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Begins Tuesday 19 April 2005, 3.00-3.30 p.m
Sue Cook and the team answer listeners' historical queries and celebrate the way in which we all 'make' history.
Series 11
Programme 2
26听April 2005

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Benedict Arnold

Making History listener Sophie Peterson told the programme about the reaction of her family in America to the news that she had named her son Benedict. Sophie's sister Emma lives in North Carolina and said that her husband and friends regarded Benedict as a traitor's name! Both Sophie and Emma wanted to find out why.

Sue Cook spoke with Dr Peter Thompson, lecturer in Early American History at Oxford University, who told her that Benedict Arnold was a heroic soldier in the Continental Army during the early years of the War of Independence with Britain, but that he later switched sides.

Useful links



: The American War of Independence: The Rebels and the Redcoats

: The History of the British Army - The American War of Independence, 1775-1783


Portable Antiquities Scheme

The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme by which thousands of archaeological finds are recorded each year. Making History reporter Angela Robson went to Norfolk to find out how it works on the ground, and Sue Cook spoke to Richard Bland who is Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.

For further information go to .

On Saturday 30 April the Portable Antiquities Scheme is holding a Fabulous Finds day at nine museums in England:


Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tel: 01865 278015
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday 2-5pm


Manor Road, Donington-le-Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 2FW
Tel: 01530 831259
Open April-September 11am-5pm, October-March 11am-5pm, December-February weekends only 11.30am-3pm


Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3DW
Tel: 01782 232323
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm; November-February Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm


Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4DR
Tel: 01362 860563
Open March-October 10am-5pm daily


Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR
Tel: 01904 687687
Open daily 10am-5pm


Foresters Hall, Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 3JE
Tel: 01579 346087
Open weekdays 11am-4pm, Saturday 11am-1.30pm
Special opening hours for Fabulous Finds Day, 30 April 2005 only: 10.30am-3.30pm


Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4PT
Tel: 0191 222 6765
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 4-5pm


Stanley Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 4YP
Tel: 01772 534075
Open Monday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm


London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Tel: 0870 444 3852
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5.50pm, Sunday 12noon-5.50pm


Further information about Fabulous Finds Days at .


Coventry Road Transport Museum

The Gulbenkian Museum of the Year will be announced in May. Making History has asked listeners living close to the four finalists to tell us why their local museum should win.

This week Dilly Barlow heard the claims of three people who regularly visit the Coventry Transport Museum


Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1PN
Tel: 024 7683 2425
Email: museum@transport-museum.com


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Vanessa Collingridge
Vanessa CollingridgeVanessa has presented听science and current affairs programmes for 大象传媒, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for 大象传媒 Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.听

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