Famous People, Strange Stories & The History of Our Hometowns | Diamond Cast 065

This week on Diamond Cast we’re talking about our hometowns — and the surprising stories, strange history, and famous figures connected to them.From Bristol’s incredible Clifton Suspension Bridge to Aleister Crowley dying in Hastings, we dive into some of the unusual cultural history tied to the places we grew up.Along the way we discuss Star Trek, Black Mirror, H.G. Wells, Concorde, David Bowie, the birthplace of television, legendary bands like Madness and X-Ray Spex, and even Darwin’s On The Origin of Species.It turns out the towns that shape us often have far stranger stories than we realise.Timestamps:00:00 – Start 01:12 – Ben’s caffeine-fuelled day 05:10 – This week’s topic: our hometowns 07:43 – Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge 12:00 – Aleister Crowley & Hastings history 16:37 – Our love of Star Trek & Black Mirror 24:47 – H.G. Wells 31:28 – Concorde: the supersonic plane 35:26 – The birthplace of television & Wetherspoons debate 42:22 – David Bowie 45:34 – Bristol accents 48:26 – Musical icons: Madness & X-Ray Spex 52:19 – Darwin’s On The Origin of Species************************************************Join the Diamond Black Community:Support the band and get an extra 15 minutes of Diamond Cast every week on Patreon:Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialYouTube Memberships – Join via the “Join” button on our channelMerch – https://diamondblackofficial.com/storeBandcamp – https://diamondblack.bandcamp.comListen to Diamond Black:Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5APKOSAXQZh2Kv46TnvEVGApple Music – Search “Diamond Black”Follow us:Instagram & Facebook – @diamondblackofficialX (Twitter) – @dmondblk************************************************Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DiamondBlackOfficialJoin the Discord: https://discord.gg/N5t8ueajMJMerch: https://diamondblackofficial.com/store/Bandcamp: https://diamondblack.bandcamp.com/Listen on Spotify, Apple & all major platforms************************************************Join our lovely DIAMOND BATS on YouTube in the live-chat!Please ‘like’ the video if you enjoyed it, and leave a comment too as it really helps the band get more views and get spread around Youtube! We really appreciate all the support!DIAMOND BLACK MERCH - www.diamondblackofficial.com/storeBen - @benchristomusicAdam - @adamhartistVincent - @vincentvdrumsNatalie - @diamondblacksnapsInstagram - @diamondblackofficialFacebook - @diamondblackofficialX - @dmondblkEmail us! [email protected]