Podcasts from The Cat 107.9

I spoke with Sharon Dutton the director of The Nantwich Players' next show - Quiz Night At The End Of The Earth. A play in which audience members actually participate in a quiz. Listen to Sharon's description of the piece and her cast members.

Today Des & Dave talk to the owner of Nose to Trail, Rachel Rodgers who discusses how she has grown her business to a team of five and now reach out to customers across the UK.

The Cat's Kev Watson dropped in on Curtain Call's rehearsal's of Everybody's Talkin' About Jamie. With three weeks before curtain up (July 2nd - 5th), at the Crewe Lyceum, Kev talked to cast and creatives about the show and their roles.

Kev Watson talks to Laura Elizabeth about the Harlequin Theatre's upcoming play - Little Women. Laura is the director of "Little Women" and she tells us about relocating the classic play to Liverpool during WWII and why the Harlequin decided to stage the play in Northwich.

Des Machin, Stevie M, Lesley Sumner and Kev Watson join Dave Foulkes to play the Birthday Game during his Afternoons on the Cat show.

Today Des talks to Katie Stabler, the owner of Cultivate Customer Experience and Katie discusses why your customer experience isn't just a strategy that you implement—but a movement you lead.

Today Des talks to the Managing Director of The Hixon Group Ltd, Jonathan Lawton and Jonathan discusses his Cyber Security Impact Report and how working for The Ministry of Defence helped him to apply a structured approach to setting up and running his business.

The Cat's Kev Watson spoke to Ed Costello who is the director and choreographer of Jonathan Larsson's "Rent" which will play out at Stoke on Trent Rep 21-24th May. They talked about the show, the cast, the songs and the reason why 5 Towns Production decided to do the show.

Every Tuesday afternoon, on the Cat107.9fm, Dave Foulkes invites a number of people into his studio to play "The Birthday Game". Play along by guessing whether the 'celebs' Dave chooses, are older or younger, than the age he says "they are NOT".It's total carnage especially if we have a funny story from the week's news included. In this episode Dave is joined by Des Machin, Stevie M, Lesley Sumner and Kev Watson

Every Tuesday afternoon, on the Cat107.9fm, Dave Foulkes invites a number of people into his studio to play "The Birthday Game". Play along by guessing whether the 'celebs' Dave chooses, are older or younger, than the age he says "they are NOT".It's total carnage especially if we have a funny story from the week's news included. In this episode Dave is joined by Des Machin, Stevie M, Lesley Sumner and Kev Watson.

The "Sensational 60's Show" is coming to the Crewe Lyceum on Sunday May 25th at 3PM. The music of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Tremoloes and The Fortunes will feature. The Cat's Dave Foulkes and Kev Watson spoke to Beaky about the show and the hits in the 60's that Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich had. Beaky shared some great stories about the origins of his famous songs such as The Legend of Xanadu.

South Cheshire estate agent Gary Fear joined Dave Foulkes at The Cat to talk about his upcoming trip to the war-torn Ukraine.Listen to their conversation and the music selected by Gary when he met Dave earlier this week.

Must See Musicals, and specifically the cast and creatives of Beauty & the Beast, joined Kev Watson in the studios at Cheshire College South & West to talk about the show and their preparations for the 21st & 22nd of June at the Shavington Academy.

Liss Parts interviewed Diane Woolrich and Jess Bratt on her programme on the 28th of April. Liss played songs selections that Diane and Jess chose.

Dave Foulkes spoke to Joe O' Leary and John Dyer on his Afternoon Show about VE Day.They talked about life in the army, the Nantwich Royal British Legion and listened to some music from the time of WWII.

Callum Faddes, who is currently studying BTEC Performing Arts (Level 3) at Cheshire College South & West, came into The Cat studios to tell us about the 2025 End of Year Shakespeare Play - The Merchant of Venice - that is a tradition with students at . He spoke about the play, the course and his tutors with Kev Watson.

The Cat107.9fm's Kev Watson spoke to Maximillian Clay, the director of "Eight" the production being performed by the Nantwich Players from the 10th April-14th April. Max discusses the play, the casting and the process of directingt and workshopping the new Nantwich Studios production.

Today, Des talks to Rachel Edwards, owner and director with Thrive Together FP Ltd and Rachel discusses how she gave up a secure job and started her own business and how she generated that elusive first customer.

Today Des talks to Zak Farmer, owner of ZF Health Collective and Zak explains how structured exercise, a balanced diet and quality sleep contribute to a healthy body and healthy mind.

Today, Des talks to Georgia Smith, an expert in Social Media who explores how to maximise the benefits of using some of the more important social media platforms how to use AI in the process.

Kev Watson speaks to James from Egerton Strings about the String Quartet's performance at Nantwich, St Marys, ahead of their candle-lit performance on March 22nd.James talks about how he set up the Quartet and the concerts and performances that they give.

Crewe Amateur Musical Society (CAMS) will perform "Made In Dagenham" at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre 5th - 8th March. The Cat's Kev Watson went to meet the during rehearsals to hear about the show and to listen to the cast discuss their roles and what "Made in Dagenham" means to them.

Crewe Amateur Musical Society (CAMS) invited Kev Watson to their rehearsals for "Made in Dagenham". This is the second of two podcasts - here we have the men from CAMS discussing their new show.

