The BackTracker History Show

InvernessSeason: 7 Episode: 17In this week's show, we’re heading to the Scottish Highlands, to the city of Inverness and its striking landmark, Inverness Castle. Overlooking the River Ness, this historic site has witnessed centuries of power struggles, royal intrigue, and legend. From medieval beginnings to its place in stories like that of Macbeth, Inverness and its castle hold a rich and dramatic past waiting to be explored.CASTMary Queen of Scots - Rose HalesGeorge Buchanan - Martin PalmerTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESCoventry, Martin. Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans (2010) Historic Environment Scotland – Inverness Castle Official Site: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/inverness-castle/Gifford, John. Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland series, 1992) – Architectural history of Inverness Castle and other Highland structures.Calendar State Papers Scotland. Vol. 1. p. 651. Bain, Joseph, ed. (1898)Tabraham, Chris. Scotland’s Castles (1997) MacGibbon, David and Ross, Thomas. The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland (1887–92) – Culloden Battlefield and Visitor CentrePrebble, John. Culloden (1961; revised editions 1991, 2002)Lenman, Bruce. The Jacobite Risings in Britain 1689–1746 (1980) Duffy, Christopher. The ‘45: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising (2003) –Historic Environment Scotland – Culloden Battlefield Official Site: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/culloden/Mackillop, Andrew. More Fruitful Than the Soil: Army, Empire, and the Scottish Highlands, 1715–1815 (2000) BBC-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Horfield HorrorSeason: 7 Episode: 16In 1841, Horfield was rocked by the violent murder of Martha Shedden, a crime that drew intense attention across the country. Suspicion fell on a young former servant, and the case quickly became tangled in conflicting witness accounts and uncertain evidence. As the investigation unfolded, it raised more questions than answers, leaving the truth of what happened that day deeply uncertain.CASTCharles Rudge - Guy PassAlexander Sheddon - Steve SheperdMrs Rudge - Kate KendellTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESGloucestershire, England, Prison Records, 1728-1914 London Evening Standard - Thursday 28 January 1841London Courier and Evening Gazette - Friday 29 January 1841English Chronicle and Whitehall Evening Post - Tuesday 13 April 1841-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Titanic’s Bristolians (pt2)Season: 7 Episode: 15In Part One of this tale, we covered the life and death of Rev. Robert Bateman. A man born in Bristol who emigrated to America and used his skills as a preacher and stonemason to help make a difference in the lives of many people.In this episode, we cover the tale of his Sister-in-Law, Ada Balls, who was encouraged to travel with him to America on a journey that would change her life.As a special extra for podcast listeners, there's also an extra tale about another survivour who lived in Bristol, Alice Louch.CASTRevd Robert James Bateman - Guy PassAda Balls - Sam RobertsMinister - Martin PalmerDr. W.A. Hobson - Steve SheperdBruce Bateman - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESFind-A-GraveEncyclopedia TitanicaAncestryFamily SearchTitanic Archive‘A Night to Remember’ by Walter Lord(1912) Record of Bodies and Effects (Passengers and Crew S.S. Titanic)-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Titanic's BristoliansSeason: 7 Episode: 14Among the thousands who departed from Southampton, bound for a new life in America, was one man whose story embodies both the hope and the heartbreak of that journey, Red. Robert James Bateman. As the great liner pushed across the Atlantic, everything changed in a single, devastating moment, when an iceberg tore through her hull, sealing her fate, and the fate of so many on board.Today, we uncover his story.CASTRevd Robert James Bateman - Guy PassAda Balls - Sam RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESFind-A-GraveEncyclopedia TitanicaAncestryFamily SearchTitanic Archive‘A Night to Remember’ by Walter Lord(1912) Record of Bodies and Effects (Passengers and Crew S.S. Titanic)-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Death in the Beaufort ArmsSeason: 7 Episode: 13On Saturday 20 July 1878, an ordinary evening at the Beaufort Arms in Barton Hill, Bristol, turned deadly, when a gathering of local workers, including Alfred Theophilus Freeguard and Frank Ferris, erupted into violence.CASTEdwin Jones - Simon CriddleFrank Ferris - Jon LockeAlfred Freeguard - Guy PassWitness’s brother - Julian KendellJohn Southall - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 23 July 1878Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 25 July 1878Stroud Journal - Saturday 27 July 1878The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales AdvertiserThu, Aug 08, 1878 ·Page 3Devon and Somerset News - Thursday 15 August 1878Western Daily Press - Saturday 21 September 1878UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951 for A. T. Frigard-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Two Social ReformersSeason: 7 Episode: 12Susanna Morgan and Jessie Stephen were two determined voices for change, social reformers who challenged injustice and fought to improve the lives of others, from campaigning for women’s rights to standing up for workers and the vulnerable, their efforts helped shape a fairer society and left a lasting mark on history.CASTStaffordshire Advertiser - Andrea ReidJessie Stephen - Lucy BrazierThe Daily Express - Cerise ReedTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESbgas.org.ukcliftonhotwells.org.ukAvon Local History & ArchaeologyStaffordshire Advertiser - Saturday 16 February 1856BBCBristol Civic SocietyGlobe - Saturday 26 January 1856Working Class Movement LibraryBristol Evening Post - Saturday 11 June 1977Western Daily Press - Wednesday 13 June 1979Bristol Evening Post - Tuesday 02 October 1979Corston, J. (2018). Suffragette and activist Jessie Stephen: a life remembered.