Backchat prog no 17 2023 ROME TAKE 2 

 Alistair Miles space talk 

Space X the launch of the space rocket Starship and Elon Musk,

 Chedworth Roman Villa we meet 2 of the volunteer site guides to find out more about this fascinating place.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems. Philomena Winn read 2 poems.

A visit to Griffin Mill an Antiques emporium to find out about furniture restoration .That was a visit to Griffin Mill antiques emporium in Stroud Gloucestershire.

Robin Haward reads an extract fWhat the Romans Did for us by 

Phillip Wilkinson.

 producer Anthea Page 

Backchat prog no 17-2023 ARCHIVE

Backchat prog no 17-2023 ARCHIVE

Sally Beare part 2 Dangers of 5 G technology

Evolutionary Metaphors UFO's

A book by David Moore

Jane Sparrow Niang talks about the Victorian watercolourist Adela Breton

Kieran Merrick on his touring show based on the Wind in the Willows.

Malcolm Grieve reads an extract from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

A book by David Moore

Jane Sparrow Niang talks about the Victorian watercolourist Adela Breton

Kieran Merrick on his touring show based on the Wind in the Willows.

Malcolm Grieve reads an extract from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Sally Beare part 2 Dangers of 5 G technology

A book by David Moore

Jane Sparrow Niang talks about the Victorian watercolourist Adela Breton

Kieran Merrick on his touring show based on the Wind in the Willows.

Malcolm Grieve reads an extract from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

An interview with Peter Ford about the history of Hay castle, Richard Booth, self proclaimed King of Hay on Wye, and the Hay on Wye literary Festival

Philomena Winn reads an extract from Anthony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

Andrew Brown shares his views on immigration and the English Ecocide.

An interview with Natasha Pulley about her latest book The Half Life of Valery K. based on a real life disaster when an explosion in a nuclear plant in Kyshtyn, Russia in 1957

A visit to the Roman Villa in Chedworth

Robin Haward reads an extract from My kingdom of Books the autobiography of Richard Booth King of Hay on Wye. 

 producer Anthea Page 

Backchat prog no 14 2023 Bliss

. Gerald Towell talks to Anthea Page about the composer Sir Arthur Bliss and his links with the West Country…..

Andrew Brown continues on this theme with composer George Butterworth 

Joanna Smith reads 2 poems by D.H. Lawrence

Caroline Walker looks at the legacy of Mav Gill, one of the most influential graphic artists of the 20th century. a noted early-twentieth-century British graphic designer, cartographer, artist and architect.

Malcolm Grive reads an extract from Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee.

Producer Anthea Page

Backchat prog no 12 2023 Under Milk Wood

a visit to the Ken Stradling Collection 20th century artefacts for an exhibition called Ship Shape 

From the archive an interview with the late Ken Stradling, and Chris Yeo of BBC Antiques road show fame and some of the volunteers

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems

An interview with Tom Crewe about his first and very successful novel The New Life

From the archives a feature recorded in Dublin just before the referendum on same sex marriage

Robin Haward reads an extract from Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

producer Anthea Page 

“From ship +‎ shapen, later shortened to shape.

Backchat prog no 11 2023 Grecian Urn 

Tom Brothwell an historian who hosts the Bristol History Podcast' is with us to describe Herodotus, the father of history

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems

Interview with Peter Lewisat a concert organised by Music on the Quantocks, plus interview with 3 musicians from Gipsy jazz band

an interview at a demonstration against the continuing violence against Palestinians 

3 women from Abu Dis visited the Uk to bring awareness to the worsening situation in the West bank.

Robin Haward reads How perseus Killed the Gorgon, a retelling of the greek myth by Ann Pilling.

producer Anthea Page

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Backchat prog no 10 2023

A feature on the olive harvest Palestine

An interview with an importer of Lebanese food products.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems

Alistair Miles Space Talk Auroras

Arril Johnson part 2 Animation,

Robin Haward reads an extract from Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas 

Producer Anthea Page

Backchat prog no 9 2023 Bristol Zoo

Part 2 of an interview with Dave Alex Riddett cinematographer at Aardman animation

Yanna Anderson interviews Arril Johnson animator

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems

A feature on Save Bristol Zoo campaign

We meet Valerie Bonnet Chair of Bordeaux Bristol twinning Association

Robin Haward reads an extract from Trio by William Boyd

Producer Anthea Page

Backchat prog no 8 2023 Aardman 

2 interviews from the Palestine Museum Ann Street has recently returned from Palestine as a with the UN to monitor human rights violations, this will be followed by an interview with Peace, who worked as a teacher in Hebron, he gives his account of life under the occupation. 

Philomena Winn introduces and reads 2 poems. 

Philomena Winn interviews Dave Riddett cinematographer from Aardman. 

From th archives an interview with Gordon Young documentary film maker 

Robin Haward reads an extract from The Seven pillars of Wisdom by T.E Lawrence.

producer Anthea Page