Private Family Series

Four centuries of one family, told as a narrative audio archive.

The Buxton Podcast follows the family from Essex to Singapore, through wartime dislocation and into the modern era. This private series is designed for a small circle of listeners and unfolds as a carefully sequenced set of episodes rather than an open catalogue.

Series Scope

Focus: Essex, Singapore, WWII, family memory
Format: Narrative documentary
Access: Private via Cloudflare Access

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About the series

Ep 8

30 Mar 2026

24:02

The Life of Harry Peter Buxton

Harry Peter Buxton built his life in Sarawak, Borneo, under the Brooke Raj — the extraordinary dynasty of White Rajahs who governed Sarawak as a personal fiefdom. He became a trader and a trusted figure in the Iban community, eventually becoming godfather to the son of an Iban chief. When the Japanese occupied Sarawak in 1941–42, Harry's store was destroyed by fire. After the war, the Iban chief presented him with the skull of a Japanese soldier — a head taken in vengeance for Harry's murdered godchild. Harry kept it, wrapped in parachute cloth, for years.

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Ep 1

1 Jan 2025

32:14

The Beginning

Placeholder show notes for the opening episode, introducing the earliest known Buxton family threads in Essex and setting up the four-century journey that unfolds across the rest of the series. Replace this paragraph with your final synopsis and production notes.

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