Podcasts about Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Sandile Majola, Team Leader of the Ndlovu Youth Choir, about what audiences can expect from the choir's highly anticipated return to Johannesburg for six performances at Montecasino's Teatro. They also discuss the choir's upcoming debut at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they will present a specially created one-hour production, 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NonCensored is coming to an end. Our final show is at the London Podcast Festival on the 13th September 2026 at 4.30pm. Tickets are available here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/podcast/noncensored/As we take a break over the summer, we're going to remind you of how fun our live shows are. This week, it's the first-ever live show, from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022.This week we bring you a very special LIVE episode of NonCensored, recorded as part of LATER at Paines Plough Roundabout. Harriet and Martin are joined by Diversity Correspondent Eshaan Akbar, who explains why Lawrence Fox is the most woke man alive, and by Culture Secretary For Culture And Digital Media Sport Nadine Dorries, who takes questions from the audience and reads an EXCLUSIVE extract from her forthcoming erotic political thriller His Front Bench Woman. There's also an extended interview with the man who brought down Theresa May, Simon Brodkin who talks pranks, arrests, and how being a character comedian means sometimes people get confused about whether you're real or not. With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Sooz Kempner, Simon Brodkin and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new podcast called Adda With Eshaan which you can hear here, and contribute to here. His latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is available on YouTube.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friend Steven Phillips-Horst returns to the pod. You know him from his podcast hosting and sharp writing, but his new play, The Last Mad Man, appears this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We chat with him from his new-ish home in Scotland about mulch, sand, emotional real estate, how every house has a "drop zone," a lackluster nude massage, being a botanist's wife, seeing Melania in a Scottish theater, just how big magic is over there, reminiscing about his COVID copywriter days, Steven does an ad read just to feel something, Chris hating linen, kilt wearing, and Jason's improv premiere. instagram.com/buddha_ph witter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the show we're joined by a delightful panel of immersive creators who are headed to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe — the largestperforming arts fest in the world that pretty much takes over Edinburgh, Scotland for the month of August – for a very loose conversation that feels a bit like sneaking backstageJoining us for the episode are are Emily Carding, creator and performer of Hamlet (an experience), Peter Michael Marino, whose Planet of the Grapes is headed to Fringe after a sold our run in NYC, and Katy Murphy, creator of the interactive games how (No) Refunds — which is hosted by her alter ego Tiffany Gold.SHOW NOTESHamlet (an experience)Planet of the Grapes(No) Refunds NoPro's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 FOMO Guide Edinburgh Festival Fringe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NonCensored is coming to an end. Our final show is at the London Podcast Festival on the 13th September 2026 at 4.30pm. Tickets are available here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/podcast/noncensored/As we take a break over the summer, we're going to remind you of how fun our live shows are, starting with this one - the London Podcast Festival in 2022, which we recorded two days after the Queen died.This week Harriet, Producer Martin and Diversity Correspondent Eshaan Akbar made an in-person appearance at the London Podcast Festival at King's Place, London, to really give the wokies in the basement of The Guardian what for. They pay their respects to the Queen and then reflect on whether paying respect is, in fact, "woke". They're also joined by Sir Edward Fry, CEO of energy company Petrocorp, and there's an extended interview with Tom Walker, the man most famous for his character "Jonathan Pie", who explains what could possibly be funny about pretending to be someone else just to get laughs.With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Matt Green, Tom Walker and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marena Riyad talks about her play Majenin, which means 'crazy people' in Arabic. The Palestinian rom-com you've been waiting for: a tale of two fools who dare to love in a world obsessed with their sadness. Marena talks about the play's themes, combining stand-up with theatre and her excitement at hitting the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.To support the show, visit their linktree and JustGiving Page to donate to help this amazing show reach audiences: https://linktr.ee/majenintrilogy.

RSC alum Dee Ryan returns to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to perform the European premiere of Broadguess, her interactive comic Shakespeare solo show. Dee discusses the evolution of her show's script, and its roots in both Shakespeare and improvisation; how she finds the balance between the deep cuts and the funny; her favorite things to do in Edinburgh and where to find the best cream tea; how long it's been since she last performed at the Fringe (in The Complete Millennium Musical (abridged)); the joys of self-production; how Broadguess fits into the grand tradition of Shakespearean solo shows; and how she's looking forward to passing out flyers on the Royal Mile. Come say hi – she loves a chit-chat on a high street! (Length 17:53) The post ‘Broadguess' In Edinburgh appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

John Robertson is an Australian comedian, writer, and performer who has carved out a singular space between stand-up, theatre, and video games. Beginning his career on the UK and international comedy circuit, he became known for his high-energy, unpredictable style—before creating The Dark Room, a live-action text adventure where audiences shout commands, face absurd deaths, and attempt to survive his chaotic world.The show has toured globally, sold out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and grown into an online phenomenon, streamed to millions and adapted into digital formats. Alongside this, he has written and performed a wide range of solo shows and interactive work, creating a unique space where comedy, games, and audience participation collide.John Robertson – website & showJohn Robertson – official websiteThe Dark Room – live show informationThe Dark Room – live dates and ticketsThe Dark Room – Edinburgh Fringe 2026 at the Gilded BalloonThe Dark Room – Dark Room Deathstravaganza at Leicester Square Theatre, 22 NovemberJohn Robertson – Twitch (Robbotron)John's Perfect ConsoleSonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive, 1992) – WikipediaSuper Puzzle Fighter II Turbo – WikipediaWii Sports Resort – WikipediaSid Meier's Civilization V – WikipediaHitman: World of Assassination – official siteHitman: World of Assassination – SteamOther games and references mentionedCaves of Qud – official siteCaves of Qud – SteamPAX West – Seattle gaming conventionSwitch Sports – NintendoNext week's guestPierce Brown – official websiteRed Rising – Pierce Brown's debut novelSupport the showMy Perfect Console – episode archiveSupport My Perfect Console on PatreonBecome a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsoleTake the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edinburgh in August during the Festival Fringe means crowded streets, shifting queues, and venues that pop up overnight. For blind and partially sighted attendees, that can be difficult and exhausting to navigate.Not everyone has someone available to help, so RNIB Scotland are partnering with Edinburgh Festival Fringe to launch a sighted-guide service ensuring nobody has to miss out on the fun.RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey was joined by Neil Atkinson, RNIB Scotland Social Action Community Coordinator, and Albany Wallace, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Access Projects Officer, to find out more about how the partnership on the sighted guide service came about, how it will work and how people can apply for a free volunteer sighted guide for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026.More details about the sighted guide service and how to apply for a guide for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 can be found by visiting - https://www.edfringe.com/experience/accessibility/sighted-guide-service/(Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font)

