Swindon - A railway legacy

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In this episode we’re alighting at Swindon. 

In the first category culture we’ll discover England’s first lending library and the industrial pop album inspired by Swindon’s railway heritage.  For Politics and war we’ll hear about prisoners of war, and how a Swindon institution inspired the foundation of the NHS.  In science and industry we’ll discover how Swindon’s place in railway history and how the railway works literally created the modern town.  For urban heritage: the remarkable, multifunctional preservation of Swindon’s railway heritage.

And yes, we will be talking a lot about trains in this episode as well as giving our all-important scores in each category.