The BackTracker History Show

The Chocolate Box Murder Season: 5 Episode: 25 On Friday 26th November 1928, Officers of the Bath Police Force went to a shop at No. 3, Monmouth Street after they received a message from the London Police. They forced the door, and started searching the premises. Soon, they found the body of Mrs. Bartlett, a young woman of 23, lying on the bed with her head battered. What exactly led up to the grisly death of this new bride and what became of her husband?CASTWilliam Bartlett & Det Inspector G. B. Jones - Steve YeoMr. Frederick Comfort (Uncle of deceased) - Steve SheperdMr. Casswell - Joe WilsonDr. John Maurice Harper - Molly JefferiesMr. F. Ernest Shum (Coroner) - Tony AllenTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESAncestryBath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 03 November 1928A Lance for Liberty, J.D.Casswell QC, 1961, p.60Bath Chronicle and Herald, Saturday January 26th, 1929, p.16-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

The History & People of Dyrham Park Season: 5 Episode: 24 Dyrham Park, a honey-coloured building nestled in an ancient deer park at one end of the Cotswold Ridge, was transformed from a Tudor house into a baroque mansion and has elegant formal gardens, woodland and lakes.In this episode, we look at the people that made the house the impressive building we see today run by the National Trust.CASTWynter book - Sam RobertsSamuel Rudder - Marcus KPTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESDyrham in the Domesday Book"Dyrham Park, Dyrham and Hinton, Near Bath, England". Parks and Gardens UK.National Trust"A View through a House". National Trust Collections. National Trust.Nuttall, Zeila (1914). New Light on Drake. London: The Hakluyt Society. p. 406.Historic England"Productions Filmed in the Area of Bath since 1931". Bath Film Office.-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

The Sinking of the Orianda Season: 5 Episode: 23 On 17th February 1907, a dramatic shipping disaster occurred in the Bristol Channel which resulted in the loss of 14 lives. The iron steamer, Orianda was outward bound when it was struck by the London steamer, Heliopolis, going to Cardiff. Could this tragic event have been averted?Here is a full list of the fourteen men who drowned, with their details:John Williams - Borth, Aberystwith. Captain F Jones - NewQuay. MateR Hunter - 198, Severn Road, Cardiff. Second Mate,J. Nightingale (Barbados) - StewardJ. Valender - Cheltenham. Mess StewardJ. Tullis - 101, Penarth Road, Cardiff. Birmingam FiremanA. Jones - Bristol FiremanT. Davidson - Montrose. 1, Freeman street, Cardiff. Donkeyman. Tom Morris - (Chepstow) 46, Milton Street, Cardiff. Ordinary SeamanJ.D Jesus - (Puerto Rico) 217, Bute Street. Able Seaman. H Garcia - (Ferrol, Spain). 182, Bute Street, Cardiff. BoatswainG. Frackelos - (Constantinople) 49, Bute Street, Cardiff. Ordinary SeamanJohn Hensen - (Christiania) Second Engineer UnknownCASTCharacter - ActorTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCES-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

The Davy Lamp Season: 5 Episode: 22 Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) was a prominent British chemist and inventor, best known for his contributions to the field of electrochemistry and his invention of the Davy lamp, which significantly improved safety in coal mines.CASTHumphrey Davy - Julien KendellCumberland Pacquet - Rose HailesSecond Correspondant - Tony AllenJohn Buddle - Molly JefferiesFrank A. J. L. James - Steve YeoTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESCumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 9 April 1816. p. 3. Humphry Davy: Science and Power. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Knight, David (1992).Sykes, John (1835). An account of the dreadful explosion in Wallsend Colliery, on the 18th June, 1835, to which is added a list of explosions, inundations, &c. which have occurred in the Coal Mines of Northumberland and Durham ... Newcastle: John Sykes.The Report of the South Shields Committee, appointed to investigate the causes of Accidents in Coal Mines. London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans. 1843.James, Frank A. J. L. (2008). Complete dictionary of scientific biography, e-book, eds Charles Coulston Gillispie, Frederic Lawrence Holmes, and Noretta Koertge. Detroit, Michigan: Charles Scribner's Sons.Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL. D. FRS Foreign ..., Volume 1-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

