Garden Walk Companion

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Chiswick House & Gardens

19 episodes

1 day ago

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Episodes (19/19)

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1a. Mind the Carriage!

Read the podcast transcript for 'Mind the Carriage' - part of the Garden Companion Walk.

8 years ago

4 minutes 54 seconds

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1b. About Chiswick House

'About Chiswick House' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

8 years ago

2 minutes 26 seconds

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2a. Chiswick as it Never Was?

'The Shadow' by Michelle Penn - part of the Garden Companion Walk. Listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

8 years ago

2 minutes 48 seconds

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2b. A Revolutionary Garden

'A Revolutionary Garden' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.

8 years ago

1 minute 43 seconds

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3a. The Artist Admires His Handiwork

'The Artist Admires His Handiwork' by Florence Read - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the transcript.

8 years ago

5 minutes 12 seconds

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3b. The Obelisk, Lord Burlington and William Kent

NARRATOR: Burlington added the Obelisk to the garden in 1732. Built into its base is a classical sculpture of a […]

8 years ago

2 minutes 33 seconds

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4a. The Ionic Temple

NARRATOR: Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion reads his poem, ‘The Ionic Temple, Chiswick.’ SIR ANDREW MOTION: Once upon a time […]

8 years ago

1 minute

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4b. Chiswick after Lord Burlington

NARRATOR: After Lord Burlington died in 1753, Chiswick House was inherited by his daughter, Charlotte, who married the 4th Duke […]

8 years ago

1 minute 26 seconds

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5a. A Place of Healing

NARRATOR: ‘A Place of Healing’ by Adults competition winner Jo Thomas. Constance: Another beautiful day Lydia, and in such perfect […]

8 years ago

3 minutes 12 seconds

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5b. A Peaceful Asylum

NARRATOR: The Tuke brothers ran their mental asylum here at Chiswick for more than 35 years. Rather than prescribing drugs, […]

8 years ago

1 minute 20 seconds

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6a. A Sporting Tradition

NARRATOR: ‘A Sporting Tradition’ by Chiswick Residents competition winner Nigel Macarthur. MALE VOICE (in a comic fashion): Our spying is top […]

8 years ago

3 minutes 7 seconds

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6b. The Classic Bridge and Orangery

NARRATOR: From 1946 until 1992 the Turnham Green Cricket Club played on the pitch at weekends. Celebrity cricket matches were […]

8 years ago

1 minute 30 seconds

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7. An Audience of Oranges

NARRATOR: ‘An Audience of Oranges,’ a.k.a. ‘Critic’s Circle’ by Adult competition winner Katharine Kavanagh. Waiting in the wings the sweet […]

8 years ago

2 minutes 14 seconds

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8. Goosefoot, Exedra, and Rock’n’Roll

NARRATOR: At the end of this path is one of the key features of Chiswick’s garden, a series of radiating […]

8 years ago

2 minutes 14 seconds

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9a. Long-Necked Visitors

NARRATOR: ‘Long Necked Visitors’ by Under 18s competition winner Lily Hewitt, aged 17. Herald: And to welcome the Tsar of […]

8 years ago

4 minutes 12 seconds

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9b. The Duke and his Menagerie

NARRATOR: The 6th Duke of Devonshire owned a large collection of exotic animals, among them an Indian bull, a Neapolitan […]

8 years ago

1 minute 8 seconds

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10a. A Prize for the Architect Earl

This poem, ‘HERACLES’, is by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. To look at him now, who would think he’d flayed […]

8 years ago

1 minute 18 seconds

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10b. Inigo Jones Gateway

NARRATOR: The gateway was designed by the celebrated architect Inigo Jones for Beaufort House in Chelsea in 1621. Lord Burlington […]

8 years ago

1 minute 16 seconds

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11. Parklife

NARRATOR: ‘Parklife’ by Leah Kharibian, an audio script-writer and occasional film-maker who lives in Leicestershire. Ted Musing to himself Don’t […]

8 years ago

3 minutes 8 seconds