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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling65. The Rolex KillerIain takes us to the coast of Devon where two fishermen haul in the body of a well dressed man, with a head injury. At first police assume it’s a simple case of a drowning, until a Rolex reveals something far more sinister.Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.ukDetails of help and support with domestic abuse, suicide and feelings of despair are available at bbc.co.uk/ac...2025-03-2438 min
Roger Bolton's Beeb WatchDavid Lloyd local radio expert on the outcome of his complaint on BBC Radio Devon's coverage of the Plymouth riotsDavid Lloyd is a veteran of the local radio industry, with over 40 years of experience in roles at LBC, Virgin Radio, and the BBC. He also brings regulatory expertise from his time at the UK Radio Authority, now part of Ofcom. Today, he's a broadcaster and co-founder of Boom Radio, a relatively new UK station catering to baby boomers.In this episode, we discuss the state of BBC local radio, including the details of Lloyd's complaint about BBC Radio Devon's failure to adequately cover the 2024 riots. We also explore the potential role of alternative providers and...2025-01-1629 min
IlluminatedMy Night With Tracy - How the Darwin Cyclone Made a Man of Mike ThomsonWhat drives us? What makes us who we are? For one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents, the multi-award-winning Mike Thomson, it was a near-death experience in Australia’s worst natural disaster this century. Having been kicked out of school at 17 for refusing to cut his hair, Mike opts to go travelling. With an older family friend, Mick Kendall, he journeys overland from Ivybridge in Devon to Australia’s 'top end' via Turkey, Afghanistan, India, Burma and Indonesia. Mike arrives in Darwin in December 1974. However, the search for fun and adventure with Mick and their new friend, Daryl...2024-12-3029 min
Last WordTimothy West, Sir John Nott, June Spencer, Nadia CattouseMatthew Bannister on the versatile actor Timothy West whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to soap operas. Sir Ian McKellen pays tribute.Sir John Nott, the Conservative politician who was Defence Secretary at the time of the Falklands War.June Spencer who played the matriarch of Ambridge, Peggy Wooley. She was the last original cast member.Nadia Cattouse, who was born in what is now Belize. She signed up to serve Britain during the second world war and became a singer and advocate for the Windrush generation. Interviewee: Sir Ian McKellen
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You Don't Know What You're DoingS1 Ep15: James Vickery - BBC Radio Devon PresenterDavid, Jon and Alfie are joined by the brilliant BBC Radio Devon Presenter - James Vickery. They chat about the thong James may or may not have sent to David and then about Exeter's performances so far this season. And if you'd like to support the pod and receive episodes early and videos and be part of a super little community then sign up to Patreon.com/davidearlthanks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-10-101h 06
People Fixing the WorldSaving Britain's sea lifeThe health of shorelines around the world is under threat like never before. We look at efforts being made in the UK to tackle some of the challenges posed by overfishing and climate change. We travel to Yorkshire in northern England to meet the scientists and fishing communities trying to work out how to protect local lobster stocks. And in Devon in south west England we hear how artificial reefs are helping attract fish and crustaceans to a previously barren patch of sea.People Fixing The World from the BBC is about brilliant solutions to the world's...2024-10-0122 min
We Rate QueerbaitMerlin (ft. Sarah McCostumesThe Kickstarter for The Disappearances of Lydia Fountayne is in its last three days! Listen to the pilot and support the show!
