In this special fifth anniversary episode, the Fun with Bells Podcast celebrates by turning the tables on host and producer Cathy Booth, as she takes her turn on the other end of the microphone and is grilled by team member Emily Roderick.

Emily digs into the background to the podcast, its aims, and the entire podcast process from idea to launch. The origin of the name is also revealed. Who knew?


Cathy and Emily also choose some of their favourite episodes from the last five years and play some great ‘best bit’ clips. There is then a tantalising glimpse into what topics to expect in the future, so stay tuned, and with your support, the podcast can keep entertaining and informing ringers for the next five years to come.


Links to the episodes mentioned:

• The Joy of Bells: New Ringers Reflect on Their New Obsession: funwithbells.com/ep69
• Remarkable PhD Study of Cambridge Bellringers Pay and Habits: funwithbells.com/ep23
• Recording Your Bells: funwithbells.com/ep15
• What Ringers Wear: funwithbells.com/ep53
• Thirty Voices, Seventy-five Years, One Story: funwithbells.com/ep26
• Young Autistic Bell Ringer and Historian: funwithbells.com/ep38
• 15 Tips to Improve Your Striking: funwithbells.com/ep24

Sponsor: This podcast is sponsored by the Association of Ringing Teachers (ART).  To find out more about learning to ring, learning to teach or other resources to support your ringing go to bellringing.org

Podcast team:
Anne Tansley Thomas
Emily Roderick
John Gwynne
Emily Watts
Cathy Booth

Ringing by:
The Cambridge Youths (supplied by David Richards) and for later episodes, The Liliputters Guild (supplied by Simon Edwards).

For bellringing training and support for teachers and ringers see: bellringing.org