The Young Historians group at The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester is set to launch a new history podcast, featuring local people connected to the town's military past.

Young Historians, a weekly after-school club for 14-18 year olds based at The Keep Military Museum, have been working on their new podcast 'Keeping It Real' for the past six months.

The project was led, designed and produced entirely by teenagers, with the group creating a series of podcast episodes with guests such as local military history writer Christopher Jary, and national serviceman Nick Speakman, who describes serving at the Keep when it was still a working barracks.

The podcasts will be released weekly, with the first episode launching on Thursday, April 13.

To celebrate the release, the museum is offering free admission to history students on April 13 - all students need to do is show their school or college timetable for free entry.

Episodes will be released on The Keep Military Museum website at keepmilitarymuseum.org/younghistorians

Young Historians is a free after-school club at The Keep Military Museum, meeting on Thursday evenings from 5pm to 7pm.

For more information about joining the group, contact Flora Scott on [email protected].

The Keep Military Museum is the regimental museum of the Devonshire and Dorsetshire Regiments, in Dorchester, Dorset. Built in 1879, the historic building houses a military collection of over 75,000 objects.

For more information please contact Flora Scott on 01305 264 066, or by email at [email protected].

Attached Images:

1. The logo, designed by the Young Historians, for their new podcast "Keeping It Real"
2. The Keep Military Museum Young Historian's poster
3. The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester

Please let me know if you'd like any more information on the podcast, or on the free open day for history students!