We're doing something very rare here and releasing an episode out of order. Why? So that we can get $$$PAID$$$
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Composer of the WeekCharles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Villiers Stanford. With Jeremy DibbleMarking the centenary of his death, Composer of the Week explores the remarkable life and music of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Stanford was one of the leading musicians of his generation and, along with Parry and Mackenzie, he was one of the main protagonists in Britain’s musical renaissance at the end of the 19th century. Born in Dublin, Stanford rose to the very top of the British music scene, as both a conductor and composer. He also maintained strong links to Germany, fo...2024-03-291h 25
BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & BerkshireTaylor & Girish + South Arcade + Marble SunThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave meets rootsy duo Taylor & Girish, Alex catches up with alternative 4 piece South Arcade at the O2 Academy in Islington and there's a first play from the electro jazz influenced Marble Sun. Here's this week's track list:
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Dogmilk - Apathy
Wynona - Tell Me What Comes After
Benza - Bars for Days
feeo - it was then that i
Planky - Always Gonna Be Me
Dani Sylvia - You Broke My Mirror
Free House - 22
Jess Tuthill - Fuzzy Love
Shock Horror - Anxiety
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Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley27. Sarah Bird - Cruel EmployerLucy Worsley travels back in time to revisit the unthinkable crimes of 19th century murderesses from the UK, Australia and North America.Lucy Worsley travels to Buckland Brewer, Devon, to investigate the death of a young servant girl on a remote farm. Far from bucolic idyll with roses around the door, this is the location of a grizzly crime where a teenage girl, Mary-Ann Parsons, is found dead, her emaciated body horribly bruised and battered.Guest Detective Baroness Helena Kennedy, a leading barrister and expert on human rights and modern slavery, joins Lucy to examine...2024-02-2128 min
Access All: Disability News and Mental HealthThe musical instrument you can play with your fingers, legs or eyesAccess All collaborates with BBC Radio 3 on an item about the Clarion, a musical instrument which can be played by anyone by anything - from fingers to Eyegaze technology. Our guests are Barry Farrimond-Chuong, the CEO of Open Up Music, who helped design the software instrument, and Alessandro Vazzana a player of the Clarion in the National Open Youth Orchestra who is enabled to chat with us by his mum, Anne.Do you find it hard getting a wheelchair through the traditional means? Nick Goldup from the Wheelchair Alliance talks about its latest report which uncovered a...2023-12-0436 min
Too Late with Chris DevonBathroom emergency - Too Late EP40Is the bathroom the most anxiety inducing place on earth?
How much hot sauce is too much when you’re out of toilet roll?
I moisturise but how do I look 24 and 44 at the same time?
Too Late with Chris Devon is a comedy podcast with funny stories and sketches about adult life, because it’s too late to do a damn thing about it.
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BBC Inside ScienceWhite phosphorusWhite phosphorous is an incendiary material and if it were to be used in any built-up civilian areas, the practice would violate international law. We find out what makes white phosphorus so dangerous, and we ask how easy is it to identify? Andrea Sella, professor of chemistry at University College London, grants access to his laboratory and conducts an experiment with this highly flammable and volatile substance. Whole words and phrases from crushed and carbonised scrolls can be read for the first time in almost two thousand years. The documents, uncovered from Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town...2023-11-1628 minToo Late with Chris DevonToo tired to sleep - Too Late EP39Why am I always too tired to sleep? What does night time anxiety look like in your head? Why am I never tired when I want to be? Why is wee running down my leg?
Too Late with Chris Devon is a comedy podcast with funny stories and sketches about adult life, because it’s too late to do a damn thing about it.
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Wheel With It PodcastToby Mildon On How Diversity And Inclusion Can Create A Stronger WorkplaceIn this episode, Toby Mildon joins us to talk about how diversity and inclusion can create a stronger workplace
About Toby:
Toby Mildon is a Diversity and inclusion Architect who is passionate about creating diverse workplaces and cultures that are inclusive. He has helped some of the UK's largest companies, including the BBC, Deloitte, Sony, and HarperCollins Publishing, improve staff retention, brand innovation, productivity, and performance. Toby's lifelong passion for Diversity and Inclusion stems from his personal and professional experiences with inequality, and his belief that building a culture of inclusive growth is essential for organizational success.
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...2023-10-1317 minToo Late with Chris DevonWorkplace crush - Too Late EP34Is it too late to have a work crush? Do you have a work crush? Is it too late to tell them that you’re obsessed with them? I work from home, work crushes are different. Ive got a serious crush on the Cathedral City.Also, British people's difficult relationship with accents and I grade your submissions for this week's swearing exam. Watch the podcast or listen on Youtube and Spotify, leave a comment, leave a review and share the show on your little whatsapp group because Joe Rogan doesn’t need you. I need you.
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Front RowFront Row hosts the BBC National Short Story Award CeremonyThe announcement of the winners of the BBC National Short Story Award and the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University, live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London. Joining presenter Tom Sutcliffe to celebrate and interrogate the short story form are the broadcaster and NSSA chair of judges Reeta Chakrabarti, alongside fellow judges and writers Jessie Burton, Roddy Doyle and Okechukwu Nzelu. The shortlisted stories and authors in alphabetical order are: 'The Storm' by Nick Mulgrew, 'It’s Me' by K Patrick, 'Guests' by Cherise Saywell, 'Churail' by Kamila Shamsie and 'Comorbidities' by Naomi Wood...2023-09-2642 minToo Late with Chris DevonIce Bath Britain - Too Late EP32Celebrities getting into ice baths are so inspiring. Also, we argue over the Freddo and I grade your submissions to the swearing exam.Chris Devon is an actor, comedian, writer and content creator.
