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The Table Talk podcast 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2014 26:18


The Simmons family were just finishing dinner with friends. This is a recording of the conversation.

Stuff We Like Episode 14

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2014 25:02


Stuff We Like welcomes you to 2014, where we discuss the virtues of The British Library, Horrible Histories, the historical Temple Bar in London, and we interview the customers and staff of the newly opened Corner Coffee House in Dagenham.

Stuff We Like Episode 13

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2013 24:49


In this episode we talk about Mozart and the film Amadeus, the glorious Somerset House in London, and chat with Tom Ronan about the magical island of Bali in Indonesia.

Stuff We Like Episode 12

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2013 17:32


In this episode we introduce the Corner Coffee House, we take a virtual coastal journey in Dorset, and learn about microphones and forthcoming book releases.

Stuff We Like - Autumn Season 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2013 16:46


In this episode we look at all things coffee: a new coffee venture starting soon, a coffee shop on Brick Lane and an inexpensive gadget which could see you creating great espresso. We also pay tribute to the Fender Stratocaster, and ask, what retro technology would you like to see return in the 21st Century?

Stuff We Like Episode 10

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 25:21


In this episode we review the Monmouth Coffee shops, pay tribute to Peter Ackroyd's comprehensive London: The Biography, and interview Steve Payne of SciFi Funk about his five favourite films.

Stuff We Like Episode 9

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2013 28:27


From now on, we mash up all our categories and take a fresh, unscripted approach to the podcast. In this episode David Simmons talks about Scrivener software, the Ottolenghi cookbook Jerusalem and the Lamb Shawarma recipe, and we take a trip around the world with irrepressible and congenial Aussie, Greg Webb.

Stuff We Like Episode 8 - The Arts

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2013 26:28


We ask: what DVD Boxed sets do you take on holiday? We pay tribute to the late great film visual effects legend Ray Harryhausen, and have a discussion with promising new London-based playwright Dominic Hedges. Presented by David Simmons.

Stuff We Like Episode 7 - Travel

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2013 27:31


We look at the joys of Florence and some of the surrounding villages in the Tuscan hillside, the lovely towns on the Suffolk coast, and Hannah Walker of FaithAction takes us through her early life growing up in Kathmandu and Nepal.

Stuff We Like Episode 6 - Technology

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2013 21:24


David Simmons takes us through the joys of the internet from Barclay Square to the modern day. We look at Paper Tabs, Parallels for Mac OS, and interview Dr. Andrew Tizzard from Middlesex University, about flat screen technology, and the use of technology in ground-breaking medical research in the NHS.

Stuff We Like Episode 5 - Food and Drink

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2013 19:35


David Simmons presents the fifth episode of Stuff We Like. We begin again with Food and Drink: looking at various coffee houses, as well as Betty's of Harrogate; and David's wife Amanda talks about a very exceptional cake recipe which has become a family favourite. Make yourself a cuppa, and enjoy!

Stuff We Like Episode 4 - The Arts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013 24:36


David Simmons presents the fourth episode of Stuff We Like. In this episode (The Arts), we review the Shardlake series of books by C.J. Sansom, the current extensive work of the National Theatre, and film-maker and graphic designer James Ratnarajah talks about his (current) all-time Top Five Films.

Stuff We Like Episode 3 - Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2013 27:30


David Simmons presents the third episode of Stuff We like. We cover travel, and features include a focus on the small Lincolnshire town of Stamford, an interview with Tom Ronan from Perth in Australia, and a note about an unusual French theme park.

Stuff We Like Episode 2 - Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 30:00


David Simmons presents the second episode of Stuff We Like. This week takes a looks at Technology, and features interviews with Elspeth Paisley, who describes the joys of Google Analytics and apps which help her keep fit, and Anthony Evans who describes ways of making technology work in education, as well as what the future of technology may hold.

Stuff We Like Episode 1- Food and Drink

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2013 27:19


David Simmons presents the first episode of Stuff We Like. This week (Food and Drink) covers coffee, Leon restaurants, & guest Nick Burr extols the virtue of the humble jacket potato, & Anthony McKernan describes the joys of Ainsley Harriott recipes.

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