Podcast From The Past

Postcard From The Past and Wardour Studios

In each episode of PODCAST FROM THE PAST, Tom Jackson - who curates the hugely popular twitter feed and book Postcard From The Past - welcomes to the studio two guests, each armed with old postcards they couldn’t bear to throw away. Together, in funny, human and sometimes moving conversations, they explore the memories, mysteries and stories held by those postcards.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Podcast From The Past episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Podcast From The Past for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Podcast From The Past episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

LUCY LETHBRIDGE - A Study in Comfort

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09/29/23 • 34 min

Joining TOM JACKSON to discuss the postcards from her past - in our new, streamlined format - is writer LUCY LETHBRIDGE (Servants, Tourists: How the British Went Abroad to Find Themselves). Together we put on our patented sunset spectacles and consider impulsive trips abroad prompted by postcards, how to plan for the wrestling and the joys of a good shower of British seaside rain. Plus collapsible travelling bathtubs and - is 45p a good price for a troll called Heather? Wish you were here?

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KATHRYN FERRY & VICTORIA RICHARDS - I've Done A Bunk

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01/29/20 • 46 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are seaside historian KATHRYN FERRY (The Nation’s Host: Butlin’s and the Story of the British Seaside, Bungalows, The 1950s Kitchen, Holiday Camps, Sheds on the Seashore: A Tour through Beach Hut History) and writer, journalist and editor, VICTORIA RICHARDS (Primers IV, BBC News, Times, Independent). Join a charabanc tour round fake donkeys, Butlins, the thrills of mixed bathing, postcard witnesses to life-changing moments, and a snow fox from Japan. Wish you were here?

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Rachel Parris & Tiernan Douieb - Gillian Anderson Shaved My Back

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08/17/18 • 31 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedians RACHEL PARRIS (Mash Report) and TIERNAN DOUIEB (Partly Political Broadcast). In this all-comedian episode the postcards take us to Mouse Town, open up the world of paperclip engineering, and reveal a catalogue of indignities suffered by Tiernan in the name of charity. Plus donkeys. Wish you were here?

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Mark Watson & Timandra Harkness - By Now Your Examination Will Be Behind You

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08/01/18 • 35 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedian and author MARK WATSON (The Knot, Hotel Alpha, The Place That Didn't Exist) and journalist and broadcaster TIMANDRA HARKNESS (Big Data). In this episode we ponder postcard messages as an unreliable dataset, miniature sea-battles, and the transience of all things except, apparently, little cardboard rectangles. And Timandra gets a chance to tick 'appearing on a postcard-related podcast’ off her new year list for 2018. Please charge your glasses and mobile phones. Wish you were here?

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KAREN AVERBY & ALEX MAYHEW - A Noisy Noise Annoys an Oyster

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01/26/22 • 70 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are historians Karen Averby (Seaside Hotels, Beach Huts) and, from the London school of Economic, Dr Alex Mayhew. We meet the Brummies of North Devon, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez at the Albert Hall, Mr George next door, and look for a better picture of ruins. Taking a close look at the postcards of the First World War and seaside Grand Hotels, our guests share cards from their collections. Wish you were here?

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Gary Kemp & Bibi Lynch - I Was In My Pyjamas

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07/11/18 • 29 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are Spandau Ballet guitarist and songwriter GARY KEMP and journalist BIBI LYNCH. We discover the consolations of a thoughtful postcard in the harsh digital age, and dip into Gary's amazing collection of postcards that he sent home to a friend from his travels with Spandau Ballet. What do you say the day after performing at Live Aid? What was it like, visiting Berlin when Europe was still divided? And how do you write a postcard when being chased by a bee?

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ALEX VON TUNZELMANN & JACK MCNAMARA - Two Anteaters Were Never Found

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10/07/21 • 62 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are historian ALEX VON TUNZELMANN (Indian Summer, Fallen Idols) and director and playwright JACK MCNAMARA (Love From Cleethorpes, Dare to Look Down!). We discover embroidered children from Spain, the sinister images of Alfred Hitchcock, fur coats in Beirut and Cairo and imagine the childhood of Lemmy Kilminster. Plus experiments in postcard storytelling, practical tips on which monarchs are most easily toppled and the unexpected history of Alton Towers. Have a divine time and avoid being cancelled on both sides. Wish you were here?

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TOM SHAKESPEARE & ANNE-MARIE MINHALL - It May Be The Rapture

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10/21/21 • 55 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are broadcaster and academic TOM SHAKESPEARE (Disability Rights and Wrongs) and Classic FM's ANNE-MARIE MINHALL. We uncover teenage memories from East Anglia, Viking marauders in Newcastle, the cricketing knowhow of Alf Gover and unresolved complexity in Mona Hatoum's sculptures. Plus Motorhead on the Isle of Man, Lonnie Donegan in Blackpool, Red Cabbage and the mystery of the Mexican Jumping Bean. God bless you always. and grant you a 4 and a half inch lolly. Wish you were here?

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TIM HAYWARD & ANNEBELLA POLLEN - The Number of the Duck

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11/04/21 • 59 min

Joining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are food writer and broadcaster TIM HAYWARD (Loaf Story, Knife, The DIY Cook) and from University of Brighton, academic ANNEBELLA POLLEN (Mass Photography: Collective Histories of Everyday Life, Nudism in a Cold Climate). We explore the aesthetics of John Hinde postcards, semi-ritual pig killing and a remarkable coincidence at Monte Cassino; we stroll a Victorian Brighton walkway under threat, join the witches and weirdoes and hippies and others, as we chase life stories in photo albums. Plus a glimpse of collectors’ dreams and collectors’ nightmares, secret messages and the dirtiest postcard of all. Cut on dotted line for a cocktail coaster. Wish you were here?

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TOM DYCKHOFF - Lost in the Hall of Mirrors

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12/22/23 • 41 min

Joining TOM JACKSON to discuss the postcards from his past is writer and broadcaster TOM DYCKHOFF. In a flex to the usual format, Tom opens up his precious childhood scrapbook and shares the postcards that as a seven-year-old he lovingly stuck in as souvenirs of family holidays and day trips. Maps, memories and mysteries. Wish you were here?

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How many episodes does Podcast From The Past have?

Podcast From The Past currently has 86 episodes available.

What topics does Podcast From The Past cover?

The podcast is about Comedy, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Podcast From The Past?

The episode title 'JEREMY NOEL-TOD & CORINNE FOWLER - Turtle Soup for the Soul' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Podcast From The Past?

The average episode length on Podcast From The Past is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of Podcast From The Past released?

Episodes of Podcast From The Past are typically released every 8 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of Podcast From The Past?

The first episode of Podcast From The Past was released on Jun 5, 2018.

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