Episodes

  • Episode 8 - up on Chanctonbury Ring

    Episode 8 - up on Chanctonbury Ring
    Dec 25 2019
    Chanctonbury Ring - a mysterious landmark which has caught the imagination of people going back thousands of years. A lurking spot for the Devil, Julius Caesar, Saxon ghosts, World War 2 bombs, Morris Dancers, the Great Beast Aleister Crowley, Victorian picnics and almost anything else you could imagine..

    Justin Hopper's book Old Weird Albion covers Chanctonbury and other magic-infused sites along the South Downs Way:
    http://www.pennedinthemargins.co.uk/index.php/2017/09/the-old-weird-albion/

    Justin and Sharron Kraus released the album Chanctonbury Rings in 2018:
    https://ghostbox.greedbag.com/buy/chanctonbury-rings-0/

    Jacqueline Simpson has written several books, but a good place to start is her book Folklore of Sussex:
    https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/folklore-of-sussex/9780752499994/

    The rest of the music in this episode comes from Adrien Rhodes, who I have to say a huge thank you too for providing the textures and ambience for Monument.
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    27 mins
  • Episode 7 - If you want to get out of your head get out of your house

    Episode 7 - If you want to get out of your head get out of your house
    Dec 20 2019
    An interview with Dave Bangs, author and campaigner for the protection and enjoyment of nature and the countryside. Dave has written three books on the subject, his latest book 'Land of the Brighton Line' can be found here:
    http://landofthebrightonline.co.uk

    Dave talked about his former work as a mural artist, there is a record of some of his work and audio interviews with Dave here:
    https://www.forwallswithtongues.org.uk/artists/david-bangs/
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    41 mins
  • Episode 6 - The Bottomless Pool

    Episode 6 - The Bottomless Pool
    Jul 8 2019
    In this short episode I speak to Chris Hare and Jacqueline Simpson about the mysterious Knucker Hole, home to a water monster.
    You can find more about this legend and others like it in Chris Hare's book The Secret Shore :
    https://friendsofthesouthdowns.org.uk/shop/merchandise/the-secret-shore-book/
    Jacqueline has written about the Knucker in her books Folklore of Sussex and British Dragons :
    https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1093354.British_Dragons
    There's also another Knucker, or Necker, to be found lurking in Deptford Creek, you can read about that, and more strangeness at the Portals of London blog:
    https://portalsoflondon.com/2019/01/13/drowned-lair-the-deptford-creek-necker/
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    8 mins
  • Episode 5 - The Midsummer Tree

    Episode 5 - The Midsummer Tree
    Jun 22 2019
    This old oak tree standing at the foot of the South Downs in Southern England has a strange tale of skeletons rising up from its roots at midnight on Midsummers Eve.
    I traced the story back to its origins and also learn about the power of stories to affect a place.

    There is music in this episode from Crayola Lectern:
    https://www.crayolalectern.com

    The rest of the music is provided kindly by Adrien Rhodes.

    If you'd like a copy of the Monument Zine, which develops the theme of Trees as markers of place, crime and culture then please visit the Monument Podcast website:
    https://monumentpodcast.com/shop.html

    You can also find an animation I've made about the story, and additional material related to the Broadwater Oak.

    Thanks for listening, please subscribe and follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

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    41 mins
  • Episode 4 - Harrow Hill (Bonus Episode)

    Episode 4 - Harrow Hill (Bonus Episode)
    Jul 21 2018
    An extra episode to follow on from my conversation with Bob Trubshaw in Episode 3.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 3 The Very Sacred Grove

    Episode 3 The Very Sacred Grove
    May 15 2018
    Episode 3 of Monument Podcast, I talk to Bob Trubshaw about what makes somewhere a 'place'..
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    28 mins
  • Episode 2 The Devils Arrows

    Episode 2 The Devils Arrows
    Sep 30 2017
    Episode 2 of Monument Podcast www.monumentpodcast.com
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    26 mins
  • Episode 1 - The Wilmington Giant

    Episode 1 - The Wilmington Giant
    Jun 26 2017
    Exploring the stories and landscape around the Wilmington Giant, a chalk hill figure carved into the South Downs.
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    35 mins