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Chris performs comedy sketches which have been seen by millions of people on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. He has over 10 years' experience voice acting...2023-09-0717 minToo Late with Chris DevonCondoms full of Ferrero Rocher - EP30Chris Devon is an actor, comedian, writer and content creator.
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Marianna in Conspiracyland10. A Risk That’s Impossible To IgnoreWhat will happen next in Conspiracyland? In the final episode, Marianna is back where she started, in the Devon town of Totnes. With the help of locals, she makes sense of the legacy left by the conspiracy theory newspaper and the wider movement all over the UK. Host: Marianna Spring
Producers: Philip Marzouk and Olivia Lace-Evans
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Series producer: Emma Close
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Commissioner: Rhian RobertsNew episodes released every Monday. If you're in the UK, listen to the whole series first...2023-06-3013 minToo Late with Chris DevonIf I was Andrew Tate - Too Late EP23I’m going to explain why Andrew exists in the first place and what I’d do if I was him.
I watched the Andrew Tate interview and I was inspired to do something. But only a little bit of sick came up in my mouth so let’s do the podcast.
Also, men have been living with a serious problem for too long; supermarket menswear.
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Red Alert: A Middlesbrough FC PodcastEP41: The Fixtures Are Out!Paul Addison, Mark Drury & Neil Maddison chat about Middlesbrough's 2023-24 Championship fixtures and have the latest news on potential additions to the squad.Boro's season starts against Millwall at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, August the 5th while their first away trip is to Coventry the following weekend, the side that beat them in the play-off semi-finals.Michael Carrick's side head to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland in early October with the return fixture in February.Boxing Day sees a trip to Rotherham while Boro ring in the new year...2023-06-2231 minMarianna in Conspiracyland1. Entering ConspiracylandWhat’s happening in the Devon town of Totnes? The small town of Totnes in Devon is known for its warmth and open-mindedness, gong baths and healing crystals, but a fault line has emerged between the minority who’ve been drawn in by disinformation laced with hate and those who are fighting against it. Some in the town were drawn into a conspiracy theory movement during the pandemic, one whose monthly marches and rallies persist to this day. A conspiracy theory newspaper called The Light seems to have played a key part in the division there. BBC disinformation and soci...2023-06-1214 min
Witts End PodcastUnnecessary Censorship & The Need For Digital Rights | Witts End Podcast Episode #24PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOW SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING YOU MORE ENGAGING CONTENT!!
This week, Devon and Joe discuss the importance of having digital rights that goes beyond protecting just your data. Devon goes on a rant about the hypocrisy of what is allowed and what is censored when it comes to making content on the internet. Joe explains the importance of protecting yourself in this new digital landscape and the potential risks of what will happen if you don't. Highlights from this week's episode include: Devon making a video identifying as...2023-04-1955 min
Too Late with Chris DevonCherry Coke is the best coke EP12
Men: get a kimono
Cherry coke is the best coke
The Michael Jackson Paul McCartney problem
Nissan toilets are amazing
Sweaty Dwarf Bondage
Night time anxiety
An urgent message to all men to get a kimono. Also, Cherry Coke is the best Coke and we put the argument to bed right here right now. Don't come at me with your Dr Pepper comments; Vimto is still the best.
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The big light
Podcasts are a mess
Oat milk is getting out of hand
90s R&B
Stag party go karting
Paintballing
Normalise bibs for adults
Buying an air fryer in Northern Ireland
Love letter to the service station
Never invite me to your stag do. I’m terrible at go-karting; I achieved the impossibly slow, last time I went. Also, instead of paintballing, use your bare hands.
Also on the podcast, getting angry at oat milk, buying air fryers in Northern Ireland and I express my undying love for the service station. Incidentally, if your stag do...2023-02-2421 minToo Late with Chris DevonStop buying flowers - rethink onions EP10
Every power rangers episode
Stop buying flowers - rethink onions
James Bond goldeneye gush
Cherry Pepsi Max
Rush Hour reaction
How to make tacos more exciting
1+1=1
When celebrity photos leak
It's time to stop buying flowers and rethink onions. Also, I drunkenly obsess over Power Rangers and Goldeneye and explain exactly what happens every time celebrity photos get leaked online.
