A really fascinating podcast episode this, strongly recommended listening.
It's Tyne Travel, the podcast hosted by comedians and amateur historians @raulkohlicomic and @mike_milligan_comedian64, where they talk about fascinating tales of North East history interspersed with their own personal takes and anecdotes.
This is the story of the role that Newcastle had in the abolition of slavery. You may know a little about Earl Grey but there is lots more to this fascinating story that - for example, there really should be a blue plaque outside @thealchemistuk...
This was available a week ago at patreon.com/feltnowt where you can now find exclusive content from this episode (Among lots of other things, almost 200 podcasts by North East comedians on topic such as history, comedy, music, sport, TV, sex, movies and lots more!)