-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Seven Stars PubSeason: 7 Episode: 11Hidden in Redcliffe, Bristol, the Seven Stars pub isn’t just a place for a pint—it’s a site of history. In the late eighteenth century, its landlord, William Thompson, quietly helped sailors returning from brutal Atlantic voyages and welcomed the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson as he gathered evidence against the slave trade. From this unassuming tavern, stories of suffering and courage spread, helping fuel the campaign that would eventually end Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Today, the Seven Stars stands as a reminder of the quiet heroes who helped change history, one conversation at a time.CASTThomas Clarkson - Steve SheperdSeven Stars - Sam RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBristol Radical History GroupSeven Stars BristolSlave Trade TrailWe Share the Same Moon-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Young Gentleman HarrySeason: 7 Episode: 10From petty theft to highway robbery, the life of Henry Simms was a whirlwind of crime, deception, and daring escapes. Schemes, robberies, and a fabricated tales kept him in the spotlight until his dramatic final moments at Tyburn. This article explores the chaotic life and notorious end of one of the eighteenth century’s most audacious criminals.CASTGentleman - Steve SheperdHenry Simms - Jon LockOrdinary’s Accounts - Guy PassTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESThe Old BaileyCaledonian Mercury - Thursday 09 April 1747British ExecutionsEx Classics-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Welsh Buccaneer (pt 2)Season: 7 Episode: 9In the first part of this tale, we looked at Henry Morgan's first steps into the life of a privateer. Now we see how his confidence sees him take on bigger risks. His greatest exploit came in 1671 with the sack of Panama, a triumph that cemented his legend.CASTAlexandre Exquemelin - Guy PassTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESA history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times by Appleton Morgan, 1845-1928AncestryKing and his Navy and Army - Saturday 02 September 1905Hull Times - Saturday 21 March 1925Graphic - Saturday 26 March 1927-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Welsh Bucanneer (Pt 1)Season: 7 Episode: 8He was a Welsh farm boy who rose to become the terror of the Spanish Main and later a knight of England. Henry Morgan carved his name into history through daring raids, brutal battles, and cunning strategy, from the fevered frontiers of Jamaica to the burning streets of Panama, blurring the line between pirate and patriot, and leaving a legacy that endures today, from history books to bottles of rum.CASTThe King and his Navy - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESA history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times by Appleton Morgan, 1845-1928AncestryKing and his Navy and Army - Saturday 02 September 1905Hull Times - Saturday 21 March 1925Graphic - Saturday 26 March 1927-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Cornish Logan StoneSeason: 7 Episode: 7Perched high above the Cornish cliffs, the famous Logan Rock at Treen once rocked so gently that a single hand could set it swaying. Then, in 1824, a reckless act sent the eighty-ton boulder crashing down, sparking outrage across the country.In this episode, we uncover the dramatic story of the man who toppled it, the costly and dangerous effort to raise it again, and how the scandal turned a windswept granite giant into one of Cornwall’s most talked-about attractions.CASTHugh Colvill Goldsmith - Steve SheperdObituaries - Andrea ReidWest Kent Guardian - Cerise ReedTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESCornwall HeritageOxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB)The Naval Chronicle (late 18th and early 19th century)Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Saturday 12 February 1842The National Archives, ADM series (especially ADM 6, ADM 8, ADM 12),The Gentleman’s Magazine-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Shepton Mallet Prison (pt2)Season: 7 Episode: 6Part two of this series turns the spotlight on more of the condemned men who passed through the gates of Shepton Mallet Prison, each arriving under guard, each leaving for the scaffold. Their crimes varied, from calculated murder to acts born of jealousy, desperation or sudden violence, but their final destination was the same stark yard within those high stone walls.CASTCharles Squires - Jon LockeHenry Quarterly - Steve SheperdThe Jury - Molly JefferiesTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESWeymouth Telegram - Tuesday 15 August 1893Langport & Somerton Herald - Saturday 12 August 1893Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 08 November 1924Wiltshire Times and Trowbridge Advertiser - Saturday 14 February 1925Illustrated Police News - Thursday 29 January 1925Ancestry-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Shepton Mallet Prison (pt1)Season: 7 Episode: 5Built in 1610, Shepton Mallet Prison is Britain’s oldest jail, a grim stone fortress still standing today. Over the centuries it has held French prisoners of war, guarded national treasures in wartime, and witnessed the darkest moments of justice. This is a place of cells and secrets, and of lives that ended on the gallows. In this series, we tell the stories of some of those who were