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Vix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 4th June 2025This week we celebrate the positive power of music-making in SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Tara Maysey, music teacher, leader of Age UK Richmond’s Patch Ukulele Band and founder of the London Ukulele Project - now a country wide initiative - who uses the ukulele to combat loneliness and create communities across SW London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of out of the ordinary musical things to do across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of...2025-06-0530 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your CommunityJourney to 1000 Members - The First 200 (Ep 66)Journey to 1000 Members: Lessons from My First 200In this episode of the Create Your Community podcast, Vix Meldrew shares insights and learnings from the recent launch of her membership program, which welcomed 64 new members, bringing the total to nearly 200 sales since its initial launch in February. Vix discusses what has worked well, such as an effective evergreen funnel and successful strategies on Instagram and Threads, as well as changes made to enhance the membership experience. She also addresses challenges like churn rates and the necessity of changing call times for better work-life balance. Vix...2025-05-3025 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 28th May 2025This week we celebrate overcoming adversity in SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Maisha Sumah - a multi award winning speaker and elected Chair of the Violence against Women and Girls Community Forum for Wandsworth & Richmond. She’s also a documentary producer, was listed as one of the 50 most inspiring black women in the UK, is the founder of the She Walks in Value platform and works within our SW London communities to end domestic violence and give refuge to those who suffer, and she found time to come and chat to us!2025-05-2934 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your CommunityHow I Revived my Dead Instagram Account (Ep 65)From Boom to Bust and Back Again: Vix Meldrew’s Instagram JourneyIn episode 65 of the 'Create Your Community' podcast, Vix Meldrew shares her personal story of navigating the ups and downs of social media, particularly Instagram. She discusses her initial success as a lifestyle and dating content creator, the shift to a business-oriented mindset after leaving teaching in 2018, and the challenges she faced with declining engagement and the introduction of new features like Reels. Vix also talks about her pivot to email marketing and the launch of Threads, which revitalized her social media pr...2025-05-2327 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 21st May 2025This week we celebrate home renovation in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert this week is Jeremy Lewis-Phillips, founder of the Handyman Station, a team of property care experts supporting SW London from their excellent cargo bikes, a practical and eco conscious way to get to their clients easily. Jeremy gives us his top tips so we can go about our home improvements wisely!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of summer fairs & festivals across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to...2025-05-2227 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 62) Your #1 Focus in 2025 should be Vanity MetricsRebranding Vanity Metrics: Why They Matter for Your Business GrowthIn this episode of Create Your Community podcast, host Vix Meldrew discusses the importance of 'vanity metrics' and why they should be rebranded as 'volume metrics.' She addresses the widespread advice to ignore these metrics and instead focus on serving existing communities. Vix asserts that this approach correlates with declining engagement, leads, and sales. She shares her personal experience of a significant drop in engagement and followers post-2021 and emphasizes the necessity of creating content that attracts and converts a new audience. Vix...2025-05-0617 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 61) Presence vs Growth Content (and why your community isn't growing)Balancing Growth and Presence: Effective Content Strategies for EntrepreneursIn this episode of the Create Your Community podcast, Vix Meldrew shares insights on creating effective content for growth. Recording from a hot day with her dog Rubes on her lap, Vix recounts her recent experience at DL Sharon's Emancipation Weekend conference in Washington, DC. She highlights that many content creators, coaches, and entrepreneurs focus on maintaining a presence rather than ensuring growth, leading to plateaued business results. Vix discusses the importance of balancing growth and presence content, offering strategies for high-impact, low-time investment content...2025-05-0122 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 30th April 2025This week we celebrate the communities SW London!Vix B’s Local Experts are Shoba and Fran, co-founders of SW London Women, a networking platform giving opportunity for women across our communities, from all walks of life, to find inspiring companionship to help them thrive. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of community across SW London and is studded with little known facts. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture event...2025-05-0128 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 16th April 2025This week we celebrate opera in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert is Louisa Tee, opera singer, actress, comedy writer and co-creator of Warehouse Opera. We chat about her passion for opera and how she is bringing it to the mainstream with a comedy spin.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of opera history across SW London and is studded with little known facts. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts and culture...2025-04-1732 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 9th April 2025This week we celebrate the sport of boxing in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert is Yusuf, founder of the new LNX gym in Putney. Yusuf is realising his long held dream of creating a gym which provides free boxing training to young people so they can develop confidence and build skills and community - and thrive. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of boxing culture across SW London and is studded with little-known facts. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best o...2025-04-1028 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 58) Anniversaries and AnnouncementsCelebrate and Transition: Rave Results' One-Year Milestone and Exciting New DirectionsIn this special anniversary episode of the Rave Results Podcast, host Vix Meldrew celebrates one year of podcasting and reflects on the growth and milestones of the past year. Vix shares her gratitude for listeners, discusses the development of her business and podcast, and reveals exciting updates for the future. This includes a rebranding of the podcast to 'Create Your Community', changes in content focus to incorporate community building, personal branding, and advanced business strategies. Vix also announces new initiatives, like a revamped...2025-03-2820 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 26th March 2025This week we celebrate a new way to find employment in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert this week is Alex Hughes, an entrepreneur passionate about local issues, who aims to transform our boroughs with his new concept job centre - and create a multipurpose Citizen Hub in the heart of Wimbledon. This concept has had huge success already in Cambridgeshire and is a new look and feel job centre which connects people to jobs that inspire them. This Citizen Hub will create opportunities for all generations to get involved in and thrive. The...2025-03-2729 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 55) Six Figure Group OffersScaling to Six Figures with Community-Based Offers: Insights from SalesSpiceIn this episode of the Rave Results podcast, host Vix Maldrew delves into the successful strategies behind scaling to six figures with community-based business offers. Vix shares insights from her SalesSpice program, a high-level group mastermind aimed at established coaches, service pros, and experts. The episode covers the importance of demand-driven offers, effective messaging, evergreen funnels, and the use of ads. Vix highlights differences between those who successfully scale and those who don't, stressing the need for a long-term strategy. She also teases new...2025-03-1228 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 26th February 2025This week we find the best laughs in SW London!Vix B’s Local Icon is the fabulous Suzi Wild, impressionist, stand-up comedian and my fellow radio presenter at Riverside Radio. Suzi chats about her TV success on Britain’s Got Talent and how she got into stand up and radio DJing. She also advises us on how best to experience comedy in SW London.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the greatest places to find comedy across our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the inside sc...2025-02-2732 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 54) How to Launch a MembershipBehind the Scenes of a Monumental Membership LaunchIn this episode of the Rave Results podcast, host Vix Meldrew takes listeners behind the scenes of her recent membership launch for 'Volume,' aimed at helping coaches, service pros, and creators. She details the timeline of events from conception to launch, including her strategies, lessons learned, and the mindset challenges she faced. Vix also shares the support she had from her business and mindset coaches, as well as her operational and design teams. Listeners get insights into the successful launch metrics and receive actionable lessons...2025-02-2644 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 12th February 2025This week we celebrate the heritage of SW London & Wandsworth as 2025 Borough of Culture!Our Local Expert is heritage champion Geoff Simmons. Geoff received the Tooting Community Hero award from Sadiq Khan for running his community history project. Geoff helps us connect with our neighbourhoods by telling the stories they hold. We also bring you everything you need to know about the Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival and how you can get involved.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival and is studded with facts. Regular show...2025-02-1932 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 53) My L.O.U.D Framework for Content that Grows CommunityUnveiling the LOUD Framework for Explosive Community GrowthIn this episode of the Rave Results podcast, Vix Meldrew discusses her new membership program, Volume, which focuses on sustainable community growth strategies. Vix shares insights on the foundational philosophies and frameworks integrated into Volume, and introduces a specific framework called LOUD (Lore, Openness, Uniqueness, Depth). She emphasizes the importance of creating content that fosters community growth, moving beyond vanity metrics, and adapting to changes in the social media landscape. Vix also highlights the significance of being a community leader and provides details on how Volume...2025-02-1420 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 52) Volume = Vanity?Vanity Equals Volume: Understanding the Importance of 'Vanity Metrics' in Social Media SuccessIn this episode, Vix Meldrew revisits the topic of 'vanity metrics' and their relevance in today's social media landscape. She discusses how content strategy has evolved from 2019 to 2025, emphasizing the crucial role of platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Threads in driving traffic and community growth. Vix challenges the notion that views, likes, and follows don't matter, arguing that they are essential for increasing reach and engagement, which ultimately lead to sales. Additionally, she introduces her new membership program 'Volume,' aimed...2025-02-0733 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 5th February 2025This week we are celebrating LGBT+ History Month in SW London!Our Local Expert is the fabulous Mark T Cox, who leads architecture and LGBT+ history tours across London. He joins us to chat about how LGBT+ history month came about and gives us ideas on the best ways to enjoy it. He also shares his insights into the amazing richness of queer culture we have in SW London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of Walking Tours across SW London, one for every borough. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix...2025-02-0627 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 51) The Membership Strategies I WILL Be Using AgainProven Strategies for Membership Success: Lessons and Strategies from My JourneyIn episode 51 of the Rave Results podcast, Vix Meldrew dives into the strategies that were successful in her previous membership and discusses how she plans to implement them again in her new venture. Vix candidly shares her challenges and triumphs while managing her first membership, emphasizing the importance of founding member launches, essential daily activities, in-person events, community curation, co-working sessions, expert contributions, and comprehensive tracking. She also touches on her personal struggles with ADHD and memory, methods she used to overcome them...2025-02-0528 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 49) Quality or Quantity when it comes to Content?Community Growth: Why Qualification Trumps Quantity and QualityIn this episode of the Rave Results podcast, Vix Meldrew challenges the common perceptions around growing a community, questioning whether quantity or quality of content is more important. She shares insights from her experience and interactions with her free Slack community, emphasizing that the true key to community growth lies in qualifying your audience through strategically aligned content. Vix announces her upcoming membership program designed to help community builders, coaches, and entrepreneurs master this approach for scalable success.00:00 Introduction and Today's...2025-02-0514 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 29th January 2025Our Local Experts this week are Jackie Marie and Mike Hildesley of the Barnes Common Friends, the charity who oversee the stewardship of Barnes Common and other green areas from Barnes to Roehampton. This wonderful initiative started as a group of litter pickers. They tell us about their passion for our great Southwest London outdoors and ways you can get involved.