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How to make tea with milk like a normal person
The parenting videos I hate
Hugh Heffner is a dirty rabbit man
Eating healthy food
My personal exercise motivation
The importance of curry
Pineapple is the most interesting fruit
Tonight I drunkenly discuss why eating healthy food absolutely sucks and, despite this, why I’m doing it. Also, Hugh Heffner is a dirty rabbit man, buying curry is very much like buying condoms and why pineapple is the most interesting fruit in the world and deserves more respect than it’s getting.
Too Late with Chris Devon is a late ni...2023-02-1023 minToo Late with Chris DevonWhat Men Do Alone At Home (Nope, It's Not That) EP8This week I talk about what men do alone at home (no, not that.) The things we cook, burn and attempt to eat and the Japanese things we cant live without. Also, I’ve stumbled upon the moment that proves how you know you’re getting old which leads me nicely into my men’s fashion tips, which is basically this: get new socks. It’s amazing.
My lazy morning routines
What men do alone at home
The Japanese things we can’t live without
How you know you’re getting old
Mens fashion tips: get some socks
Your comments...2023-02-0320 minToo Late with Chris DevonSwearing at inanimate objects EP7
McDonalds is bad and sad
My swearing problem
Next door neighbour name game
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2023-01-2718 minToo Late with Chris DevonMy dog is a massive racist EP6
Podcasts stop you overthinking
Men - earn your beard
The key to happiness for husbands
Fake nails on keyboards
My dog is a massive racist
Sardines
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Too Late with Chris De...2023-01-2021 minToo Late with Chris DevonBBQ sauce is overrated EP5
My potty training idea
BBQ sauce is overrated
I hate the sound of eating
Cocktail sofa
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Too Late with Chris Devon is a comedy podcast dedicated to late night conversations that...2023-01-1219 minToo Late with Chris DevonNew Year, aim low EP4
A very British marriage
We all deserve happiness
Late night conversations
The smoking ban was a bad idea
I have never listened to my favourite bands
Cake is getting out of hand
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Too...2023-01-1219 minToo Late with Chris DevonCan the gym make you taller? EP3
Remembering Jackass
I used to be called Barry
I found martial arts
The old naked man in the gym
Can the gym make you taller?
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Too Late with Chris Devon is a comedy...2022-12-2221 minToo Late with Chris DevonTikTok is bad so why am I doing it? EP2
Stubble on a man means he’s lying
Going viral on TikTok
The TikTok follower problem
TikTok names to use - remember Hotmail
Is Craig Charles my dad?
TikTok food videos are lying to you
Does TikTok listen to you?
TikTok family dance videos must be stopped
What TikTok does to your brain
TikTok fights
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Too Late with Chris Devon is a comedy podcast dedicated to late night conversations that don’t go anywhere.
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Mark Steel's in TownLynton and LynmouthDon't mention the goats!Mark visits the lovely seaside towns of Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon, lovely that is until he mentions the goats, then the rest of the show doesn't go entirely to plan. Mark Steel's seventh series of the award winning show that travels around the country, researching the history, heritage and culture of six towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness, and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for the local residents. Written and performed by ... Mark Steel
Additional material by ... Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator ... Hayley Stirling
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Multi StoryThe New NormalThree stories of people adapting to new and changing situations.Including Ewan, who lost his hearing following a surfing accident and channelled his energy into his passion for tennis; playing the game at the top level, representing Team GB in deaf tennis. Until another change in his hearing forced him to step away.And Emilie, who was volunteering for a children's charity in Uganda when she met five day old Adam - and formed an emotional bond she couldn't shake.Plus 19-year-old Wiki reflects on her changing relationship with food and her recovery...2021-06-0939 min
Slow RadioSounds of the Earth - MayRelax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds - from a tiny Scottish Hamlet to the coastal paths of Devon, via Antwerp and Kenya.With field recordings by Chris Watson, Matthew Rose, Callum and Kate in Southwest Ross-shire and Jane and Tim from Plympton, Devon.2021-05-2726 min
Costing the EarthBeaver TownAdrian has a big idea. His home of Braunton, a village in North Devon, has a problem with flooding. Over the last decade he has seen it get worse. The village flooded badly in 2012 just after a million pound flood defence scheme was completed, and there was more flooding in 2016. Braunton has since had those defences upgraded, but more work is needed further up the valley. Instead of more expensive schemes, Adrian has an alternative solution - bringing back beavers to do the work for them.Beavers are nature’s engineers, their dams prevent flooding by holding wa...2021-05-2527 min
But…Where Are You Really From?Ali Official: Devon, Sex Tapes and the Mumbai Police"But…Where are you really from?" is back - the podcast that looks at the question that all Asian people have been asked. With the help of some special guests they look at what it truly means to be British Asian today…
In the opening episode of the new series, Eshaan, Nim and Sunil catch up post lockdown and get some useful advice from the Mumbai Police.
