Podcasts about High Wycombe

I had the honour of speaking with Tony Dobbie, a former RAF V- Force bomber pilot who joined the RAF in 1960. Tony shares amazing anecdotes from his training, including his experiences flying jets like the Meteor and the Vampire, and the transition to the mighty Victor bomber. He candidly discusses the realities of nuclear missions during the Cold War, revealing the tension and responsibility that came with such roles. One of the most gripping parts of our conversation revolves around the Cuban Missile Crisis. Tony was on QRA on Black Saturday when US forces went to DEFCON Two, one step shy of war and US and British forces prepared for imminent conflict with the Soviet Union . Tony also recounts a posting to the Bomber Command Operations Centre near High Wycombe in 1965 where a false alarm almost sent the V-Bomber force off to bomb the Soviet Union. Special thanks to Matthew Dobbie (Tony's son) for organising the interview and the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, who allowed the episode to be recorded in their BBC Studio. Episode extras http://www.coldwarconversations.com/episode458 Tony's book – Suki, Me & World War 3 Matthew's YouTube Channel Air Force Anecdotes  Help me preserve Cold War history via a simple monthly donation, You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and receive a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank-you, and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we also welcome one-off tips via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/store/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTINUE  THE COLD WAR CONVERSATION o BlueSky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/coldwarpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@coldwarconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One hundred years ago, Frances Chesterton quietly entered the Catholic Church on All Saints Day—the feast she chose for herself. In this episode, Grettelyn and Joe sit down with Nancy Carpentier Brown, author of The Woman Who Was Chesterton, to explore Frances's spiritual journey ahead of Nancy's talk at the 2026 Chesterton Conference.  In This Episode: How Frances Blogg became a devout Anglican through the Clewer Sisters at St. Stephen's College—and why that formation made her path to Rome harder, not easier The branch theory, and why Frances's emotional attachment to Anglicanism was every bit as powerful as G.K.'s intellectual arguments for Catholicism Gilbert's extraordinary patience: four years of waiting, never pressuring Frances—and how the Chestertons' story mirrors that of Scott and Kimberly Hahn The pivotal moments behind G.K.'s 1922 conversion: his near-death illness, Frances's anguished letter to Father O'Connor, and the death of his father Frances's reception into the Church on All Saints Day, 1926—quiet, discreet, in High Wycombe with Father Walker—and the New York Times headline that followed a week later Chapters: 00:00: Introduction & Welcome 01:00: Why 2026? The Year of Frances and St. Francis 03:24: G.K.'s Spiritual Formation Before They Met 06:29: Frances's Faith Journey and the Clewer Sisters 09:08: What Held Frances Back: Branch Theory and the Heart 13:22: G.K.'s Illness and Frances's Letter to Father O'Connor 16:27: G.K.'s Father, Cecil, and the Decision to Convert 20:09: Mutual Spiritual Freedom: Neither Held the Other Back 24:42: All Saints Day, 1926: Frances Enters the Church 30:00: Conference Preview and Closing Thoughts Resources Mentioned: The Woman Who Was Chesterton by Nancy Carpentier Brown 2026 Chesterton Conference Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Thirty-three years ago in 1993, Porcupine Tree performed their debut gig at The Nag's Head in High Wycombe. A year prior, Steven Wilson's experimental double album On the Sunday of Life laid the groundwork for the band's sound. Now, in 2026, Voyage 35, led by former Porcupine Tree members Colin Edwin and John Wesley, invites fans on a nostalgia trip back to those heady days. On this podcast, Colin and John discuss the origins of the project, what Steven Wilson thinks, and what else is in store. Host: Roie Avin