If you don't fill in this survey http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey, we will get off with your mum, AND your dad.This week Harriet Langley-Swindon is joined by Andy Burhnam, XXX; Chairman of South Central Thames Water Sir Lord Douglas Brown OBE CBE, who explains why his company going into profit is a good thing for the customers who've been charged more; and Eshaan Akbar has a White-Hot & Spicy Takeaway of the Week about Lord Of The Rings.If you're listening to the Patreon you'll also hear an interview with Jemma, a woman who's been banned from the Internet. If that sounds like something you'd like to hear or watch, then head on over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for just £4 or £8 per month; you'll also get every episode early and without adverts, exclusive bonus podcasts, and the warm fuzzy feeling you get from knowing you're supporting the people who make a thing you like.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Oliver Izod, Holly Burn and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Will will be at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his new show Game Of Phones. Tickets are available here.Oliver says he does't have anything to promote, so just go and follow him on Instagram.Holly also doesn't have anything to promote, so follow her Instagram account and also her podcast's Instagram account.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dream Restaurant's open for business once more, and our first diner for series 16 is ‘Taskmaster' star and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Phil Ellis. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts you can now watch this episode too. And what an episode to watch. Phil Ellis is currently on a nationwide stand-up tour with Bath Mat, including an extra London show at Wilton's Music Hall on 10th October. He will also be taking the show to Monkey Barrel 1 as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 3rd - 30th August at 1.55pm. For more info and tickets visit philelliscomedy.com Listen to Phil's podcast ‘Early Worms' Follow Phil on Instagram @philelliscomedy Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube.Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcastFollow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Houston today with the always entertaining rock radio legend Dayna Steele - as she heads on over to Scotland to bring her play 'The Woman in the Mirror' to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her award winning play tells of her experiences caring for her mother, Fran, through Alzheimer's disease. The 70 minute, one woman/two-actor performance blends poignant storytelling, humor and compassion - much like the playwright herself! The play, based on her best-selling book, Surviving Alzheimer's with Friends, Facebook, and a Really Big Glass of Wine is part of the convo, along with cool chats about her radio career at rocker KLOL in Houston, her devoted fan base of 'Steeleworkers' and so much more. Join us!About the Spotlight Conversations podcast:Tune in as I invite friends inside my cozy linoleum free recording studio to talk about all things media - radio, television, music, film, voiceovers, audiobooks, publishing - if guests are in the spotlight, we're talkin'!  Refreshingly unscripted and unusually entertaining, listen in as each guest gets real about their careers in the entertainment biz, from where they started to how it's going. Settle into my swanky studio where drinks are on ice and the conversation starters are music + media - always a deal breaker for the rock and roll homemaker! New episodes drop every Tuesday. For more on what I'm doing when I'm not podcasting head on over to my Linktree accountListen to Donna every night starting at 9 on Houston Radio Platinum, and catch her special program 'Late Night Spotlight' - intimate, unscripted interviews with guests from the entertainment industry - Tuesday through Thursday nights at 10:10 CT/11:10 ET Social media links, website and more hereFollow and subscribe hereBooth Announcer: ...

In this episode we're joined by Justin Elizabeth Sayre who is taking their solo show, Justin Elizabeth Sayre Is a 40-Year-Old Woman to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.In the conversation, we talk ageing, empowerment, and the allure of a caftan.Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gareth Johnson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.See more Naked Men Talking conversations on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.gtv.blue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Michael Doherty and Will Mobley return to talk about the continuing adventures of their very funny buddy comedy Dogberry & Verges Are Scared, which runs at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company through July 25, 2026, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from August 5-30, 2026 (with the RSC's own Austin Tichenor as Verges). Doherty and Mobley share how the play just keeps getting sharper and tighter; how the clowning manages to also provide insight into Shakespeare's characters and the plays from which they came; how audiences are surprised to encounter unexpected humanity; how it's inspired by Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead; the difference between watching the show from the audience and living inside the words as a cast member; how both authors lead from the codpiece; and the the vital importance of combining silly comedy with heart and humanity. (Length 22:23) (PICTURED, above: Anthony Lawton as Verges, Michael Doherty as Dogberry in the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company production of Dogberry & Verges Are Scared, directed by Matthew Decker, 2026. Photo by Melanie Malicote.) The post ‘Scared' In Edinburgh appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