Joining them is comedy writer, performer and influencer Ali Official. Ali talks about his upbringing as a British-Muslim-Milennial in Devon; the difficulty in tracking down halal meat and finding his feet in comedy.
Prod...2020-10-1546 min
Get Me The Recipe Podcast with Danny and DevonHow Important Actually is Science?Danny is back and we are talking all about science. Our personal relationship with it, why we believe in it, how it has been received throughout history, and for Devon, how she has integrated her religion/spirituality to co-exist with her appreciation for the scientific world. We also share some vegan news from Just Egg and an article from the BBC and talk a bit about the types of students we were. We cant wait to hear what you think, we love you and please rate, review and subscribe1
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Make a DifferenceRomance and ReunionsBecca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together during these uncertain times, drawn from across BBC Local Radio.This episode:- While on furlough, Nina has been volunteering at the Chelmsford care home where her dad Roger lives - and loving it
- Shropshire student Lauren has put her dream of being a midwife on hold, to work in her local care home
- James explains how the pandemic has impacted the quality time he can spend with his wife, Barbara - who lives in a Exeter care home
...2020-07-2927 minMake a DifferenceDecorating and the Digital DivideBecca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together during these uncertain times, drawn from across BBC Local Radio.This episode:- Shelagh from Coventry completes a 1,000 steps charity challenge, as part of her recovery from a stroke - and shared the moment with BBC CWR.- The London charity redecorating teenagers bedrooms as a reward for good school work - and who recently received a little help from Stormzy. See the video here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-53339780/stormzy-s-surprise-paint-job-for-croydon-teen-s-bedroom- As Leicester remains...2020-07-1527 minMake a DifferenceSupporters and SurvivorsBecca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together during the coronavirus pandemic, drawn from BBC Local Radio.This episode: two stories from one Birmingham hospital - the nurse and the patient; plus the big difference a small gift of shoes has made to one Devon cleaner; and a dramatic change of hairstyle for one Cornish octogenarian.Find out more via bbc.co.uk/makeadifference2020-04-2427 min
A Point of ViewCause for Hope"I have come to think of the virus as that monster from the ancient Norse legend of Beowulf, Grendel," writes Michael Morpurgo. "He's out there now, threatening my home, my village, my family and friends". Michael talks about what it feels like to be hunkered down in his little cottage in Devon - waiting for coronavirus to pass. Recorded by Hamish Marshall from Radio Devon.Produced by Adele Armstrong.2020-03-2010 minMulti StoryChristmas IIGetting in the mood for Christmas - a selection of festive audio treats from across England. Featuring the pub serving turkey and mince pies in August; the teen mum preparing for her baby's first Christmas in their new home; and a hospice chaplain and volunteer reflect on bringing festivities to their patients and families. Plus a Victorian Christmas card collector explains why his hobby is so important - and presenter Becca speaks to BBC Radio Leicester's Martin Ballard about his 30 years of switching a microphone for stage make-up in panto.Presented and produced by Becca Bryers.2019-12-1841 minFront RowFront Row at BBC Music Introducing LiveSarah Gosling is joined by Ferris & Sylvester, music director Kojo Samuel and composer Tom Foskett-Barnes, in a show recorded at the recent BBC Music Introducing Live weekend in London's Tobacco Docks. Ferris & Sylvester are a blues folk duo, championed by BBC Introducing, who played Glastonbury this year and are recording their debut album. Izzy Ferris and Archie Sylvester perform two of their songs, Flying Visit and London's Blues.Kojo Samuel is one of pop music's top music directors, who works with Stormzy, Jess Glynne, Dave, Rudimental and Rita Ora, and was responsbile for Stormzy's Glastonbury...2019-12-0527 minFront RowIntroducing New Artists from DevonRecorded in front of an audience at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth, Sarah Gosling introduces and showcases the artists and performers making a name for themselves in Devon, in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing. Grace