executed within its walls.CASTSamuel Reyland - Guy PassHenry Dainton - Simon CriddleHannah Dainton - Sam RobertsCharles Squires - Jon LockeTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESShepton Mallet Journal - Friday 11 January 1889Bath Herald - Tuesday 26 February 1889Devon and Somerset News - Thursday 21 March 1889Weymouth Telegram - Tuesday 15 August 1893Langport & Somerton Herald - Saturday 12 August 1893-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Tintagel MiracleSeason: 7 Episode: 4High above the roaring Atlantic, Tintagel clings to the rugged north coast of Cornwall, a place where sea mist wraps itself around ancient stone and legend never feels far away. Dominated by Tintagel Castle, inseparable from the myths of King Arthur, it draws travellers, dreamers and romantics from around the world. Yet on 6 July 1979, this storied village found itself at the centre of a very different tale, when a pilotless RAF Hunter jet slammed into the seaside resort, and villagers and holidaymakers survived by sheer good fortune.CASTJim White - Guy IronsDan Irons - Simon CriddleRobert Jack - Oli ColemanBill Walton - Steve SheperdJohn Garwood - Jon LockeRev. Ivan Gregory - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESTINTAGEL WEBLiverpool Daily Post - Saturday 07 July 1979Daily Express - Saturday 07 July 1979Daily Mirror - Saturday 07 July 1979Coventry Evening Telegraph - Saturday 11 August 1979Burton Daily Mail - Wednesday 24 October 1979-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Murder at Two Mile HillSeason: 7 Episode: 3In February 1869, a young widow was trying to get home after a few too many drinks at her local pub in Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol. She never made it and what happened next shocked her local communityCASTMr. W. Gaisford (Coroner) - Marcus Kepple-PalmerMr. Nurse - Julian KendallIsaac Wiltshire - Simon CriddleJane Cottle - Mili BeniamsEmma Rogers - Sam RobertsMr. T. W. Fryer - Tony AllenCharles Wiltshire - Jon LockeJohn Milsom - Martin PalmerThe Judge - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCES-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

The Staple Hill TunnelSeason: 7 Episode: 2Bristol’s hunger for coal sparked a bold idea, drive a railway straight from the pits at Coalpit Heath into the city. With Royal Assent granted on 19th June 1828, the Bristol & Gloucestershire Railway was born.One of the line’s most ambitious features was the Staple Hill Tunnel, begun in 1834. In this episode, we look at a few tales behind this local landmarkCASTF. A. Hemmens - Steve SheperdMr G Lane - Julian KendallTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESForgotten Relics of an Enterprising AgeBristol Mercury - Tuesday 13 December 1887Bristol Mercury - Friday 02 November 1888Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Tuesday 31 March 1903Bristol Times and Mirror - Wednesday 01 April 1903Western Daily Press - Tuesday 02 December 1924-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2026

Bristol's King David HotelSeason: 7 Episode: 1This time, we’re stepping inside the story of the King David Hotel. Built in 1893 on the site of the original King David Inn, this striking three-storey building of yellow and red brick spent a century welcoming drinkers, travellers, and locals alike. By the 1990s, its role had changed completely, taken over by the Hospital, but its walls had already seen more than their fair share of life. In this show, we’ll be uncovering just a few of the people and stories woven into this fascinating slice of Bristol’s history.As you can imagine, featuring all the proprietors of the King David would make this an extremely long episode but they should still be remembered, so here's a list of them.c.1791: Joseph Stephens (1791 Universal British Directory).c.1793-1794: William Pritchard (Matthews New Bristol Directory 1793-1794).c.1814-1817: George White.c.1818: Mrs. White. (Evans, 1818 Directory).c.1822: William Hooper (Pigot's 1822 Bristol Directory).c.1825: Thomas Watson (Pigot's 1825 Bristol Directory).c.1826-1830: James Highman.c.1831-1836: Ann Highman. (daughter Ann married Edward Willey 1836)c.1836-1866: Ann Willey & Mary Lockley (1859 pub for sale with the sisters as yearly tenants).c.1838-1839: Matthew Pomphrey (manager?).c.1841-1858: Robert Adams (and excise officer).c.1859-1866: Mary Lockley & Ann Willey.c.1866-1880: Ann Willey & William Cates.c.1880-1889: William Cates.c.1889-1891: Rose Elizabeth Cates.c.1891-1892: William Thomas West (manager).c.1892-1893: Hotel rebuilt.c.1893-1895: Walter Franklin (manager).c.1895-1899: Robert Gibbons.c.1899-1942: Stephen George Gibbons.c.1 June 1942-27 July 1942: Hartie Nellie Eastburn.c.27 July 1942-7 June 1943: Clarence Clifford Gardiner.c.7 June 1943-7 March 1944: William G. King.c.7 March 1944-17 April 1944: Ernest Sellick Burrell.c.17 April 1944-1963: Alfred William McGill (d.1963).c.1963-1976: Alfred William McGill junior.CASTWilliam Cates - Julian KendallGeorge Arthur Cates - Steve SheperdGeorge Townsend - Mili BeniamsPolice Officer - Tony AllenNewspapers - Sam RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESArchaeology Data ServicesWest Country BottlesGlasgow Evening Post - Thursday 19 November 1868Frome Times - Wednesday 25 November 1868The Western Daily PressBristol Mirror-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model FolkBack In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Somerset Artist & Suffragette Season: 6 Episode: 40 Welcome to the show, where we step into the vivid world of Ivy, a celebrated artist and passionate suffragette who championed gender equality. Part of the pioneering generation of women finally able to study art, she launched a dazzling career creating Christmas cards, postcards and calendars that soon became