Forgotten Towns

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Your host attempts to visit the largest thousand settlements in the United Kingdom - before it flies to pieces

  1. 1000 - Largs

    12/25/2025

    1000 - Largs

    Series 12 Episode 11 - LARGS (# 1,000 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 11,260 (Rank # 858) The show that sees us reach the end of the trail: Will your narrator escape with sobriety or dignity? Will he be bludgeoned by his AI sidekick? All will be revealed in this feature-length final episode. MUSIC So You'll Aim Toward the Sky - Grandaddy We've Been Everywhere - Forgotten Towns ft. Patricia Bye Bye - The Clean THANKS The priorietor and patrons of Broome Lodge, Largs The staff and patrons of Sharp's Bar, Largs The staff and patrons of The Three Reasons, Largs The staff and patrons of The Paddle Steamer, Largs Caledonian MacBrayne Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see ⁠https://forgottentowns.org

    15 min
  2. 999 - Gourock

    12/09/2025

    999 - Gourock

    Series 12 Episode 10 - GOUROCK (# 999 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 10,350 (Rank # 909) An emergency episode of '999' heralds the 999th town on our list. MUSIC 999 BBC1 Theme Tune - Roger Bolton I Can See For Miles - The Who THANKS Michael Buerk The staff of Cleats Bar, Gourock The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  3. 998 - Greenock

    12/04/2025

    998 - Greenock

    Series 12 Episode 9 - GREENOCK (# 998 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 42,680 (Rank # 249) Our antepenultimate excursion takes us 'doon the watter' to Sugaropolis. MUSIC Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills This Town - The Go-Go's The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker THANKS The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  4. 997 - Port Glasgow

    11/25/2025

    997 - Port Glasgow

    Series 12 Episode 8 - PORT GLASGOW (# 997 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 14,620 (Rank # 697) Get yourself filled in on Port Glasgow's shipbuilding as we go diving for pearls of wisdom. MUSIC Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt THANKS The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  5. 996 - Barrhead

    11/20/2025

    996 - Barrhead

    Series 12 Episode 7 - BARRHEAD (# 996 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 17,610 (Rank # 592) Save your thankses; we're flushing out Shanks's... and other elements of Barrhead's industrial past. MUSIC Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills Carry On At Your Convenience (Opening Theme) - Eric Rogers Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker THANKS The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  6. 995 - Newton Mearns

    11/09/2025

    995 - Newton Mearns

    Series 12 Episode 6 - NEWTON MEARNS (# 995 Visited 25/08/2025) Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 26,600 (Rank # 401) Bagpiping suburban fact into travelogue fiction. MUSIC Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills Scotland The Brave - The Auld Town Band & Pipes THANKS The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al F Edgar Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  7. 994 - Bonhill

    10/16/2025

    994 - Bonhill

    Series 12 Episode 5 - BONHILL (# 994 Visited 24/08/2025) Dunbartonshire, Scotland : Population 9,050 (Rank # 988) Is the Leven going to get us down, or will we distract ourselves with the not-so-great library of Alexandria? The first half of the final season winds up in Dunbartonshire. MUSIC Heartsong - Gordon Giltrap Dear Catastrophe Waitress - Belle & Sebastian Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
  8. 993 - Erskine

    10/08/2025

    993 - Erskine

    Series 12 Episode 4 - ERSKINE (# 993 Visited 24/08/2025)Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 15,510 (Rank # 658) The one where we pay tribute to the late Anne Gregg, for no obvious reason. MUSICHeartsong - Gordon GiltrapGet On Up - James BrownThe Last Farewell - Roger WhittakerDurham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker THANKS Anne Gregg (1940-2006)BBC Holiday 89 (Episode 11 - 16/03/1989)The staff of Spar, ErskineThe Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

    5 min
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Your host attempts to visit the largest thousand settlements in the United Kingdom - before it flies to pieces

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  • Creator
    Alexander Rennie
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Alexander Rennie
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    Forgotten Towns