Ploy Radford

Vanessa Meade, Curator of Exhibitions and Interpretations at the Museum of the Home, talks to me about a humble yet special 1960s clock for this episode of Past Matters.

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Spring Special 2026: Echoes of Ash – Life in Herculaneum – Past Matters

1. Spring Special 2026: Echoes of Ash – Life in Herculaneum 39:44
2. Fulvia – interview with Dr Jane Draycott 56:57
3. Three military tombstones – Roman Britain 43:17
4. A carved limewood cravat – Chatsworth House 22:13
5. Chatsworth House – William Kent Pier Table 26:57
6. The women of Homer – interview with Emily Hauser 41:59
7. HMS Queen Charlotte Figurehead – The National Museum of the Royal Navy 46:56
8. New Year Special – interview with author Amber Chen 29:43
9. The Sword of Ommerschans – Dutch National Museum of Antiquities 45:10
10. The Book of the Queen – The British Library 31:13