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The Exercise Tiger Tragedy
Season: 5 Episode: 40
Training exercises for the Normandy Invasion, also known as Exercise Tiger, began in the Slapton Sounds, England, area starting on December 15, 1943. However, on April 28, 1944, the rehearsal turned deadly. German E-boats, having slipped past patrols from Cherbourg, France, launched a surprise attack on a convoy of eight U.S. tank landing ships, resulting in significant casualties.
CAST
MOTOR MACHINIST MATE 2nd CLASS NATHAN RESNICK- Garrett Odle
1ST ENGINEER SPECIAL BRIGADE VELDON DOWNING - Mark Vinet
NAVIGATION OFFICER DOUGLAS HARLANDER - Mike Moore
GUNNERS MATE FLOYD HICKS - Jodie B
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SOURCES
Torbay Express and South Devon Echo - Monday 01 May 1989
Kansas City Star, May 31, 1994
Exercise Tiger Memorial
Ancestry
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Intro music by The Model Folk
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The Dark History of Blackberry Hill Hospital
Season: 5 Episode: 39
Blackberry Hill Hospital in Fishponds, Bristol sounds like a idyllic place from an Agatha Christie novel, but don't be fooled by it's sweet name as this place has seen it's fair share of torment and despair. The site first came into use as a prison in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, when it was developed to house Dutch and Spanish prisoners of war who had been landed at Bristol Docks.
In today's episode, we take a look at the history of this foreboding building and a look at a very recent discovery.
CAST
'The History of Kingswood Forest' - Steve Sheperd
Ipswich Journal - Cerise Reed
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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.com
Some more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.
So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.
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Intro music by The Model Folk
Back In The Day music by Freesoundmusic
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Halloween Special: Ghost Tales of Bodmin Gaol
Season: 5 Episode: 38
Bodmin Jail, built in 1779, looms on the edge of Bodmin Moor, a fortress of cruelty and misery. Erected by Napoleonic prisoners of war with 20,000 tons of granite hewn from the bleak moor, its walls bear the weight of centuries of suffering.
In this week's episode, we take a spooky look at the stories behind some of the more permanent residents of this foreboding building.
CAST
Matthew Weeks - Joe Wilson
Selina Wadge - Louise Ciotti
The Cornishman Newspaper - Cerise Reed
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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
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So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.
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SOURCES
Bodmin Gaol
Launceston Then
Cornishman - Thursday 22 August 1878
Daily Mirror
Cornwall Live
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The Notorious Lightfoot Brothers
Season: 5 Episode: 37
Nevell Norway, a well-known and respected timber importer and shipping merchant in Wadebridge, Cornwall, was admired not only for his business acumen but also for his philanthropic work. His prominence in the community would become even more widely recognized due to his tragic murder
CAST
The Royal Cornwall Gazette - Steve Yeo
Dr. Trehane Symons Tickell - Marcus Kepple-Palmer
The Royal Cornwall Gazette - Steve Sheperd
James Lightfoot - Molly Jefferies
William Lightfoot - Joe Wilson
London Evening Standard - Rose Hales
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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
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SOURCES
Bodmin Prison
Find A Grave
Murder of Mr. Nevell Norway, “Murder of Mr. Nevell Norway,” February 21, 1840, p. 2.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, “Dreadful Murder at Wadebridge,” February 14, 1840, p. 2.
Royal Cornwall Gazette, “£260 Reward,” February 14, 1840, p. 5
Royal Cornwall Gazette, “Cornwall Lent Assizes,” April 3, 1840, p. 2.
London Evening Standard, “Execution of James and William Lightfoot for Murder,” April 18, 1840, p. 3.
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The Devon Spy (Part Two)
Season: 5 Episode: 36
John Henry Gooding had a criminal career which would eventually span decades with activities that ranged from fraud to intricate confidence tricks but it was his part in the turmoil during the Irish War of Independence that would eventually lead to his noteriety
CAST
Newspaper Description - Rose Haile
THIS PODCAST
This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.com
Some more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic, you’ll find lots of things to choose from.
So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.
CONTACT ME
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @BackTrackerUK
Instagram: @backtrackeruk
Twitter: @BackTrackerUK
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SOURCES
Ancestry
Western Mail - Thursday 05 January 1922
Westminster Gazette - Monday 30 January 1922
The Irish Times
National Archives
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Intro music by The Model Folk
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