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I was delighted when James Archard agreed to come on Roland's Travels Podcast. James is a YouTuber who shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for history.

Please see the links below for James' YouTube channels and Facebook Group.

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The Great Plague was devasting for many cities in England, and when it reached the village of Eyam, it could have spread across the north of the country. In this interview, we hear from Owen Roberts, the curator of Eyam Museum. Owen tells us about the plague and how it affected those villagers and how the museum has exhibits they use to relate the story to visitors. 

Every town, village or area of land has a name. The history behind these names is fascinating and can tell us a lot about the past. Do you know why the place you live has the name that it has?

Our guest in this episode is Anthony Poulton-Smith, a prolific author and expert on the names of England's towns and villages. Tune in and learn how names developed and why we have no idea why London is called London! But we do know about Windsor.

Hidden Wiltshire is a website and podcast hosted by Glyn Coy.

Glyn explores places in Wiltshire that most of us would most likely overlook. He takes us on a fascinating journey exploring and explaining the places he finds. Listen in as we discuss more about Hidden Wiltshire and some of his favourite places.

I am delighted that Jennifer Jenkins accepted my invitation to join me on Roland's Travels. 

Jennifer has written a fabulous novel, Three, based on real people living in the Derbyshire village of Eyam during 1665/66 when the Bubonic plague struck the village. The villagers went into lockdown to protect the surrounding population. The story is told through the eyes of three women, hence the title, and Jennifer brings to life how events must have unfolded.