Lightman is an electropop singer whose debut album Silver Eater is about an alien stranded on earth. BBC Music Introducing artist Grace performs her lead track Repair Repair with her band. 17 year old writer Jonny Hibbs has created a comic audio drama about young farmers and a rural dating app called CattleGrid! He was commissioned by the New Creatives talent...2019-10-2929 minMulti StoryListenThree stories exploring the power of tuning in - from the buzzing of bees, to the shared thoughts of our friends.Featuring the Kent man who has cycled around the UK collecting unique sounds and voices as he goes, in order to make a special piece of music.The Listening Project brings two friends together in Scarborough, for an unexpected conversation about food and body image.Plus the Devon doctor who learnt to lip read to treat his patients, after losing his hearing as a young man - and how a cochlear implant...2019-10-0937 min
CircleTales the Adventure Storytelling GameCircleTales interview on BBC Radio DevonLucy Wilson of BBC Radio Devon interviews Annie and Herman about how and why they created CircleTales storytelling game. Interview from May 30th, 2019.2019-08-1605 min
Beyond TodayHow did Amar find his mum?This is the story of an Iraqi boy with a face scarred in a military attack, who was brought for treatment in Britain in 1992. Amar Kanim began a new life in rural Devon after he was separated from his family in Basra. Then 30 years later an extraordinary chain of events that began with a chance meeting at Exeter station changed his life once again. The BBC’s Jon Kay, Andy Alcroft and Alex Littlewood told us his story.Producer: Duncan Barber.
Mixed by Nicolas Raufast.
Editor: John Shields.You can watch Amar’s story on the...2019-05-1621 min
A Podded History Of DevonMargaret Partridge - The powerhouse who built powerhousesThe story of a pioneering Devon electrical engineer.2019-03-0617 minDesert Island DiscsAnn Cleeves, writerAnn Cleeves is a crime writer best known for two series of novels, both of which have been adapted for television. Vera, for ITV, features her detective Vera Stanhope, and Shetland, for the BBC, focuses on DI Jimmy Perez, who works for the Shetland police. Born in 1954, Ann grew up in Herefordshire and Devon. After secondary school she spent a year providing childcare for a family in London before reading English at the University of Sussex. She dropped out of her degree course, and by chance, was offered a job as assistant cook at the bird observatory...2019-02-1737 minA Podded History Of DevonDevon's Fortune Fabric - Mrs Treadwin's Lace ManufactoryRAMM volunteers Liz Trebble and Carol McFadzean on lace livelihoods, royalty & smuggling,2019-01-1520 minA Podded History Of DevonA Less Than Dickensian Devon ChristmasDr Todd Gray on the demeaning practice of "gooding" in 1870s rural Devon.2018-12-2018 minA Podded History Of DevonFairies, Demons and Folk Medicine – Devon’s Male WitchProfessor Marion Gibson from the University of Exeter on John Walsh - a 1500s Witch2018-12-0720 minA Podded History Of DevonBehind Enemy Lines - a WW2 story of love, espionage and tragedyDevon author Chris Robillard with a tale of spies killed behind enemy lines.2018-11-2217 minA Podded History Of DevonWounded In Action - Devon's WW1 HospitalsTurning 66 sites across Devon into functioning wartime hospitals with Dr Julia Neville.2018-11-0219 min
Multi StoryEpisode 3: Love LettersThis week: words of love. Featuring a relationship saved by poetry in Shropshire, a Leicestershire husband and wife who’ve never had a “real” chat, and a divorced couple from Devon discussing the impact of autism on their communication breakdown.Presented and produced by Becca BryersWith contributions from:
Jim Hawkins at BBC Radio Shropshire
Jo Loosemore from BBC Radio Devon2018-10-2436 min
RamblingsDartmoor, DevonClare Balding meets the writer Tom Cox for a walk on Dartmoor, the setting for many of his musings on walking and nature that are a humorous sometimes spooky take on the countryside and the creatures that inhabit it. His book 21st Century Yokel is full of Devon folklore, haunted landscapes and humorous observations about the people and animals he encounters. Their walk takes them from Manaton Church near Bovey Tracey up to Bowerman's Nose and Hound Tor, stopping off to pay their respects at the grave of Kitty Jay a 17th century farm girl along the way.2018-10-1624 minA Podded History Of DevonJoanna Southcott - The Exeter ProphetessThe Devon domestic servant who had a cult following of more than a hundred thousand.2018-10-1116 min
