DiscoverThe Plodcast273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler
273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler

273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler

Update: 2024-11-19
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Take a walk though the leafy suburbs of south Birmingham with historian Corinne Fowler.


Corinne's studies of how the British Empire impacted rural Britain and her report into how some National Trust properties are linked to slavery drew a chorus of protest from some quarters. Here she explains her work to Plodcast host Fergus Collins and reveals why an honest understanding of rural history is so important.


Corinne's book, Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain is published by Allen Lane


The Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022.


If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com.


If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team.


The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme music was written and performed by Blair Dunlop.


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273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler

273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler

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