"We wunt be druv" is the unofficial county motto of Sussex meaning "we will not be driven", asserting that people from the English county of Sussex have minds of their own, and cannot be forced against their will or told what to do. Each year, this motto is doused in petrol and displayed ablaze, held high with pride in the processions on the 5th of November. But in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic meant that Bonfire was cancelled for the first time since the Second World War. Against the will of Lewesians and Sussexians alike, there were no fires light nor bangers thrown. Instead on the 5th of November 2020 everyone was ordered to stay inside and listen to the silence that took its place. BUT never fear, as Bonfire Night returns this November 2021 with an extra loud BANG, tune in to this short where Billie speaks with local townspeople out on the streets about what Bonfire means to them and how they are feeling in anticipation of the return of the biggest event of the Lewes Calendar.

What is shame? Why does it exist and why dont we talk about it? Can we work to heal and ultimately dismantle it at all? This AudioZine explores shame in all its mysterious guises as we make out its murky existance beneath the surface. Artists, poets and musicians come together in a powerful attempt to unpack their shame and let it dissolve... 

Music Directors: Gabriella Biazotti and Annie Elliott 

Producer/Project Manager: Billie Eliot Turner

Contributors in order of appearance: Yolande Ward-Streeter, Anneleen Leger, Maddie Broad, Gabriella Biazotti, Katie Whitehouse, Tamsin Cornish and Kasia Soraya 

One of a series exploring the lives of players on the first women's football team in the world to be paid as much as the men's. 

In this episode, Lewes FC Centre Forward Ellie Leek comes into the studio to talk to us about being a woman in sport, homophobia within the male side of the game, what it's like going out with another footballer, the ins and outs of her starsign and the brilliant Big Gay Bingo night she's organised to celebrate LGBTQ+ History month and raise money for MindOut charity. An episode with lots of laffs, inspiration and important discourse. 

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Lewes FC is changing the face of football, chipping away at the patriarchy and reintroducing the beautiful game as a space for everyone. This podcast is one of the only podcasts about sport that sustains female majority listenership... More episodes here https://open.spotify.com/show/4KnqHBdQ6BprLvLcwm84vt

What does it mean to be a woman in 2021? A short creative reflective celebration of Womanhood with words from Charlie West, Gabriella Biazotti, Veronique Hawksworth, Maddie Broad, Jo Headland, Annie Elliott and Billie Turner.

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What might it be like to never feel lonely again? How can we find nourishment in our loneliest experiences? Does sharing our reflections and poetry on loneliness dispel the universal experience of the individual? Normal folk contribute to this short audiozine documentary produced by Billie Eliot Turner and Gabrielle Balfe and selected for broadcasting on BBC Radio Sussex in 2020.

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Alfie opens our eyes to the magic of lucid dreaming, how to overcome our fears and conjure our future creative ideas all while being asleep! Consider this an incredibly informative and intriguing workshop on how to connect with your subconscious in a totally new and easy way. You’ll never look back! Find Alfie on Instagram here: @ze.zima

Everyone has an interesting perspective on what it's like to be a human on this planet, so I've decided to hand the reigns over to the nuttiest people I have met through the most unlikely situations and let them teach us something important.

Roll Up Roll Up It's TIME to get FESTIVE (oh yes!). Here is a jolly fab Christmas special just for you, with a wonderful surprise guest co-host and local JESTER Maddie Broad!! And guess what, we host the show, adventurously enough, ON BIKES!

An hour of discovery into the world of everyday adventuring. Billie Eliot interviews people who have tried new things to enhance their own lives. If you’re ready to broaden your horizons and be inspired, tune in live to Radio Reverb on the first Thursday of the month at 4pm or Catch up here

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