If you don't fill in this survey http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey, we will get off with your dad.This week Harriet Langley-Swindon is joined by Posh George, to explain why the allegations around Nigel Farage's finances are nothing but a witch-hunt; Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson explains why we don't need to fund the teaching of art; and Eshaan Akbar has a Red Hot & Spicy Takeaway of the Week about prediction markets.If you're listening to the Patreon you'll also hear an interview with Lewis Sopel, the host of the Politics Now!! podcast, who joins us during a brief break between emergency podcasts to ask: Can Angela Rayner Survive As PM? If that sounds like something you'd like to hear or watch, then head on over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for just £4 or £8 per month; you'll also get every episode early and without adverts, exclusive bonus podcasts, and the warm fuzzy feeling you get from knowing you're supporting the people who make a thing you like.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Tom Houghton, Alexandra Haddow, Marcus Brigstocke and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Tom can be found on social media as HonourableTom. He's also at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a Work In Progress, and tickets are available here.Alexandra co-hosts the smash hit podcast Adam & Alex's Indie Supergroup. She's also going to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a live show of her Instagram series, The Battered Book Club. Follow her on Instagram here.Marcus has nothing to promote, but go and follow him on Instagram.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As she prepares for the premiere of her one-woman show, Cartwheel, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, Amanda has been thinking about the relationship between tragedy and comedy. This episode from her 20-part Resilience series on the Waking Up app is a look at why finding humor in tragedy is more than a coping mechanism, but a genuine survival skill, and how that idea has shaped her approach to bringing her story to the stage. Hear the full 20-episode Resilience series at wakingup.com/amandaknox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Flocken is an upmarket fiction author. She is also a public relations professional, comedian, improviser, and pun contest host (yes, it's a thing). Sarah's poetry, essays, and short stories were published in school literary journals throughout her teen and early adult years. After that, she turned her attention to building a career in public relations, where she's written millions of words for other people in the form of op-eds, speeches, press releases, whitepapers, sponsored articles, talking points, Senate floor remarks, and more. She is currently the owner and principal of SLH Communications, a PR consultancy in San Diego, California. Outside of her day job, Sarah has written short plays, sketch comedy and stand-up routines for over 10 years, including a run with the Edinburgh Revue at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Additionally, she is a member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association. She currently performs with two improv comedy groups in San Diego, and hosts Pundemonium! San Diego's Only Pun Competition. Sarah received her bachelor's degree in English and Comparative Literary Studies from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and a master's in Literature & Modernity: 1900-Present from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland. She lives in San Diego with her husband. Her new novel is Be Well. Learn more at SarahFlocken.com Intro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro RecordingFollow the Writing Table: @writingtablepodcastEmail questions or tell us who you'd like us to invite to the Writing Table: writingtablepodcast@gmail.com.

If you don't fill in this survey http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey, your bum will fall off.This week Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin are joined in the studio by Chief Inspector Ian McFyte, who opposes keeping the pubs open for the Mexico-England maych on Monday morning; they are also joined live from New York by Entertainment Correspondent Kirstie Golightly who knows as much as anyone about the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce wedding; and you'll hear a clip from our bonus monthly Time For Questions podcast, in which Harriet and Martin answer YOUR questions. If hearing that makes you think, "you know what, forty-minutes of multi-award-nominated audio is worth a quid a week", you can head over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up to hear/watch the full thing.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Burn, and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Marcus has nothing to promote, but go and follow him on Instagram.Holly also doesn't have anything to promote, so follow her Instagram account and also her podcast's Instagram account.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeMatthew Capodicasa is an award-winning playwright whose work has been developed and presented at the Kennedy Center, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the National New Play Network, among many others. A recipient of the Woodward/Newman Drama Award and the Judith Champion Launch Commission, his plays are published by Samuel French. In addition to his extensive theatre work, he has Film/TV projects in development with Annapurna Pictures, Anonymous Content, and XYZ Films, most recently being a writer on the Netflix show, Vladimir. He is also one of the founding members of the Glass Cannon Network, one of the leading TTRPG actual play podcasts.We loved chatting with Matthew about how he realised he wanted to be a writer while on stage, how he finds the story he wants to tell through multiple drafts, and how it feels to see your words brought to life by actors on stage and screen. We also get into the realities of working in a TV writers' room, and hear how that process differs from nearly any other form of writing.We also spoke with Matthew about his love of TTRPGs and his work on the Glass Cannon Network on our Narrative Damage podcast - listen to that episode here or watch it now on Youtube here.Links:Watch Vladimir on NetflixVisit Matthew's websiteFollow Matthew on InstagramSupport us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageonePage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on BlueskyFollow us on ThreadsPage One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extant the UK's leading professional performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists is continuing to lead the conversation around accessibility in the arts, returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer in partnership with Underbelly as principal venue partner which will include three enhance shows alongside a new visually impaired-led showcase on 18 August 2026 spanning theatre, dance and comedy .RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey was joined by Dr Maria Oshodi, Artistic Director and CEO of Extant, for a look back on access at the Edinburgh Festival fringe from taking the ‘Effing and Blinding' Cabaret too the Fringe in 2007, celebrating Extant's 25 anniversary in 2022 by helping Tom Skelton and Amy Bethan Evans to take their shows to the Festival Fringe and following on from the great success of their 2025 programme a look forward to this year's programme including the three enhance shows, the showcase on 18 August at Underbelly and much more besides. To find out more about Extant and their programme of performances and events for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 do visit their website - https://extant.org.uk(Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font)

Val Davidson grew up in a forward-thinking Baptist church in Edinburgh, prayed over by her parents, shaped by community, and carrying a prophetic gift she didn't quite have language for. By the time she found Belonging House, she had lived through trauma, decades of faithful service — and a season of serious chronic illness that left her sometimes unable to sit up, unable to drive, unable to be present for her family the way she wanted to be. Then came the prayer. In this testimony shared at Belonging House Fellowship, Val traces a remarkable thread: from singing with Keith and Kristyn Getty in Edinburgh, to her son Luke's acting classes with Gerry and Elizabeth Averill, to a prayer report by Christ John Otto that caught her attention years before she ever met him — all the way to a dramatic shift in health, diagnosis, and daily life that her husband Paul witnessed firsthand. Val shares openly about: - Growing up in a pioneering church community in Edinburgh in the 1970s that opened its sanctuary to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and welcomed those with mental illness and learning disabilities - Carrying a prophetic gifting from her early twenties without a community that fully understood it - Living through proximity to the Dunblane shooting while training as a counsellor for children - Years of fibromyalgia and ME/chronic fatigue that reduced her from a full-time active parent to spending 12+ hours a day in bed - How prayer for trauma and Freemasonry renunciation brought a complete change in health — including a corrected diagnosis, dramatic weight loss, and restored energy - What it means to abide in Christ (John 15) and why praying in tongues daily in community has made a real difference - The Lord's Prayer as a simple, unifying structure for a life with God — crossing denominations, cultures, and continents *"I'm physically chalk and cheese to what I was then."* — Val Davidson **Key Scriptures:** Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord's Prayer) · John 15 · Proverbs 3:5-6 ### For Artists Especially Val's story is woven through with the arts — from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performed in her childhood church sanctuary, to her sons' music and performance gifts, to her own years working with children in creative and educational spaces. Her healing wasn't separate from her creative and communal life — it restored it. If you've been managing symptoms instead of receiving healing, or serving from a place of depletion rather than abundance, this testimony speaks directly to that. --- ### About Belonging House International Belonging House is a community raising up an army of artists who will build Jesus a throne in the earth. We believe that creative work is spiritual work — and that real transformation, not just symptom management, is what God has for his people. Val's story is exactly why we exist: a woman carrying a gift for decades, finally finding a community where prayer goes deep enough to change not just your thinking, but your body. **Fear not. God can be trusted.** --- ### Connect & Learn More

