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Muncaster has seen centuries of history. From providing shelter for a medieval king to protecting priceless artworks during WWII, a countless number of fascinating individuals have passed through Muncaster’s doors, all with incredible tales to tell. The Muncaster Podcast captures, preserves, and shares these unique stories. We delve into Muncaster’s fascinating past, present, and future, exploring a wealth of history and meeting the incredible individuals who are writing the next chapter. From archaeologists to astronauts, you never know what you might find on The Muncaster Podcast.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
25 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
13 episodes
since Jan. 13, 2026
episodic
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In this episode of The Muncaster Podcast, we sit down in the Stable Yard for a chat with Arts and Events Coordinator, Joshua Payne. We hear about how Josh came to settle at Muncaster after living the nomadic life of a touring musician, from first coming here as part of the Halloween productions, to…
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This episode is a crossover between a Muncaster Talks episode and a team profile, as we chat with Muncaster’s very own Michael Redmond. Visitors to Muncaster may recognise Michael from the ticket offices or the castle, but they may not know that he is currently undertaking a PhD at the University o…
Today’s episode is a team profile of one of Team Muncaster’s longest serving members - castle guide, Paula Clark. Paula has been working at Muncaster for nearly 20 years and has gotten to know 3 generations of Penningtons, Ewan, his parents Peter and Iona, and his grandparents Patrick and Phyllida,…
In this episode we sit down with another speaker from our Muncaster Talks series, geologist Ian Jackson, for a fascinating conversation about how the landscape shaped, and continues to shape, the lives of those living in Northern England. We discuss Ian’s book Defined by Stones as he tells us about…
In this episode we had the immense privilege of sitting down for a conversation with astronaut Dr Michael Barratt, who was here at Muncaster leading World Extreme Medicine’s Space Medicine Course.
Mike has spent 447 days in space spanning 3 different missions, and completing 3 space walks. Most re…
In this episode we sit down to talk to adventurer, explorer, and founding CEO of World Extreme Medicine (WEM), Mark Hannaford. We discuss Mark’s fascinating life of adventure, prior to founding WEM, including spending his 21st birthday rowing along the coast of Chilean Patagonia, working as a mount…
In this episode we delve into one of the most exciting potential discoveries ever made in British archaeology, right here in West Cumbria. We sit down with Muncaster Talks speaker, archaeologist, Steve Dickinson to discuss his discovery of what he believes to be a viking ship burial site. But not j…
This episode is another from our Muncaster Talks series. We sit down in the library of Muncaster Castle for a conversation with freelance heritage practioner, Becks Skinner, surrounding her talk on the ‘New Mrs Davidson’.
Inspired by a Wedding Dress from 1911, within The Beacon Museum Collection, …
This week’s episode is an exciting one, as it is our first Muncaster Team Profile. In this series we sit down with different members of the Muncaster Team to get to know them, their role here at Muncaster, and what makes Muncaster so special to them. If you want to know more about what goes on behi…
This episode is from our monthly Muncaster Talks series, but is a little different from usual. Recorded on April Fool’s Day, at the home of Tomfoolery itself, Muncaster Castle, we chat with storyteller and performer Ian Douglas.
Ian is a storyteller with decades of experience. We discuss his fasci…
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