Who'd Have Thought That?

Welcome to episode four in the Who’d had thought that, about drought podcast series. I’m Dr Rebecca Pearce and I am using this edition to pose a question: how, when, and through which media should we discuss droughts? A transcription is available here: http://aboutdrought.info/whtt-pod4-impact-media-drought-seengland/

Welcome to podcast three in the Who’d have thought that, About Drought series. This time we think about Water Saving Campaigns and how they these can be crucial during times of drought. A transcription is available here: http://aboutdrought.info/whtt-pod3-water-saving-1976-1983-1995/

We hear again from Dr Rebecca Pearce to hear some of the interesting and unusual things that happen during droughts – the sorts of things that make you stop and say, “well who’d have thought that?” A transcription is available here: http://aboutdrought.info/whtt-pod2-water-saving-westcountry-1976/

In the Who’d Have Thought That? About Drought podcast series, Dr Rebecca Pearce explores oral histories of droughts from across the UK and analyses the social impacts of droughts from 1890 to the present day. We hear from memory donors highlighting encounters that we would have never thought about in connection with the impacts of and responses to droughts in natural and spatial spheres. In this podcast, we hear about battling fires and drought during the drought of 1976. A transcription is available here: http://aboutdrought.info/whtt-pod1-1976/

This week on the Who'd Have Thought That? About Drought Podcast we hear all about Algae Blooms from Ken and Shirley Spalding who recall their time as Reservoir Wardens in Devon.

Dr Rebecca Pearce is back following an unsettled weekend at her allotment, this week talking about hosepipe bans and water scarcity. She hears from a two oral historians recalling their memories 1976 drought, on the dairy farm, and in Cheshire.

In Episode 2 of Who'd Have Thought That? About Drought we here about the changing colour of the landscape during this hot, dry spell in the UK. From brown grass to new archaeological finds, we hear from Toby Driver who talks us through the processes involved in tracing history from the air.

In this episode, we hear memories from the 1976 drought and its effect on people's gardens and allotments, with tips that may well be useful during the UK's current dry spell!