The BBC's History of the World at Naseby
The fascinating and successful series of broadcasts taking listeners through the collections of the British Museum sparked a local initiative in which BBC Radio Northampton took part. Martin Marix Evans was invited to speak about the Sibbertoft Hoard – the find of coins made near the location of the Royalists baggage train now on display in the museum at Northampton. The interview continued to cover the lead die or dice discovered near the Royalist final stand and, from near that location, a love-token. These items were the personal possessions of combatants and bring them to life in the listener’s imagination. The recording, first broadcast on 9 March 2010, is made available by courtesy of BBC Radio Northampton.