treasured favourites and are now highly collectable. Today, we explore the life of Ivy as she comes of age at the dawn of the 20th century, uncovering the artistry and spirit that shaped her remarkable journey.CASTHenry Williamson - Oli ColemanTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESWeston MuseumAncestryCountry Gazette March 9th, 2023Bank of EnglandEvening Post 27th July 1988Post Office Museum-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Francis Eaton's Adventure Season: 6 Episode: 39 Francis Eaton was born ca. 1596 in Bristol, England, and died in the autumn of 1633 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He, with his wife and son, were passengers on the historic 1620 voyage of the Mayflower. His signature appears on the Mayflower CompactFrancis Eaton’s story begins long before the Mayflower set sail, and when woven together, his early life and later journey form a striking portrait of resilience.CASTWilliam Bradford - Steve SheperdPlymouth Court - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESMayflower Museum. PlymouthAmerican AncestorsAncestryFind-A-Grave-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Mystery In The Village Season: 6 Episode: 38 Unearth the astonishing tale of how the tiny North Dorset village of Gussage St Michael, home to only a few hundred souls, suddenly found itself splashed across front pages around the world in 1913. From Britain to Australia and New Zealand, its story raced across continents, turning a quiet rural corner into an international sensation. Step into the mystery that transformed a sleepy village into global news.CASTWilliam Walter Burton - Jon LockeThe Coroner - Steve SheperdMrs Mitchell - Kate KendallHead of Jury - Tony AllenWinifred May Bailey - Rose HalesSouth Australia’s Adelaide Advertiser - Andrea ReidTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBradford Daily Argus - Monday 26 May 1913Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Wednesday 04 June 1913Find-A-Grave-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Filton's War Heroes Season: 6 Episode: 37 Nestled in the quiet churchyard of St Peter’s in Filton, Bristol, stands a solemn granite memorial, its rough-hewn Latin cross reaching skywards as a tribute to local men who gave their lives in the First World War. Later additions commemorate those lost in the Second World War and subsequent conflicts, a poignant reminder of the sacrifices woven into the fabric of the community. Modest yet elegant, this Grade II listed memorial not only honours the fallen but bears witness to the enduring spirit of remembrance in Filton.In today's show, we looked at just a few of the names carved in stone, reflecting the many roles people held in a world torn by war.CASTEdith Cavell - Rose HalesMr M. Pulliblank - Tony AllenMurray Phelps - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCEScwgcAncestry.co.ukfindmypast.co.ukForces War RecordsAircrewmen RememberedInternational Bomber CommandBristol Evening Post - Friday 25 March 1988Western Daily Press - Wednesday 23 March 1988-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Bristol's Code Breaker: Gordon Welchman Season: 6 Episode: 36 Dive into the extraordinary mind behind the unseen machinery of Allied codebreaking. In this episode, we explore how Gordon Welchman’s quiet brilliance reshaped the war effort, the birth of traffic analysis, and why his ideas still echo through modern intelligence work. If you’ve ever wondered how the hidden architecture of Bletchley Park truly worked, this one’s a treat. Tune in and meet the strategist who changed everything from behind the curtain.CASTGordon Welchman - Marcus Kepple-PalmerAlastair Denniston - Tony AllenSir Stuart Milner Barry - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBletchey ParkWestern Daily Press - Monday 22 March 1937GCHQL Field, Gordon Welchman and his Contributions to Breaking the Enigma Code (Honours Project 2013-14, University of St Andrews, 2014).Trinity College. CambridgeAncestry-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Captain With Two Victoria Crosses! Season: 6 Episode: 35 As part of our Lest We Forget November series of show, we visit the story of Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, a doctor, a soldier, and one of only three people in history to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice. His compassion on the battlefield and his courage under fire remind us what true heroism looks like, not just in grand gestures, but in quiet acts of mercy amid chaos.CASTLondon Gazette - Andrea ReidBishop of Liverpool - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESRuncorn Examiner - Saturday 28 October 1916Bromsgrove & Droitwich Messenger - Saturday 28 October 1916Warrington Guardian - Saturday 22 September 1917Morning Post - Thursday 09 August 1917Derby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 05 September 1917Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAncestryWigan Examiner - Saturday 03 July 1920-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Remembrance Day 2025 Season: 6 Episode: 34 Each November, as the nation falls silent, we remember them, the men and women who gave everything in the service of others. Their names are carved in stone, whispered in churches, and carried in the hearts of families across generations. But behind every name lies a story of bravery, sacrifice, and humanity in the darkest of times.As we honour all who served and fell, we pause to reflect on their enduring legacy, and the simple truth that courage, in any age, is never forgotten.This show is the first in the November Series, Lest We Forget, where we highlight the bravery of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.CASTFuneral - Steve SheperdWife Tribute - Rose HalesParents Tribute - Molly