'I knew Chatham's gates would close'
Straight out of school, John De Rose began his apprenticeship at Chatham Dockyard. Jo Burn went to meet him. Photo Credit: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
What did the Romans do for Rochester?
Steve Ladner digs into the history spanning the River Medway.
Hadlow's towering heart
It dominates the landscape but is it a castle, a church or something completely different? Steve Ladner finds out.
Cobham's empty tomb
Close to the bustling A2, Steve Ladner finds a folly to human behaviour.
Where war gave way to beauty and calm
Step inside the history of Hole Park Gardens with Steve Ladner.
The story of the black Windmill
It's Rolvenden Windmill and it only survives because of an awful accident.
Dover Castle's most intriguing door
'We've known it was there for years but have only just been able to reach it'. Jo Burn hears the stories behind the graffiti door.
'It even smells like a Lancaster'
A replica cockpit of an Avro Lancaster Bomber has landed in Manston. And the public can take it for a spin. Jo Burn reports.
Leather on willow and concrete
Steve Ladner takes a wander around the home of Kent Cricket. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Alex Pantling.
Switching off the lights at Betteshanger
It's a century since the coal mine opened and 35 years since it closed for good. Jo Burn has been to meet the miner who turned out the lights on an energy source he still believes could have a future.
We Did It Medway
A bright, quirky, respectfully irreverent podcast, celebrating the best of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham... and not forgetting Rainham. Or come to that the Peninsula.
Curious Kent: Medway's High Street History
Steve Ladner explores a road that connects Rochester and Chatham.
Rupert Bear's Canterbury roots
It's 150 years since the birth of Mary Tourtel, creator of Rupert Bear. Steve Ladner visited the city of her birth and final resting place.
The story behind Whitstable's Sirens
A series of life casts of town residents stand tall on the shingle. Jo Burns reports.
History at Kent Podcast
Offers listeners the opportunity to hear a variety of historical content from the School of History at the University of Kent. From history segments, to interviews with staff, students and alumni. By Dr Mario Draper & Dr Charlie Hall (University of Kent).
Nineteenth century sound change in Kent
An article with recordings by SWPhonetics on the sound changes to Kentish accents over the 19th century.
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- Churches
- City of Rochester Society
- Cobham
- Cold War
- Defences
- Dialect
- Dover
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- Folkestone
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- Gravesham
- Hadlow
- Hop Picking
- Human Remains
- Hythe
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- Iron Age
- Knole Park
- LGBT history
- Literary history
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- Medway
- Memorials
- Military History
- Modern
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- Rochester
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- Rolvenden
- Seal Chart
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- Smallhythe
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- The Medway Megaliths
- University of Kent
- West Malling
- Whitstable
- Women's Histories
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