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The Art of Silly1: Subversive SillyMeet the gang!
This introductory episode gives a brief insight into the development of the idea that silliness is an important thing for adults to hold onto, and introduces you to partners in mischief Jarek Adams who presents the show, and Andrew Thorn who does all the complicated production stuff and is occasionally allowed to get on the microphone to share details of the silly stuff these two get up to together. But this episode also encourages listeners to get on board with a bit of silliness through the first of many weekly listener challenges.
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Gloucester TalesS3 Episode 5: The Animals Under the CathedralSeason Three of Gloucester Tales is 'The Great Gloucester Novel'. In 2015, Andrew Thorn worked with groups in Gloucester to write short stories, and then built on those to create a novel called 'Pride of Gloucester'. These are some of the original stories.Episode 5 - 'The Animals Under the Cathedral' - was inspired by suggestions from a special needs cookery club at the Redwell Centre in Gloucester. A council of wild animals live peacefully in secret beneath Gloucester Cathedral, until zoo-keepers try to capture them and they have to go on the run disguised as...2021-11-2820 min
Gloucester TalesS3 Episode 4: BrainsSeason Three of Gloucester Tales is 'The Great Gloucester Novel'. In 2015, Andrew Thorn worked with groups in Gloucester to write short stories, and then built on those to create a novel called 'Pride of Gloucester'. These are some of the original stories.Episode 4 - 'Brains' - was inspired by suggestions from 'Club Together' a Gloucester social club. A young first-time convict makes friends with his cell mate in prison - but things are not what they seem.'The Great Gloucester Novel' is part of the Gloucester Tales Podcast, written...2021-11-2119 min
Gloucester TalesS3 Episode 3: Family, part twoSeason Three of Gloucester Tales is 'The Great Gloucester Novel'. In 2015, Andrew Thorn worked with groups in Gloucester to write short stories, and then built on those to create a novel called 'Pride of Gloucester'. These are some of the original stories.Episode 3 - 'Family, part two' - is the second part of a two-part mystery inspired by suggestions from retired RAF drinking buddies who meet once a week for a pint at the pub. A writer researching the history of a now closed RAF base uncovers a grizzly secret, which prompts him to...2021-11-1418 min
Gloucester TalesS3 Episode 2: Family, part oneSeason Three of Gloucester Tales is 'The Great Gloucester Novel'. In 2015, Andrew Thorn worked with groups in Gloucester to write short stories, and then built on those to create a novel called 'Pride of Gloucester'. These are some of the original stories.Episode 2 - 'Family, part one' - is a two-part mystery inspired by suggestions from retired RAF drinking buddies who meet once a week for a pint at the pub. A writer researching the history of a now closed RAF base uncovers a grizzly secret. Hear part two next episode.2021-11-0715 min
Gloucester TalesS3 Episode 1: Fear for your ChildrenSeason Three of Gloucester Tales is 'The Great Gloucester Novel'. In 2015, Andrew Thorn worked with groups in Gloucester to write short stories, and then built on those to create a novel called 'Pride of Gloucester'. These are some of the original stories.Episode 1 - 'Fear for your Children' - is a children's horror story inspired by suggestions from kids attending a community centre lunch club during the half term before Halloween.'The Great Gloucester Novel' is part of the Gloucester Tales Podcast, written and produced by Jarek Adams and...2021-10-3117 min
Gloucester TalesGloucester Tales Series 3 TrailerTales from the city of Gloucester.Series 3 - 'Pride of Gloucester: the Great Gloucester Novel' - was funded by Arts Council England. Writer Andrew Thorn worked with sixteen groups that formed a cross-section of Gloucester: everyone from kids' groups to retired RAF drinking buddies, from the Friendship Cafe and the Hindu Elders to the Gloucester Deaf Association and the Women's Institute. The wildly varied stories he wrote from their suggestions were then used as the raw material for the creation of a novel for, and about, the City of Gloucester. In this series, Andrew presents four of...2021-10-2702 min
Gloucester TalesS2 Episode 4: Lady LuckSeason Two of Gloucester Tales is 'Women's Voices', a series of stories written and read by local women on the theme 'the thing that changed my life'.Episode 4 - 'Lady Luck' - presents a story from a member of the Stitch in Time Gloucester Tapestry project, and a story from our very own Jarek Adams. Both tales look at how chance events, either good or apparently bad, can have a huge positive impact on our lives.'Opportunity Knocks' by Rainey Jayne takes us on a journey from a random special offer to a whole new...2021-09-1910 min
