National Trust Audio Magazine

Summer 2023 audio edition highlights 
We hope the summer issue of National Trust Magazine will inspire you to get out and about to experience all the season has to offer.  

Hear about the Trust rangers working to restore and protect some of the UK’s wildest landscapes, and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Trust’s two conservation studios where skilled experts look after some of history’s most remarkable objects. 

We’re also celebrating 75 years since the garden at Hidcote in Gloucestershire came into Trust care. Garden designer and broadcaster Chris Beardshaw delves in to the history of the Arts and Crafts garden and reveals how it has inspired his career. 
  
You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes: 

00:00:00 Introduction and Editor’s Letter 
00:01:10 News from around the Trust
00:05:40 From the Director General
00:10:11 These wild isles
00:29:27 Treasuring the past
00:43:38 A wild garden in a formal setting
00:58:40 Happy camping
01:07:26 My Membership and Me
01:10:54 What's On
01:15:44 Credits
 
To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts
 
Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind-the-scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us 

Spring 2023 audio edition highlights
We hope the spring issue of National Trust Magazine will inspire you to get out and about to experience all the season has to offer. 

Find out how we’ve been working with people and other conservation charities to start conversations about nature, and come up with a plan to protect it for future generations.  

We’re also sharing a preview of a new book by Trust curators, in which they delve into the stories of 100 of the most remarkable books and manuscripts in our care. Meanwhile younger readers, and the young at heart, can go behind the scenes of the new Children’s Country House Museum at Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire, where everyone can enjoy hands-on history in a thoroughly new way. 

Finally enjoy the best show of the season with a round-up of places to discover spring blossom, from historic orchards to urban streets fizzing with flowers.
 
You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:
  
00:00:00 Introduction and Editor’s Letter
00:01:24 News from around the Trust 
00:06:34 From the Director General
00:11:16 AGM report 2022
00:18:27 Let's talk about nature
00:31:42 Bring on the blossom
00:42:15 A journey through books
00:50:35 The Children’s Country House
01:02:23 My membership and me
01:05:55 What's on - events & exhibitions
01:10:00 Credits

 
To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind-the-scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

Autumn 2022 audio edition highlights
We hope the autumn audio issue of National Trust Magazine will help you to celebrate the coming season as the leaves turn gold and the air becomes fresh. 
We’re welcoming you outside to explore a garden in the sky in central Manchester and inside, to listen to the sounds of county houses once filled with music and noise.
 
You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:
 
00:00:00 Introduction and Editor’s Letter
00:01:51 News from around the Trust 
00:07:53 From the Director General
00:12:11 Garden in the sky
00:23:14 Listening to the past
00:35:58 The Octavia Hill Lecture - Neil McGregor
00:41:38 Together we climb
00:52:25 Cabinets of curiosities
01:08:26 Meet Steve Hindle
01:12:00 What's On - Events & Exhibitions
01:15:18 Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

We hope the summer issue of National Trust Magazine will fill you with the joys of summer as our gardens start to bloom.

Take a tour of 20 Forthlin Road with Mike McCartney who grew up here with his brother Paul. Mike shares his memories in an intimate look at the early days of the Beatles.

We’ll also reflect on the many Trust places which have hosted royalty over the centuries, and highlight some of the 70 tree-planting projects being planned this year to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Finally, explore the sounds and scents of the magical Glendurgan garden with volunteer Andrew Hesser, who is registered blind.

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:
00:00:00 - Introduction and Editor’s Letter
00:01:01 - News from around the Trust
00:06:50 - From the Director General
00:10:19 - Meet the new Chair
00:16:11 - A royal visit
00:28:06 - 20 Forthlin Road
00:44:12 - Yes, we scan
00:53:14 - Silent witnesses
01:00:41 - A fresh perspective
01:08:15 - Meet James Brown
01:12:07 - What's on
01:15:23 - Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

We hope the spring issue of National Trust Magazine will lift your spirits and fill you with inspiration as we begin the New Year. Our cover feature explores the remarkable story of world-famous children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, and her journey from a stifling Victorian London upbringing to become a passionate Lake District conservationist.  

Elsewhere, we’re raising the curtain on Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland, where a £7.8m project to restore the mansion and bring back the theatricality of its past is reaching its conclusion.

Where ever you are this spring, revel in the delights of blossom. Swathes of newly planted trees will flower for the first time this year, thanks to a Trust initiative to bring the joy of blossom to as many people as possible.
Share your photos online as they start to bloom using #BlossomWatch 

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:
00:00:00 - Introduction and Editor’s Letter
00:01:17 - News from around the Trust
00:08:24 - National Trust AGM Report 2021
00:15:18 - From the Director General
00:19:57 - Beatrix - Beyond the Books
00:33:11 - Welcome to the House of Fun
00:45:00 - #BlossomWatch
00:52:00 - Hands-on History
00:57:54 - An Object I Love
01:02:27 - Meet Nabil Abbas
01:06:03 - What's On - Events & Exhibitions, Outdoor
01:09:49 - Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

The autumn audio edition of National Trust Magazine brings together all that makes the season special with the Trust. We hope it will inspire you to head outdoors and take joy from the beautiful colours and bright frosty days, or to snuggle up at home with a seasonal recipe and a good book.

Autumn is a magical time to explore woodlands. Bushcraft expert Ray Mears shares his special lifelong connection with forests, and why we need to look after them for future generations to enjoy.

Elsewhere, you can find out how the Trust is joining the global fight against climate change and hear from four Trust curators who share insights into their favourite artworks from a new book, 100 Paintings from the Collections of the National Trust, which brings together the best of the Trust’s world-class collection.

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Editor's Letter
00:01:07 - News From Around The Trust
00:07:23 – From The Director General
00:11:36 – The Power of Trees - Ray Mears
00:23:35 – Taking Action - Patrick Begg
00:36:01 – Treasured Paintings - John Chu + various
00:48:03 – Friends of the National Trust
00:57:03 - From You - including Why I volunteer
01:02:51 – My Membership and Me
01:06:03 - What’s On - Events & Exhibitions, Outdoor
01:11:12 – Meet Felicity Roos
01:14:40 - Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us

We hope the summer issue of National Trust Magazine will inspire you to enjoy all that summer has to offer across the Trust. First we’re escaping into a garden with Rebecca Bevan, author of new Trust book ‘School of Gardening’, who explains how to identify the spirit of a garden and bring it to life in your own space. We also share how some of the Trust’s smaller properties are welcoming visitors back slightly differently following the pandemic and explore how a former golf course is becoming a rich space for people and nature at the Trust’s first stretch of coast in Lincolnshire.

You can listen to individual articles at these timecodes:

00:00:00 - Introduction and Editor's Letter
00:01:13 - News From Around The Trust
00:09:31 – From The Director General 
00:13:43 – Escape into a Garden
00:31:23 – Escaping into Nature
00:38:01 – A Generous Gift
00:43:29 – Small Wonders
00:51:06 - Sandilands
00:59:48 – An Object I Love
01:04:03 - From You – including Why I volunteer
01:09:08 – What’s On - Events & Heritage Open Days
01:13:17 - Credits

To listen to more podcasts from the National Trust, go to:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/podcasts

Members of the Trust receive the print magazine free of charge. Full of behind the scenes stories and beautiful photography, we hope it will inspire you with all there is to discover and be part of with the National Trust. To find out more about membership go to: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/join-us