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- Interview with Marion May, period costume collector
Marion May has been collecting period costumes for over 50 years. She now has over 100 dresses from the Regency period up until the 1960s. The collection has a large number of wedding dresses, accessories, designer dresses and underwear.
She regularly exhibits items from the collection and gives talks about the history of the clothes and their owners. Her collection has appeared at The Regency Townhouse, Brighton; Guildford Museum and a number of National Trust Properties.Support the show
33 min - Interview with Simon Leigh Jones, owner of English's Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar in Brighton
Simon explains how his father started the business and how he has managed to maintain a successful business in Brighton for over 50 years.
He also discusses food and wine, the history of the oyster trade and how the Brighton Lanes have changed over the years.Support the show
34 min - Interview with Max Brandrett about his career as an art forger and his autobiography: Britain's No 1 Art forger. The life of a cheeky faker.
Interview with art forger, Max Brandrett about his childhood in Dr Barnardo's and his later life forging paintings.
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41 min - Cuckfield Walking Tour 2023
A self-guided walking tour of Cuckfield that includes interviews with local residents.
The route starts at the car park in Broad Street and continues up the High Street, into the recreation ground and down to the bottom of the village through the churchyard.
If you are walking the route and listening to the podcast at the same time, it would take around an hour and is on mainly paved areas with some slightly steep ground at the start.
Information in the podcast came from local guide books and the internet and covers the architecture, industry and some of the more famous residents and visitors.
Thanks to Andy Revell for proof reading the final draft and Kate Fleming, Annie Rees, Andy Leask, Gordon Ward and Jane Swain for allowing me to interview them.
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44 min - Cuckfield Walking TourA walking tour of the village of Cuckfield.
The walk takes around 45 minutes. It starts at the car park in Broad Street; goes up the High Street, down the path to the recreation ground; through Ockenden lane and back up to the village via church Platt and the church yard.
On the way, Kate Fleming, Gordon Ward, Jane Swain, Andy Leask and Annie Rees talk about the village.
Support the show44 min - Interview with Maria Marrocco, co founder of Marrocco's Hove
Interview with Maria Marrocco about her experience of coming to England from Italy in the 1950s and the evolution of Marrocco's.
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27 min - Interview with Wain Douglas, A.K.A. Kara Van Park, Drag Queen
This interview was conducted in The Brighton Birdcage, where Wain discusses the concept behind his shop; the evolution of his Drag Persona, Kara Van Park; his career in the West End and what it's like to perform in front of 40,000 people.
The interview also covers issues such as bullying, self-esteem and supporting others.Support the show
34 min - Interview with Daren Kay, author of The Brightonians
A conversation with author, Daren Kay about his experience writing and publishing his first novel, 'The Brightonians'.
The podcast covers some of the challenges faced for a new novelist and the inspiration behind the people and places in the book.
It also looks at the representation of LGBTQ+ characters in fiction and some of Daren's favourite authors.Support the show
41 min - The Pavilion Gardens. Interview with head gardener, Robert Hill-Snook
Description of the Pavilion Gardens in Brighton and interview with head gardener, Robert Hill-Snook.
Conversation about the design of the gardens, history and changing purpose of the garden from Regency times to the present.Support the show
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