History Out Loud

On the 31st of August, 1956, the poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes boarded a train in London bound for Yorkshire. They were travelling north for an extended visit, staying with Ted's parents, Edith and William, in Heptonstall.. In this episode Sarah and Gill discuss Sylvia's first impressions of the Calder Valley through an exploration of the letters and poetry she wrote at the time.

The second part of a two part podcast. Sarah and Gill chat to Angela Clare, Collections Officer at Calderdale Museums, which includes Shibden Hall, home of Halifax landowner, traveller, mountaineer and lesbian diarist Anne Lister. In this episode we'll be talking about The Moss House, the novel Angela has written about Anne Lister and Ann Walker and also some of the other women in Anne Lister's life. This podcast was recorded as part of Anne Lister's 230th birthday celebrations, as well as Shibden

The first of a two part podcast; Sarah and Gill chat to Angela Clare, Collections Officer at Calderdale Museums, which includes Shibden Hall, home of Halifax landowner, traveller, mountaineer and lesbian diarist Anne Lister. This podcast was recorded as part of Anne Lister's 230th birthday celebrations, as well as Shibden Hall's 600th birthday! For a virtual tour of Shibden Hall and to read all Anne's birthday diary entries visit https://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/ Find out more about Anne's diaries

Today Sarah and Gill are joined by local author and folklore expert John Billingsley. We'll be asking what does folklore actually mean, which stories do we remember and pass on and which stories do we forget; and what does that mean for folklore. John will also spin us some folk tale yarns from Calderdale including the story of Devil's Rock.

In our first podcast Sarah and Gill will be talking about window breaking, bribery, corruption and power at the 1835 election in Halifax. You can view the poll book from the 1835 election and Benjamin Wilson's Struggles of an Old Chartist at our online visual archive Weaver to Web. https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw

Welcome to History Out Loud, Chat from the Stacks, a brand new podcast from Calderdale Libraries. Join Gill Carpenter and Sarah Rose as we delve deep into our local studies collection. Our first episode is out on Friday 19th March 2021 and will be looking at the 1835 Halifax election.