Laura Lexx and Will Duggan are BACK with the fourth series of their adorable, hit podcast: The National Treasures Podcast. Between them they've done it all: Live at The Apollo, a Fosters Award, Mock the Week, The Edinburgh Fringe 2022. But have they ever been to the IWM in Duxford? Well... no. They head off up the motorway to the sort of vaguely Cambridgeshire area to explore planes and other war type stuff because Ed Byrne told them to. Next week they will be chatting to Ed Byrne about exactly ...
Aug 03, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 1
How is it the last episode of the series ALREADY? We don't know. We're gutted to be saying good bye again but so happy to share this final episode with you all. This week we popped up to Essex to visit a secret ex-government nuclear bunker at the request of Angela Barnes. We got scared by mannequins, we contemplated our own deaths and we got confused about most of the things we saw. We think contemplating death via nuclear war is the perfect chirpy way to end the series. A massive thank you to K...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Laura and Will have finally been sent down! Their crime? Everything! Laura and Will head into that there London today and investigate The Clink, a prison on the banks of the river Thames in historic Southwark. They see torture devices, creaking doors, tales of prisoners, and one of them hurts themself. Which one? You'll have to listen to find out. Rachel Fairburn is their celebrity guest this week, one half of the All Killa No Filla podcast, Rachel is a huge fan of the macabre and often visits T...
Apr 06, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 9
It's Laura's choice this week. She took us to a childhood favourite of hers; Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset. We were joined by two special guests (and in a first for us both special guests were human). So listen to Will fall in love with a witch, Laura lose her mind over a bat with a South London accent and quite frankly more dinosaurs than any of us bargained on. ENJOY!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Would you like to pour bliss into your ears? Well, get a load of this episode. Laura Lexx and Will Duggan take themselves on a day trip to beautiful Welford Park, home of the Great British Bake Off. This day trip was requested by Michael Chakraverty, who appeared on series 10 of Bake Off. After the disaster that was their trip to Box Hill, Laura and Will didn't hold high hopes for enjoying a walk round Welford Park on a cold day but then... magic happened. They found themselves feeling glorious....
Mar 23, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In a National Treasures first, Laura and Will head to East Croydon on the orders of Britain's Got Talent star Nabil Abdulrashid. You know how most comedians really take the mick out of their own neighbourhood? Well not Nabil! Laura and Will experience all the nostalgia of mooching round a shopping centre and drinking apple tango. Also, Laura does something impulsive while Will stands and watches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 15, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 6
We are halfway through the series for the third outing of The National Treasures Podcast so we thought we'd give you another little sneak preview of you what goes on behind the patreon iron curtain. Every week release a new episode of Years & Years, looking at a different year with forensic detail (ish). This week we took our first foray into the BCE times and Will was not happy about it. We hope you like it and if you would like access to the 12 months of back catalogue, a new episode every...
Mar 09, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Laura and Will go to Stratford. What is Stratford famous for? Yep, that's right: BUTTERFLIES. We have a great time getting dive bombed by some massive fitties and looking at all their sexy sexy wings. Then we go for a wander round Stratford and get very disappointed in a Waterstones. After some traditional Stratfordian lunch it's time to chat to Georgia Tennant about why she sent us to Stratford, how she feels about mulled wine and what type of insect she would be. Join us on patreon for the ful...
Mar 02, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 5
This week Laura and Will finally get to go and see The Sir John Soane Museum in London's Holborn after having had it raved about by not one but two comedian friends! It's absolutely full to bursting and provided much merriment wandering about and trying to absorb the organised chaos of the place. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week it's old Double Duggs' choice of location and he chose... close to home. Brighton! Home of the pavillion, the pier, a million different day trips. So which one of these are we going to? We are hitting up the Booth Museum. A little known museum on Devil's Dyke Road. Home to a fabulous collection of taxidermy birds and animals. Laura and Will explore the echoey halls of the museum chatting their usual bollocks and enjoying the Victorian approach to museums and general life. Enjoy! Hosted...
Feb 16, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 3
After last week's debacle we really needed a nice clean, fun day out somewhere that wasn't awful and Mark Watson PROVIDED! We popped along to Walthamstow to visit the William Morris Gallery and learned about his life and work. Mark Watson is a brilliant writer, comedian and podcaster and we're so grateful for him for coming on our little show. If you aren't already a huge fan - do start watching No More Jockeys. Thanks also to The William Morris Gallery for giving us their permission to visit - ...
Feb 09, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome all, come gather round, for the start of Series 3 of National Treasures. In this episode, the absolute star that is Jen Brister sent us to Box Hill Park in Surrey. It was muddy, Will had the wrong shoes, Laura bought along the lovely little Maki dog and the day out was...... well, we think you need to listen. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 02, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Merry Christmas friends! Although we have only recently wrapped on Series 2 we decided to do a Christmas Special. Our original plans were scuppered by the goddamn Coronavirus, so we've done something a bit different and interesting. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Welcome to the final episode of Series 2 of National Treasures, we really hope you've enjoyed it. Plans are well under way for Series 3,so we should be back with you by mid January, and if you think you'll miss us too much, just head to our Patreon page and become a Committed Rambler where for £5 a month we will do you an extra podcast, every week, all year round. https://www.patreon.com/nationaltreasures For this episode, we followed up on one of our excellent conversations from our YouTube ser...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week, for our final guest episode of the series we take our little bottoms to the Black Country Living Museum to learn all about The Black Country. Named for its industrial past, the area is steeped in rich history and it comes to life at the museum. We had sweeties, fell in love with a mayor and judged parking extremely harshly. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week Laura and Will were invited to Anglesey to sample all that the phenomenal island off the North West coast has to offer. They see a Bronze Age standing stone, a museum dedicated to traditional Welsh life, they have a paddle, Will befriends a dog (sort of) and they visit Church Island: a small island full of graves with an incredible view of the Menai Strait. After all that, they head off for a pint with Kiri to discuss just why she's so in love with the island. If you enjoy the episode,...