Gloucester TalesS2 Episode 3: Miss CommunicationSeason Two of Gloucester Tales is 'Women's Voices', a series of stories written and read by local women on the theme 'the thing that changed my life'.Episode 3 - 'Miss Communication' - presents two more stories from the Wordmaids writing group. Both look at how important it is for us to be able to communicate our thoughts, feelings and emotions, and both show how each writer broke through a personal barrier that caused them to stumble before picking themselves up and forging onwards.'Sugar Paper Worlds' by Bethan Garlick takes us back to her early...2021-09-1210 min
Gloucester TalesS2 Episode 2: Mother NatureSeason Two of Gloucester Tales is 'Women's Voices', a series of stories written and read by local women on the theme 'the thing that changed my life'.Episode 2 - 'Mother Nature' - presents a story from a member of the Stitch in Time Gloucester Tapestry project, and a story from our very own Jarek Adams. Both stories take you outdoors into the wilds of our back gardens, and explore how important it can be to have a connection to nature.'Garden Life' by Louise Spira gives you the chance to witness the seasonal drama just...2021-09-0510 min
Gloucester TalesS2 Episode 1: Girl PowerSeason Two of Gloucester Tales is 'Women's Voices', a series of stories written and read by local women on the theme 'the thing that changed my life'.Episode 1 - 'Girl Power' - presents two stories from the Wordmaids writing group that take us back to when both women were starting out in life.'First Job' by Vivien Murphy dives us into a point of our lives where we all have to navigate big changes.'The Austen Seven' by Julie Heyden takes us back to a time when access to a car could make...2021-09-0510 min
Gloucester TalesGloucester Tales Series 2 TrailerTales from the city of Gloucester.Series 2 - 'Women's Voices' - has been commissioned by Gloucester City Voices, who asked writer Jarek Adams to work with the women of the City. In this series, Jarek presents a collection of their stories on the theme of 'The thing that changed my life. Hear Episode 1 on 5th September 20212021-09-0102 min
Gloucester TalesS1 Episode 4: Immigration and Imports'Immigration and Imports’ joins the City of Gloucester to take a walk down Eastgate Street, and back through time. An imposing modern shopping mall, a concealed arts centre, and a bustling market jostle each other for your attention on the surface streets.But be a time traveller with us. Dive below the pavements into the history of the city to the times of the Romans, the Saxons, the Civil War. Defend the City from its attackers. Gaze through the Roman City Gates. Applaud the City's heroism on Gloucester Day, once a national celebration.Then return to...2021-08-2512 min
Gloucester TalesS1 Episode 3: Folks and Fables‘Folks and Fables’ allows the City of Gloucester to guide you along Westgate Street, and introduce you to its past in the form of the ancient buildings hiding just visible behind shopfronts, and the ghost buildings that cast their shadows across the pavements even though they themselves have long since gone.Find the hidden clues to the City's past concealed in plain sight, in the designs of bollards and unexpected stone defences signalled by mosaics underfoot, and a beautiful, centuries-old timber housefront sidling down the alley next to the Antique Centre.Meet famous literary characters, both...2021-08-1813 min
Gloucester TalesS1 Episode 2: Guardians of Glevum‘Guardians of Glevum’ gives a voice to the City of Gloucester as you wander down Southgate Street, where haunted St Michael’s Tower proudly bears the city coat of arms. Meet the folks on Bakers Clock, loudly drawing attention to themselves on the hour, who've stood guard over the shop for more than a century.Stroll past the ancient timbers of the Old Bell, and visit the statue of Roman Emperor Nerva, who ‘civilised’ and fortified the City almost two thousand years ago.Take a few diversions and see the ruins of the old Greyfri...2021-08-1111 min
Gloucester TalesS1 Episode 1: Entrances and Exits‘Entrances and Exits’ lets the City of Gloucester talk to you as you wander down Northgate Street.People often associate the north with cold and dark, and in the case of Gloucester, it was a threat from the North that formed the layout of the streets when Queen Aethelflaed, daughter of Alfred the Great, rebuilt the Roman Walls to defend against rampaging Danes. The Cross became the centre of the City, and radiating out from it are four great streets: Northgate, Southgate, Eastgate and Westgate.On Northgate Street you'll find the New Inn, where pilgrims came...2021-08-1111 min
Gloucester TalesGloucester Tales Series 1 TrailerTales from the city of Gloucester.Series 1 - recorded in 2020 - guides listeners on virtual walks around the streets of Gloucester, written by Jarek Adams for the Gloucester History Festival. Meet the people, experience the events of the past, and engage in the life of this historic city. Hear Episode 1 on 11th August 2021Series 2 - 'Women's Voices' - has been commissioned by Gloucester City Voices, and launches in September 2021.2021-07-2901 min