JefferiesMother-in-law tribute - Andrea ReidHeadstone - Sam RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESSheffield Daily Telegraph 17 May 1917Wardsend Cemetery Heritage ParkWestern Daily Press - Monday 05 May 1941Wardsend Cemetery-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Joe Rogers and the Royal Charter Season: 6 Episode: 33 It was the night of 25 October 1859, when the wind began to howl across the Irish Sea. By midnight it had grown into a monstrous storm, one so fierce it would later be remembered as the worst of the nineteenth century. Waves rose like dark mountains, tearing at the coast of Anglesey and battering ships caught in its fury. Out there, struggling towards Liverpool, was the steam clipper Royal Charter, her decks heavy with gold, her passengers dreaming of home, and her fate sealed by the storm of the century.CASTCharles Dickens - Steve SheperdMr W. Gilmour - Tony AllenJoseph Rogers - Joe WilsonTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESSS Great BritainTimes MaltaThe People - Sunday 12 September 1897Hereford Journal - Wednesday 09 November 1859Illustrated London News - Saturday 26 November 1859-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Halloween Special 2025 Season: 6 Episode: 32 Welcome to the Halloween edition of The Backtracker History Show, where we uncover the true origins of this haunting night. Long before costumes and sweets, Halloween was a sacred bridge between the living and the dead, when ancient Celts lit fires to keep spirits at bay.Join us as we journey through centuries of folklore, from Samhain to All Hallows’ Eve. Light a candle and settle in — the story of Halloween is older, stranger, and far more fascinating than you might think.CASTHalloween Rhymes- Theo JacksonTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBBCCardiff and Merthyr Guardian - Friday 09 November 1866Ottawa Free Press - Saturday 27 October 1906Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night . N. Rogers"All Saints, Festival of"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.)Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween. Lisa Morton-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Locked Bank Mystery Season: 6 Episode: 31 The curious case of the Welshman murdered inside a locked bank. He was found shot dead, a bullet hole in the window, and a haul of cash and silver missing. This wasn’t a detective show plot — it was a real crime scene uncovered by detectives just over 100 years ago.CASTAbraham “Jack” Goldenberg - Joe Wilson'M' Letter - Sam RobertsSouth Wales Daily Post - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESLondonderry Sentinel - Thursday 31 July 1924British ExecutionsWestern Morning News - Monday 07 April 1924-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Robber's Stone Season: 6 Episode: 30 Discover the story behind The Robbers’ Stone, a Grade II listed memorial in West Lavington, Wiltshire. It marks a dramatic 1839 highway robbery and the capture of the culprits—a real-life tale of law triumphing over highwaymen. Tune in to hear how Mr. Dean of Imber was robbed, the pursuit that followed, and the legacy left in stone.CASTJohn Baish - Molly JefferiesBen Colclough - Joe WilsonWilliam Hooper - Marcus Kepple-PalmerCoroner Whitmarsh - Tony AllenMonument 1 - Sam RobertsMonument 2 - Cerise ReedTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESEnglish Chronicle and Whitehall Evening Post - Saturday 08 February 1840Salisbury InquestsParish Council of West LavingtonDevizes and Wiltshire Gazette - Thursday 24 October 1839-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Looting of SS Ettrick Season: 6 Episode: 29 In 1924, the SS Ettrick met a dramatic fate on the River Avon — she ran aground and refused to budge. As the tide turned and the crew gave up hope, the ship capsized overnight, belly-up in the murky waters. By morning, the riverbank was swarming with locals, not to rescue, but to scavenge: tobacco, cigarettes, sweets, and boots bobbed temptingly in the current, turning the wreck into an impromptu treasure hunt.CASTCaptain Preston - Colin BallRussell Collins - Steve SheperdGeorge Rush - Marcus Kepple-PalmerTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESShepton Mallet Journal - Friday 03 October 1924Western Daily Press - Thursday 25 September 1924Western Daily Press - Tuesday 07 October 1924Ancestry-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Eric Harper: WW2 Life in the Royal Airforce Season: 6 Episode: 28 At just eighteen, Eric Ronald Harper swapped the classroom for the cockpit. By May 1940 he was in uniform, training as an Air Observer—what we’d now call a Navigator—with 207 Squadron, 5 Group, Bomber Command. From Penarth to Melksham, then Bridgnorth in Shropshire, his journey into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve had begun.CASTEric Ronald Harper - Joe WilsonTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBBCAncestryHumberside CouncilInternational Bomber Command Centre1921 England Census-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

