The History Islands by Paul Darroch

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The Legend of La PlancheListen now (11 min) | This story is based on an ancient Jersey legend. St Clement’s Parish Christmas Eve, 1355 Winter breathed ice upon Jersey. This was a season for huddling, for clinging to warmth by the embers of the fire. After the backbreaking toil of the summer, we curled…
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Wreckers of Winter NightListen now (11 min) | Welcome to another episode of The History Islands. This month’s story is an origin myth. It explains how the sand dunes of Les…
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Under The Line: Raleigh's Last Voyage (Part 3)Listen now (9 min) | Welcome to another episode of the History Islands. This week we complete the story of Sir Walter Raleigh, the former Governor of…
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Under The Line: Raleigh's Last Voyage (Part 2)Listen now (7 min) | Under The Line – Raleigh’s Last Voyage (Part 2) Welcome to another episode of the History Islands. This week we follow the last…
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Under the Line: Raleigh's Last Voyage (Part 1) Listen now (8 min) | Sir Walter Raleigh was Jersey’s last Elizabethan Governor. His legacy casts a long shadow; his life was a blend of brutality and…
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Wreck at Midnight: The Miracle of the EcréhousListen now (5 min) | As summer draws to end, I’m pleased to present another short story drawn from Jersey’s rich history. This is an autumn tale from…
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The Lost Stones of JerseyListen now (8 min) | Jersey is an Island of ghosts. I speak not of the men and women who have lived and died here over the tumultuous centuries, but of…
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Return to the Lost Island Listen now (14 min) | Welcome to the History Islands. This is the story of a bold expedition that set out to claim a desolate wilderness and transform…
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