Travel Show Sound Bites: Recent Episodes
John Guinn
The Bank of England plays a major role in everyone's life here in the UK. It determines the Interest Rate, which is very important to savers and borrowers, and it prints paper money.
Which at the moment is very important to vegans.
The Bank has a museum so you can easily find out why the Bank was opened and how it has developed over the centuries.
Jennifer Adam, who is the curator at the museum, explains the Bank's history, as well as what is on show at the museum.
The museum displays and special exhibitions explain the Bank to people of all ages. It is worth a visit, they don’t give out free samples, but you can hold a gold bar.
Basingstoke is the largest town in Hampshire that is not officially designated as a city. It is nicknamed "Doughnut City" or "Roundabout City" because of the number of large roundabouts.
Rebecca Handley, deputy chief executive at Basingstoke Together, talks about the market and two figures that are part of the town's history.
Christopher Pokourski, manager advertising at Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau explains what to see during a very short break in Detroit.