Benjamin's Britain

Alex Fenton, holder of a MA in History, craft beer connoisseur and a self proclaimed map lover, has joined Ben for trips to over 70 landmarks around Britain! In this episode Alex and Ben reminisce about a trip to the notoriously scandalous Hell Fire Caves close to his home town of High Wycombe. Alex's alternative landmark then takes us to the East End of London for a historic street battle.

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This episode's guest is Diana Szteinberg, guitar playing, travel-loving Bolivian. They discuss what history lessons are like in Bolivia and Nicky asks Ben and Diana to relive their trip to Paradise Mill and Macclesfield mere weeks before the first UK lockdown. To round of the episode Diana adds to the Benjamin's' Britain alternative landmarks list with a Manchester lab that shaped the future of medicine, energy and war...

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It's US election week and this bonus episode Ben and Nicky explore American Landmarks in Britain. They discuss their visit to Boston, Lincolnshire and it's connection with the US (you can probably guess), how Pocahontas became a resident of Kent and how accurately Hamilton portrays the 'Special Relationship' between our two countries.

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Our first guest! In this episode of Benjamin's Britain, Ben and Nicky are joined by Alex Green, Essex native, Brighton FC superfan and historical landmark sceptic. They discuss Alex and Ben's trip to Tilbury Fort and it's link with Elizabeth I and Alex's guest selection, former football ground, the Goldstone Retail Park, as well as the role recent Jewish history played in Alex’s education growing up.

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This episode, with guest Australian-based Diane Broinshtein, is one of two halves. Diane woke up early to talk about her trip with Ben to the oldest site in the landmarks book, Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, where the remain of a Mesolithic (7100BC) man was found in the Victorian era. To balance the books, Diane's alternative landmark brings us right up to the 21 century with some famous street art.

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