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With November’s episode close to Armistice and Remembrance Day, this month The Chelmsford Broadcast looks at Oaklands’ connections to the First and Second World Wars. In Rachel’s Story Time, she explores the role Oaklands House played as a military hospital during both World Wars. While in Curator’s Corner, Sarah looks in detail at a rather different kind of memorial to sacrifice set within the grounds of Oaklands Park. For Chelmsfordian of the Month, local history guide Alan Pamphilon shares the story of a little-known Victorian railway engineer who transformed Chelmsford’s development.

In this Halloween episode, the museum team explores the spooky, the strange and the unexplained! In Curator’s Corner, Claire shares some of the objects that she finds most creepy across the museum’s collection – from unnerving taxidermy birds to lifelike Victorian dolls. Rachel’s Storytime recounts some recent paranormal experiences across the museum, plus our first guest appearance for Chelmsfordian of the Month – Emma Wardell from Essex Witch Museum – explains the dangerous world of the 17th-century witch trials. Grab a cuppa and enjoy the spooky October vibes!

This month, The Chelmsford Broadcast looks at an exciting development involving Chelmsford’s favourite taxidermy bear – Boris! In Curator’s Corner, Sarah explains how our unofficial museum mascot has been part of a research project to help end illegal bear poaching. Plus, Rachel explores the lives of two Victorian servants at Oaklands House, while Maxine’s Chelmsfordian of the Week reveals the story of the first woman to ever be arrested in the UK for speeding!

In episode three of The Chelmsford Broadcast we are all about the Tudors! In Curator’s Corner, Claire celebrates the recent opening of Beaulieu Park Station with a look at Henry VIII’s lost Tudor Palace of Beaulieu; Laura explores Mary Tudor’s connections to Chelmsford as her Chelmsfordian of the Week; and Rachel shares some unexplained ghost stories from the museum alongside a special guest from The Hive Cafe.

In this episode of The Chelmsford Broadcast we explore the largest recorded hoard of Iron Age gold coins ever found in Britain. Claire tells us all about this incredible find – from discovery to display – in Curator’s Corner. Then join us for our very own true crime story at Oaklands House with Rachel and Helen. And in Chelmsfordian of the Week, Maxine covers art teacher Alfred Bennett Bamford and his Moulsham street watercolours.

In this inaugural episode of The Chelmsford Broadcast we explore Chelmsford’s key role in the birth of broadcasting, as Sarah shares the story of the inventor of radio – Guglielmo Marconi – in Curator’s Corner. Rachel introduces us to the beautiful Oaklands House, once the home of the Victorian Wells family and now home to the Museum of Chelmsford. And for our very first Chelmsfordian of the Week, Rebecca looks at the life of Thomas Clarkson Neale, who formed the foundations of the first Museum of Chelmsford.

Chelmsford is the birthplace of broadcasting - home to the pioneers of transmission and the precursor to the podcast!

In a city packed with untold stories, this new podcast from the Museum of Chelmsford brings them to life, exploring the people, places, objects and memories that have created the Chelmsford of today.

Join Helen and Rachel as they welcome you to the museum, and meet more members of this friendly, knowledgeable team throughout the episodes. You'll hear about their favourite moments in Chelmsford's history, characters that you'll be surprised have connections to the city, and more about the beautiful building...