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Barnes Common in the borough of Richmond, and is studded with little know facts. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have the inside s...2025-01-2929 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 48) Do you have an AUDIENCE or a COMMUNITY?From Audience to Community: Your Blueprint for 2025In this episode of the Rave Results Podcast, host Vix Meldrew discusses the crucial difference between having an audience and building a community. Drawing from her extensive experience with course creators, coaches, and service professionals, Vix emphasizes the significance of fostering a community for achieving consistent sales, steady inquiries, and impactful launches. She introduces her new offer focused on community growth, unveils the name 'Volume,' and shares insights on transforming passive followers into active, engaged community members. Listeners will learn how to build a shared identity, fo...2025-01-2724 minCreate Your CommunityCreate Your Community(Ep 47) The 8 Community Campaigns that Grew my Following, Sold my Offers and Attracted Huge Visibility OpportunitiesJoin my FREE Slack Channel to grow your community: https://vix.myflodesk.com/growIn this episode of the Rave Results podcast, I’m sharing eight community campaigns that have shaped my business and personal brand over the years. From my early blogging days in 2014 to where I am now, each campaign played a huge role in teaching me how to grow loyal and engaged communities—and I’m spilling all the details! We’re talking about everything from creating the Blogger Beauty Box to hosting live dating events (Vix Swipe...2025-01-2328 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 15th January 2025This week we celebrate how football unites communities across SW London!Our Local Hero is Xavier Wiggins founder of wonderful charity Dons Local Action Group. DLAG was initially formed in response to the COVID crisis who are now a permanent fixture in our boroughs. This wonderful initiative started among the football fans of AFC Wimbledon and is a brilliant community of local volunteers who provide food, furniture and household appliances to those in need across Southwest London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of football culture in SW London, and is studded with...2025-01-1630 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 8th January 2025This week we celebrate Indian culture across Southwest London!Our Local Hero this week is Richmond based Olly Belcher, founder and CEO of charity Shivia, which empowers the poorest women in India to create livelihoods, boost income and inspire permanent change within their communities. Olly chats to us about their amazing work AND gives us some great ideas about how to find the best of India here in Southwest London.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Indian culture in SW London, and is studded with little know facts. Regular show...2025-01-0929 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 11th December 2024This week we celebrate a vibrant community hub in Roehampton!My Local Heroes are Nikki Rosner, Natalie Price & Nikaysha of Rackets Cubed, founded in Roehampton and now a nationwide charity. I chatted to them at their local outreach programme, The Roehampton Community Box. This brilliant hub offers families a pay-as-you-can supermarket, coffee mornings, hot lunches and a place to find companionship and community. Thank you so much for having me, my soup was delicious and the work you do is so important, most especially at this time of the year. The ‘Local Lowdown’ featu...2024-12-1227 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 20th November 2024This week we celebrate young musical talent across our boroughs!Our Local Experts, and Community Heroes award winners, are Anna & Andrei of the not-for-profit Power Jam Band Project Rock School in Twickenham. They nurture and train young musicians, both budding and serious, ages 9-18, so they can learn all about the music industry, create amazing music and boost their confidence on stage and off. Also included is a taste of the brilliant music their bands produce.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of the rock n’ roll history of SW London, and is stu...2024-11-2140 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 13th November 2024This week we remember Remembrance Day with the Poppy Factory in Richmond!Our Local Hero is the Poppy Factory in Richmond, which I visited to find out what they do and how they cope with this, their busiest time of year. Their Chief Executive Amanda Shepard with their head of Communications Dan Hodges chat about this wonderful institution which is over a hundred years old and, aside from making the wreaths you see laid at the foot of war memorials across the world, they support veterans with health conditions into employment. The ‘Local Low...2024-11-1426 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 6th November 2024This week we celebrate Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and our four legged friends!Our Local Expert is world renowned male model, David Gandy with his lovely dog Dora chatting about his passion for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, his work as an ambassador for them and why it means so much to him. Our interview was recorded in magnificent Richmond Park and I was reminded yet again of how lucky we are here in Southwest London with the green spaces we have for all members of the family to enjoy, furry ones included. The ‘Loc...2024-11-0726 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 16th October 2024This week we celebrate finding community at the Tooting Bec Lido!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the Tooting Bec Lido, and to represent it are Claire Josey & Charlotte (aka Droopy) Wilson who spoke to me about how they swim with their Blue Tits Chill Swimmers group year-round at this fabulous open air swimming pool in the heart of Wandsworth and what the pool means to them. We celebrate the Lido for all it offers the community as the largest freshwater pool in England, encircled as it is by trees and birdsong. The water is bracing but the welc...2024-10-1730 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 9th October 2024This week we celebrate dreams being realised, coffee & Southfields!This week’s Local Heroes are friend to the show and founder of youth charity Regenerate, Andy Smith, his colleague Tyanna and their newly opened coffee house, Feel Good Coffee, in Southfields. Southwest London resident Gordon Ramsay himself said they have the best flat white coffee he’s tasted! Regenerate inspires and supports local young people in South West by building strong relationships and creating life changing opportunities.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Southfields, and is studded with little know facts. Reg...2024-10-1031 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 2nd October 2024This week we celebrate strong women & the performance spaces of SW London! Our Local Expert is Jude Kelly CBE, Olivier award winning theatre director, arts producer and founder of the WOW Foundation – Women of the World – celebrating women, girls and non-binary people and their achievements. Jude has been a huge creative force in our boroughs during her illustrious career, with her work including building the Battersea Arts Centre and being artistic director of the Southbank Centre. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of famous SW London performance spaces, and is studded with little kno...2024-10-0429 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 18th September 2024This week we celebrate the musical culture of SW London & focus on Brixton!My guests are the rock band Tchotchke – a.k.a. Eva, Anastasia and Emily – the three-part band from Los Angeles who are currently touring Europe. I caught them after they performed at the Brixton Electric. These talented girls share their insights into performing in Brixton, life on the road, their musical heroes and their enthusiasm for Southwest London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of music in Brixton and is studded with little know facts. Regular show features ‘...2024-09-1928 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 11th September 2024This week’s show celebrates art, creativity and Raynes Park!Our ‘Local Expert’ and Raynes Park resident is contemporary landscape Artist Emz Finch with her guide to how to get more from the art scene across our boroughs. Life as an artist is a fairly solitary one but Emz has found company through the Common Works Gallery, a nonprofit local group that showcases artists so they can find community and inspire those around them. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Raynes Park, SW20, and is studded with little know facts. Regular s...2024-09-1227 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 4th September 2024This week’s show celebrates being inspired to do your best work at any age! Our ‘Local Expert’ and Putney resident is Lucy Standing, co-founder of Brave Starts, a not-for-profit organisation which helps people of 40-65+ feel excited about their future career opportunities with lots of brilliant local success stories. September is a time for new starts and Lucy gives her insights into how they nurture those in our workforce with a bit more life experience behind them.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Embassy Gardens, Nine Elms, SW11, and is studded wit...2024-09-0528 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 31st July 2024Our ‘Local Hero’ is French native, relocation expert and happy SW London resident, Mel Rogers, who gives us her brilliant insider guide for how to find the best of France across our boroughs. She is currently soaking up the atmosphere of the horse eventing at the Palace of Versailles for the Paris Olympics! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Olympic history, celebrating the games and is studded with little know facts and links to our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have the inside scoop for how to make the best of...2024-08-0130 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 10th July 2024This week’s show celebrates the Wimbledon tennis tournament!Our ‘Local Expert’ is former Wimbledon Ball Girl, Ava Rickman, who shares her experiences behind the scenes of this famous tournament. Ava gives us the inside scoop of what life is like on those grass courts with brilliant stories of epic matches, professionalism and all things strawberries and cream as we celebrate this fantastic sporting institution which puts our boroughs on a world stage for two weeks in July. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Wimbledon tennis and is studded with little know facts. 2024-07-1130 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 3rd July 2024This week’s show celebrates American culture in SW London!Our ‘Local Expert’ is American Footballer and Clapham resident Travis Bruffy from Texas. He gives his insights into the game, why he loves it and how to get involved in our boroughs. Also advice on where to find the best slices of American pie and all things red white and blue in honour of Independence Day!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour celebrating the USA in our boroughs and is studded with little know facts. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Lov...2024-07-0526 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 26th June 2024This week’s show celebrates Battersea Park and all it offers for our communities!Our ‘Local Hero’ is fantastic charity Thrive who use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated or vulnerable. We spoke to Imogen and Richard about how they work in Battersea Park with Thrive and the joy their experience brings them and those who join them. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Battersea Park celebrating this corner of our boroughs and is studded with little know facts...2024-06-2727 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 19th June 2024This week’s show celebrates the community of East Sheen and those who help build it!Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Lisa Sutcliffe, the landlady of The Hare & Hounds pub who have established themselves as a brilliant community hub. They open their doors and fabulous garden to provide free pop-up opportunities to support local businesses and also collaborate with local charities to provide coffee mornings for anyone who’d like to join. Lisa and her partner Will make their pub a gem within their community. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of East Sheen ce...2024-06-2029 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 5th June 2024This week’s show celebrates dance, especially ballet, across SW London!Our 'Local Expert' is acting Artistic Director of London Children’s Ballet (LCB), Jenna Lee, who gives us insight into how this brilliant organisation opens up the world of ballet to all children from all backgrounds in every shape and size. Each year, as their main fundraising activity, LCB take a favourite children’s story and the children get to perform it in the West End’s Peacock Theatre – and it’s coming in July! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of ballet and dan...2024-06-0628 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 22nd May 2024This week’s show celebrates local authors, favourite books, beloved characters & Putney!Our ‘Local Hero’ is author Kamapala Chukwuka who noticed that local libraries did not have books with characters in who her children recognised. She wanted to increase the diversity of what was available for her children to read and decided to be the change she wanted to see! Now she visits schools all over Wandsworth reading her stories and encouraging children to write their own. 'If you can see it, you can be it!’ is her mantra. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour o...2024-05-2326 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 15th May 2024This week’s show celebrates the green spaces of SW London especially Tooting Commons!Our ‘Local Hero’ is a building - The Woodfield Pavilion and to chat to us on its behalf is project manager, Janet Baker. We hear about the excellent support she and her team of volunteers offer to the local neighbourhoods around Tooting Bec Common where the Pavilion is located. This historic building will bring joy for generations to come thanks to the loving restoration by the communities it now serves. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Tooting celebrating this corne...2024-05-1624 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayWednesday, 1st May 2024This week’s show celebrates families, playgrounds & Brixton!