Only 1% of listeners are clever enough to complete this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.This week, soon-to-be-former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer tells Harriet Langley-Swindon about why he's standing down, and what he's left in Number Ten for Andy Burnham to take over; we speak Al G. Algae, a spokesman for algae, to get their side of the Lincoln Reflecting Pool story; and Eshaan Akbar has a hot and spicy takeaway of the week about why Brexit, ten years on, as been a complete success.Our Patreons' bonus interview this week is with Tommy London, a musician who has maintained a successful career despite eschewing social media and, indeed, the entire internet; thanks to his PA for replying to our email and setting it up. Head over to Patreon.com/NonCensored if you want to hear or watch that, where you'll also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast - we're recording the next one of those next Friday, so sign up for just one or two pounds a week to ask a question, support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. (If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.)Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Joz Norris, XXX, Tom Neenan, and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Joz is doing two work-in-progress shows of his new show Joz Norris Is Hugh Jackman Is The Phantom Of The Opera, in Edinburgh on the 8th and 10th August - tickets for that are available here.Chris will be at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the entire month with his show Rewilding, and tickets for that are available here.Tom is the co-host of the Snake Boys Show podcast, and is taking his new show, Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - tickets are available here.Ed produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is once again coming this August. This is the place where over 3,800 individual shows - yes - 3 thousand, 800 of them - will take place during the full month in what is billed as a global arts celebration. Last year the Fringe - as the locals call it - featured 53,942 performances over 301 venues with participants from 68 countries with 2.6 million in ticket sales. How good is that? So good that we are diving in to find out all about it with four of the upcoming performers: Liz Coin, Max Davidson, Brendon Lemon and Kristina Libby. We are talking everything from one-person shows to stand-up comedy to magic and illusionists, what it means to them to take part in this festival, and how the arts bring us all together in the best way possible. Grab your seat, the lights are dimming, as the festival is about to begin... This episode is Part 1 of 3 in a series. _______________________ Sunday July 12 - grab your seat to SLIDESHOW: IN COLOR! now playing in London. It's the live storytelling show the Los Angeles Times declares, "Downright magical, uncomfortable and shockingly honest!" and Theatreland Adventures London cheers, "FOUR STARS - This is unlike anything I've seen before, a warm, engaging, and memorable evening!" Tickets & Info: https://www.citizenticket.com/events/etcetera-theatre/slideshow-in-color/ Pre-Order CUPID'S CURSE - the fourth book in Steve's series THE DOG WALKING DETECTIVES MYSTERIES and catch up on the rest: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Steven+J+Silverman%22?Ntk=Publisher&Ns.

Only 1% of listeners are clever enough to complete this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-surveyThis week, Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin talk to campaigner and old man Hugh Oldman, about why the government is right to ban under-sixteens from social media; we speak to A Suffragette From 1913 about how she feels about being compared to Palestine Action; and Eshaan Akbar walks us through a Hot & Spicy Takeaway of the Week for as long as the authorities.Thank you to Abi, who signed up to our Patreon this week. She, like all Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with A Scammer in the middle of the show. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast, where we answer your questions, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. (If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.)Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Justin Edwards, Sooz Kempner, John-Luke Roberts, and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Justin is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in ages, for just five dates, with his show, Jeremy Lion - My Life!, and tickets are available here.Sooz is also returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for nine dates, with her show Impostor, and tickets for that are available here.Ed produces produces P.O.V., a scripted sketch show on BBC Sounds which has NonCensored regulars like Davina, Will and Sooz in it. He also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extant, the UK's leading professional performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists, will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer building on the success of its landmark 2025 programme. The company will present three Enhance shows alongside a new showcase, in partnership with Underbelly as principal venue partner on 18th August celebrating a number of the most exciting visually impaired-led performances including stand-up, cabaret, dance, theatre and new writing. Amelia Cavallo who will be presenting ‘An Evening with Tito Bone' as part of the extant showcase gives RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey a bit about her background as a visually impaired Artist and more about ‘An Evening with Tito Bone' as well as what people can expect from the Extant showcase at underbelly on 18 August 2026. To find out more about the Extant Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 programme including the three enhance shows and the showcase at Underbelly on 18 August 2026 do visit the company's website - https://extant.org.uk(Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font)

The arrival of Summer means that the start of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is looming, and after multiple requests I'm finally sharing my biggest guide to this year's plays and musicals ever!As well as sharing every production that caught me eye, and letting you know when and where you can find it, I'm affording a MickeyJo seal of approval both to shows I can already vouch for, and those I'm most confidently anticipating.Check out my picks for this year's Festival Fringe, stay tuned for my coverage, and share your own recommendations in the comments!check out Mickey-Jo's free substack newsletter:www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.comAbout Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Only 1% of listeners are clever enough to complete this survey: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.This week, Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin talk to MaryBeth JoAnn Meg, an American-Irishwoman in Belfast about how worried she is about the new trouble there; Chancellor Rachel Reeves joins us because she ISN'T hiding from a decision on the pensions triple lock or, indeed, hiding in general; and Eshaan Akbar has a Hot & Spicy Takeaway of the Week about the immigrant success story that's taking place in California.Thank you to Pete, who signed up to our Patreon this week. He, like all Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with tech guru Marty Twelve in the middle of the show, which features some of Marty's trademark bold predictions. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast, where we answer your questions, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. (If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.)Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Mary Flanigan, Davina Bentley, Tom Neenan, and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, will be on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Mary can be found on social media as MazFlaz (eg, her Instagram). She's taking a show, Scream If You Want To Go Slower, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and tickets are available here.Tom is the co-host of the Doctor Who podcast A Wheezing Groaning Sound, and is taking his new show, Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - tickets are available here.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quick, fill this in, there's no time to explain: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.This week, Harriet Langley-Swindon talk to Milly Young, a young person about how young people are not saving enough and also not spending enough and also don't deserve pay rises; Eshaan Akbar has a Hot & Spicy Takeaway of the Week about the animals that have made the shortlist for the next batch of banknotes; and travel agent Tommy Cook has some GREAT deals for listeners who want to make a last-minute booking to America for the World Cup.Thank you to David Thomas and Claudia Federico, who both signed up to our Patreon this week. They, like all Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with Wartin Lewis, Money Spending Expert in the middle of the show, which makes total sense and does not need to be explained. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast, where we answer your questions, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. (If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.)Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Freya Mallard, John-Luke Roberts, Nick Revell and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, runs at the King's Head Theatre from the 13th May to the 6th June (tickets here) , and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Freya co-hosts the Binks & Hebrides Whine Time podcast with Davina Bentley, which is on their YouTube channel; she is also going to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a work-in-progress show, Come Get Me World, I'm Wide Open, and you get get tickets for that here.John-Luke is the host of Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, and is taking his new show, What I Talk About When I Run About, Talking to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - tickets are available here.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme is published on 4 June. There are 3,649 shows between 7 and 31 August and almost 54,000 performances in a city which is home to 550,000 people. Here we speak to Tony Lankester the CEO of Edinburgh Festival Fringe in what is his second summer in the job. He tell us about the move to Infirmary Street and the new Fringe Hub as well as what the Society is really there for.

