Dr Ben Horner
@theaudiosphere.bsky.social
Audiodoc maker, hauntology explorer, music & media lecturer, landscape drifter and general arty type. I make imaginary maps of real places. https://theaudiosphere.com
For those of you unaware of the Goodwin Sands and how important they are, here's a quick explainer.
They are a pair of hidden sandbanks off the coast of Kent that are hugely important in terms of the sociocultural history of the area. A map:
They are a pair of hidden sandbanks off the coast of Kent that are hugely important in terms of the sociocultural history of the area. A map:
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
For those of you unaware of the Goodwin Sands and how important they are, here's a quick explainer.
They are a pair of hidden sandbanks off the coast of Kent that are hugely important in terms of the sociocultural history of the area. A map:
They are a pair of hidden sandbanks off the coast of Kent that are hugely important in terms of the sociocultural history of the area. A map:
Three eps deep now for the oral history podcast I've been producing, if you want to find it on Spotify then here's the link, folks:
open.spotify.com/show/1nSNely...
#kent #kenthistory #englishchannel #shippingforecast #folklore #dover #deal #ramsgate #canterbury
open.spotify.com/show/1nSNely...
#kent #kenthistory #englishchannel #shippingforecast #folklore #dover #deal #ramsgate #canterbury
Episode 3: Tom Brown
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Three eps deep now for the oral history podcast I've been producing, if you want to find it on Spotify then here's the link, folks:
open.spotify.com/show/1nSNely...
#kent #kenthistory #englishchannel #shippingforecast #folklore #dover #deal #ramsgate #canterbury
open.spotify.com/show/1nSNely...
#kent #kenthistory #englishchannel #shippingforecast #folklore #dover #deal #ramsgate #canterbury
Yesterday I was talking about treasures found in people's gardens I've been working on. Well, how about these for a find this morning?
The owner doesn't know anything about them at all yet he's lived here for 20 years.
The owner doesn't know anything about them at all yet he's lived here for 20 years.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Yesterday I was talking about treasures found in people's gardens I've been working on. Well, how about these for a find this morning?
The owner doesn't know anything about them at all yet he's lived here for 20 years.
The owner doesn't know anything about them at all yet he's lived here for 20 years.
Reposted by Dr Ben Horner
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Top 5 odd things I've found in people's gardens:
5. Spoons, mostly teaspoons (people chuck their washing up water out and there's often a spoon still in the water)
4. Complete unbroken hen's eggs. This is foxes saving stuff for later. They will raid a hen house, eat the chickens but stash the eggs
5. Spoons, mostly teaspoons (people chuck their washing up water out and there's often a spoon still in the water)
4. Complete unbroken hen's eggs. This is foxes saving stuff for later. They will raid a hen house, eat the chickens but stash the eggs
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Top 5 odd things I've found in people's gardens:
5. Spoons, mostly teaspoons (people chuck their washing up water out and there's often a spoon still in the water)
4. Complete unbroken hen's eggs. This is foxes saving stuff for later. They will raid a hen house, eat the chickens but stash the eggs
5. Spoons, mostly teaspoons (people chuck their washing up water out and there's often a spoon still in the water)
4. Complete unbroken hen's eggs. This is foxes saving stuff for later. They will raid a hen house, eat the chickens but stash the eggs
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hops put to bed for the winter.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Hops put to bed for the winter.
I'm kind of growingly aware that a glossary of seasidey, boaty, Goodwin-Sandsy terms might be of use. Perhaps I'll post up some little extra titbits as we go
#goodwinsands #podcast #kentcoast #englishchannel #psychogeography
#goodwinsands #podcast #kentcoast #englishchannel #psychogeography
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I'm kind of growingly aware that a glossary of seasidey, boaty, Goodwin-Sandsy terms might be of use. Perhaps I'll post up some little extra titbits as we go
#goodwinsands #podcast #kentcoast #englishchannel #psychogeography
#goodwinsands #podcast #kentcoast #englishchannel #psychogeography
New episode of our little local oral history project is up! This chap Tom Brown was a working fisherman who was asked to sail out the Deal diving club who made a massively important marine archaeological discovery.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New episode of our little local oral history project is up! This chap Tom Brown was a working fisherman who was asked to sail out the Deal diving club who made a massively important marine archaeological discovery.
Everyone having a good sing song. What are they chatting about?
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Everyone having a good sing song. What are they chatting about?
Bramble roots vs cast steel: who will win?
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Bramble roots vs cast steel: who will win?
