Episode 1 of the Counties of England podcast introducing the concept of ceremonial counties! This episode will go over the definition of a ceremonial county, the history of ceremonial counties and some trivia and quirks about ceremonial counties.This podcast was written, edited and narrated by me, Finn Gray. It is a year-long project I am tackling for my silver Duke of Edinburgh skills award. Further details about each of the counties can be found on my website: https://www.countiesofengland.co.ukI upload transcripts, maps of the counties and information I didn’t have room for in the podcast. Most weeks I use information from Matthew Engel’s excellent book: ‘Engel’s England’ (Profile Books, 2014). Music is from Tribe of Noise and the track I use at the start and end of each episode is ‘Tiny People’ by Magnus Moone.