Oct 19, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 8
We crossed the border and hit Scotland for a day trip to the incredible Inchcolm Island in the Forth Strait... we went on a boat, we saw seals, we observed gulls and we explored a monastery... this episode has it all including a chat with Sandy from Inchcolm Island and a talk with the wonderful author Jenny Colgan who asked us to visit Inchcolm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Hello Treasurers! As some of you may know, Will and Laura produce an extra podcast every week for their patrons. It's called Years & Years and each week they choose a year at random and one researches it just about well enough to badly explain it to the other one. We thought, as we're just a little way over halfway through series 2, that we'd give you another little taster and if you like it, why not get an episode of it every single week into your ears? Just head to patreon.com/nationaltrea...
Oct 07, 2021•54 min
This week Will and Laura go overseas! Only a small seas, but nevertheless: water was underfoot. They headed to soak up the sights of the Isle of wight on the orders of comedian, author and general lovely human Shaparak Korsandi. On their travels they went to a Stone Age Museum, a donkey sanctuary and Shanklin Chine... as well as looking at the sea and generally getting annoyed with each other. Have a lovely time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 29, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Many many months ago, in our spin off podcast Years & Years (check out patreon.com/nationaltreasures for details) we investigated the year 1488 and came across the birth of Mother Shipton. A prophetess born in a cave in the mid 15th century... it seemed only right, therefore, that we jump in the car and wend ut way to Knaresborough to give the cave a visit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week Laura and Will are doing dealer's choice and are heading off to Laura's choice of day out: Stourhead Gardens on the Wiltshire/Somerset border. It's a place that Laura has a lot of affection for, having visited it a lot as a child and they check out it's beautiful views and delightful secrets on a sunny day in September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week Laura Lexx and Will Duggan head down the M5 and get off just at Gordano Services to visit Wild Place Project on the orders of Great British Bake Off's own Briony May Williams. They see all the animals, the big, the small, and the hairy. It's a pretty idyllic day out and also features a cheese and onion pasty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 08, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This week Laura Lexx and Will Duggan are obeying the instructions of Lee Ridley AKA Lost Voice Guy to go and visit Beamish, the Living Museum of the North in County Durham. They explore the 1950s, some jam tarts, some chocolate, the 1920s, the noises horses make, the 1820s, some geese and some hoops. It's wholesome stuff. Join them for a lovely day out at Beamish and then listen in as they find out why Lee sent them there, what he loves about it, and why they need to stop offering him jam tarts....
Sep 01, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hello friends. Due to some technical issues the planned episode of National Treasures this week has been pushed back a bit. Now we had planned to drop a bonus episode of our Patreon only podcast Years and Years in a few weeks, but its happening now! If you enjoy it please do sign up to our patreon at patreon.com/nationaltreasures. But before that, sit back, relax, and enjoy the year 1111. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2021•45 min
Series 2 is upon us! For our inaugural episode, Laura and Will are instructed by none other than James Acaster to get in the car and head off to Wicksteed Park in Kettering to enjoy the grass, the geese, the rides and the ice creams. Obviously, Laura and Will do this immediately and have a lovely day out. You can join them on said day out, and then sit down with James for a lovely chat about why he thinks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 18, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Hello friends, how nice it is to see you again! As we put the final touches toward series 2 we thought we would share one of our patreon only bonus podcasts 'Years and Years' with you. In this episode Laura tells Will all about the year 1501. If you enjoy this episode you can download so many more by signing up at patreon.com/nationaltreasures. And VERY SOON we will be releasing Series 2 of the main podcast. Have a great day. X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 13, 2021•47 min
Check out this spin off episode from the National Treasures Patreon page. Years & Years sees Laura and Will hop in the time machine and investigate the history of a specific year. https://www.patreon.com/nationaltreasures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2021•49 min
If we can't go on days out, then the days out will come to us! Every week on our brand new YouTube channel we'll be posting interviews with experts about their favourite places to visit around the UK, subscribe here -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCPeVO08eXIms65Ns235sQ/featured Plus our new Bonus podcast 'Years and Years' is available on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/nationaltreasures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 26, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
We’re heading back to 2019 for this, the final episode of series 1. It’s December and we’re in Sussex to have a brisk winter stroll around Devil’s Dyke, which was VERY MUDDY (we found this out the hard way*). A must-listen for fans of low budget Lion King re-enactments, folklore and flaming duffel coats. *Some Will Duggan’s were harmed in the making of this podcast. A huge thank you for listening to National Treasures. If you enjoyed it please rate, review and subscribe. We would love to hear fr...
Jun 30, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
It’s a return to the Wars of the Roses this week as we lay sightseeing-siege to Warwick Castle, once home to the warmongering 16th Earl of Warwick, Richard ‘the Kingmaker’ Neville. Expect archery, expect codpieces and expect us to get lost in a maze designed for children. We would love to hear from you so please do get in touch on Twitter or Instagram @TreasuresPod or if you are more traditionally minded when it comes to correspondence you can email us on [email protected] Natio...
Jun 23, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6