More Short Tales Season: 6 Episode: 27 From an unusual change of mind to a woman with bizarre eating habits, here are just a few of the shorter tales in my archive. All interesting enough to share with you.CASTDr. Hocking - Steve SheperdMary Ann Carroll - Carrie BallMagistrates' Clerk - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESSomerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - Saturday 13 September 1902Cornish Guardian - Thursday 18 August 1960London Daily Chronicle - Thursday 01 May 1902Daily News (London) - Tuesday 13 September 1904Ancestry-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Dickin Medal Season: 6 Episode: 26 They call it the animals’ Victoria Cross—the PDSA Dickin Medal. Created in 1943, it honours the bravery of animals who served in war. Since then, more than 70 animals have received it, the highest honour for courage in the face of danger. And here are just a few of the 12 recipients buried at the Ilford PDSA Cemetery in London. Here's the story of just three, Irma, Simon and Mary.CASTCharacter - ActorTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCES-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Cheltenham Torso Mystery Season: 6 Episode: 25 The Cheltenham torso mystery, a chilling enigma that gripped the nation, remains one of Gloucestershire's most infamous unsolved crimes.It made national headlines and sparked a massive police manhunt, but despite tantalising clues and relentless investigation, the truth was never uncovered.CASTBradford Observer - Andrea ReidGardener - Colin BallKeith Newman - Steve SheperdLondon Friend - Tony AllenResident - Rose HalesYorkshire Observer - Joe WilsonTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCES-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Shorter Tales Season: 6 Episode: 24 This week’s show packs a punch with three bite-sized but gripping tales – a dash of heroism from a local legend, a stirring act of WW2 bravery, and the bittersweet drama of a woman scorned – as well as your usual helpings of fascinating facts from days gone by.CASTPete Budd - Colin BallJesse Organ - Patrick AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBristol Evening Post: Tuesday 3rd September 1968Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer - Saturday 13 September 1902Edinburgh Evening News - Saturday 30 July 1938Lincolnshire Echo - Tuesday 18 August 1942-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

HMS Trincomalee Season: 6 Episode: 23 HMS Trincomalee is one of only two surviving British frigates from her era, alongside her near-sister ship, HMS Unicorn, now preserved as a museum in Dundee. Ordered on 30 October 1812, Trincomalee was constructed in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, by the renowned Wadia family of shipwrights. Her maiden voyage was the begining of a love story and also brought her in contact with a famous French historical figure.CASTEliza Bunt - Rose HalesWalter Henry - Steve SheperdRear-Admiral Bruce - Joe WilsonSouth Durham Herald - Andrea ReidTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESThe History of HMS Trincomalee 1812 to 1986 (Friends of Trincomalee)Daily News (London) - Tuesday 25 March 1890“Quarterdeck” magazine Ref: 2009 Issue 1 (Spring) pages 4 to 5“Quarterdeck” magazine Ref: 2010 Issue 2 (Summer) pages 4 to 7- Mary Hope MonneryBBC-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt 2) Season: 6 Episode: 22 The last member of one of England’s great medieval dynasties, Lady Anne Clifford became something of a legend in her own lifetime, and has remained a celebrated figure in the history of northern England ever since. After fighting a 40-year battle for her right to inherit her father’s estates, devoted herself to restoring and enhancing the castles and churches on her lands.CASTLady Anne Clifford - Cerise ReedBishop Rainbow - David HaleTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESKnole Diary of Lady Anne CliffordTranscript of GEO/ADD/43/19k: Extracts from the diary of Lady Anne Clifford, Countess Dowagerof Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, by Charlotte, Queen Consort of George III (n.d. between1761 and 1818)© Arthur Burns/Georgian Papers Programme 2019Katharine Hodgkin, The Diary of Lady Anne Clifford: a Study of Class and Gender in the Seventeenth Century, History Workshop Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1, Spring 1985, Pages 148–161,The Dudley Women BlogUniversity of HuddersfieldRichardson, Jerusha D. (1899). Famous Ladies of the English Court. H. Stone.Friends of the Ullswater Way-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Legend of Lady Anne Clifford (Pt1) Season: 6 Episode: 21 The last member of one of England’s great medieval dynasties, Lady Anne Clifford became something of a legend in her own lifetime — and ever since, she’s stood as a celebrated figure in the storied history of northern England.Anne spent a lot of time at the court of Elizabeth 1 with her parents and became a Lady in Waiting to Queen Anne, wife of King James 1. When her father died and left everything to her uncle instead of her, as was the law, Lady Anne fought back. Unusual for a woman in that era.CASTSpanish Armada - Steve SheperdLady Anne Clifford - Cerise ReedTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESEnglish HeritageKirkby Stephen Tourist InformationKnole Diary of Lady Anne CliffordTranscript of GEO/ADD/43/19k: Extracts from the diary of Lady Anne Clifford, Countess Dowagerof Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, by Charlotte, Queen Consort of George III (n.d. between1761 and 1818)© Arthur Burns/Georgian Papers Programme 2019Katharine Hodgkin, The Diary of Lady Anne Clifford: a Study of Class and Gender in the Seventeenth Century, History Workshop Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1, Spring 1985, Pages 148–161,The Dudley Women BlogUniversity of HuddersfieldRichardson, Jerusha D. (1899). Famous Ladies of the English Court. H. Stone.