Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - > In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox > Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she > explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's > changing history and also uncover secrets about our own family's past. > > The first census records date back to the early 1800s. At this time, > Leyland was a small village which became a small town over the > nineteenth century. Sally visits one of the original weaver's cottages > where the owners are intrigued to find out more about the original > residents. Through the census records we build up a picture of how the > weaving industry declined in the 1830's, with the weavers required to > sub-let their cellars to poorer families. As the Industrial Revolution > progresses we can see in the occupations listed in the census how the > town evolves through to the beginnings of its famous motor industry. > > Plus Sally and Nick are joined by Peter Christian, author of The > Online Genealogist, and The Expert Guide to the Census. They'll > discuss how having the Census available online has transformed family > history research and reflect on what future family historians would > lose if the Census is abolished. > > And we convince one Fox Lane resident to fill out a form for the first > time, by illustrating what they can learn about their own family's > past from previous census records. To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx>

I found this little program is handy for downloading things like this, I think you can even leave running in the background to grab new editions as they appear. http://www.nerdoftheherd.com/tools/radiodld/ Martin Briscoe Fort William M&LFHS / Gwynedd FHS -----Original Message----- From: eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lan-bolton-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynne Sent: 22 March 2011 18:34 To: eng-lan-blackburn@rootsweb.com; lancsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Tracing Your Roots Census Special: Fox Lane in Leyland; MARSDEN, THRELFALL Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 - To listen, go to <http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00zl4dx>