Benjamin's Britain

Oct 01 2023

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Since 2016, Ben has been on a mission to visit every site described in the book "Landmarks of Britain: The 500 Places That Made Our History". With guests who have joined Ben on his travels, this podcast is a funny, light-hearted look at the castles, caves, cathedrals, country homes (and pubs) visited along the way.At the end of each episode, guests are asked to contribute to an alternative list of landmarks and justify their choice.

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31: Trellick Tower

Oct 01 2023 48 mins

Join us for an West London extravaganza as we explore the iconic Trellick Tower and delve into the world of brutalist architecture. Our guest, Sam Gerson, is not only Ben's school friend but also his former housemate of 8 years. We discuss the history, significance, and unique features of Trellick Tower, a symbol of brutalist design that has left a lasting mark on London's skyline.

30: Buckler's Hard

Sep 03 2023 40 mins

Benjamin's Britain is back from a summer break and we are straight back to history class with our guest Hannah Gaventa, aka Ben's first manager turned friend. Hannah joins us to talk about a chilly January day to Buckler's Hard a hamlet in Hampshire. We discuss both its famous picturesque cottages, it's colonial links and its surprising World War Two history. Hannah then takes us i

29: Mary Rose and HMS Victory

May 29 2023 49 mins

This episode of the Benjamin's Britain podcast we are going back to basics with no guest. We've asked you, the listeners, to choose from some of Nicky and Ben's best landmarking trips over the past 7 years and you went for the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, ie. the infamous Mary Rose and her glamorous younger sister the HMS Victory. Nicky and Ben cast their minds back to their visit

28: Milford Haven

May 01 2023 48 mins

This is a very Welsh themed episode starting of with our guest Andy Watts talking to us about his trip with his wife and Ben to St Ann's Head, Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. On this site Henry VII catapulted 'the Tudors' into the limelight, landing in West Wales before storming through to England to defeat Richard III and end the War of the Roses. Later Andy discusses his alternat

27: Kenilworth Castle

Apr 03 2023 52 mins

Unbelievably this episode of Benjamin's Britain features it's first ever castle! While Ben has visited many, our guest on this episode Fariya Mohiuddin is the first to discuss a castle visit with him on the pod, and in this case it's Kenilworth Castle, Warkwickshire that is in the limelight. Famous for Britain's longest siege, Fariya and Ben discovered it's Tudor history had more *

26: Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Mar 06 2023 48 mins

We're back! To open Season 4 of Benjamin's Britain we've invited our history teacher friend Paul along to talk all things Northern. Lancashire born Paul, leads us through through the history of the iconic seaside town of Blackpool, it's Pleasure Beach, drag scene and social culture. And his alternative landmark has a very similar flavour...You can now buy us a coffee if you enjoy o

25: Rugby School

May 15 2022 47 mins

Closing Season 3 of the Benjamin's Britain podcast, is our guest (and Ben's dad) Steven Salamon. After a recent trip to Rugby on Super Saturday, Ben and Steven talk about their day touring the famous school, it's educational and sporting history and their watching Rugby in town where it all began. This episodes alternative landmark takes us to their hometown of Cardiff. We hope you

24: Walmer Beach

Apr 18 2022 42 mins

Dan Gouldman joins Ben and Nicky to talk everything landmark soundtracks, the Roman invasion of Britain and persuading Ben to get into battle re-enactment. As if he didn't have enough to be getting on with. Dan's alternative landmark pick takes us to East Anglia on a lovely punting trip. You can now buy us a coffee if you enjoy our episodes - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminsb

23: Ironbridge

Mar 25 2022 45 mins

Guest Ollie Cox joins us for our first ever in-person episode recording. Ollie transports us back to Victorian Shropshire in the height of the industrial revolution, to discuss not only his main landmark choice of "Ironbridge" but also his alternative landmark. You will, quite literally, be taken on a journey through history on this episode so we hope you enjoy it!You can now buy u

22: Coleman's Mustard Works

Mar 11 2022 49 mins

Some landmarks are niche, and the one Hava Kranat joins us to talk about today is no exception. In the height of football World Cup fever in 2018 she joined Ben for a trip to Coleman's Mustard Works just outside of Norwich. It turns out that it was one of the hardest landmarks to access so far. As a London Underground expert, it is no surprise that Hava picks a fantastic undergroun