Tales from The Oval, presented by Tom Holland – host of The Rest is History - and Jon Surtees, launches with a fascinating delve into the history of Kennington.

Listen on to discover how The Black Prince, a collection of charismatic medieval Knights, Charles I, a celebrity highwayman by the name of Jerry Abershaw, a forger called William Badger, the founder of Methodism John Wesley and the Chartists all played vital and fascinating roles in the history of The Oval.

Before delving into the incredible history of the ground, which will be the focus of future episodes, the first episode explores the ancient history of Kennington and Vauxhall and features an incredible role call of the characters that have populated our part of south London for the last millennium.     

Future episodes will be released every Wednesday, with episode 2 – coming on Wednesday May 29th – investigating the history of cricket on Kennington Common, the founding of Surrey CCC and the Club’s glorious successes during the late Victorian period.

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Producer: Will Lewis
Executive Producers: Matt Thacker + Jon Surtees