Backchat prog no 7 2023 St John’s Church

an extract was fromThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, and read by Malcolm Grieve.

Part 2 of an interview with Ron Mendel, a volunteer at the Palestine Museum in Bristol. Ron has recently visited Palestine where his wife has been monitoring human rights violations for the UN.,

From the archives an interview about the displacement of indigenous people in Guatemala,

Philomena Winn introduces and reads 2 poems, one by Edmund Spenser and one by Ivor Gurney on the subject of rivers,

Mike Birkin FOE, looks at the sad state of Britain’s rivers

A visit to St John’s On the Wall church Bristol … a historic church in the care of heritage charity The Churches Conservation Trust. T

Robin Haward reads the last extract from the Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz,ghost-written by Ronald Downing based on conversations with Rawicz.the story of an amazing adventure across the Gobi Desert and the Himalayas.

This week the group of escaped prisoners have finally arrived in India and the road to recovery. producer Anthea Page, 
 

Backchat prog no 6 2023 Universe

Alistair Miles and a space talk on the size of the Universe.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems.

A poem by Martin Reiser , read by Judith Reiser called Golem followed by an interview at the Palestine Museum with Ron, a volunteer.

An interview with Pommy Harmar who describes her trek along the South West Coastal Path

Robin Haward reads the penultimate extract from The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz.

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Backchat prog no 5 2023 Bodgers

An interview with 2 Ukrainian refugees at a weekly drop in support centre.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems.

A feature with the Somerset Bodgers.a group of wood turners at Tyntesfield NT

A visit to the Ilminster Arts Centre, a local community hub, an interview with Colin Hyde and members of the Oh La La Jazz Quintet

Robin Haward reads an extract from the Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz

BACKCHAT PROG no 4 2023 SS GREAT BRITAIN

 Martin Smith Director of many television documentaries will be talking about his book, Matters of Life and Death living with History in a Pandemic, a book written during the height of the Covid Pandemic and broadcast her on Backchat radio.

Philomena Winn reads a poem by John Masefield,

A visit to the SS Great Britain Museum in Bristol Docks to meet 2 of the volunteers and David Punter, a poet who was hosting his book launch Ship’s Log, a book of poetry based on the passenger’s logs who were on board the SS Great Britain 

A book launch about Greek women in Mythology called Electra.by author Jennifer Saint

An interview with Sam owner of Max Minerva’s a bookshop in Bristol.

Robin Haward reads an extract from the Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz
First published in 1956, this is one of the greatest true stories of escape 

producer Anthea Page, 

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Backchat prog no 3 2023 waghorn 

a poem about snowdrops…. The first sign of spring..

read by Tony Rawlinson..A

the last part of Philomena’s interview with Betty Burgess about Las palmas, Gran Canaria. 

An interview with Tom Waghorn, expert acoustic and electric guitar maker.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems.

Briony Waite , playwright and theatre director talks about her recent play a monolgue on the life of Marie Lloyd. The One and Only,

A feature on Wassailing from the Community Orchard in Horfield.

Robin Haward reads an extract from..The Long Walk: the true story of a trek to freedom 

Producer Anthea Page, 

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Backchat prog no 2 2023 Syria

Alistair Miles is back with another space talk and this week it’s all about Soyuz  a series of  spacecraftwhich has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. 

From the archives Richard Flenley looks at Cosmic Apples and Space Saplings

Philomens Winn interviews Betty Burgess, B. E. M.on her life in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. This week in part 3 we’ll learn all about the trading opportunities that were set up from the island and we’ll also hear about the British Club and it’s activities..

Interview with Najiba Mracadeh about her first published book in English, No Rush is about Najiba’s journey from her birthplace Damascus in Syria to Galway and finally to England in the 1990’s.

Robin Haward reads an extract from No Rush A Memoir by Najiba Mracadeh.

Robin Haward read an extract from No Rush A Memoir by Najiba Mracadeh.

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Backchat prog no 1 2023 little women

Philomena Winn interviews Betty Burgess in Las Palmas about her life over there. Last week we heard how Betty came to marry a Canarian, which shaped her future life on the island,

Anna Gillespie sculptor talks about an exhibition called Together We Rise which took place at Chichester cathedral

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems

Chris Yeo antiques expert looks now at 20th century magazines.

Martin Val Baker dips into his family history to tell us about his grandfather Valentine Val Baker, and his father Denys Val Baker novelist.

Robin Haward reads an extract from Little Women by Louis May Alcott.

Producer Anthea Page

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Backchat prog no 52 2022 christmas special 

An interview with Betty Burgess BEM., in the Canary Islands 

Alan David Watson talks about ballet, and this week it’s about the great classical ballets.

Philomena Winn reads 2 poems.

Antiques expert Chris Yeo looks back on the history of Christmas decorations in a conversation with Pete Singleton

Robin Haward reads an extract from the Pickwick papers 

producer Anthea Page

A tribute to Stephen Loft Simson, European specialist on 17 and 18th century Sedan chairs who died suddenly last week at the age of 66. 

Chris Yeo antiques expert on Victorian and Georgian jelly moulds

Alan David Watson is a retired ballet dancer..in this interview he talks to James Melior about the ballet Les Sylphides..

.David Punter looks back to the origins of the fairy tales and why they are important to our culture

Robin Haward reads an extract from Agnes Grey by Ann Bronte published in 1847.

producer Anthea Page

Backchat prog no 50 2022 JOHN LENNON ARCHIVE

Martin Smith on What’s In a Name

Sharon Grosse animator on Becoming Judas a film about the Death of John Lennon

Robin Haward reads apoem about Liverpool

A visit to the British Music Experience Museum Cunard Building Liverpool

Robin Haward reads a poem about Liverpool

The Beatles Story Museum Albert Dock

The Walker Gallery 

Marion Mentes reads an extract from Shout by Philip Norman, the story of the Beatles.

Producer Anthea Page