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Collette Thomas who came to her job as head of Wellbeing & HR for the Loughborough Community Centre based at the Max Roach Centre in Brixton through volunteering for them during Lockdown. She tells us all about the excellent support she and her brilliant team offer to the families of their community and their dream of getting a new adventure playground built and how we can help make that happen! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Brixton celebrating this corner of our boroug...2024-05-0227 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 25th April 2024This week’s show celebrates First Aid for humans & pets in Balham! Our ‘Local Expert’ is First Aid for Life founder Emma Hammett. She teaches people first aid skills for their families, friends, and their pets. Through her free YouTube tutorials, she has trained thousands to cope in a crisis and joined to give us her first aid top tips. The ‘Local Lowdown’ celebrates Balham featuring a talking tour of this corner of our boroughs, studded with little known neighbourhood insights. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ give an inside scoop...2024-04-2629 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 11th April 2024This week’s highlights show celebrates care for our elderly & Roehampton!‘Local Hero’ Mo Smith MBE runs the charity Regenerate Rise – Reaching the Isolated Elderly - across Wandsworth. They have a lunch club in Putney and through this and their other RISE Day Services, they provide food, activities and companionship for elderly people of our community. Their RISE plus initiative smooths the transition for vulnerable people coming out of hospital. We also hear from Michael who is a regular guest of their lunch club and who gave some of his time to chat us. Re...2024-04-1224 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 21st March 2024This week’s show highlights celebrate World Downs Syndrome Day in SW London!‘Local Expert’ is Suzanne Miell-Ingram MBE who, along with her work partner Tracy Upton, got her MBE in 2021 for her services to children & young people with special educational needs & disabilities. Together they founded the brilliant organisation ‘Singing Hands’ and teach people of all ages and abilities to communicate using special Makaton sign language. And in honour of March 21st, World Downs Syndrome Day, Florence and George tell us a bit about their full lives and how they are thriving as young independen...2024-03-2232 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 14th March 2024On this week’s highlights show we celebrate sport, especially Netball, in SW London!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Daniela Blundell who, along with her brilliant committee, runs the Putney Netball Club. They cater to players of all ages and abilities and pride themselves on balancing fun and competitiveness while playing in various leagues across SW London. Our ‘Local Guides’ are Sheen & Richmond Sports shop owners Nick & Chris Giffen, with their top tips for how to get the most from their corner of our neighbourhoods. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have tips for how...2024-03-1530 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 7th March 2024On this week’s highlights show we celebrate food & companionship with a Wandsworth soup kitchen & art in SW London!Vix B’s ‘Local Hero’ is Helena who runs the Companions Café in East Hill in Wandsworth every Tuesday with the Companions of the Order of Malta who are an all-volunteer organisation and through this ‘supper club’ provide food, care and conversation to those in need. Thank you also to Patty and Jay who are guests of the supper club and gave some of their time to chat. ‘Local Guide’ this week is artist Michael Wallner, with his...2024-03-0931 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 29th February 2024On this week’s highlights show we celebrate SW London & the NSPCC with former Sugababe, Heidi Range!Singer Heidi Range is our ‘Local Hero’ this week and gives us her insights into life as a super successful pop star, an ambassador for the NSPCC and her top tips for how to make the most of family life in SW London. Stephan Gallice is our ‘Local Guide’, owner of hairdresser & wine bar fusion Chez Stephan in Putney. He gives his top tips for how to get the most from his corner of our neighbourhoods. Regular...2024-02-2938 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 22nd February 2024In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music & art in our Southwest London boroughs!My ‘Local Expert’ this week is conductor and trumpeter Norma Whitson who tells us about her work with the Wandle Concert Band & the Merton Music Foundation. Thank you Norma for all you continue to do to nurture music in our boroughs. Our ‘Local Guide’ is artist Anita Kutsarova with her recommendations for how best to enjoy affordable art in our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have tips for how to make the best of y...2024-02-2333 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 8th February 2024In this week’s highlights show we chat Thames safety with the RNLI & get top SW London tips from chef Michel Roux Jr!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Mark Browning, for telling us about his experiences working on the Thames volunteering with the RNLI. Thank you Mark for helping keep our river safe. Our ‘Local Guide’ is two Michelin starred chef and happy Clapham dweller, Michel Roux Jr, with his favourite foodie places in our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have tips for how to make the best of your home...2024-02-0932 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 1st February 2024In this week’s highlights show we celebrate dancing in Balham & fitness in Wimbledon!Our ‘Local Hero’ is DJ JoJo Murnaghan who uses her freshly learned DJing skills to bring communities together to raise money & awareness for excellent causes. She is an example to everyone that it is never too late to learn something new. Our ‘Local Guide’ this week is top fitness trainer Max Berry of The Fit Partnership in SW19 with his top tips for how to get the best from his corner of Wimbledon. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and...2024-02-0226 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 25th January 2024In this weeks highlights show we find a fresh take on funerals & celebrate Putney!Our ‘Local Expert’ is Poppy Mardall, founder of Poppy’s funeral directors, who is making strides to improve the social and environmental impact of her sector and I have been inspired by her to think now about how I want to be celebrated when it’s my time. Our ‘Local Guide’ is top dentist Caroline Pase of the Dental Spa with her top tips for how to get the best from her piece of the Lower Richmond Road and surroundings in Putney. 2024-01-2630 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 18th January 2024In this weeks highlights show we celebrate the fantastic youth charity Regenerate & a great corner of Balham!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Andy Smith, founder of Regenerate, the brilliant youth charity, founded in Roehampton, which provides training and employment opportunities to young people of Wandsworth. He tells us about their dream of having a permanent coffee shop in Southfields and how we can help make that happen. Our ‘Local Guide’ is Sonja Bessant, jewellery designer and happy Balham dweller, with her top tips for how to get the best from Hildreth Street Market and surround...2024-01-1927 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 11th January 2024In this week’s highlights show I chat to actor Tamzin Outhwaite!Our ‘Hero’ this week is the lovely Tamzin Outhwaite, actor and founder of ‘We Free Women’, a brilliant initiative which gives exhausted women the chance to recharge, reset & reconnect. This is a not-for-profit organisation that funds retreats and experiences for women who could really do with a break. Tamzin also reveals her favourite Southwest London theatres and performance venues. Our ‘Local Expert’ is Bethan Higson of Mother Root, the alcohol free aperitif drink, for her advice on how to drink and eat to have a...2024-01-1130 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 4th January 2024In this week’s highlights show we celebrate our Royal Parks & how to best use the glorious green spaces of SW London!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the volunteer programme for the Southwest London Royal Parks of Bushy and Richmond and their coordinator Joanne Meays who told us how we can get involved and all the brilliant benefits to working outdoors helping to sustain our parks. Our ‘Local Expert’ is the lovely Personal Trainer Neil Sawell – his clients tell me there is no one more supportive and gently motivating when it comes to getting them into th...2024-01-0430 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 14th December 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Riverside Radio!This week’s ‘Local Hero’ is the amazing Fayon Dixon, creator, producer and presenter of ‘The Kids Are All Right’ show here on Riverside Radio – catch it from 10-11am on Saturday mornings. Her show is a fantastic platform for local kids to increase their confidence and learn radio skills whilst having fun! Also featured are some of my brilliant fellow Riverside Radio presenters – Ayisha, Sarah, Jacob and Tati so you can hear a bit of what we get up to when we are together! 2023-12-1541 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 7th December 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate sustainability & lingerie in East Sheen!We have double a ‘Local Hero & Expert’ situation this week! First up we have lovely Tina Grayson of award winning brand An’du Shampoo who make eco friendly hair products so you can stop the madness of single use plastic shampoo bottles & smell delicious & have great hair! Our other ‘Local Hero & Expert’ is fabulous Jackie Upton of award winning lingerie shop ‘Sheen Uncovered’ who understands that investment in our underpinnings leads to confidence in life! She also tells us how to get the best...2023-12-0832 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 30th November 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Battersea High Street!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the fabulous Ellie of Ellie’s Hair Bar in Battersea High Street. Recent winner of a Wandsworth Council People’s Choice High Street Hero Award! She supports those around her and her salon is at the heart of her community. Our ‘Local Experts’ are Sophia of Jack & Beyond amazing cake shop, Bill of the 115 year old institution Raynsford’s Greengrocer and Kenny of the Candlemaker Smok’d pub and restaurant. Find them all on Battersea High Street - head there to feel the...2023-12-0134 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 16th November 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Twickenham!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the dynamic Lauri Riviera, the energy behind ‘A Taste of Twickenham’ and is encouraging her community to come together and show off the very best Twickenham has to offer. Lauri and her crew are creating opportunities for local businesses to support each other and encourage footfall to this lovely area. Our ‘Local Expert’ this week, Stuart Sandy of Sandy’s Fishmongers in Twickenham for his guide to how to get the best from the independent shops in his neighbourhood. Regular show fea...2023-11-1727 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 9th November 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate local business & international music across our boroughs!Not one but two ‘Local Heroes’! Justyna Rostek & Angela Drake, both independent business owners in Earlsfield who organise the Earlsfield Village Festive Pop Up - a pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza! Together they are strengthening and nurturing their community by encouraging businesses to work together. Our ‘Local Expert’ is Anthony Wilkinson, founder & director of the Wimbledon International Music Festival. His passion and drive to bring beautiful music for South West London to enjoy has built this world renowned music festival. Regul...2023-11-1031 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 2nd November 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate nutrition & fitness across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Naomi Duncan, CEO of award winning charity 'Chefs in Schools’, fresh from receiving the Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming awards! We celebrate their work aiming to completely transform the standard of school food and food education in SW London schools and across the UK. Our ‘Local Expert’ this week is Raynes Park native Shelly Palmer, who empowers women to get strong and healthy by lifting weights. She gives advice on how to use w...2023-11-0332 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 19th October 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate brilliant ‘Local Heroes’ across our boroughs!My ‘Local Heroes’ Clare Box, Tara Maysey & Ali Palmer were invited to the Women of the Year Awards Lunch! I nominated these excellent ladies after profiling them on this very show & I was then also invited to the incredible event full of inspiring people! Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Helen Geldhert for her great efforts to raise money for the renovations needed for the Hampton Hill Theatre. Our ‘Local Expert’ is theatre director Wesley Henderson Roe, VP of the Barnes & Ri...2023-10-2033 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 12th October 2023This week’s highlights include a chat with actor Sally Phillips and her charming son Olly!The wonderful Sally Phillips & her son Olly speak about their favourite charity, Skylarks, which supports families with children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. Olly, who is 19 and has Down syndrome, and his mum Sally, told us why they love the award-winning Skylarks Charity and how their whole family has benefitted from the care they found there. Our ‘Local Expert’ is Richard, a locally based top pilot with a well know airline. He gives us the in...2023-10-1329 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 5th October 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music across our boroughs!Dr Susie Stanway, our ‘Local Hero’ this week, has produced a song ‘More Than Fairy Tales’, available on all major platforms now, which is gorgeous to listen to and will raise funds and awareness for those suffering with cancer in war zones. Our ‘Local Expert’ is lovely Leonard Lamprell of Hillsound Music emporium gives us an excellent guide to Hampton Hill. HillSound is so much more than a shop – go there for all your musical needs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix...2023-10-0627 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 28th September 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate theatre across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Expert’ is acclaimed actor Julian Wadham who is just about to start his run in the John Mortimer play, ‘A Voyage Around My Father’ at the Richmond Theatre in which he stars with Rupert Everett. My ‘Local Hero’ is The Polka Theatre in Wimbledon and Ray Standeven who tells us about their brilliant volunteer program and how to get involved with children’s theatre in our boroughs. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have tips for how to make the best of...2023-09-2926 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 21st September 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate personal style and fashion across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Expert’ is Gabriel Rylka of Break Archive, an expert at sourcing vintage fashion, with his top tips for how to be sustainable & stylish while shopping car boot sales and charity shops in SW London. My ‘Local Hero’ is Mags Redmond of Wandsworth Oasis Charity who have shops across the borough and raise money for those living with HIV. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves..’ have tips for how to make the best of your home...2023-09-2224 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 14th September 2023In this week’s highlights show we celebrate not one but two ’Local Heroes’!I met my heroes this week whilst reporting for Riverside Radio from the Battersea Community Festival. Senia Dedić, founder & chair of local charity Women of Wandsworth (or WOW!) is also founder & chair of the Falcon Road Resident’s Association. Senia was planting over 1000 tulip bulbs across the Falcon Road Estate with Ana Hancock and her team of volunteers from GoodGym. GoodGym is a brilliant charity encouraging volunteers to get fit by helping their communities doing practical tasks. Ana is the Wandsworth Area Activator...2023-09-1621 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 7th September 2023In this week's highlights show, we celebrate books and reading across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Expert’ this week is Margaret Wallace-Jones, owner of brilliant community children’s bookshop, The Alligator’s Mouth in Richmond. Margaret gives us her top tips for finding the best independent bookshops in Richmond and lots more to boot.My ‘Local Hero’ is fellow Riverside Radio presenter Ali Palmer who cofounded Book Clubs in Schools, a great way of getting children to inspire each other to read in SW London schools! Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves’ have tips for how to...2023-09-0826 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 17th August 2023This week we celebrate photography across our boroughs! Our ‘Local Expert’ this week is talented professional photographer Suzy Slemen who specialises in capturing families at their best. Suzy gives us her top tips for taking great photos with our phones. My ‘Local Hero’ is ace photographer Amy Adams who has published the book ‘Wild About Tooting & Furzedown’, a glorious celebration of SW London! Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves’ have tips for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts & culture events to get excited about! Hosted on Aca...2023-08-1724 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 3rd August 2023This week we head to Furzedown! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Elizabeth of Elizabeth Anderson Dance, expert adult dance instructor, whom I met when she performed & taught at the recent Furzedown Fun Day where Riverside Radio were broadcasting live. Liz tells us how to get the best from the independent shops, businesses & activities across Furzedown. My ‘Local Heroes’ this week are Hannah Calver of the Furzedown Community Network and Graham Loveland of FACE - Furzedown Annual Community Events. Both volunteering to help make their community the nurturing, welcoming environment I found Furzedown to be. Regular...2023-08-0321 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 20th July 2023This week we head to Wimbledon Park! Our ‘Local Expert’ is Kate Digby, one half of car buying expert duo, Kate & Claire, who make finding your perfect family car quick and easy. Kate tells us how to get the best out of the independent shops in Wimbledon Park. My ‘Local Hero’ is Kev Westbury, manager of The Basement Door, a brilliant charity that works across South West London, training young volunteers in all aspects of the music industry. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves’ have tips for how to make the best of your home and re...2023-07-2124 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 6th July 2023This week we head to St Margaret’s! Our ‘Local Expert’, Rosie Gray - The Richmond Doula, tells us how to get the best out of the independent shops in St Margaret’s. My ‘Local Hero’ is Clare Box, Co-founder of The Real Junk Food Project, Twickenham. This brilliant initiative fights food waste & hunger to ‘feed bellies not bins’. Winners of Community Heroes Project & Environmental awards. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves’ have tips for how to make the best of your home and recommend local activities, arts & culture events to get excited about!2023-07-0826 minVix B Riverside Radio ReplayVix B Riverside Radio ReplayThursday, 18th May 2023Vix B celebrates all that is wonderful about South West London. Including Local Heroes, Neighbourhood Experts, Interior & Styling tips and the latest in Local Arts & Culture, Vix B on Riverside Radio offers inspiration for how best to build community and spend time in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Richmond and Lambeth.To hear the show live, catch Vix from 12-2pm every Thursday. You can listen to Riverside Radio via DAB, smart speaker, online & with the Riverside Radio app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-2419 minFalse EconomyFalse EconomyEp15: Cally BeatonThe comedian and podcaster joins Vix and Paul to discuss her shopping habits which include an INCREDIBLE story of how she bought her house - plus why her standing desk turned out not to be quite the bargain she imagined. Meanwhile Vix discovers which character from In The Night Garden she is most like.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-1732 minFalse EconomyFalse EconomyEp13: Bobby SeagullThe broadcaster and mathematician tells Vix and Paul all about his spending habits, from his love of charity shops to how he ended up opening a 99p store once upon a time. Plus he explains why he gets online adverts for eastern European brides as well as testing Vix and Paul’s maths skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-0333 minFalse EconomyFalse EconomyEp2: Sarah KeyworthThe superb comedian joins Vix Leyton and Paul Watson to discuss their shopping and spending habits - from big bags of cherries to back-alley dentists - and why they think everyone should have a knife.Plus Vix recounts the bizarre time she went on a stranger’s hen do... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-02-0833 minFalse EconomyFalse EconomyEp15: Ivo GrahamThe comedian joins Vix and Paul to reveal a series of interesting spending decisions from his life: from the time he bought a car just to start a conversation with another comedian, to how he made an unlikely new friend on TaskRabbit. He also has a map-based grudge against his cousin that is clearly still with him to this day, and he gives us an in depth analysis of women's trousers and specifically the issues with the pockets.And to cap it all off, he's very keen to establish some sort of couple’s...2022-11-2332 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeTorso Of The Week - with Russell Kane, Katy Brand & Stu WhiffenThis week Vix Leyton invites Katy Brand, Russell Kane and Stu Whiffen to the Arcade. All time contenders for worst prize ever won, as a Loaded award goes up against a backhanded Blue Belt and an ill fated meeting with Calvin Harris. Big Ball Energy here. You can find Russell on Twitter & Instagram & on Evil GeniusYou can find Katy on Twitter & InstagramYou can find Stu on Twitter & Instagram & with Vix on the Hardcore Listing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2021-04-0858 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeBrecwast Brwn - with Robin Morgan, Esyllt Sears & Thom TuckThis week Vix Leyton invites Esyllt Sears, Thom Tuck & Robin Morgan to the Arcade.In this Welsh themed episode, Vix rediscovers her accent and relays her questionable reaction to a near-death experience, Robin reveals why he never became a journalist, and Thom Tuck teaches the panel (and specifically Esyllt) all about electricity. You can find Thom on Twitter & InstagramYou can find Esyllt on Twitter & InstagramYou can find Robin on Twitter, Instagram and on Here To Judge Hosted on Acast. See acast...2021-03-1845 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeIf He Was A Horse She Would Have Thanked Him - with Paul McCaffrey, Sam Whyte & Molly MulshineIn episode 16 Vix Leyton welcomes Paul McCaffrey, Molly Mulshine & Sam Whyte to the Comedy Arcade.In this episode Sam talks about brief encounters with Royalty, Molly covers her time stalking the Kardashians, Paul takes us through his rich and varied job history and Vix reveals why she was escorted out of the Ivy. Find Paul on Twitter & Instagram and listen to What's Upset You Now?Find Molly on Twitter & Instagram and listen to Molly & Vix on Diva BehaviourFind Sam on Twitter & Instagram Hosted on Acast. S...2021-01-2841 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeThe Gurtest Scammer - with Sarah Keyworth, Paul Watson & Kelly WellesWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Sarah Keyworth, Kelly Welles and Paul Watson to compete in this week's edition of The Comedy Arcade.In an episode that takes us around the world, Kelly tells us about a close shave with a snowmobile, Vix reveals how she got beached in Mexico on a Coral reef and Paul talks about balancing his competitive spirit with killing the hopes and dreams of a child on a tiny island in Micronesia. Not to be outdone, Sarah Keyworth returns anecdotally to a competitive Coach Trip where she was shaded by members of 90s...2021-01-0754 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy Arcade'Eight White Kids, Fifteen Black Kids And a Little Pink Boy' - with Pope Lonergan, Thom Tuck & Ilayda ArdenWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Pope Lonergan, Ilayda Arden and Thom Tuck to compete for points earned through telling the best stories around themes randomly generated by a bingo ball.In this episode we hear about why Vix should never be allowed in the dressing rooms of comedians, Thom Tuck's adventures in a straw hat, Ilayda's too-close encounter with Emma Watson and the day Pope refused a mugging and proceeded to live his best life on a day out in Portsmouth. Find Thom on  Instagram & TwitterFind Ilayda on Instagram & Twitter & also on Re...2020-12-0447 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeFeed Me All The Way Around - with Sikisa, Esyllt Sears & Leslie Ewing-BurgesseWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Leslie Ewing-Burgesse, Sikisa & season regular Esyllt Sears to compete for points earned through telling the best stories around themes randomly generated by a bingo ball.In this episode we hear about Sikisa's very strong feelings about tomatoes, that Vix spends an unhealthy amount of time thinking about Bon Jovi, why Leslie had to leave Canada and how Esyllt has a lady boner for Sikisa's dad. You can find Sikisa on Instagram and TwitterYou can find Leslie Ewing-Burgesse on Instagram and TwitterYou can fi...2020-11-1340 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeWe Went To See A Live... Football Gig? - with Joz Norris, Thom Tuck & Grainne MaguireWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Grainne Maguire, Thom Tuck and Joz Norris to compete for points earned through telling the best stories around themes randomly generated by a bingo ball.In the slowest game on record, we establish that Thom will quit a job to play Monopoly, that it is surprisingly easy to set up an English Language College and why Grainne is the least competitive person in the world.Find Thom on  Instagram & TwitterFind Grainne on Twitter & InstagramFind Joz on Twitter & Instagram & on film2020-10-3050 minThe Comedy ArcadeThe Comedy ArcadeWe're All Out Of Shappi Cushions - with Shappi Khorsandi, Sooz Kempner & Ilayda ArdenWelsh comedian Vix Leyton invites Shappi Khorsandi, Sooz Kempner and Ilayda Arden to compete for points earned through telling the best stories around themes randomly generated by a bingo ball.We established that Sooz hates Cats the Musical, but loves cats, the animals, Shappi once ghosted the queen, Ilayda gave us some secrets of the tarot and Vix repeatedly, accidentally dragged Ben from A1 for no apparent reason. Find Shappi on Instagram & TwitterFind Sooz on Instagram & Twitter & TwitchFind Ilayda on Instagram & Twitter & also on Real Vibes Tarot...2020-10-2345 minSpend it WidelySpend it WidelyEpisode Nine - Trains, Made moans and Vix makes a confessionIn Episode Nine of Spend it Widely we talk about trains, furniture and much, much more. Trains can cost the earth so we’ll give our tips on doing them for a bit less cash. Online furniture is great, but what are the pitfalls - we try and make our moan about made.com into a funny moan. Finally, Vix admits something incredibly embarrassing - I don’t think we’ll ever think of her the same way again.Hate Ikea? Love or hate Made? Got some Limoncello in the freezer? Good - you’ve found exactly the podc...2018-12-0719 minSpend it WidelySpend it WidelyEpisode Five - Tickets, M&S Chewing Gum and CarlIn Episode 5 we talk about the best value ways to see films and shows, how Vix got to be front row for Hamilton for a tenner, why M&S chewing is an abomination, joint direct debits you allowed to run on way past the end of a relationship, the most infuriating shoppers to be behind in a queue and everything in-between. A funny 20 minute whistle stop tour of Vix and Dom's last two weeks with added tips on everything from entertainment to travel. 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