Welcome to our final "Overseas at the Crease" of the winter from The Premier League Cricket Club, our opportunity to chat in this case with Premier League players who are spending their winter overseas, and find out how they're getting on at their overseas placement! In this show, Ian Livo is joined byBilly Dodds of High Wycombe & Buckinghamshire who is currently playing for Bonbeach Sharks in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks for listening and if you enjoy the show, why not show us some love and leave us a 5-star review on your favourite podcast platform as it helps other potential listeners to find us when they are searching for cricketing podcasts.  And don't forget to follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram on both to join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us & fellow premier league cricket fans. Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠premierleaguecricket.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @TPLCricketClub You Tube: @TPLCricketClub Twitter: @TPLCricketClub Facebook: @TPLCricketClub Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TPLCricketShow@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Images Luke @ Sports Shots) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, it's February! Yes, it's a bit late for an end of year show! But we refuse to let the calendar dictate when our cinematic celebrations conclude. This week we're unleashing our top 5 films of 2025 where we use a bargain bin blu ray toss to decide their ranking. Beyond the top five, we get into the nitty-gritty of 2025 movies, asking the tough questions like: does Aaron Taylor-Johnson have a modern face or where is that Bill Murray documentary? We're not just reading lists; we're also dissecting tracking shots, analysing “dangerous weirdo” performances from the likes of Benicio del Toro and Amy Madigan while also praising the technical brilliance of Danny Boyle. What to expect from this episode: Dan makes a series of excuses for why his year doesn't officially end until January 32nd. Sarah details her pilgrimage to High Wycombe for the Labyrinth Experience. Tales of inflatable-based cinema rejection. Announcing our individual top 5 movies of 2025. Somehow combining our list to come up with our official top 5 films of 2025. Honourable mentions of films that almost made the top 5. Movies we missed and films we still want to see. 2025 documentaries we watched. A look at 2025 Stephen King adaptations. Worst films of 2025. We are back Monday 2nd March for season 14! This time the theme is "Identity" Would you like to see the full lineup for season 14? The only place you can see it is on Patreon but you don't need to be a paying member. Sign up for a free membership and get access to the lineup. If you're a fan of the show and want more content, check out our £3.00 a month tier on Patreon where we release our end of season wrap shows and a minimum of 2 reviews of brand new movies every month. Plus you'll get access to our back catalogue from 2023 onwards. Enjoy the show but can't support us financially? We get it. You could submit a review on the podcast player you're reading this on right now. Or if you listen on Spotify and you haven't given us a five-star rating yet, what are ye waiting for? It's easy. If you've done some or all of that and still want to do more, we would love it if you tell a friend about the show.   Or come find us on social media: Instagram | TikTok | Threads | YouTube

Theatre loving Claire from High Wycombe, takes on 80's music fan Steve from Luton.

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Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Gold continued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%! Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport in West Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4% wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a 4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank. The London property market has also suffered a 2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, Stamp Duty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw the introduction of a mansion tax. Watch video here - https://youtu.be/tk1aT-TMAwo?si=3aDdg9cbbXyO-Foa Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Gold continued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%! Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport in West Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4% wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a 4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank. The London property market has also suffered a 2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, Stamp Duty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw the introduction of a mansion tax. Overseas buyers have dried up, non-doms and the rich are leaving the UK in droves and property landlords have been selling up partly due to the Renters Rights Act and the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault evictions'. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new tax surcharge on rental income profits in her budget, which sees the tax burden rise to record levels. Buy-to-let landlords will pay a tax rate two percentage points higher than the basic and higher rates of tax from April 2027. Watch full video here - https://youtu.be/O38dvXPp22k There were a raft of hikes including a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2 million, mileage charge on EVs. Although successive governments seem to be doing their best to encourage the big corporate landlords and drive small landlords out of business (Section 24, licensing, increased red tape etc.), they still need the estimated 2.8 million private buy-to-let property landlords. Opportunities in 2026 Experienced investors will be sitting on cash and watching the housing and stock markets for opportunities to snap up assets at bargain prices, but timing the market can be tricky. See interview with Chartered Accountant and Tax Specialist - https://youtu.be/aMuGs_ek17s Gold and silver outperformed the markets and investors and central banks piled into metals amid speculation of an AI-driven stock market bubble. How to Invest in Gold and Silver? There are various ways to invest in Gold and Silver. You can buy physical Gold and Silver coins, bars or bullion online through reputable dealers (see below for more details). Always seek professional advice before investing. See full video - https://youtu.be/or-8kiTZZxM See my interview with Josh Saul, gold expert, discussing the merits of including precious metals in your portfolio. Click here https://pure-gold.co/charles-kelly for a free gold, investment report, and discovery call. 3 Steps To Success Money Management! I want to take you to the next level, help you get control of your money, learn how to invest and become financially free. Join me online on my free live money management training Wednesday at 7.00PM. Places are limited, so register now below to avoid disappointment. https://bit.ly/3QPp8IH Did you reach your goals and targets in 2025? What goals have you set for 2026? I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year and hope you achieve your dreams. #UKBudget2025 #RachelReeves #TaxRiseAlert #CapitalGainsTax #InheritanceTax #CashISATax #CouncilTaxSurcharge #UKPropertyTax #MoneyTips #CharlesKellyPodcast #TaxPlanning #WealthProtection #goldsilverratio #gold #silver #moneymanagement

Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Goldcontinued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport in West Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4% wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a 4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.The London property market has also suffered a2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, Stamp Duty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw theintroduction of a mansion tax.Watch video here -  https://youtu.be/tk1aT-TMAwo?si=3aDdg9cbbXyO-FoaProperty prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Gold continued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport inWest Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4%wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.The London property market has also suffered a2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, StampDuty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw theintroduction of a mansion tax.Overseas buyers have dried up, non-doms andthe rich are leaving the UK in droves and property landlords have been sellingup partly due to the Renters Rights Act and the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault evictions'. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new tax surchargeon rental income profits in her budget, which sees the tax burden rise to record levels. Buy-to-let landlords will pay a tax rate two percentage points higherthan the basic and higher rates of tax from April 2027.Watch fullvideo - https://youtu.be/O38dvXPp22k Although successive governments seem to be doing their best to encourage the big corporate landlords and drive small landlords out of business (Section 24, licensing,increased red tape etc.), they still need the 2.8 million private buy-to-let property landlords. Opportunities Investors will be sitting on cash and watching the housingand stock markets for opportunities to snap up assets at bargain prices.House prices are already being discounted by sellers. Property prices are overpriced when compared to incomes.See interview with Chartered Accountant and Tax Specialist - https://youtu.be/aMuGs_ek17sGold and silver outperformed the markets and investors and central bankspiled into metals amid speculation of an AI-driven stock market bubble.How to Invest in Gold and Silver? There are various ways to invest in Gold and Silver. You can buy physical Gold and Silver coins, bars or bullion online through reputable dealers (see below for more details). You can also buy funds which hold precious metals, as well as mining companies, directly on stock markets or through your ISA, SIPP and SSASpensions (IRAs). Always seek professional advice before investing.  See full video - https://youtu.be/or-8kiTZZxM See my interview with Josh Saul, gold expert, discussing the merits of including precious metals in your portfolio. Click here https://pure-gold.co/charles-kellyfor a free gold, investment report, and discovery call. For a free gold, investment report, and Discovery Call,click here.  https://pure-gold.co/charles-kelly 3 Steps To Success Money Management!I want to take you to the next level, help you get controlof your money, learn how to invest and become financially free. Join me online on my free live money management trainingWednesday at 7.00PM. Places are limited, so registernow below to avoid disappointment.https://bit.ly/3QPp8IHTime for reflectionHas 2025 been a good year for you?Did you reach your goals and targets?What goals have you set for 2026?I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year and hope you achieve yourdreams.

