions from the public – like how we’d survive the zombie apocalypse, our ideal museum pet and what is our favourite object. Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Meet the team
January 03, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBWe answer burning questions from the public – like how we’d survive the zombie apocalypse, our ideal museum pet and what is our favourite object. Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Christmas
December 06, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBOur gift to you this December is a bumper Christmas-themed episode. Tabatha talks mystery cults, Sarah introduces us to bangs of expectation and Catherine reminisces about Middleton Hall. Let us know your traditions and memories of shopping centre grottos! Transcript, plus pictures, available here: https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Industry
November 01, 2021 09:08 - 36 minutes - 34.8 MBSarah tells us about the boat-making business 74 miles from the sea, Catherine gushes about bright yellow boxes and Tabatha reveals an industrially devoid archaeological record. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Hallowe'en Special: Passenham
October 25, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWe’re pretty convinced Passenham was the inspiration for Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s Funnybones books. Why? Skeletons galore. This Hallowe’en, come with us on a journey to discover the cursed excavations of a possible Saxon war grave. Content warning: discussion of human remains and animal sacrifice. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk
Woolstone
October 04, 2021 08:12 - 39 minutes - 37 MBCatherine looks at the modern development and architecture, Sarah reveals our local connection to steam power and Tabatha’s talking coffins. Is cultivation better than ploughing? What IS apotropaic imagery? And how do you maintain a village’s rural setting in a new development for 250,000 people? Listen on to find out! Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmu...
Transport
September 06, 2021 07:57 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBTabatha takes us back 2,000 years to the Battle of Watling Street, Catherine treats us to her party trick and tells us why the grids roads aren't straight, and Sarah reveals the essential 1838 guide book for railway travel in the area. Transcript available at https://miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/under-the-grid-podcast/ Twitter: @mkmuseum Facebook: MKMuseum Instagram: @miltonkeynesmuseum Web: miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk