The Bodcast

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The Bodcast episodes

  • Episode 6: Writing Hull - Jim English

    Writing Hull

    Seeing Hull, and its people, on stage or screen was once a rare thing. That began to change about 40 years ago and our stories are now regularly seen.

    Jim English: Actowriter or Writeractor? Does it matter? He's really good at both...

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    46 min
  • Episode 5: Writing Hull - Lydia Marchant

    Writing Hull

    Seeing Hull, and its people, on stage or screen was once a rare thing. That began to change about 40 years ago and our stories are now regularly seen.

    Lydia Marchant has been writing plays since she was 13. She has honed her craft at some of England's best regional and national theatres. As she moves up through the playwriting gears her work is attracting the attention of awards panels, and audiences in Hull and beyond...

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    35 min
  • Episode 4: Writing Hull - Tom Wells

    Seeing Hull, and its people, on stage or screen was once a rare thing. That began to change about 40 years ago and our stories are now regularly seen and heard.

    In the first of a series of conversations with the writers who have written Hull, The Bodcast meets playwright Tom Wells.

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    43 min
  • Episode 3: From ZERO to SHOW in 24 hours!

    Can you conceive, write, rehearse and perform a play in one turn of the earth?

    Middle Child Theatre held their first Lock In Festival at their Darley's home on Hull's Great Thornton Estate. Teams of writers, musicians, performers, designers and directors were given ideas by the estate's residents and just 24 hours to get a show on...

    The night also saw the opening of their expanded HQ, library, and an inspiring launch of the company's new projects and initiatives.

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    37 min
  • Episode 2: How the Bid Was Won (2013 and All That)

    The second instalment of The Bodcast - a podcast about the culture of Hull.

    We take a look back to 2013 and the successful bid to make Hull the UK City of Culture 2017.

    Revealing and in-depth interviews with people who played a key part in winning the title: Karen Okra, Andy Pearson and Matt Stephenson and Alan Jones of Nova Studios, whose film 'This City Belongs to Everyone' captured the essence of Hull and its people, and made a significant impact on the judges.

    57 min

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What we do. Who we are. A podcast from the UK City of Culture, mate.