We Did It Medway
by Rob Flood, Philip Dodd
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<p>We Did It Medway is a bright, quirky, respectfully irreverent podcast, celebrating the best of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham... and not forgetting Rainham. Or come to that the Peninsula.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Each episode we take a fresh look at – and listen to – the rich culture, history and character of Medway.</p><br><p><br></p><p>We love meeting and talking to people with a tale to tell. </p><br><p><br></p><p>So in this first series – which is going live in mid-June – we’ve included the stories of Isaac Newell, born in Strood, who took football to Argentina: amazingly people who played for Newell’s Old Boys include Messi, Maradona, Pochettino and Bielsa.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Then we go onboard the paddle steamer the Medway Queen, a true heroine of Dunkirk which had its 100th birthday in April. And we revisit the day Jimi Hendrix played Chatham.</p><br><p><br></p><p>There’s also a sideways look at Charles Dickens, the gay heritage of Chatham Intra and women’s suffrage.</p