-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Who Killed Young Betty? Season: 6 Episode: 20 On February 20, 1823, young Betty Trump, just 13 or 14 years old, left her home in Buckland St Mary, near Taunton. She was on her way to visit family in the village of Winsham.On the return journey, Betty passed through Chard, pausing to pick up some supplies. Then she headed out once more toward Buckland St Mary—and vanished.This tragedy horrified locals and even had London officers offering to help. They also used less conventional means to try and determine who killed young Betty.CASTWilliam Flood - Steve SheperdPhilip Wyatt - Marcus Kepple-PalmerStone Engraving - Rose HalesTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESTaunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Saturday 11 June 1938Langport & Somerton Herald - Saturday 17 July 1858 Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 26 December 1928Bristol Mirror - Saturday 12 September 1835 Somerset Heritage Centre-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Florence Simpson Season: 6 Episode: 19 Florence Simpson didn’t just break new ground—she laid the foundation for the future of women in the British military. From voluntary cook to military commander, hers was a legacy of perseverance, service, and transformation at a time when the role of women in war was being rewritten.CASTFlorence Simpson - Cerise ReedLady Rachel Dudley - Molly JefferiesLieutenant General Henry Merrick Lawson - Steve SheperdCharlotte Allen Trowell - Sam RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESInternational Institute of Marine SurveyingLetter from Adjutant General Neville Macready to Quatermaster General John Cowans, 20 December 1916The National Archives, WO 32/5251National Army MuseumTuesday Express - Tuesday 23 February 1926-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Suicidal Murderer Season: 6 Episode: 18 On April 5, 1936, Beatrice Sutton was found dead in her London flat, lying across the bed with pillows stacked over her face. At first, it looked like natural causes—but a closer look revealed she’d been strangled. Murder had hidden in plain sight. A murder with an unusual reason behind itCASTFrederick Herbert Field - Joe WilsonInspector Brown - Steve SheperdDetective Inspector Halliday - David HaileTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESSunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Tuesday 07 April 1936Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 18 April 1936Daily Mirror - Monday 20 April 1936Murderpedia Juan Ignacio BlancoWestern Morning News - Thursday 14 May 1936Evening Despatch - Tuesday 30 June 1936 [5]Leicester Daily Mercury - Tuesday 30 June 1936 [6]South Western Star - Friday 03 July 1936Daily Express - Thursday 14 May 1936-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

USS Huron: Bristol's U.S Hero Season: 6 Episode: 17 It was just after midnight on Tuesday, July 21st, 1908, in a quiet little home on Rudgeway Parade, Upper Eastville. The world barely noticed as Antonio Williams drew his final breath. A modest man by all appearances… but behind that quiet ending was a life of extraordinary courage.Antonio Williams wasn’t just a U.S. Navy pensioner—he was a hero, a survivor of the sea, and one of the few ever awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in peacetime. His official citation, dated November 24, 1877, was brief and humble: “For courage and fidelity displayed in the loss of the USS Huron.” But the real story? Oh, it’s anything but brief.Today, we dive deep into the legacy of a man who faced death on the high seas—and lived to be quietly forgotten… until now.CASTJohn B. Hawlet - Garrett OdellDON'T GIVE UP THE FLAG - Joe Wilson Secretary of the Navy - Mark VinetTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESNottingham Evening Post - Monday 27 July 1908Western Daily Press - Saturday 25 July 1908Western Daily Press - Thursday 30 July 1908North Carolina Shipwrecks-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Lillian Wyles: A Pioneering Police Officer Season: 6 Episode: 16 Lilian joined the London Metropolitan Police in 1919 as a Sergeant, part of the Metropolitan Women Police Patrols. At the time, this was most unusual for women and initially not at all popular either with fellow Police Officers or the Public as it was deemed "unwomanly". Eventually rising to the rank of Chief Inspector.CASTLilian Wyles - Sam RobertsEdith Thompson - Cerise ReedSheerness Newspaper - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESNational Portrait GallerySunday Mirror - Sunday 14 September 1952University of Law: Inspiring women in policing and criminologyKey DatesJoined WPS, 17 February 1919Promoted to Sergeant, WPS, March 31, 1919Promoted to Inspector, C.I.D., 22 December, 1921 (effective date 12.6.21)Promoted to Chief Inspector, 1932BBC-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Murder of Billy the Tinker (Pt 2) Season: 6 Episode: 15 Previously, in the quiet village of Bishopsworth…It’s March 1880. Two colliers, out gathering primroses on an otherwise peaceful day, stumble upon a ghastly sight: a body, cold and decomposed, lying in a gully. The victim? William Palmer Robinson — a traveling razor grinder, eccentric wanderer, and local curiosity known for his fondness for flashy jewelry and those unforgettable lion shillings sewn into his coat like buttons.The village reels. Soon, three suspects are arrested: William Lock, William Latham, and Julia Hicks. All three are thrown into jail to await the inquest.But then — just when it seems the mystery might be solved — the unexpected happens.What happened next, folks, sounds straight out of a Victorian detective novel.CASTCharacter - ActorTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBristol Mercury - Saturday 27 March 1880Bristol Mercury - Monday 22 March 1880Bristol Mercury - Tuesday 23 March 1880Bristol Times and Mirror - Wednesday 24 March 1880Bristol Mercury - Thursday 01 April 1880ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The Murder of Billy the Tinker (Pt 1) Season: 6 Episode: 14 It’s March of 1880. In the sleepy Gloucestershire village of Bishopsworth, two colliers are out gathering primroses when they stumble upon something that will shake the entire region to its core — a body, lying in a gully, cold and decomposed. The