Listening with joy to the new @backlisted.bsky.social podcast with @jasonhazeley.bsky.social discussing All The Devils Are Here. It's a brilliant read, and never before have I finished a book which has affected me profoundly but at the same time I've not really been able to describe what it's about
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Listening with joy to the new @backlisted.bsky.social podcast with @jasonhazeley.bsky.social discussing All The Devils Are Here. It's a brilliant read, and never before have I finished a book which has affected me profoundly but at the same time I've not really been able to describe what it's about
Breakfast time is for proofing my new imaginary tubemap in time for Christmas markets. Just a quick home inkjet print is enough to check for spelling, design, weird stuff errors. Not bad tho, quite pleased with it.
#folkestone #psychogeography #schizocartography #underground #tube #map #kent
#folkestone #psychogeography #schizocartography #underground #tube #map #kent
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Breakfast time is for proofing my new imaginary tubemap in time for Christmas markets. Just a quick home inkjet print is enough to check for spelling, design, weird stuff errors. Not bad tho, quite pleased with it.
#folkestone #psychogeography #schizocartography #underground #tube #map #kent
#folkestone #psychogeography #schizocartography #underground #tube #map #kent
A customer of mine has just shown me the most remarkable archive of a relative of his from the Great War. Called up to the Kent regiment ('the Buffs') in 1916, there's handwritten original letters from the front as well as all his official documentation. Letters vividly describe life on the >>>
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A customer of mine has just shown me the most remarkable archive of a relative of his from the Great War. Called up to the Kent regiment ('the Buffs') in 1916, there's handwritten original letters from the front as well as all his official documentation. Letters vividly describe life on the >>>
Look at these. Jealous. The best I could do was a hint of a hint of purple on a veerrryyy long exposure pic. These are ace.
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Look at these. Jealous. The best I could do was a hint of a hint of purple on a veerrryyy long exposure pic. These are ace.
Very proud to finally be able to say that a new podcast project is up and ready for listening! This has been a labour of love for the last two or three years on and off and represents a lot of work both for me and the charity who have researched and funded it. Here's a trailer:
#deal #kent #folklore
#deal #kent #folklore
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Working in the very, very old hamlet of Woodnesborough in the Kentish backlands. It is a thin place. The Ringlemere cup was found just a stone's throw away. Not sure if someone wants it back.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Working in the very, very old hamlet of Woodnesborough in the Kentish backlands. It is a thin place. The Ringlemere cup was found just a stone's throw away. Not sure if someone wants it back.
Went hunting for northern lights last night but didn't find any (I'm based right down in the south of England). I did however find a haunted windmill tho
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Went hunting for northern lights last night but didn't find any (I'm based right down in the south of England). I did however find a haunted windmill tho
Listening to the new Discomfort Blanket about the Prisoner and this has just appeared from absolutely nowhere. Should I run?
@willmac23.bsky.social
@gralefrit.bsky.social
@willmac23.bsky.social
@gralefrit.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Listening to the new Discomfort Blanket about the Prisoner and this has just appeared from absolutely nowhere. Should I run?
@willmac23.bsky.social
@gralefrit.bsky.social
@willmac23.bsky.social
@gralefrit.bsky.social
Working in gardens today and found a cheeky jack-o'. What's that thing to next to him?
Makeshift spirit detector
Makeshift spirit detector
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Working in gardens today and found a cheeky jack-o'. What's that thing to next to him?
Makeshift spirit detector
Makeshift spirit detector
Went walking today north of Broadstairs beach at very low tide and came across these stairs cut through a tunnel in the chalk cliffs.
Where do they go?
Quick thread...
Where do they go?
Quick thread...
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Went walking today north of Broadstairs beach at very low tide and came across these stairs cut through a tunnel in the chalk cliffs.
Where do they go?
Quick thread...
Where do they go?
Quick thread...
Was scooting around on BBC Sounds for some Halloween listening on Friday and came across this little gem from 2018 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Lovely warm narration and an appearance from Prof Sophie Scott, what's not to like?
Lovely warm narration and an appearance from Prof Sophie Scott, what's not to like?
Ghosts in the Machine - BBC Sounds
Exploring the people who hear spooks in random sound - and the world of auditory illusion.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Was scooting around on BBC Sounds for some Halloween listening on Friday and came across this little gem from 2018 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Lovely warm narration and an appearance from Prof Sophie Scott, what's not to like?
Lovely warm narration and an appearance from Prof Sophie Scott, what's not to like?
Hello to Bluesky *waves*
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Hello to Bluesky *waves*