Join George, Paul, and one slightly unreliable Land Rover, as they search the Suffolk landscape for clues to our past.
Along the way they'll detect with the finders of some of Britain's greatest treasures, and meet people who hunt for history in unique and brilliant ways.
But it's about more than just treasure.
This is a podcast about friendship and finding peace in the landscape, about understanding our place in time, and about eternal optimism, patience and romance.
It's about the power of a pint after a day in our gorgeous countryside.
But if you want a simple way to describe it to your mates, just tell them it's about two blokes, passionate about history, bombing around in a battered old Landy, trying to understand the landscape they love.
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Join George, Paul, and one slightly unreliable Land Rover, as they search the Suffolk landscape for clues to our past.
Along the way they'll detect with the finders of some of Britain's greatest treasures, and meet people who hunt for history in unique and brilliant ways.
But it's about more than just treasure.
This is a podcast about friendship and finding peace in the landscape, about understanding our place in time, and about eternal optimism, patience and romance.
It's about the power of a pint after a day in our gorgeous countryside.
But if you want a simple way to describe it to your mates, just tell them it's about two blokes, passionate about history, bombing around in a battered old Landy, trying to understand the landscape they love.
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The river Thames in London is the world's longest archaeological site.
It snakes through the city, keeping it's historical secrets from all but a doughty, committed, unique community of history hunters: MUDLARKS.
Mudlarks have special permission from the Port of London Authority to hunt for history on the foreshore, and this passionate bunch have unearthed some extraordinary objects that tell the story of London's journey from prehistoric water source, through Roman occupation, destruction by the great fire and wartime blitz, to one of the world's most vibrant, modern, global cities.
When George and Paul join over 40 Mudlarks at The Watermen's Hall in London, that history is laid out and vividly retold in front of their very eyes.
And one of those 40 Mudlarks, one of the best, is Jason Sandy. Originally from Virginia, Jason has been scouring the Thames foreshore for over 13 years but is always drawn back to one particular spot - Rotherhithe - where in 1620 the famous Mayflower ship, full of pilgrims, set sail to establish a permanent colony in America, changing the course of history and forging a path that Jason's own ancestors followed.
And when the boys join him at 'the birthplace of America' they discover objects that chart millions of years of history for themselves. And, incredibly, Jason unearths something very personal indeed.
To see London's history as discovered by it's Mudlarks, visit the Museum of London Docklands exhibition 'Secrets of the Thames'.
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/secrets-thames/
For more information about the rules and regulations around accessing the Thames foreshore visit:
https://pla.co.uk/thames-foreshore-permits
SPECIAL THANKS
Jason - you were very patient when Paul wanted to show you oddly shaped stones or teeth.
@jasonmudlark
Sean - you brought the world of the traders that lived through the great fire to such vivid life that we want a pint in the Maiden Head Tavern.
@seanclarkmudlark
Monika - the best collection of sharp, deadly, brutal weapons described by the gentlest, kindest person we've ever seen.
@mudika.thames
The Mudlarking community - we met loads of you and love how you're proud of each others finds as well as your own.
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