Quick, fill this in, there's no time to explain: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.This week, Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin talk to SNP accountant Scott Andrews about how everything Peter Murrell claimed was a legitimate business expense; they also hear from Doctor Five, a meteorologist from the future who predicts nothing but sunshine in the years to come!! Finally, Producer Martin continues intervestigation (a cross between an interview and an investigation) into the world of "preppers" - people who are preparing for the end of the world - as he travels deep into the woods with the man known only as "Colllin Maxxxx".Our Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with Terry Connors, a man who has read all of the terms and conditions. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast, where we answer your questions, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. (If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.)Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWith thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Tom Neenan, John-Luke Roberts, Mark Davison, Robert Gilbert and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, runs at the King's Head Theatre from the 13th May to the 6th June (tickets here) , and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Tom is the co-host of the Doctor Who podcast A Wheezing Groaning Sound, and is taking his new show, Portrait Of A Tom As A Young Neenan to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - tickets are available here.John-Luke is the host of Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, and is taking his new show, What I Talk About When I Run About, Talking to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - tickets are available here.Mark is half of the sketch team The Exploding Heads, who put sketches out on social media, like their Instagram account.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin talked to King Of The North and King Of Pigeons Andy Burnham about how his powerful Northern accent will bring change to Westminster; Eshaan Akbar celebrates the government's intervention to reduce fuel prices; and Producer Martin continues intervestigation (a cross between an interview and an investigation) into the world of "preppers" - people who are preparing for the end of the world - as he travels deep into the woods with the man known only as "Colllin Maxxxx".Our Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with podcaster/cult Leader Helen Foofar, who talks about her podcast Living Well With Helen Foofar and the burgeoning cult she's set up around it. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast - we're recording the next one of those on Tuesday, so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week ask us questions, support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests. If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for individual sale.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodWouldn't it be, like, so random if you took this survey?: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Robert Gilbert and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, runs at the King's Head Theatre from the 13th May to the 6th June (tickets here) , and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Will has a show on Fubar Radio called Privacy Settings and you can listen to it here.Margaret hosts the podcast Crushed, which has its own Substack, and is available in all the other usual places, too.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We share 12 essential Edinburgh travel tips that help you avoid the common first-timer mistakes and plan a visit that actually feels relaxed. From pronunciation and neighbourhood choice to seasonal crowds, daylight, and the best add-ons beyond the Royal Mile, we make it easier to build an Edinburgh itinerary that fits your pace.Saying Edinburgh and Princes Street correctlyDeciding how many nights you need and why three works wellChoosing between Old Town and New Town for where to stayUnderstanding the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and why August requires advance bookingPlanning for hills, cobbles, steps and viewpoint walks like Calton Hill and Arthur's SeatGetting off the Royal Mile for better wandering, food and souvenirsConsidering The Real Mary King's Close and booking ahead in summerPlanning around Edinburgh daylight hours, fast-changing weather and seasonal pros and consTaking the train from London to Edinburgh and using trams and buses once you arriveVisiting the Palace of Holyroodhouse and checking closure datesMaking time for Leith and the Royal Yacht BritanniaBuilding in breathing space plus easy day trips if you stay longerIf you want help putting your full Scotland (or UK) itinerary together, Doug and I are available for consultations. Leave me a message via SpeakPipe and let me know what city or area you'd like me to talk through next.

Read transcriptAbout This Episode Blythe Haynes returns to Stageworthy for a wide-ranging conversation with host Phil Rickaby about indie theatre, artistic process, community, and the evolution of a Fringe hit into a feature film. Blythe reflects on how Toronto's theatre scene has changed since the pandemic, why she believes artists need spaces to experiment and fail, and what Canadian theatre can learn from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe model. The conversation also explores the challenges of sustaining indie work in Toronto, the importance of artistic community, and how Blythe's own understanding of her career shifted during the lockdown years. They also discuss the journey of An Atlas, A Necktie, and Other Concerns — the acclaimed 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival production that eventually became the filmed adaptation And Other Concerns, now streaming on CBC Gem. Blythe shares what it was like adapting the theatrical piece into film, acting while serving as a producer, and working within the unusual constraint of keeping the story confined to a single room. The episode also touches on rehearsal room culture, emotional safety in performance, outdoor theatre disasters, the realities of producing independent work, Gangway Theatre's long-developing project Digital Divergence, and Blythe's growing interest in playwriting and collaborative creation. This episode explores The state of Toronto indie theatre post-pandemic Why Fringe in Canada functions differently than Edinburgh Building artistic community outside traditional theatre spaces Turning An Atlas, A Necktie, and Other Concerns into a film Emotional safety and accessibility in rehearsal rooms Performing The Drowning Girls outdoors in near-hypothermic conditions The importance of process over product in artistic work and much more Guest:

