Behind The Glass: A Parsonage Podcast
Episodes
S3 E4: Christmas Special with Isobel Hayward
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mia and Sam are getting into the festive spirit with their colleague Isobel Hayward!We chat about what Christmas would've been like for the Bront...
S3 E3: With... Noor Afasa
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mia and Sam are joined by Bradford Young Creative and poet Noor Afasa! Noor has been on placement at the Museum as part of her appren...
S3 E2: With... Kit Heyam
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mia and Sam are joined by historian and heritage practitioner Kit Heyam (author of 'Before We Were Trans'). We have lots of tea talk, dive ...
S3 E1: With... Naomi Philbert
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Behind the Glass! We're here with series 3 of the podcast that takes you up close to Brontë items in the Museum's collectio...
S2 E7: With... Graham Watson
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our final episode of series two, we welcome Graham Watson, author of 'The Invention of Charlotte Brontë', the new, eye-opening take on ...
S2 E6: With... Nicole Joseph
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode six is all about Anne! We're joined by Yorkshire writer and theatre-maker, Nicole Joseph, to uncover what we know about the youngest Bron...
S2 E5: With... Ruby Granger
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we're joined by Ruby Granger, the digital creator and literary influencer making the classics more accessible to young people.We...
S2 E4: With... Mia Ferullo
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the fourth installment of our second series, we welcome Mia Ferullo. Artist, master's student, and part of the team at the Brontë Parsonage ...
S2 E3: With... Claire O'Callaghan
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by literary and cultural historian, Dr Claire O'Callaghan - Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Loughbor...
S2 E2: With... Oli Preston
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Series two returns with our first guest of 2025, the Rev. Oli Preston of Haworth Parish Church. We discuss 19th-century medicine, looking after ourse...
S2 E1: With... Jenny Mitchell
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Behind the Glass with this early-release first episode of series 2! Sam and new co-host Connie talk to prize-winning poet Jenny Mitch...
S1 E8: With... Adam Sargant
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's our last episode of series 1!!! Expect ghost, ghouls and lots of laughs as we round off the series with Adam Sargant, AKA Haunted Haworth....
S1 E7: With... Emma Conally-Barklem
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy and Sam chat to poet and yoga teacher Emma Conally-Barklem. Emma has led yoga and poetry session in the Parson's Field, and joins us on the...
S1 E6: With... Ramlah Qureshi
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Sassy chat to Visitor Experience Assistant Ramlah Qureshi. We'll chat all things paints, portraits and Doctor Who with our fantastic co...
S1 E5: With... Lucy Powrie
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Sassy chat to author and Bronte Society trustee Lucy Powrie. We'll discuss fantasy worlds, diaries and neurodiversity.Say hi! Let us kn...
S1 E4: With... Bethany Turner-Pemberton
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy and Sam chat to researcher and curator Bethany Turner-Pemberton. Bethany is PhD candidate in Textiles and Museum Studies at Manchester Metropoli...
S1 E3: With... Piers Tempest
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sassy and Sam chat to producer Piers Tempest, who produced the 2022 'Emily' film about Emily Bronte. We'll take a peak behind the sce...
S1 E2: With... Lizzy Newman
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Sassy chat to Visitor Experience Assistant Lizzy Newman. We'll discuss death, doc martens, and what it was like living in Haworth in th...
S1 E1: With... Rowan Coleman
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, Sam and Sassy introduce themselves and the podcast, before chatting to author Rowan Coleman.Rowan writes Bronte novels under pe...
S1 Intro: Welcome to Behind the Glass (and the Brontës)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard? The Bronte Parsonage Museum is doing a podcast!Over the next few weeks, our podcast will explore our incredible collection and in turn...