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True HauntingsCase 166: The Haunted Hell of Spike Island CobhIn the last 1300 years Spike Island has been the site of a 7th century Monastery, a 24 Acre Fortress and in Victorian times it was the largest convict jail in the world.The island's history has included monks and monasteries, rioters and redcoats, captains and convicts, sinners and saints.Spike island remains a sanctuary for the souls that have never left.Spike Island sits just off the coast of Ireland and is a residual mix of occupation flavoured with misery, punishment and death.In this episode of the True Hauntings Podcast we...2024-12-0555 min
The Stuff BuffS1 E7 The Stuff Buff Podcast: The Story of Art Without MenBack on books today on The Stuff Buff and I felt that this book that I mentioned briefly in E3 deserved a deeper dive. I do discuss an art exhibit that explores the history, present and future of lynching and state sanctioned violence against black people in the USA alongside other works and artists.The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel is available here in the UK and has just been launched in the USA so should be widely available there.https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/ has links to all things relating to Katy...2023-05-1610 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up: Adam ScovellAdam Scovell discusses Mothlight. Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book. The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2020-03-0236 min
Talk ArtDenzil ForresterRobert & Russell meet legendary British artist Denzil Forrester. We discuss 40 years of painting, his childhood in Grenada, the impact of moving to London in 1967 aged 11, his memories of making drawings in London's dub & reggae nightclubs of the late 1970s-80s, his admiration for Jah Shaka's sound system and the drive to create paintings that documented the club scene he cherished. We learn about racially-motivated arrests of the time including Forrester's own unjust arrest as a student followed by the death of Winston Rose a few years later, a friend of Forrester’s who died while under police restraint. Forrester we...2020-02-071h 10
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up: Alia Trabucco ZeránAlia Trabucco Zerán discusses The Remainder. Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book. The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2019-07-2634 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Caoilinn HughesCaoilinn Hughes discusses her debut novel Orchid & the Wasp. Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book.
The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2019-07-2642 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Kim SherwoodKim Sherwood discusses her debut novel Testament.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book.
The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2019-06-1842 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Candice Carty-WilliamsCandice Carty-Williams discusses her debut novel QUEENIE.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book.
The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2019-05-2225 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Yara Rodrigues FowlerYara Rodrigues Fowler discusses her novel Stubborn Archivist.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book.
The Warm Up podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2019-03-2143 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Guy GunaratneGuy Gunaratne discusses his novel In Our Mad and Furious City.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and great books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book. 'The Warm Up' podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask writers about the making of their books; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2018-12-2134 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Preti TanejaPreti Taneja discusses her novel We That Are Young.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and great books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book. 'The Warm Up' podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2018-12-2137 min
Novel Writers: The Warm UpNovel Writers: The Warm Up with Fiona MozleyFiona Mozley discusses her debut novel Elmet.
Novel Writers is a great way to discover new writing talent and great books. Each month, Spike Island and Bristol Festival of Ideas invite exciting debut novelists to come to Bristol and introduce their book. 'The Warm Up' podcast is a cosy introduction to the event, where we ask the writer about the making of their book; the story before the story. Interviews are by Bristol-based writer and translator Julie Fuster.
2018-11-0929 min
Wiki WalkingA Walk with Jane Faram: From Bristol galleries to Beaker culturesIn April 2015 Jane joined Spike Island as Communications Manager. Her role focuses on shaping dynamic relationships between art, artists and audiences through the development and delivery of a communications strategy. And now she knows about the double seam engineering of tinned food goods, too.
Find more about the gallery at www.spikeisland.org.uk
Trace our steps: https://www.one-tab.com/page/xKEnNdqqRU2QhsAvKyh2tw2018-03-2500 min