No bad
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Macy 101 –
2020-09-02
Quite interesting to listen to, but some of the pronunciation of local places, from someone who is from the area, is hard to take! Standen, Keynes and evening Grin Stead. Who says that!?
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A podcast documentary about Britain's Twin Peaks: East Grinstead, the home of alternative religions and spirituality in the UK.
"Arch and funny, but... deeply serious in trying to understand the peculiar history of the town" – Financial Times
"Facinating... mysterious, it really hooks you in" – BBC
"Brilliantly arch" – Sunday Times
"Hilton is an engaging narrator, tip-toeing the lines between nostalgia, comedy and truth-telling" – The Big Issue
Apple Podcasts: Customer Reviews
Love this podcast
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g.brew –
2020-08-19
Started off fairly slow but was hooked till the end. Thanks
A great pod
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scoombez –
2020-08-19
This podcast was great and made me want to visit East Grinstead and learn more about the occult. Highly recommend.
Great podcast
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hoopla be do –
2020-08-19
Very interesting local history - well put together
Very entertaining!
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droghedagirl –
2020-08-19
Really fascinating listen.
More please!
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ShakeALion –
2020-08-18
Really enjoyed this series which gets to the heart of Englishness via psychology, mysticism and history. I’d love a second series!
Season two?
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winterwoollies –
2020-08-16
Hope you do a season two, this was very enjoyable indeed.
Fascinating
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ajsandys –
2020-08-12
I’ve lived in the East Grinstead area for over 50 years so I’d come across most of the topics covered but to have them all explored in such depth objectively, resisting the temptation to be sensationalist and from several different perspectives was both illuminating and refreshing.
Great pod
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Nick16999 –
2020-08-05
Really interesting and well told.
Beautifully told
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Rupert Grintstead –
2020-08-04
Nick Hilton does a super job in bringing to life this peculiar little town of East Grinstead. Lovely storytelling and well crafted throughout, and featuring Jon Ronson!
Gripping
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m@xl@ng –
2020-07-30
Listened to this excellent podcast on a road trip to Avebury - can’t wait for the next instalment!
Amazing saga told from a bedroom
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acnn315 –
2020-07-29
Who knew East Grinstead was so interesting? Nick Hilton has delivered an fascinating sweeping panorama of a county town reputed for its tolerance for difference (reflected in the title and the tale from which it sprung) and, as logically follows, alternative spirituality. A thoroughly-researched podcast created, recorded, edited under lockdown. Impressive on all levels — and absolutely worth your time.
Brilliant, gripping and quirky
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Anna Leszkiewicz –
2020-07-28
Nick Hilton has a wonderful eye for curious and interesting stories. He tells the story of East Grinstead by looking at its history, the characters that live there today, and his own experience of growing up just outside the town. Full of fascinating tangents and wry humour. I loved it!
Fascinating listen
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BringTonyBack –
2020-07-28
As a resident of the High Weald I found this fascinating. My neighbours are hooked too.
Funny and very interesting!
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K.Leszk –
2020-07-28
Look forward to each episode
Super interesting
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Zoeunique –
2020-07-22
So many things I didn’t know about East Grinstead!
A modern day appendix man
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HelsEat –
2020-07-16
Nick needs no NickName. He is a consummate podcaster
Erudite presenter
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Alison20b –
2020-07-15
Recommend listening in the bath with a large glass of red. Funny. Erudite. Mysterious.
The Town that Didn’t Stare
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marybwalshy –
2020-07-12
Intrigued and looking forward to episode 2
Charlie @tkins
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Charlie @tkins –
2020-07-08
What about West Grinstead?
Can’t wait for next ep
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PY 41 –
2020-07-07
This is ace. Brilliantly put together. I had no idea I was so interested in East Grinstead.
Fun history show
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Smithy12325 –
2020-07-07
An enjoyably irreverent way of telling the history of the place. Very looking forward to the episodes about scientology and mormons etc
Recommended
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tbeardsworth –
2020-07-06
Nick is proficient