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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2026 · 21 MIN

Objects That Remain | Peterloo: Britain's Forgotten Massacre (Bonus)

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Memories carved in wood and painted on china. Objects tell us a story of violence remembered and contested.Beyond the written record, Peterloo survives in the objects left behind.   For this bonus episode, host Jen Baldwin is joined by Jenny Mabbott from Manchester’s People’s History Museum to explore how fascinating items in the museum’s Peterloo collection reveal the violence, memory, and meaning of the massacre. Through these physical traces, a different perspective emerges: one that captures not just what happened, but how people remembered it, and why. Host and researcher: Jen BaldwinResearcher: Dan EdmondsGuest: Jenny MabbottEditor: Caroline HarrowerScript editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, Madeleine Gilbert, Jenny Mabbott and Laura SullivanProducers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James PlumbDesigner: Michael McCoshSocial media: Sarah CornesExecutive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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