Harriet Langley-Swindon talked to Health Secretary Wes Streeting at 12.50pm on Thursday where he explained how loyal he was to Keir Starmer; Eshaan Akbar explains the biggest consequence of the Strait Of Hormuz being closed; and Producer Martin continues intervestigation (a cross between an interview and an investigation) into the world of "preppers" - people who are preparing for the end of the world - with his interview with Colllin Maxxxx.Thank you to Patrick Keane, who signed up for our Patreon this week. He, like all our Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with James Brudenell, 7th Earl Of Cardigan (1797-1868), who has just launched a new podcast called The Charge of the Light Brigade. Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests, if you can. If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for sale.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodTake this survey if you don't hate us: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, James Barr, Mark Davison, Rob Thomas and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, runs at the King's Head Theatre from the 13th May to the 6th June (tickets here) , and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.James is doing a work-in-progress show, Punchy Title, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and tickets are available here.Mark is half of the sketch team The Exploding Heads, who put sketches out on social media, like their Instagram account.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Langley-Swindon and Producer Martin talk to independent councillor Barry Normal about the lack of vetting from the main parties when it comes to the local elections, as well as asking... well, what it is that councillors do, exactly; Eshaan Akbar looks at Reform's proposals to build detention centres in areas that have the audacity to vote Green; and Producer Martin begins a brand new intervestigation (a cross between an interview and an investigation), this time diving into the world of "preppers" - people who are preparing for the end of the world.Thank you to Emily Gordon, who signed up for our Patreon this week. She, like all our Patreons, will be getting a bonus interview with Jemma Phrog, a journalist who has just published a brilliant, twelve-page article about the dangers of the so-called "femosphere". Patreons also get every episode early and without adverts, access to the full video of all our interviews, as well as the Patreon-exclusive monthly Time For Questions podcast so get over to Patreon.com/NonCensored and sign up for one or two pounds a week to support the show, and make it possible for us to pay our guests, if you can. If you don't want to subscribe, but do want to give us a one-off amount, all the Patreon-exclusive videos are available for sale.Please follow our social media accounts!Instagram: @noncensoredpodcastTikTok: @noncensoredpodTake this survey if you don't hate us: http://bit.ly/noncensored-survey.With thanks to Rosie Holt, Brendan Murphy, Eshaan Akbar, Bilal Zafar, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Rob Thomas and Ed Morrish.Rosie's sitcom, Crossing The Floor, is available now on BBC Sounds. Her play, Churchill's Urinal, runs at the King's Head Theatre from the 13th May to the 6th June (tickets here) , and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (tickets here), where she will also be doing a new character comedy/stand-up show, The Illegal Aliens Have Landed (tickets here).Brendan is taking a brand new show, Indy, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. It's a three-man retelling of Indiana Jones, and tickets are available here.Eshaan has started a new, live podcast called The Early Evening Show, every Sunday evening on YouTube, and his latest stand-up special, Fool Moon, is also available on YouTube.Bilal is taking his new show Rubicon to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August, and you can buy tickets here.Margaret hosts the podcast Crushed, which has its own Substack, and is available in all the other usual places, too.Ed also produces Sound Heap With John-Luke Roberts, an award-winning improvised sketch show that features many NonCensored regulars like Rosie, Brendan, Will, Sooz and Joz.Show photography is by Karla Gowlett and design is by Chris Barker. Original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch and Compass.NonCensored is a Lead Mojo production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Giovanna sits down with comedian, author, and podcaster Emma Doran. Emma reflects on becoming pregnant as a teenager while attending an all-girls convent school, and the challenges that followed.She also shares how she began stand-up on maternity leave, performing her first open mic when her baby was just six weeks old!Catch Emma on tour! Emma Doran has extended her Emmaculate UK and Ireland stand-up tour up until 2027, including the London Palladium on 7th February 2027. Emma will also make her debut at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard – Beside from 5 – 30th August (excl 12th, 19th, 26th). For more info and tickets visit emmadorancomedy.com(Pic credit: Ray Burmiston) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) it's the brilliant comedian - Emma Doran. Emma Doran extends her Emmaculate UK and Ireland stand-up tour up until 2027, including the London Palladium on 7th February 2027.  Emma will also make her debut at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard – Beside from 5 – 30th August (excl 12th, 19th, 26th) For more info and tickets visit emmadorancomedy.com Parenting Hell is available to watch on Spotify every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xxx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: Hello@lockdownparenting.co.uk Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  (Copyright 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matthew Bannister onSir Craig Reedie, the sports administrator who led London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics and went on to become President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Lord Coe pays tribute. Bronwen Naish, the musician who devoted her life to promoting the joys of the double bass.Geoff Yeadon, the world record breaking cave diver from Yorkshire.And Margareta Magnusson, best known as the author of the book “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning”.Producer: Ed Prendeville Assistant Producer: Catherine Powell Researcher: Jesse Edwards Editor: Glyn TansleyArchive: Daytime Live, BBC One, 21/01/1988; Edinburgh Festival Fringe, YouTube Upload, Browen Naish, 01/09/2020; Bartholomew, YouTube Upload, Bronwen Naish, 04/09/2020; Wogan, BBC One, 01/07/1985; A Visit with Bronwen Naish, Bass-Talk with Hagen and Heyes, YouTube Upload, 25/02/2024; Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 09/01/2018 Conversation Piece, BBC Radio 4, 07/05/1982; Behind the Ears, BBC Radio 3, 15/06/2025; BBC Look North, BBC, June 1983; BBC News, BBC, 06/06/2005; Newsnight, BBC One, 21/07/2016; Mixed Zone interview of Sir Craig Reedie – The ANOC Awards 2022; BBC News, BBC, 06/07/2005; The Daily Politics, BBC 2, 14/01/2003

