Other Edens

27/11/2022

This week's episode: The Maunsell Sea Forts...

In 1942, an engineer named Guy Maunsell constructed a series of audacious defensive towers out where the Thames estuary meets the North Sea. These structures – known now as the Maunsell Sea Forts – remain to this day, rusting and abandoned. But they also had a strange, eerie a...

29/10/2022

Other Edens… coming soon.

11/08/2021

The Wishing Fish Clock. This is the story of a clock, the man behind that clock, and the Golden Hare he buried under the earth. It's the story of a puzzle, and a puzzle as a story...

‎Show The Town That Knew Too Much, Ep The Wishing Fish Clock - 10 Aug 2021

05/08/2021

This week we're looking at the arrest of GCHQ's Soviet mole, Geoffrey Prime...

This is the story of a man who had not one but two double lives. It is the story of the disorientating topsy-turvy world you'll find through the looking glass, where all is not what it seems. This ...

28/07/2021

Episode 2 of The Town That Knew Too Much is out now. It's called 'Enigmas' and is about Bletchley Park, Alan Turing and the birth of modern British espionage...
Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-town-that-knew-too-much/id1518550835
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XYTMRgBtRVVwH4wjcbjkx?si=zH1yqrlfTs28SleIhJnRdQ&dl_branch=1

26/07/2021

New season, new town. Listen now to episode 1 of The Town That Knew Too Much, wherever you get your podcasts...

A podcast documentary about Cheltenham, the home of British spying, and the cracks of lying and deception that run through this seemingly perfect Cotswolds town. Praise for The Town That Didn't Stare: "Arch and funny, ­but... deeply serious in trying to understand the peculiar history of the town" ...

14/09/2020

Another lovely newspaper recommendation of The Town That Didn't Stare, this time from north of the border...

We sometimes overlook the wealth of history and beauty on our doorstep, but the National Trust for Scotland’s podcast hopes to put that right.

27/08/2020

If you've enjoyed the show and can find the time to rate and review (preferably 5*!) on iTunes, that would be fantastic for helping others find our about the podcast...
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-town-that-didnt-stare/id1518550835

‎Documentary · 2020

18/08/2020

Big feature on the podcast in today’s Daily Mail! A little more sensationalist than what we were going for, but a good overview of what makes East Grinstead so quirky...

11/08/2020

Here it is, the concluding episode of The Town That Didn't Stare, asking the big question that has run through this series: why East Grinstead?
https://audioboom.com/posts/7653880-why-east-grinstead

An episode by The Town That Didn't Stare

03/08/2020

Martyrdom! Assassinations! Murder! All in this, the penultimate episode of The Town That Didn't Stare...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pUNWqKEaa2YNHecaCZ7Fu

Listen to this episode from The Town That Didn't Stare on Spotify. In 1556, three martyrs are burned at the stake. In 1812, the Prime Minister is gunned down in the House of Commons. And in 1996 a businessman is shot returning to his mansion. This is the story of East Grinstead, its violent history....

03/08/2020

Lovely little review of The Town That Didn't Stare in yesterday's Sunday Times!

31/07/2020

The Town That Didn't Stare was a recommended podcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra's Podcast Radio Hour today. Listen below to find out more about what they make of the show, and the mysteries of East Grinstead...

13/07/2020

The Town That Didn't Stare was review in today's Financial Times! Read the review and then listen to the show...

10/07/2020

The Town That Didn't Stare has been listed as one of Esquire magazine's 'Podcasts You Need To Listen To In 2020'. Take their advice and subscribe now!

06/07/2020

The first episode of The Town That Didn't Stare – 'The Land of the South Saxons' – is out now! Get half a million years of history, from the Middle Pleistocene era to the Norman invasion, in just 25 minutes. Subscribe now and listen.

A podcast documentary about Britain's Twin Peaks: East Grinstead, the home of alternative religions and spirituality in the UK.

01/07/2020

22/06/2020

Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-town-that-didnt-stare/id1518550835
Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hfjyEfdFGXW1ELYX1rAxw?si=_lHAL4c7RSCDBvBobFbH2A

There is a town in southern England, nestled between the ancient Ashdown Forest and the untamed beauty of the High Weald, called East Grinstead. Locals refer to it as "the town that didn't stare"; a place where you are not judged by what you look like or how you live your life. It's no surprise then, perhaps, that it's the the nexus of Britain's alternative religious scene: from the Scientologists to the Mormons, Opus Dei to Paganism, East Grinstead has it all.

The Town That Didn't Stare follows the history of East Grinstead from early humans through to the present day, via the incredible story of Archibald McIndoe in the Second World War. It is a story for the ages.

The Town That Didn’t Stare is written, produced and presented by Nick Hilton.

Intro and incidental music by George Jennings.
End credits music by Matt Payne and Ollie Lloyd at Shipyard Audio.
Podcast artwork by Tom Humberstone.

This is the trailer for a 6-part series available on all good podcast platforms. You can find out more about the show on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook – just go to – or visit www.thetownpod.com for episode notes and more information.

The Town That Didn’t Stare is a Podot podcast, for more information visit podotpods.com. For sales and advertising, email [email protected]

16/06/2020

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