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Dursley

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Search complete. 10 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Dursley".

Sep 1, 2026

Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
12:26
Downward, and as far as the eye could reach, a precipitous descent toward the vale country was covered with the trees of the old forest, which had gradually been curtailed of its extent.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
12:40
Towns and villages varied the plain through which the river flowed, and the strong castles of Dursley and Berkeley, of Beaverstone and Brimfield, with their ample hunting grounds, and the crowding dwellings of those who lived near, were seen at intervals.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
12:57
Generations came and went, and successive monarchs filled the English throne till the time of Harold, when, on the battlefield of Hastings, his noble patrimony passed into the hands of the proud Norman.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
13:12
Great changes then took place.

18 MINS LATER

Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
30:53
All else has changed since the days when the noble ancestor of him who fled for refuge to the ample branches of the yew first landed on the English coast.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
31:05
Neither is the surrounding country such as it was in the days of Richard.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
31:10
The castles of Beaverston, of Brimsfield, and Dursley, whose turrets were seen in ancient times from the summits of the hill, are fallen to decay, and instead of these, modern dwellings, with parks and gardens, farms and cottages, overspread the country.
Jennifer Beckett WoodNARRATOR
31:28
The cheerful farmhouse, with its lofty rookery and wide arable or ploughed fields, with low fences or grey stone walls, are prominent features in the southern portion of the landscape, as also well-timbered villages, occasional heaths, and tufted woods, or rather groves.
Gavin RymillGUEST
57:22
[laughs]
Sophie AldredHOST
57:22
But no, this thing turned up, and I was like, "Oh, what? I'm not going camping." Oh, lovely Dursley.
Gavin RymillGUEST
57:31
Mm.
Gavin RymillGUEST
57:34
So it looked really sunny in that location work.
Gavin RymillGUEST
58:04
Yeah.
Sophie AldredHOST
58:04
You can see that bit of street.
Paul CarmichaelGUEST
58:10
Something we've mentioned is the, the remarkable guest cast, 'cause we've had Pam Salem, we've got lovely Dursley, and we're about to get Harry Fowler, who was a legend.
Sophie AldredHOST
58:20
Yes.
Elaine LoughlinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
49:43
Can you believe it? I think that's only something that today's politicians could dream of.
Paul CunninghamHOST
49:47
The weather was, however, different in Dursley Sound, with churning seas preventing ferries from getting ballot boxes to the six kilometre long island.
Paul CunninghamHOST
49:56
The Baltimore Rocket was called
Ted O'DriscollSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
49:57
in to save the day.
Ted O'DriscollSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
50:15
My father was on it for years.
Ted O'DriscollSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
50:16
He joined, I think, in 1932.
Ted O'DriscollSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
50:18
And they went over and down to Dursley, and they set up their thing and shot the rocket across and sent out the ballot box and the breeches by.
Ted O'DriscollSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
50:27
and they hung around all day until the people voted and brought it back in the evening.
speaker_5NARRATOR
13:42
Downward, and as far as the eye could reach, a precipitous descent toward the vale country was covered with the trees of the old forest which had gradually been curtailed of its extent.
speaker_5NARRATOR
13:55
Towns and villages varied the plain through which the river flowed, and the strong castles of Dursley and Berkeley, of Beaverstone and Brimpsfield, with their ample hunting grounds, and the crowding dwellings of those who lived near, were seen at intervals.
speaker_5NARRATOR
14:13
Generations came and went, and successive monarchs filled the English throne till the time of Harold, when on the battlefield of Hastings his noble patrimony passed into the hands of the proud Norman.
speaker_5NARRATOR
14:28
Great changes then took place.

19 MINS LATER

speaker_5NARRATOR
33:40
All else has changed since the days when the noble ancestor of him who fled for refuge to the ample branches of the yew first landed on the English coast.
speaker_5NARRATOR
33:51
Neither is the surrounding country such as it was in the days of Richard.
speaker_5NARRATOR
33:56
The castles of Beverstone, of Brimsfield, and Dursley, whose turrets were seen in ancient times from the summits of the hill, are fallen to decay, and instead of these, modern dwellings, with parks and gardens, farms and cottages, overspread the country.
speaker_5NARRATOR
34:15
The cheerful farmhouse, with its lofty rookery and wide arable or ploughed fields, with low fences or gray stone walls, are prominent features in the southern portion of the landscape, as also well-timbered villages, occasional heaths, and tufted woods, or rather groves.
JackHOST
48:50
Pointless.
JackHOST
48:50
I was thinking of Dursley.
AshHOST
48:51
[laughs]
JackHOST
48:52
"Hello, my loves.

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