On Track in Greensand Country

About On Track in Greensand Country

On Track in Greensand Country: a journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line. Terry Lee and Lawrie Hallett are taking the 45 minute journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line, from Bedford to Bletchley. We’ll be alighting at some of the stations too, learning about some of the local greensand landscape, history and characters along the way. Greensand Country is a beautiful and loved landscape. It is defined by the Greensand Ridge, a band of higher ground stretching from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay, which rises out of the surrounding vales to create a locally unique environment.

Publisher

Greensand Country

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 May 2021

Latest episode

4 Jun 2021

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Jun 2021

   Bletchley to Bedford

   On Track in Greensand Country: a journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line. Terry Lee (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/terry-lee) and Lawrie Hallett (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/lawrie-hallett) are taking the 45 minute journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line (https://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/), from Bletchley to Bedford. We’ll be alighting at some of the stations too, learning about some of the local greensand landscape, history and characters along the way. Featuring the voices of Esme Barnes, Stephen Coleman, Mariella Cook, Paul Cox, Andy Dishman, Kelvin Horton, Brian Kerr, Rod Kupczyk, Bernadette Lee, Tess Mason, Caroline Maudlin, Norman Peachey, Robin Ping, Mary Preen, Suzanne Scott, Stephen Sleight, David Thomas, Linda at Bletchley Booking Office, & Kevin at The Station Tavern, Woburn Sands. The music is by Geraldine Pearson-Green (https://soundcloud.com/user-832911882). On Track in Greensand Country is produced by Terry Lee, for Radio LaB 97.1FM (https://radiolab.beds.ac.uk/) at the University of Bedfordshire (https://www.beds.ac.uk/). This project is supported by The Greensand Country Landscape Partnership (https://www.greensandcountry.com/)& Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. (https://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/)

2. 

   14 May 2021

   Bedford to Bletchley

   On Track in Greensand Country: a journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line. Terry Lee (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/terry-lee) and Lawrie Hallett (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/lawrie-hallett) are taking the 45 minute journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line (https://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/), from Bedford to Bletchley. We’ll be alighting at some of the stations too, learning about some of the local greensand landscape, history and characters along the way. Featuring the voices of Esme Barnes, Stephen Coleman, Mariella Cook, Paul Cox, Andy Dishman, Kelvin Horton, Brian Kerr, Rod Kupczyk, Bernadette Lee, Tess Mason, Caroline Maudlin, Norman Peachey, Robin Ping, Mary Preen, Suzanne Scott, Stephen Sleight, David Thomas, Linda at Bletchley Booking Office, & Kevin at The Station Tavern, Woburn Sands. The music is by Geraldine Pearson-Green (https://soundcloud.com/user-832911882). On Track in Greensand Country is produced by Terry Lee, for Radio LaB 97.1FM (https://radiolab.beds.ac.uk/) at the University of Bedfordshire (https://www.beds.ac.uk/). This project is supported by The Greensand Country Landscape Partnership (https://www.greensandcountry.com/)& Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. (https://www.marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk/)

3. 

   5 May 2021

   TRAILER: Coming Soon - On Track In Greensand Country

   A preview for 'On Track In Greensand Country: A journey by rail on the Marston Vale Line.' We’re taking the 45 minute journey by rail, from Bedford to Bletchley. We’ll be alighting at some of the stations too, learning about some of the local greensand landscape, history and characters along the way. Funded by The Greensand Country Landscape Partnership (//greensandcountry.com) & the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership. (//marstonvalecommunityrail.org.uk) Presented by Terry Lee (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/terry-lee) & Dr. Lawrie Hallett. (https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/culture-and-communications/staff/lawrie-hallett) Special thanks to Sally Christopher & Stephen Sleight. A huge thank you to all the contributors to the programme. The music is by Geraldine Pearson Green - the track is called Greensand Ridge Walk. This audio was produced by Terry Lee, with support from Radio LaB 97.1FM (//radiolab.beds.ac.uk) & the University of Bedfordshire. (//beds.ac.uk)