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
So if you would be kind enough to follow our podcast along, you'll hear tales of hovercraft pilots who flew across there, archaeological discoveries, daring rescues, violent storms, and how to change (a MASSIVE) lightbulb.
Wherever you get yours, here's what to look for:
#deal #kent #history
Wherever you get yours, here's what to look for:
#deal #kent #history
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
But it's thanks to the Sands that Deal as a town exists at all. Deal is a port without a harbour - the Sands offer a natural anchorage which shelters ships from storms and high winds. This are is called The Downs and I've highlighted it here in blue:
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
But it's thanks to the Sands that Deal as a town exists at all. Deal is a port without a harbour - the Sands offer a natural anchorage which shelters ships from storms and high winds. This are is called The Downs and I've highlighted it here in blue:
This makes them a monstrously dangerous hazard to shipping. Unless you really know your navigation skills it's best to steer clear - at low tide they rise out of the sea but at high tide they are there ready to catch the unwary.
How many ships have been wrecked there over the years?
A few:
How many ships have been wrecked there over the years?
A few:
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This makes them a monstrously dangerous hazard to shipping. Unless you really know your navigation skills it's best to steer clear - at low tide they rise out of the sea but at high tide they are there ready to catch the unwary.
How many ships have been wrecked there over the years?
A few:
How many ships have been wrecked there over the years?
A few:
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:
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.
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.
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
And on the east side there's Folkestone Harbour station, which is still there, beautifully restored, and hub of the very excellent Harbour Arm arts-based regeneration project. It won't be seeing a train anytime soon, tho.
#folkestone #art #tubemap #underground #mapmaking
#folkestone #art #tubemap #underground #mapmaking
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And on the east side there's Folkestone Harbour station, which is still there, beautifully restored, and hub of the very excellent Harbour Arm arts-based regeneration project. It won't be seeing a train anytime soon, tho.
#folkestone #art #tubemap #underground #mapmaking
#folkestone #art #tubemap #underground #mapmaking
As usual my favourite bits are the closed real-life railway stations - Cheriton Halt here used to serve the Elham Valley line up to Canterbury South, which is now where Kent & Canterbury hospital is
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
As usual my favourite bits are the closed real-life railway stations - Cheriton Halt here used to serve the Elham Valley line up to Canterbury South, which is now where Kent & Canterbury hospital is
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
And also this, which is brilliant, and is an excellent overview of hauntings from a nostalgic, political, capitalist and literature point of view, drawing all the threads together. It makes the point that hauntings and Freudian psychoanalysis are closely entwined.
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And also this, which is brilliant, and is an excellent overview of hauntings from a nostalgic, political, capitalist and literature point of view, drawing all the threads together. It makes the point that hauntings and Freudian psychoanalysis are closely entwined.
Can I thoroughly recommend this? It's the book that really illuminated the subject for me, making the observation that ghosts are coloured by sociocultural influences, folklore, and expectation, suggesting their tangibility is unlikely. And yet we still see them. @skionar.bsky.social is the author.
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Can I thoroughly recommend this? It's the book that really illuminated the subject for me, making the observation that ghosts are coloured by sociocultural influences, folklore, and expectation, suggesting their tangibility is unlikely. And yet we still see them. @skionar.bsky.social is the author.
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...