Kitty Fisher Podcasts

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.

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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.

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Interview with art forger, Max Brandrett about his childhood in Dr Barnardo's and his later life forging paintings.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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This walk is similar to the first one I uploaded but explores some of the places that are slightly off the beaten track.
It starts at the Clock Tower and continues down West Street, through Duke's Lane and Ship Street, around the town hall and through Quadrophenia Alley into East Street. It then cuts through Pool Valley and out into the Steine, finishing at the Royal Pavilion.
Although the audio recording is shorter, it would probably take 45 minutes to walk and is quite flat.
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