Emmanuel Sonubi is an award winning stand up comedian , TV personality, presenter, actor and writer. He is one of the UK's most in-demand comedians, whose rise through the UK comedy scene has been rapid and widely celebrated. Since making his debut in 2016, he has progressed from open mic nights to headlining major venues and hosting the iconic BBC stand-up showcase Live at the Apollo. You may have also seen him on QI, Celebrity Mastermind, The John Bishop Show, Comedy Central Live, Pointless Celebrities, Have I got News for you, Unforgiveable, The Stand Up Sketch Show + more. Known for his commanding stage presence and razor-sharp storytelling, Emmanuel has received significant industry recognition. His show was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in 2023, following a Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer nomination in 2022. He has also been nominated for Chortle Award for Best Club Comic and won Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe Award for Best Show in 2025. Following a sold-out run at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK comedy powerhouse and two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Emmanuel Sonubi returns to Melbourne with his powerful show Life After Near Death. The show runs from 7th to 19th April playing at the Melbourne Town Hall,  In Life After Near Death, Emmanuel recounts surviving heart failure — and living to tell the tale. A deeply personal, refreshingly honest and outrageously funny take on life, facing the cause of trauma and finding unexpected comedy in the toughest moments. One of the UK's most in-demand comedians, Emmanuel Sonubi seamlessly blends earnest stories and big laughs, with an unstoppable energy and razor-sharp wit. Don't miss your chance to see this masterclass live in Melbourne!  We chat about being a bouncer and the reason why he left, nearly dying and health journey, never having a bad gig, unique start to comedy, speaking up and not arguing, quitting entertainment and why he came, writing joke journals for his kids, doing an hour set with 20 minutes material, not lying, envy plus plenty more! Check Emmanuel out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmanuelstandup/ Website/ shows: https://www.emmanuelstandup.com/ Melbourne Comedy Festival tickets: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/emmanuel-sonubi/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmanuelstandup ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

Even now, artists and creatives take inspiration from the works of Robert Burns some 230 years after his death. Last year, theatremaker James Clements explored the Trust's Burns collection and brought it to life in a new production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His show, The Burns Project, sold out for its entire run and is now touring the US. It uses the bard's letters, poems and personal items to tell the story of Burns in an intimate setting. Jackie chats to James about his creative process, the enduring legacy of Burns, and what he learned along the way. To enjoy more episodes of Love Scotland, please follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Join us as we explore the vibrant Philadelphia theater scene through the eyes of the Bruce sisters. They share their journey, the importance of accessibility, and their love for live performances, from community shows to Broadway stars. Discover how they keep the arts alive and engaging for everyone, regardless of barriers. Join us as we explore the vibrant world of theater, discussing recent productions, favorite shows, and the importance of supporting the arts. Our guests share their insights on the power of storytelling, the impact of theater on community, and upcoming events to watch for.Chapters00:00 Celebrating Women's History Month05:23 Accessing the Arts: Overcoming Barriers10:51 Engaging with Local Artists and Productions16:39 Theater as a Personal Journey22:15 Inspiring the Next Generation of Theatergoers27:51 The Beauty of Imperfection in Live Theater30:32 The Importance of Understudies in Theater32:24 The Impact of Seeing New Talent34:20 The Value of Local Theater Productions37:13 Celebrating Long-Standing Relationships in Theater38:38 The Role of Community in Supporting the Arts40:32 Accessibility and Transportation to Arts Events43:07 Memorable Performances and Their Lasting Impact44:37 The Joy of Theater Productions46:23 Exploring Unique Storytelling in Plays47:36 Emotional Impact of Performances49:53 Mental Health Themes in Theater53:23 Highlighting Female Directors56:23 The Power of New Works in Theater58:15 Fringe Festival and Emerging Talent01:00:16 Connecting Through Theater: A Journey to Edinburgh01:02:05 Anticipating Upcoming Productions: Excitement for March01:03:55 Exploring New Theatrical Experiences: Jelly's Last Jam01:05:43 The Importance of Community in Theater01:06:53 Engaging with Emerging Voices in Theater01:07:58 Reflections on Theater Experiences and Expectations01:10:00 The Power of Theater: Finding Meaning in Every Performance01:11:51 Nostalgia and the Impact of Classic Productions01:14:13 Closing Thoughts: The Joy of Sharing Theater Experiences RESOURCESTheater Philadelphia - https://theaterphiladelphia.org/ Art Reach - https://artreachphila.org/ Quintessence Theatre Group - https://quintessencetheatre.org/ Philadelphia Theater Company - https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/ Philadelphia Theater Company - https://www.philadelphiatheatercompany.org/ Lantern Theater Company - https://www.lanterntheater.org/ Azuka Theatre - https://azukatheatre.org/ Theatre Exile - https://theatreexile.org/ Edinburgh Festival Fringe - https://www.edfringe.com/ Hedgerow Theater - https://hedgerowtheatre.org/ GUEST LINK:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dembrucegals/