Shavington Village Festival's Pantomime is "Rapunzel" this year. They invited Kev Watson to join them in rehearsals to meet the director and cast. It was a hairy experience head and shoulders above the rest...

Crewe Amateur Musical Society (CAMS) invited Kev Watson to their rehearsals for "Made in Dagenham". This is the first of two podcasts - here we have the ladies from CAMS discussing their new show.

Today, Des talks to Dawn Read, the managing director of D & G Office Supplies Ltd and Dawn explains how they survived the Covid Lockdown and the importance of being customer focussed in a very competitive market.

Business Brunch, every Wednesday at 11am. Today Des talks to Kate Blakemore the founder and CEO of Motherwell Cheshire and Kate discusses why she launched her charity and how it has become an award winning enterprise.

Business Brunch, every Wednesday at 11am. Today Des talks to Robert Parton, the owner of Aqueduct Marina and Robert discusses how 1995 was was a pivotal year in his career and how a chance conversation with a member of staff completely changed his life.

Paul O'Brian & James Hope, from Amplify Theatre Solutions, joined Kev Watson to discuss their new business venture - bringing Sound & Lighting Design and Implementations to local organisations and musical societies.

Today Des talks to Lisa Bond, the owner of Impact Training & Consultancy and Lisa discusses the importance of staff training and how networking has helped to grow her business.

Deep into rehearsals for "Elf The Musical", which plays at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre Nov 20-23rd, Gail Montague and the Curtain Call team invited Kev Watson to meet the cast. The story of Buddy The Elf, and his family, sounds like the perfect preparation for Xmas!

Today Des talks to Graham McKnight, Theatre Director at The Lyceum Theatre in Crewe and Graham discusses the importance of maintaining the Lyceum Theatre and how the performing arts help to promote understanding and respect for different cultures.

Today Des talks to Parveen Smith, the owner of Soul 2 Soul Wellbeing and Parveen discusses how she helps her clients negotiate difficult circumstances and how she developed her skills as an author.

Debby considers 'behaviours & attitudes' in business meetings.

Beth Beggs is a marketing strategist and member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and Beth explains why she chose marketing as a career path and how marketing has evolved in recent years.

Today Des talks to Melanie Cotton, the owner of Argentum Proofreading and Editing and Melanie explains the pitfalls of editing your own work and how to edit content on your website.

CAYT present Bugsy Malone at the Daneside Theatre, Congleton 13th - 16th November. April and Charlie, from the cast, came into the studios, at Cheshire College, to talk to The Cat's Kev Watson about "Bugsy Malone", their characters and songs, and being part of Congleton Amateur Youth Theatre.

Kev Watson, from the Cat107.9fm, speaks to Gareth Butler (Executive Producer) about "A Slice of the British Isles" which is a show coming to Crewe's Lyceum on October 20th. It will raise money for the veterans charity "The Not Forgotten" and show case talent from Cheshire and specifically Crewe. Gareth talks about the show, the charity and the various groups from Cheshire that will take part. It sounds an amazing show.

Kevin Whitfield, who is currently rehearsing "Legally Blonde" with Acton AOS was presented with a '50 Years Service Award' on Sunday. Kevin has been a member of several musical theatre groups and continues to perform to this day. Kev Watson, from the Cat107.9fm, caught up with him just before he received the award from Acton AOS chair Debbie Cornack.

Kev Watson, from the Cat107.9fm's "Songs from the Shows" popped down to meet the cast and creative team behind Acton Amateur Operatics' "Legally Blonde". The run through and rehearsal was fantastic as was the spirit and welcome from the group. In this podcast you can hear interviews with all the team just 4 weeks before curtain up at Crewe's Lyceum theatre - 2nd October to 5th October.

Jacqui discusses how the recent refurbishments at Crewe Hall Hotel have helped the management and staff to offer more flexibility for their private and corporate customers.

Rafe and his bandmates have performed around the world with some of the biggest names in blues. Here, he discusses his influences, how the band came about, and their plans going forward.

Today on Business Brunch, Des talks to Kurt Bradbury, the managing director of TAFCO Ltd and Kurt details some of the difficulties involved in starting an FSA regulated asset finance company.

Elles Bailey recently released her fourth album, "Beneath The Neon Glow" You can hear her talk about the making of it, the big events of the year, and her upcoming tour

Errol was the U.K. representative at both the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and the European Blues Challenge in Poland earlier this year.

The vocalist, and guitarist of the Birmingham based band chats to Legs about the bands sudden surge of popularity, and the music that drives him on.

Business Brunch, every Wednesday at 11am. This week Des talks to Dr. Mark Youngman who owns Threatologist, a niche business that is centred around Russian military and security issues. Their weekly newsletter reviews developments around the topics of terrorism & insurgency, private military companies (PMCs), the Chechen security services and other Russia-related security issues.

This week on The Hot Desk, Abigail Morrison explains how to take the stress out of buying or selling a property.

Legs chats to Lindsey and Chloe from the band Brave Rival. They talk about the formation of the band, and their plans for the future.

This week on The Hot Desk, Des & Dave interview Andrew Martin, a director with The Nantwich Food Festival and Andrew explains how The Festival attracts over 40,000 visitors to Nantwich and is run entirely by volunteers.