Cambridge Breakfast

Dr Elena Sottilotta and Sofia Benedetti from the Cambridge University Italian Society tell Linda Ness about their play Weavers of Fairy Tales at St John’s College next Saturday.

As the climate warms and global food systems come under increasing pressure, what will the meals of the future look and taste like? Julian Clover discusses the upcoming Cambridge Festival […]

A set of rare hand-painted albums and botanical works by Clarence Bicknell will go on display in Botany in Print, as part of Trinity's 2026 Arts Week. Among the highlights […]

In a world first, plants at Cambridge University Botanic Garden will be given a digital voice this spring, as a new exhibition invites visitors to have real-time conversations with plants […]

Dr Andrew Holding unravels the return to the moon and whether heavier electric buses are the cause of more potholes.

Horrible Histories Live (and Dead!) on Stage is at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Sunday March 1 feature both the hit TV songs and stars of the popular CBBC series. Julian […]

Four years after Russia's full invasion of Ukraine Julian Clover hears about the Borshch Time event that's bringing the Ukrainian Community together. Round the breakfast table are Yaryna Yemets Founder, […]

Gavin Richards speaks to Dr Giles Yeo, obesity researcher and award-winning broadcaster, ahead of his talk at this year’s Cambridge Festival

Julian Clover hears about a new co-housing project in Northstowe from the company behind Marmalade Lane.  

A Community Group in the East of the City wants to restore a 13th Century Church that has been disused since Covid. The Church of St Andrew the Less is […]

A replica of Doctor Who's TARDIS has dematerialised at a Cambridge church. The Police Box has taken up residence in the courtyard of the Zion Baptist Church on Bradmore Street […]

The Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has renewed its appeal to support people who may have lost out following changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance. It says only around £2,000 has been […]

The organisers of Strawberry Fair say they're looking for partnerships with local businesses to secure the future of the event. The music and arts festival has been held on Midsummer […]

Author Caroline Swinburne tells Julian about her new novel Solo, about a musician forced to confront her fear, and there’s a sticky Odd One Out.

A Cambridge rowing business says it feels “terrified” after the University of Cambridge opposed its attempt to trademark an its logo. Cambridge Rowing applied to register the mark in January […]

Finding true love in a noir New York of hustlers, gangsters and showgirls might sound like a long shot — but add Frank Loesser's music, a bit of swagger and […]

Wimpole Estate has welcomed 5 Dartmoor ponies to help manage new wood pastures in South Cambs. The National Trust says the ponies will graze among young trees, helping control thistles […]

As we start Dry January, Dr Andrew Holding explains the benefits of going without alcohol.

Cambridge Area Bus Users says significant cuts in peak-time capacity and longer journey times on the Guided Busway between St Ives and Cambridge are having a serious impact on students […]

Julian Clover meets Helen Weinstein, Director of Cambridge-based Historyworks, who has been working with residents and schoolchildren to uncover the past lives of the area once known as Sturton Town. […]

There are concerns in Cambridge that the city council's £92 million civic quarter project does not include plans to keep a Tourist Information Centre inside the Guildhall. The current centre […]

Scott Walton of Simpson’s Garden Centre in Fordham explains how to pick a Christmas tree.

In Thursday’s Cambridge Breakfast podcast Julian Clover discusses The Budget with Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner and Chair of Mill Road Traders Association Kobir Ahmed.

Julian Clover hears about the life of pioneering heart surgeon Sir Terrence English and Claudia McKenzie drops in with news of Cambridge Housing Society’s annual shoebox appeal.

The politician responsible for supervising roadworks in the county says he wants to introduce a lane rental scheme for utility companies. It's after gas works in Hills Road came to […]

Northstowe Town Councillor Graeme Hodgeson joins Linda with news of Light Up Northstowe taking place on Saturday 22 November 2025.

In the Cambridge Breakfast podcast, Julian Clover finds how why the lights have changed on the Birthday Cake roundabout and hears about how Waterbeach Brass is planning for Christmas.  

Christine Schneider reports from the Cambridge Christmas Light Switch-on.        

Julian Clover speaks to Lewis Herbert who has been attending Remembrance ceremonies at Kanchanaburi’s cemeteries near the Bridge on the River Kwai in west Thailand where members of the Cambridgeshire […]

Linda Ness is joined by Divya Ramkumar who tells us about about Samarpana Classical Arts, a group formed to celebrate South Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam.  

A Kings Hedges Councillor has taken action after receiving complaints about the site of the former Jenny Wren pub. It closed in 2017 and was demolished in 2019 under a […]

Cambridge United have launched a special-edition fourth shirt for Black History Month, created with the Fitzwilliam Museum and Romsey Mill. The kit will debut against Bromley at the Cledara Abbey […]

The Cambridge Jazz Festival has confirmed saxophonist Courtney Pine, singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram and tuba player Theon Cross as headline names for its 2025 programme. The 11th edition runs from 9–23 […]

Cambridge City Council's unveiled plans for an £80 million redevelopment in the north of the city — including more than 200 new council homes and two hundred private homes. The […]

Community groups in Cambridge are being invited to come forward with new ideas for the former Mill Road Library, after the preferred bidder pulled out. The Grade Two listed building, […]

rCambridgeshire Rail Operator, Greater Anglia has become the third company to return to public ownership. Jonathan Denby, head of corporate affairs at Greater Anglia, explains what this means to Cambridge […]

Resuscitation Officer’s Sian Leader and Dan Shortland tell Julian Clover about Thursday’s Restart a Heart Day.

National Trust Comms and Marketing manager – as well as Ranger at Wicken Fen – Ajay Tegala brings news from Wicken Fen where they have become the first nature reserve […]

On Wednesday's Cambridge Breakfast, the personalised music therapy that's helping people living with memory loss or dementia. Julian hears from Dimana Georgieva, Programme Manager at Music for my Mind. And […]

Julian Clover is joined by Owen Baker who looks ahead to the start of the Cambridge Film Festival starting in October; and Jessie Keighley from Muscular Dystrophy UK told us […]

>A new science exhibition has opened at the Grand Arcade in Cambridge. Grand Discoveries has been created with 20 local partners and includes  a STEM workshop with hands-on activities, a […]

One of our neighbours on the Gwydir Enterprise Centre is the Cambridge Access Validating Agency (CAVA). They're an awarding body for Access to HE Diplomas delivered at further education colleges […]