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English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites, and brings the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

When you’re wandering about a historic place, what voices do you hear echoing off the walls? Are they the ones you learnt about at school – or do you wonder about the shadowy, quiet voices that may have gone unheard? Speaking with Shadows is the podcast that listens to the people that history forgot. From castles on the south coast to Hadrian’s Wall in the far North, join presenter Josie Long as she travels across the country to seek out six stories from the hidden corners of England’s history. 

The ancient flint mine Grime’s Graves, in Norfolk, was created over 4,500 years ago, at the same time that Stonehenge was being built. Here, over 400 pits were dug by Neolithic people in order to extract the special jet-black flint used for making tools, weapons and ceremonial objects. Join archaeologist Phil Harding and English Heritage historian Dr Jennifer Wexler as they explore the site, descend the mines, and discover what life was like for the communities who worked mining flint here thousands of years ago. You can find out more about Grime’s Graves by going to: https://...