# Could the census ever be boring?

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Podcast: [Family Tree Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/family-tree-talk-7127097)
Published: 2025-12-29T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/familytreetalk/2408575
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## Resource

This episode podcast co-hosts Nathan Ward and Helen Tovey chat about the census: the clues, the stories, the value of taking a new look at these oh-so-familiar documents and more. Plus Helen puts Nathan on the spot with a quick Census 101 test, and Helen has to admit the doesn’t know the answers to more questions than you’ve had hot dinners. The link to our comprehensive census guide is: https://www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/uk-census-records/

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