Buckinghamshire History Festival

About Buckinghamshire History Festival

Bringing history home! From pioneering women professionals to a futuristic escapade to save the world’s archives, join us as we connect you with local stories and hidden histories from further afield, through video talks, podcasts, blogs, and interactive events for families.

Publisher

Buckinghamshire Archives

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Sept 2020

Latest episode

26 Nov 2021

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Nov 2021

   Limmer and Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company

   Katherine Gwyn talks to Louise Allen about her involvement with Bucks Archives' Black History Research Group, and her research into the connections between a company based at Slough Trading Estate and Pitch Lake, Trinidad. **29 min**

2. 

   24 Nov 2021

   Mary does Marlow

   Mark Bateman (Buckinghamshire Libraries) interviews arguably Marlow's most famous resident, author of Frankenstein's Monster, and inventor of the science fiction genre, Mary Shelley. **20min**

3. 

   24 Nov 2021

   A Burial in Oving, 1946: the life of George Laurence Bazett Hull and his crew

   Wing Commander George Laurence Bazett Hull died in an air crash in 1946, and was buried in Oving, Buckinghamshire. When a team of archaeologists and historians found the wreckage of this crash in a field in 2017, they did not anticipate the journey that Hull, or 'BOK' as he was known to some, would take them on. Here is that story. **46 min**

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.