Jake Bhardwaj is a comedy creator, writer, actor and producer, as well as a self-appointed professional comedy quizmaster. After nearly a decade producing major entertainment shows including The Last Leg, Late Night Lycett, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening, he has gained recognition online for his viral comedy sketches and as the creator of Not Another Quiz Night. Following a sell-out, five-star-reviewed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the high-energy chaos of his live show Not Another Quiz Night returns to the Clapham Grand in April 2026 and will be back at the Edinburgh Fringe for the full month, at 11.20pm at the Assembly Underground. Jake has also recently become the sidekick to Joe Marler on the podcast Joe Marler Will See You Now, ad launched The Pub Quiz Podcast with Liam Shaw, where they, alongside a comedy guest, tackle real pub quizzes from across the UK.Jake Bhardwaj is our guest in episode 567 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Book tickets for Not Another Quiz Night at the Clapham Grand, 3rd April - https://dice.fm/event/nvwxm3-not-another-quiz-night-3rd-apr-the-clapham-grand-london-tickets .For other tickets and The Pub Quiz Pod, visit - https://www.jakebhardwaj.com .Follow Jake Bhardwaj on Instagram @jakebhardwajtv .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people .To support this podcast, get all episodes ad-free and a bonus episode every Wednesday of "My Time Capsule The Debrief', please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Sunday, London's theatregoers had the unique opportunity to see two different musicals, both offering insight into the backstory of the sea witch from the Little Mermaid.One of these was Unfortunate, a parody musical Mickey-Jo first enjoyed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which is currently playing at the Other Palace Theatre, and the other was Sea Witch, a brand new musical in concert receiving its world premiere at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.Stay tuned to find out what Mickey-Jo thought of each show and whether either of them held water...check out my brand new substack newsletter:www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com•00:00 | introduction02:55 | Unfortunate11:56 | performances / creative choices19:31 | Sea Witch26:42 | further problems 32:33 | conclusion About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MickeyJoTheatre⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 95,000 subscribers. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 "Particularly bright and joyous" [THOR]  Forget about the silence you might think is suggested by the word "pantomime." British panto is a raucous, musical, holiday tradition that expects the audience to be as loud as possible, booing the villain and cheering the hero. It's usually a comic, theatrical retelling of a fairy tale — like Cinderella or Aladdin — with slapstick for the kids, cheeky innuendo for the adults, and a cast that includes a campy "Dame" (a man in an over-the-top dress).  Now Holmes, Watson, and the world of 221B have been lovingly added to the panto tradition in Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, playing through January 18, 2026, at England's Birmingham Rep. The show is also a genuine whodunnit: West End stars are being murdered in mid performance. Can Sherlock Holmes solve the case? It's all the work of our guests Humphrey Ker and David Reed, writers and stars whose love of the Victorian Age, history, and classic literature has infused almost twenty years of collaboration. You'll hear about their work creating radio plays for the BBC, stage shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and their adventures as two-thirds of the comedy troupe "The Penny Dreadfuls."  You'll also learn how Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas came about, and how it came to inspire new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber — creators of some of the most enduring musicals in history. Then it's on to our review of Sherlockian society activities in the second half of January in "The Learned Societies" segment. The remarkable Madeline Quinones caps her series of Holmesian podcast reviews with her final report in "A Chance of Listening," with our thanks and admiration. And the Canonical Couplet quiz tests your Sherlock Holmes knowledge, with a prize from the IHOSE vaults for the winner. Send your answer to comment @ihearofsherlock.com by December 14, 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST. All listeners are eligible to play. As a reminder, our supporters can listen to the show ad-free and have access to occasional bonus material. Join us on the platform of your choice (Patreon | Substack). And if you need some show swag or gift ideas, check out our Merch Store, with mugs, notepads and more.   Leave I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; listen to us wherever you listen to podcasts.   Links Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas (Birmingham Rep) Humphrey Ker (Wikipedia) David Reed The Penny Dreadfuls Episodes mentioned in this show: Episode 259: Sketches of Scions Other links: A Chance of Listening: Genius and Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Madeline's podcast: Dynamics of a Podcast The Learned Societies: Sherlockian Calendar I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere / Trifles Merch Store     Explore more here. Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock.   And would you consider leaving us a rating and or a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Goodpods? It would help other Sherlockians find us. Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at 5-1895-221B-5. That's (518) 952-2125.  

This week we are joined by Alice Fishbein! Alice Fishbein is a Brooklyn-based comedian. Her solo comedy show, "Leo Still Dies in the End," premiered at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2025. She can be seen performing comedy in NYC and her writing and viral videos can be found all over the internet.In this episode, Alice shares her experiences from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, her one-woman show about the Titanic, and her journey through comedy and creative writing. The discussion touches on the challenges of performing, the unique atmosphere of the Fringe, and the personal connections formed through shared artistic experiences. Alice reflects on her childhood obsessions, the impact of various cultural phenomena, and her aspirations for future projects. Recommendations From This Episode: TitanicTitanic: The Digital ResurrectionAlone Being a History Nerd with Author Sarah Adler - Season 5, Episode 23Alone Making Floral Estrangements with Rebecca Fishebin - Season 4, Episode 46Follow Alice Fishbein: Insta: @afishcalledalice TikTok: @afishbWebsite: www.alicefishbein.comFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodPlease rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends! 

From the BBC World Service: A trade agreement between the United States and the European Union means that U.S. tariffs on imported European goods will be significantly lower than previously thought. The U.S. will cap tariffs on European cars, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors at 15%. That's a huge decrease from prior threats of levies as high as 250%. Plus, it's the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, showcasing drama, comedy, and music. The tourism provides an economic boost, but also makes things pricier. How are folks there dealing?

From the BBC World Service: A trade agreement between the United States and the European Union means that U.S. tariffs on imported European goods will be significantly lower than previously thought. The U.S. will cap tariffs on European cars, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors at 15%. That's a huge decrease from prior threats of levies as high as 250%. Plus, it's the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, showcasing drama, comedy, and music. The tourism provides an economic boost, but also makes things pricier. How are folks there dealing?

Rhys James is a British stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster known for his sharp wit, slick delivery, and clever wordplay. Born in 1991, he studied politics and international relations at the University of Manchester before establishing himself on the UK comedy circuit. He has performed multiple acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including Begins, Remains, Forgives, and Snitch, and has appeared on TV programmes such as Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo.

Comedian Dion Owen is at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to combine his two passions, cycling and stand-up. Mark meets Dion before his show to find out more about his free bike programme for Fringe artists.Gardening expert Julie-Ann Henderson is trying to encourage more young people to consider horticulture as a career. She established the first North of Scotland garden show this year and Rachel catches up with her at her home near Keith.Ingrid Shearer is co-author of the A-Z of Rowing on the Clyde, an ebook that tells a myriad of stories about rowing, sport, Glasgow and the River Clyde. Mark meets Ingrid on the banks of the Clyde to discover more about the river that's been home to the city's rowing community for over 200 years.Our mid-week podcast excerpt this week comes from the final section of the Whithorn Way, as Rachel and Mark reach Whithorn Priory.Rachel joins a workshop organised by the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership which is all about identifying wildflowers and harvesting their seeds. She chats to John Malster in Newtonhill close to Aberdeen on a plot which is slowly being transformed to become more nature friendly.Buglife's Paul Hetherington joins Mark and Rachel to talk about why we might be seeing more wasps this year and the importance of the insects to our environment.Mark dons his life vest and joins Pete Mowforth and Kat Kjos of Glasgow Rowing Club to learn about race rowing on the Club's training boat.For the last few years, Stonehaven's land train has been out of action. Now, it's back in business and Rachel hops aboard to find out how the Stoney Express got back on the road.