Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) Derbyshire Superstar - Derbyshire and Proud Podcast Listen as Richard Felix tells of the exploits of one of the greatest philosophers in the world who happened to live in Derbyshire. Erasmus Darwin was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also a natural…

John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. His main achievements were the preparation of a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Coelestis, both published posthumously. He also made the first recorded observations of Uranus, although he mistak…

Derby Doodle Day - Joseph Paxton Derbyshire Superstar Monday Jan 31, 2022 A short podcast about Derbyshire Superstar Joseph Paxton and Derby Doodle Day! from Derbyshire storyteller and historian Richard Felix.Derbyshire and Proud

Richard Felix explains where the term “Local Derby” came from and the history of the mass game of football in Derbyshire. For Derbyshire and Proud.Derbyshire and Proud

Derbyshire probably has more Stately Homes or Houses open to the public than any other county in Great Britain. All full of wonderful history from centuries past and Richard Felix tells in this mini podcast the history of Sutton Scarsdale Hall interleaved with the ghosts and legends of Derbyshire’s past.…

Richard Felix tells the story of the most famous Sherwood Forester, General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien. Richard reads an account written by the man himself. General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, GCB, GCMG, DSO, ADC (26 May 1858 – 12 August 1930) was a British Army General. One of the few British survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana as a young o…

Jedidiah Strutt Derbyshire Superstar Richard Felix tells the story of Jedediah Strutt or Jedidiah Strutt has he spelt his name. Born in South Normanton in 1726, Jedidiah Strutt became a leading figure in the development of Derbyshire’s industry and the creation of communities in Belper and Milford.Derbyshire and Proud

DERBYSHIRE SUPERSTARS - Robert Bakewell (1682 – 1752) was an English smith. He took an apprenticeship in London as an iron worker and became an extremely skilled ironsmith. Working from his Blacksmiths yard in Derby he created some of the best examples of ironwork the world has ever seen. Examples of his work can be seen at Derby Cathedral, where h…

Richard Felix tells the true story of the murder of 22-year-old Elizabeth Goodwin on 21 August 1863 at Wigwell Grange Nr. Wirksworth. How did the murderer get away without hanging? did he get his just deserts? This is the first in a series of podcasts about Murder in Derbyshire on Derbyshire and Proud podcast…

December 2020 marks the 275th anniversary of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his troops of men invading Derbyshire. Here in Derby they decided to turn back to Scotland and this decision changed the whole history of the world as we know it. Richard Felix who raised over £100,000 for the statue of Bonnie Prince tells the story of the time Charles spent in …

Derbyshire the land of the Ram its origins and history of this mythical beast and it’s worldwide fame is told by local historian and TV’s Richard Felix. Richard tells the story of the Ram from the “Derby Ram Ballard” though to the Ram’s use as a football mascot for the mighty “Rams” (Derby County).Richard Felix Derbyshire and Proud