Bailiwick Podcasts

The latest from the Bailiwick Express newsroom.

Trevor Bourgaize has been elected President of La Société Guernesiaise and he told Laura Clayton why he is so interested in the island's natural history and what he wants to achieve during his two years in the role. 

Dr Andy Sloan - a respected economist locally and much wider afield - discusses what has been happening at Silicone Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, why it matters globally, what it means for Guernsey, and why the offshore finance centres need to stand up for themselves. 

Fraud is a constant headache for the States of Jersey Police. Recently, a spate of Facebook property scams saw £22,000 stolen from islanders, with one family left homeless.

In this episode of Bailiwick Podcasts, Charlie Flynn is joined by Investigating Officer Faith Shalamon, a Financial Investigator with the Joint Financial Crimes Unit, and Chief Inspector Chris Beechey, Chair of the Jersey Fraud Prevention Forum. 

They discuss the murky world of scammers, the impact they can have on everyday people, and just how challenging it can be to police this ever-evolving, truly global kind of crime...

In December 2022, two Jersey men set off to take part in the Talisker Whiskey Challenge, known as the 'world's toughest row'.

The challenge would take them across the width of the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua, a journey of almost 3,000 miles which took almost eight weeks. 

In this episode, Tom Innes talks to Peter Wright and Steve Hayes, the two members of DragonFish Row, about the trials and tribulations of life on the high seas...

An explosion that claimed the lives of ten people, major flooding that devastated more than a dozen homes and the financial collapse of one of Jersey's biggest construction firms.

Andium Homes chief executive Ian Gallichan explains how the affordable housing provider dealt with all of this, in a three month period unlike anything it has seen before.

The President of the Rotary Club in Guernsey, Brian Acton talks to Kit Hannah about its centenary year, plans to celebrate the landmark anniversary, the work Rotarians do, and why young members are needed to ensure that work can continue. 

A 63-year-old charity champion, who last year walked every road in the Island, has set himself a new fundraising challenge for 2023 after becoming a trustee of homelessness charity Sanctuary... to sleep rough in every Parish.

In this special episode of The Interview, Abi Nance, Head of Fundraising and Communications for Sanctuary Trust, spoke to Tim Ringsdore about Jersey's problem with homelessness, his experience sleeping outside Parish Halls so far (through wind, rain and his friend's snoring)... and why he's also working on his unicycling skills.

Sanctuary Trust is Connect's charity partner for 2023. You can read their feature in the March edition of the magazine here and donate to Tim's 12 Parish Sleep Out fundraiser here.

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, Jersey resident of around two decades and owner of popular takeaway Turkish delight felt "didn't have any choice" but to head for his hometown to rescue his family.

Speaking from Turkey, Cuma Dagilan tells reporter Jack Lister about the devastation he has witnessed, and detailed his amazing 850km journey across the country in a rented van to bring his loved ones - including children as young as 15 months old - to safety...

Cuma is looking to raise as much money as possible for those left homeless or injured by the quakes and has set up a JustGiving page - donate now by clicking here.

Colonel John Blashford-Snell CBE, who grew up in Jersey, is one Britain's greatest living explorers, having undertaken more than 100 expeditions over the past 50 years to far-flung corners of the world for the purposes of scientific research and community aid.

Formerly of the Royal Engineers, Colonel John Blashford-Snell was responsible for mapping some of the last unknown corners of the world during hair-raising expeditions which saw him battling rapids on the Blue Nile and crossing the entire American continent in a pair of Land Rovers. 

In this episode of The Interview, we discuss his many exploits, his attempt to ward off bandits on the Nile with a bribe of Mars bars, the invention of white water rafting and we'll even get an insight into the early days of Britain's most famous astronaut, Tim Peake...