Park Date

*There is a rude word in this episode that rhymes with kitties*

Location: Well Street Common

Hackney, London

Guest: Christopher Biggins

What else can I say? It's Biggins!

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

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A SPOOKY SPECIAL EPISODE FOR HALLOWEEN......

Location: King Kong Park and St Paul's Square

Birmingham

Guest: David Baldwin

My comedy companion David Baldwin re-animated himself, dragged his torpid body from the tomb in which he sleeps, and scampered out of his stately pile - Solihull Castle - to grace us with his presence in the less salubrious surroundings of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter as we pondered the King Kong Kopy, the weird little temporary park it sat in and the backstreets of the industrial city.

Scary statues were one thing - but in the St Paul's Graveyard we talked about the Exorcist and saw a half bull-half human as things began to get weird. Then at the end - well, you'll have to listen. Because I haven't heard from or seen him since....

David Baldwin WAS a comedy writer, journalist and film programmer

NB we recorded this in July so yes the Halloween theme is slightly stretching it

NB2 Who thinks I should make the Telly Savalas podcast?

NB3 On Site WILL be my next podcast, live from various building sites :)

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Location: Golden Lane Estate Gardens

City of London

Guest: Chris Petit

If you have a poster of Radio On like me then you'll love this one. Chris Petit talks about road movies, cars, music and noirish novels set against a backdrop of political posturing and cultural laziness. Chris worked with Iain Sinclair on London Orbital and Iain put me in touch. Thanks Iain!

Chris been active in the underground since the 70s in journalism, film, art, books and ideas and is a true original.

There is some strong language in this episode - swearing and strong as in powerful use of words. Brace yourself. It's good.

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Location: Kensington Gardens

Central London

Guest: William Hanson

It's time to speak to William Hanson about being more polite. You'll know him from Help I Sexted My Boss, which he presents with Radio 1's Jordan North. I know him from a wild week in New York a few years ago(!) And if you have the cash you can hire him as your own personal Henry Higgins.

We strolled round Kensington Gardens avoiding the wind (AGAIN) and dead birds being eaten (AGAIN) while we spied a royal helicopter and talked about using Monkeypox as an excuse to get out of a wedding. Hmmmm.

We recorded this episode back in summer before the sad death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Music is by Joel Cummins and Andy Farrag. The track is called Cavemen of The Future.

Additional material by Rebecca Lane

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Fragments. Everything is fragmentary, everything is fleeting

The Wall In The Head, 2019, Christopher Beanland

We are the rubbish, outmoded and unrequired.

Hackney, That Rose Red Empire, 2009, Iain Sinclair

Location: Gallions Reach Park and the Thames Path, the Thamesmead fringes, Belmarsh and the Woolwich backstreets

Woolwich

Guest: Iain Sinclair

FRAGMENTS

Here are some fragments from a conversation between Christopher Beanland and Iain Sinclair.

FRAGMENTS

More fragments to follow....

FRAGMENTS

Iain is the writer of so many good books like London Overground and maker of many films like Swandown.

FRAGMENTS

We walked in Woolwich, following our noses and avoiding the breeze and the London City Airport planes, and seeing the new Elizabeth Line

FRAGMENTS

Iain and I will return bearing fruit of some kind, I just know it

FRGMNTS

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Music is by Joel Cummins and Andy Farrag. The track is called Cavemen of The Future.

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Location: Butterfield Green

Stoke Newington, London

Guest: Travis Elborough

You should read Travis Elborough's books about such things as buses, the seaside, glasses and vinyl records. But in this chat we look at - what else - parks! We chat calmly like adults as we stroll through Butterfield Green. Then he mentions he met JG Ballard and I lose my sh*t. Thanks Travis. See you at The Mildmay Club soon for a drink, I promise.

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Location: Peters Park

Boston, MA, USA

Guest: Chris Grimley

2MANYCHRISES

Chris Beanland x Chris Grimley B2B!

Oh boy are you going to be into this special Season 2 episode from Boston in the US of A. I went to do a talk about my Unbuilt book and my novel The Wall in The Head at Chris Grimley's gallery Pink Comma in the South End and a few days later we met up again to walk around a typical American urban park located just across the road. It was a blast.

Peters Park is located in a famous Syrian/Lebanese neighbourhood of the city. I love the little league pitches and basketball courts you see across the country, and the dedicated dog zones especially for this nation of dog nuts. Chris was a wonderful and warm host who made me feel right at home in his adopted hometown as we talked about football, TV, books and architecture.

Chris and I shot the breeze about our shared love of brutalist architecture and how he suggested that Boston rebrands its concrete colossi as HEROIC in his book of the same name. He did the excellent Blue Crow Map of Brutalist Boston and has books on Pittsburgh and Marcel Breuer too.

He also got my Mrs Maisel reference off the bat - I loved when Jane Jacobs appears as herself in that excellent show. I sort of want to write a screenplay about Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses. Shall we do that, Chris?!

As always GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Music is by Joel Cummins and Andy Farrag. The track is called Cavemen of The Future.

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Location: Hollyrood Park

Edinburgh

Guest: Hannah Van Der Westhuysen

SEASON TWO IS HERE

And who better to kick off than the brilliant Hannah Van Der Westhuysen. Star of Fate: The Winx Saga, and many more besides. We talked about stage versus screen acting, fave children's TV, young people's values, saving the world and Edinburgh Festival - where we recorded. Hannah was in Ben Norris' play Autopilot, where she absolutely killed it onstage.

I said I hadn't performed at Edinburgh but I technically have - at the 2015 Book Festival! However, maybe it's time to do stand up in 2023 though as my life is such a... JOKE. Geddit?

It was very windy; there's not much I can do about that - before you start writing to Points of View. I hope you enjoy though. Hollyrood is stunning and I walked up Arthur's Seat the next day.

Hannah - everyone time I walk past the Dalston Hat I think of you haha.

GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME GADGET. NEXTTTTTT TIIIIIIME!

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Season 2 of Park Date debuts Sep 13 2022. It's going to be AWFUL.

And here's some more TERRIBLE comedy...

Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Location: De Beauvoir Square

Hackney, London

Guest: Ben Norris

SEASON FINALE

A lovely finale to Season One - Ben Morris joined me to explain how The Archers make the sound effects for when lambs are being born, then we moved on to the main business - his play Autopilot which is on at Edinburgh Fringe. Go and see it.

Thanks for listening to Season One!

Season Two coming this autumn!

GRAZIE to Lucia Scazzocchio, Luke Jones (do listen to his brilliant podcast https://southgirlproductionmusic.com/category/podcast-production/), Rosie Wilby (https://www.instagram.com/breakupmonologues/?hl=en) and Mae-Li Evans for encouragement, production support and advice. There would be no podcast without these people. THANKS GUYS.

Park Date is about mixing the silly with the serious so do listen out for the original comedy we're slotting in between and after the interviews (which are hopefully pretty funny themselves). 

Do review, subscribe and like. Namecheck as many trees as possible in your reviews and make them as surreal as possible - I have a very nice prize to give out to the writer of the funniest review.

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Music is by Joel Cummins and Andy Farrag. The track is called Cavemen of The Future.

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