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Immersive history, legends and myths from Jersey in the Channel Islands, told by the author Paul Darroch. The tales are taken from my books:
Illustrated Tales of Jersey (2025)
Jersey: Secrets of the Sea (2019)
Jersey: The Hidden Histories (2015)
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Illustrated Tales of Jersey (2025)
Jersey: Secrets of the Sea (2019)
Jersey: The Hidden Histories (2015)
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Average audio length:
11 minutes
English
United Kingdom
35 episodes
since Feb. 14, 2022
episodic
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The Storm Hound is one of Jersey's most fearsome legends. This savage carnivore roamed Bouley Bay on the rugged north coast, baying for blood. The truth would turn out to be more curious still.
This story is taken from Illustrated Tales of Jersey, my third book.
(c) Paul Darroch 2026
Music: Cha…
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Legend tells of a lost manor house, swept away by the ocean. This is the tale of the doomed fortress of La Brecquette - seen through the eyes of a thief on the eve of its destruction.
#Ad This story is taken from my second book, Jersey: Secrets of the Sea. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from quali…
In the summer of 1912 an unknown Charlie Chaplin stepped onto the stage of the Jersey Opera House.
He arrived in Jersey a complete unknown, just a few short years out of the London workhouse. Yet his performance as the Inebriated Swell drew rapturous applause, and he was captured on cine-camera fo…
Welcome to Series 3 of the History Islands. In my new book, Illustrated Tales of Jersey, I have shared some of the myths and legends that shaped our Island.
There are many more yet to be told.
This is one of them - the story of the Ghost Bride of the Watermills.
It is one of Jersey's most hau…
I'm Paul Darroch, and welcome to a feature-length episode of the History Islands. This is the true story of Louisa Journeaux, and it's taken from my second book, Jersey: Secrets of the Sea. It is the Spring of 1886 when the tragic story of an ordinary Jersey girl grips the imagination of Jersey pre…
Have you heard of Prince's Tower, one of Jersey's lost landmarks? Let us turn east to the ancient site of La Hougue Bie, where in 1913, one of Jersey's greatest monuments still stood, albeit in an advanced state of decay.
Its story begins with Philippe Dauvergne – an astonishingly charismatic and …
Welcome to another episode of The History Islands.
This week, we begin a new series on Jersey's lost landmarks - starting with the story of St Matthew's, a vanished school in Millbrook. This is the tale of a ragged school in a poor rural community, struggling to survive in the harsh land where the…
Today we meet Jersey's Colonel John Le Couteur, who is attending the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, in 1851. The Channel Islands occupy a prominent place at the event.
The world is changing. Prince Albert, the scion of the Victorian age, puts it best – "the unity of mankind …
In this episode, we complete the story of Jersey's Elinor Glyn, who achieved international celebrity and reached the pinnacle of Hollywood in the Roaring Twenties. She had gained earthly fame, yet at what cost?
This extract is taken from Jersey: Secrets of the Sea, available on Amazon and in all g…
Welcome to another episode of The History Islands. Elinor Glyn has now arrived in Hollywood, at the dawn of its Golden Age. It was a long way from St Saviour, Jersey to Beverly Hills. This is the story of how Elinor reinvented herself on the West Coast and ended up as a friend of Charlie Chaplin an…
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