Murder of a Coal Seller Season: 5 Episode: 21 He was on his way home from a successful journey selling coal when he decided that both himself and his animals needed a rest. It wasn't long after he'd settled down for the night, when he found himself in the fight of his life. Find out what happened to Issac Kendall, the coal seller from BristolCASTJohn Kendall (Issac's Father) - Steven YeoWilliam Prosser - Molly JefferiesWilliam Isaacs - Steve SheperdJames Angell - David James HaileTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESWestern Daily Press - Friday 11 December 1863AncestryDevizes and Wilts Advertiser - Thursday 17 December 1863Folkestone Chronicle - Saturday 26 December 1863Western Daily Press - Tuesday 29 March 1864Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Saturday 02 April 1864Google Maps-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

The SS Great Western: The Extra Bits Season: 5 Episode: 22 As promised, here is the complete interview with James Boyd, Head of Research at the SS Great Britain Trust with more details about this exciting project.THIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

Sit Henry Irving: The Acting Knight Season: 5 Episode: 20 Irving achieved success on the London stage in the 1860s as an actor and in 1867, played for the first time with Ellen Terry, beginning their famous theatrical association. He found fame playing Shakespearian and classic roles in a style which was individual and controversial, but which held audiences spellbound. He established his reputation as a tragedian with his Hamlet at the Lyceum (1874). As manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre, he made innovative changes to productions, including darkening the auditorium. Irving organised several American and Canadian tours, received many honours, and was the first actor to be knighted. Find out more about this actor that made such a difference to the world of theatre.CASTCharacter - ActorTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCES-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

The SS Great Western Season: 5 Episode: 19 ​The SS Great Western was at the time the fastest way to cross the Atlantic Ocean. This meant that passengers could get from England to New York much faster. Thus emigrating to America would have been quicker for our ancestors. Now, there's a £20m scheme to bring the SS Great Western back to life!THIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESAbout Great Western from Merseyside Maritime Museum, LiverpoolBristol Evening Post - Thursday 05 April 1962Corlett, Ewan (1975). The Iron Ship: the Story of Brunel's SS Great Britain. Conway.Grahame Farr, The S.S. Great Western: The First Atlantic Liner (Bristol Historical Association pamphlets, no. 8, 1963), p.5.Alec French Architects-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

Bristol's Last Execution Season: 5 Episode: 18 On December 17, 1963, the last judicial execution in our city marked the conclusion of a lengthy era of local executions. Russell Pascoe, aged 23, met his fate at Horfield Prison, Bristol, whilst his accomplice Dennis Whitty, 22, was simultaneously executed at Winchester prison. Their crime was a senseless murder of reclusive farmer William Garfield RoweCASTHarry Allen - Steve SheperdRussell Pascoe - Molly JefferiesBristol Evening Post - Sam RobertsBob Douglas - Joe WilsonChief Officer - Steve YeoTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESHalifax Evening Courier - Thursday 28 November 1963The Bristol Evening Post front page from 17 December 1963Bristol Evening Post - Friday 16 December 1988Ancestry-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024

Bristol's WW1 Heroes Season: 5 Episode: 17 World War I commenced on July 28, 1914, spanning four years of intense conflict. and many men in Bristol and the surrounding area enlisted to help the cause but because this war ushered in a new era of warfare, marked by the utilisation of advanced weaponry and machinery across land, sea, and air, there was an unprecedented number of casualties and injuries.In this episode, we take a look at just a few of those that perished in this war and honour their sacrifice. We also get to hear from one of those soldiers what would keep the lads spirits lifted during those difficult times.CASTPrivate F. Sage - Molly JefferiesTerritorial in Cafe - David James-HaileLady in Cafe - Rose HaylesLieutenant - Steve YeoRegimental Diary - Joe WilsonErnest Alfred Edge - Steve SheperdTHIS PODCASTThis podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.comSome more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.CONTACT MEEmail: [email protected]: @BackTrackerUKInstagram: @backtrackerukTwitter: @BackTrackerUK-SOURCESWestern Daily Press - Saturday 04 November 1916 (Bristol and the War: Soldiers Who Did Their Duty) pg 5Clifton and Redland Free Press - Friday 11 December 1914Western Daily Press - Tuesday 08 February 1916Western Daily Press - Friday 20 April 1917Graves Registration Report Form (Report 2 Schedule 14/c Army Form W 3372)Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Gazette. 27th May 1915Daily Mirror - Monday 11 September 1916Pall Mall Gazette - Monday 11 September 1916Western Mail - Tuesday 29 June 1915Liverpool Echo - Monday 28 June 1915Irish Independent - Tuesday 12 September 1916-Sound Effects by zapsplat.comIntro music by The Model Folk Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic© THE BACKTRACKER HISTORY SHOW 2024