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Open CountryTorridge and Taw, North DevonThe writer and walker Linda Cracknell joins Helen Mark along North Devon's exposed and rugged coast to seek out the traces of her maritime roots. Her family sailed out of Braunton on the Torridge and Taw. This estuary, which drains large parts of Exmoor and Dartmoor, has the second largest tidal range in the world, and Linda is fascinated by the intertidal zone that's exposed at low tide, a place of wrecks and wader birds. Particularly treacherous is the Bideford Bar, a shifting bank of sand and shingle that sits at the entrance to the estuary, and...2017-12-2149 min
WISERD PodcastsDr Alex Hillman talks dementia in the media on BBC Radio DevonWISERD Cardiff's Dr Alex Hillman, qualitative researcher on the IDEAL study, discusses the portrayal of dementia in television and film with Gordon Sparks on BBC Radio Devon, 07/11/2017.2017-11-1005 minOpen CountryBell-ringing in DevonMeditation, a celebration, a warning, the marking of a solemn occasion, music: bells are a public sound that changes according to the landscape. And bell-ringing in Devon is unique: it all sounds a bit trance, according to Mary Ward-Lowery. She hears other mind-bending sounds in this programme, including the noisy tramping of ants' feet and the peaceful fusion of bells and birdsong. With artist Marcus Vergette, sound recordist Tony Whitehead, an award-winning band of Devon call-change ringers, oh, and a steeplejack who spends his life mending church towers rocked by centuries of bells swinging the mortar loose.2017-11-0924 min
World Vision UK podcastsBBC Radio Devon Pause for Thought with Royal Navy commander Charles CrichtonBBC Radio Devon featured Royal Navy commander Charles Crichton OBE on it’s Pause for Thought slot. He and his wife are lifelong sponsors, and attended a special event to celebrate World Vision at Exeter Cathedral.2017-11-0601 min
Keri JonesBBC Radio Devon Discusses The Best Biscuits 1.05pm Sept 24 2017BBC Radio Devon Discusses The Best Biscuits 1.05pm Sept 24 2017 by Keri Jones2017-09-2501 min
Stumped'You Guys Are History'As The Oval hosts its 100th Test, former England fast bowler Devon Malcolm looks back on his incredible nine-wicket burst at the ground in 1994, and sets the record straight on some of the myths surrounding his remarkable career.Tammy Beaumont, voted the best player of the Women's World Cup, on the impact of the tournament around the world.Photo; Devon Malcolm (Getty Images)2017-07-2944 min
Home Front4 April 1916 - Isaac Cox (Season 7 start)On this day in 1916, strikers returned to work at the Clyde shipyards, and at Halecot Farm the future of Isaac Cox's family hangs in the balance.Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Editor: Jessica DromgooleNOTES
This seventh season of Home Front is set in a farming community in South Devon, where Gabriel's sister Cora lives, and - coincidentally - where Adam Wilson headed at the end of Season Six, running away from his crime, and looking for Dieter. Our characters' stories take place against the backdrop of history, in...2016-04-0412 min
FeedbackLocal Radio SpecialHigh level scrutiny and the need for further savings shines a light on every corner of BBC. This week Roger Bolton is in Sheffield to find out what listeners think about their BBC local radio stations.He speaks to Sheffield listeners and hears how holding local figures to account, local knowledge, companionship and reflecting the local community are key to keeping listeners engaged.But across England, listening figures are in a slow decline. David Holdsworth, who is in charge of all 39 stations, explains why that is and how local radio is moving with the technical...2015-11-1328 min
Sounds of our ShoresSouth Milton Sands - BBC Radio DevonWaves on South Milton Sands. Recorded for 'Sounds of our Shores' by BBC Radio Devon. Used in Joe Acheson's composition 'Shore Sounds' #shoresounds2015-08-0500 min
MidweekMichelle Mone, Tony Hawks, Doug Seegers, Lillete DubeyMariella Frostrup meets entrepreneur Michelle Mone; comedian and writer Tony Hawks; singer and songwriter Doug Seegers and actor and director Lillete Dubey.Michelle Mone OBE is an entrepreneur and motivational speaker. In her memoir, My Fight to the Top, she tells of growing up in the tough East End of Glasgow and launching a global lingerie business. As a child she had a poster of Richard Branson on her bedroom wall and a paper round at 10. Her company made millions, she mixed in elevated circles but there was heartache along the way. My Fight To The Top...2015-03-1142 min
