English Enthusiasts
Series produced by Blanche Girouard
Each week oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to someone who nurses a hidden passion. In this series, we meet the High Sheriff who loves dung beetles, the conductor who loves model trains, the civil servant who loves lindy hopping and more. Listen to learn about, experience and explore the enthusiasms of quirky English men and women. From the mundane to the peculiar - when you hear an enthusiast talk, you can't fail to be fascinated!
Each week oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to someone who nurses a hidden passion. In this series, we meet the High Sheriff who loves dung beetles, the conductor who loves model trains, the civil servant who loves lindy hopping and more. Listen to learn about, experience and explore the enthusiasms of quirky English men and women. From the mundane to the peculiar - when you hear an enthusiast talk, you can't fail to be fascinated!
Each piece is just under 30 minutes long.
Blanche Girouard is author of Portobello Voices - an oral history of the Portobello Market.
5 Pieces
- Added: Apr 18, 2015
- Length: 28:37
- Added: Apr 18, 2015
- Length: 29:41
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 28:48
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 29:01
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 28:25
