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Blenheim Palace goes live on Spotify

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Stephen Emerson

Woodstock, Oxfordshire, UK - July 2015: Sunset over the magnificent Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, UK

Blenheim Palace has launched a series of Spotify podcasts.

The streaming site is host to this twenty part exploration of the rich history and heritage of Winston Churchill’s birthplace.

The Oxfordshire Palace, famously described as the best view in England, has featured in scores of movies and television shows.

Work began on Blenheim Palace in 1705 and it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

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The podcast examines topics ranging from its starring role as a movie set, its UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the hidden rooms inside Blenheim’s iconic grand bridge and the Palace’s place in fashion and, of course, The Palace’s most famous son, Winston Churchill.

The series is hosted by social historian, Antonia Keaney and also features interviews with comedian and TV presenter Sue Perkins, writer and broadcaster Hugo Vickers and author Josh Ireland.

Antonia explains how the Palace team came to produce a podcast: “We began providing online talks and virtual tours during lockdown as a way for us to stay in touch with people who couldn’t visit in person,” said Antonia.

“I was surprised and delighted with the positive feedback and so we decided to expand our offering and produce a series of podcasts."

All the podcasts are now available to download on Spotify.

- https://open.spotify.com/show/18RwCp7lJVGaweiLYbG8m8?si=MyfJHiBaRpi851HNe9gUuA

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.