UPSU:RadioBBC Introducing Devon Invades Jam House 2015-01-29. Part 2Jam House with special guests from BBC Introducing Devon from 29th January 2015
*Contains strong language*
Performances from:
Ashleigh Sladen
Chay Snowden
Renz DMP
Tariq
Abbie Purkins
Olly Parker
Michelle Rysdale
Retro Gents
Robin Evans Quintet
Jamie Yost
Dan Jefferies
Haydn
Tom Baker2015-01-311h 53
UPSU:RadioBBC Introducing Devon Invades Jam House 2015-01-29. Part 1Jam House with special guests from BBC Introducing Devon from 29th January 2015
*Contains strong language*
Performances from:
Ashleigh Sladen
Chay Snowden
Renz DMP
Tariq
Abbie Purkins
Olly Parker
Michelle Rysdale
Retro Gents
Robin Evans Quintet
Jamie Yost
Dan Jefferies
Haydn
Tom Baker2015-01-311h 47Open CountryDart EstuaryThe Dart Estuary is one of South Devon's longest and most spectacular ria valleys. The surrounding area is a honeypot for visitors, and the boat trip along the estuary is one of the most popular attractions. Helen Mark visits during the calm tranquillity of winter, taking a boat from Dittisham to Dartmouth exploring the Dart's industries, habitats and naval history.Helen meets skipper Dave Eggins at the village of Dittisham and they embark down the river soaking up some of the sights on the way. Their first stop is to meet oyster farmer Pat Tucker at a...2014-12-2724 min
BBC Three Counties Radio"I'm so sorry it happened in this way" - David Lowe on losing his job as BBC DJDavid Lowe speaks to JVS about losing his job as a BBC local radio DJ after playing a song on his golden oldies show containing a racist word. #BBC #Devon #radio2014-05-1203 min
BBC Radio London NewsBastille's @Woodythedrum speaks to BBC London 94.9Phil Parry and Stuart Smith talk to drummer Chris 'Woody' Wood from Brit Award winning band Bastille who makes a guest appearance as the match summariser for BBC Radio Devon.2014-02-2302 minRamblingsThe Tuesday Walkers of North DevonClare Balding walks in Somerset as the guest of The Tuesday Walkers of North Devon. Meeting at the village of Exford on Exmoor, they set out on a six mile circular route, which, like all of the group's walks, begins and ends at a pub. All the members are retired and take their Tuesday hike as an important weekly date in their diaries. While enjoying the scenery, the company and the exercise all have good advice to offer Clare, on how to ensure a fit, healthy, active and happy retirement.
Producer: Lucy Lunt.2013-09-1924 min
Great LivesDick FrancisThe date is 1956, Aintree, and Dick Francis is riding the Queen Mother's horse to victory in the Grand National. Except Devon Loch collapses bizarrely to the ground within sight of the finishing post. The jockey later says that he never recovered from this defeat. But the strange case of Devon Loch and the most famous Grand National of them all is the making of Dick Francis, who becomes both a household name and a best selling author too.Martin Broughton, chairman of British Airways, the British Horse Racing Board and - for a while - Liverpool FC...2012-12-0427 min
The OlympicsThe Olympic cauldron is lit, Liam Phillips, Oscar Pistorius, Hollie Avil and Tom DaleyIn a week where Olympic excitement finally arrived in Great Britain, we hear from a gripped BBC Devon as the Olympic cauldron is lit for the first time in Plymouth. BMX champion Liam Phillips speaks about his return to the sport on the eve of the World BMX Championships in Birmingham. South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius tells 5 Live’s Shelagh Fogarty about his extraordinary efforts to qualify for both the Paralympic and the Olympics. BBC Ulster’s science programme “What Next?” looks at mental preparation for the Games while former British champion, Hollie Avil, reveals how an eating disorder...2012-05-2529 minOpen CountryDevon Farm VetJules Hudson shadows a farm vet in Devon. As the landscape has changed and farms have grown larger the role of the farm vet has changed also. A large part of their role is now on disease prevention rather than simply treatment and they can be crucial in spotting disease outbreaks like foot and mouth which have devastated the countryside in the past. Jules shadows newly qualified vet Jen Hall to find out what's involved and how important the relationship with the farmer can be in protecting animals and the countryside. Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock.2012-05-1024 min