victim? A man known as William Palmer Robinson — a traveling razor grinder, local eccentric, and lover of flashy jewelry, including his unique fashion statement: 'lion shillings' sewn into his coat like buttons.And it didn’t take long for the law to catch a scent.CASTWitness - Molly JefferiesWilliam Lock - Joe WilsonWilliam Latham - David B James-HaileJulia Hicks - Caroline BallWilliam Palmer Robinson - Marcus Kepple PalmerTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBristol Mercury - Monday 22 March 1880Bristol Mercury - Tuesday 23 March 1880Bristol Times and Mirror - Wednesday 24 March 1880Bristol Mercury - Thursday 01 April 1880ILLUSTRATED POLICE NEWS-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Lillian Bland: An Aviation Pioneer Season: 6 Episode: 13 Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) was a trailblazing Anglo-Irish journalist and aviator who made history in 1910–11. Defying the conventions of her time, she became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland—and possibly the world—to design, build, and successfully fly her own aircraft, the Bland Mayfly. Her fearless spirit and pioneering achievements cemented her legacy in aviation history.CASTLillian Bland- Samantha RobertsTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESBelfast Telegraph - Monday 05 January 1976Lilian Bland ArchiveScientific AmericanThe Women’s Museum of IrelandSennen Cemetery -Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Murder at Saxton Grange Season: 6 Episode: 12 In the dark, quiet hours before dawn on September 5, 1933, flames erupted from a barn at Saxton Grange Farm, just outside Tadcaster in Yorkshire. When the fire was finally doused, what emerged from the smouldering ruin was grim: the charred remains of 30-year-old Frederick Ellison Morton, the farm’s owner. But it wasn’t the fire that killed him. A post-mortem soon revealed the chilling truth—Morton had been shot before the blaze ever began.CASTErnest Brown - Dan SlingsbyAnn Houseman - Sam RobertsProsecution - Steve SheperdDr P.L Sutherland (Pathologist) - David Brinley-HaileMr G.H.B Streatfield (Defence) - Joe WilsonEvelyn Foster (Victim) - Lucy BrazierMr. Justice Humphreys (Judge) - Marcus Kepple-PalmerTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESHuddersfield Daily Examiner - Monday 16 October 1933Western Mail - Wednesday 13 December 1933Western Mail - Friday 15 December 1933Murder, Mystery and My Family Series 3 Episode 2-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 3) Season: 6 Episode: 11 HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during a routine manoeuvre gone horribly wrong. The impact tore a massive hole in Victoria’s bow, and within just fifteen minutes, the ship rolled over and sank beneath the waves. A total of 358 souls were lost, including Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. It remains one of the Royal Navy’s most infamous maritime catastrophes—a tragedy etched deep in naval history.In this, the final episode, we find out what happened at the end of this tale.CASTRear Admiral Markham - Steve SheperdCaptain Maurice Bourke - Joe WilsonPresident - Marcus Kepple-PalmerProsecutor - Molly JefferiesLieutenant Lord Gillford - Julian KendellLieutenant Henry Buller-Bradshaw - David James-HaileJudge - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESTripoli (Victoria) Naval CemeteryRoyal Collection TrustDreadnought ProjectFind-a-Grave-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 2) Season: 6 Episode: 10 On 22 June 1893, HMS Victoria, flagship of the Royal Navy’s Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean.In part two of this tale, we continue to eavesdrop on the court martial to determine who exactly was to blameCASTRear Admiral Markham - Steve SheperdCaptain Maurice Bourke - Joe WilsonPresident - Marcus Kepple-PalmerProsecutor - Molly JefferiesLieutenant Lord Gillford - Julian KendellLieutenant Henry Buller-Bradshaw - David James-HaileJudge - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESTripoli (Victoria) Naval CemeteryRoyal Collection TrustDreadnought ProjectFind-a-Grave-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 1) Season: 6 Episode: 9 At around 15:30 on 22 June 1893, disaster struck in the Eastern Mediterranean as HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during fleet manoeuvres. Within moments, chaos unfolded, and the mighty warship began its tragic descent beneath the waves, sealing its fate in one of the most shocking naval catastrophes of the era.CASTRear Admiral Markham - Steve SheperdCaptain Maurice Bourke - Joe WilsonPresident - Marcus Kepple-PalmerProsecutor - Molly JefferiesTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESU.S Naval InstituteThe Colorado Daily Chieftain, July 28, 1893"The Loss of the Victoria – Admiral Markham's Despatches". The Times: 6. 3 July 1893.The Dreadnought ProjectThe Independent-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025

Emily J. Harding: Protesting Through Art Season: 6 Episode: 8 Emily Jane Harding Andrews (1850–1940) was a British artist, illustrator, and suffragette. Starting with miniatures, she shifted to children's book illustration in the 1880s. A committed activist, she joined the Artists' Suffrage League, designed posters for the movement, and spoke out against violence toward suffragettes.CASTMud March - Sophie RhodesManchester Guardian - Andrea ReidEmily Harding - Kate KendellTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukBluesky: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESWomen and her SphereThe Standard, London, Greater London, England • Fri, 21 Dec 1894London Evening Standard - Friday 12 June 1908The Guardian, London, Greater London, England · Wednesday 16 December 1908-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2025