Property prices in London and parts of the South East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Goldcontinued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport inWest Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4%wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.The London property market has also suffered a2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, StampWatch video here -  https://youtu.be/tk1aT-TMAwo?si=3aDdg9cbbXyO-FoaProperty prices in London and parts of theSouth East fell this year by up to 8.9%, as Silver surged 138% and Goldcontinued its upward trajectory rising by just under 58%!Crawley, a town close to Gatwick airport inWest Sussex, suffered an 8.9% drop of £36,000, with High Wycombe falling 7.4%wiping £34,000 off average house values. Even trendy Brighton was hit with a4.8% or £20,000 dive, according to Lloyds bank.The London property market has also suffered a2.4% year on year decline of 2.4%, not helped by a weak economy, tax hikes, StampDuty increase in April and uncertainty over the budget which saw theintroduction of a mansion tax.Overseas buyers have dried up, non-doms andthe rich are leaving the UK in droves and property landlords have been sellingup partly due to the Renters Rights Act and the abolition of Section 21 ‘nofault evictions'. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new tax surchargeon rental income profits in her budget, which sees the tax burden rise torecord levels. Buy-to-let landlords will pay a tax rate two percentage points higherthan the basic and higher rates of tax from April 2027.Watch fullvideo here - https://youtu.be/O38dvXPp22kAlthough successive governments seem to be doing their best to encouragethe big corporate landlords and drive small landlords out of business (Section 24, licensing,increased red tape etc.), they still need 2.8 million private buy-to-letproperty landlords. OpportunitiesInvestors will be sitting on cash and watching the housingand stock markets for opportunities to snap up assets at bargain prices, buttiming the market can be tricky.House prices are already being discounted by sellers. Propertyprices are overpriced when compared to incomes. See interview with Chartered Accountant and Tax Specialist - https://youtu.be/aMuGs_ek17sGold and silver outperformed the markets and investors and central banks piled into metals amid speculation of an AI-driven stock market bubble.Invest in Gold and Silver There are various ways to invest in Gold and Silver. You can buy physical Gold and Silver coins, bars or bullion online through reputable dealers (seebelow for more details). You can also buy funds which hold precious metals, as well as mining companies, directly on stock markets or through your ISA, SIPP and SSAS pensions (IRAs). Seek professional advice before investing.  See full video - https://youtu.be/or-8kiTZZxM See my interview with Josh Saul, gold expert, discussing the merits ofincluding precious metals in your portfolio. Click here https://pure-gold.co/charles-kellyfor a free gold, investment report, and discovery call. For a free gold, investment report, and Discovery Call,click here.  https://pure-gold.co/charles-kelly 3 Steps To Success Money Management!I want to take you to the next level, help you get controlof your money, learn how to invest and become financially free. Join me online on my free live money management trainingWednesday at 7.00PM. Places are limited, so registernow below to avoid disappointment.https://bit.ly/3QPp8IHTime for reflectionHas 2025 been a good year for you?Did you reach your goals and targets?What goals have you set for 2026?I wish you a Happy and Prosperous New Year and hope you achieve yourdreams.

In the final episode of 2025, we head to High Wycombe to meet with some of the RAF Medical Services team. We'll hear about the support they provide to 'Fly & Fight' through nursing, paramedics and their Allied Health Professionals. Flt Lt Chris Sully also finds out about the unique career opportunities on offer with the RAF and how you can earn whilst you train. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by RAF Media Reserves. Theme music by RAF Music Services.

Bugonia is a 2025 absurdist black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan. It follows two young men who kidnap a powerful CEO, suspecting that she is secretly an alien who wants to destroy Earth. A co-production of Ireland, South Korea, and the United States, the film stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone.Development on the film began as early as 2020, with Jang attached to direct and Will Tracy adapting the screenplay. Ari Aster came on board as producer soon after, and by February 2024, Lanthimos was hired to direct, replacing Jang, while Stone joined the project both as an actress and producer. Plemons joined the cast that May, and it was soon acquired by Focus Features for distribution at the Cannes Film Festival. Principal photography began in July in High Wycombe, England, and Atlanta, Georgia, and during which time, the rest of the cast was announced. Additional filming took place in May 2025 in Milos, Greece. With an estimated budget of $45-$55 million, Bugonia is Lanthimos' most expensive film.Bugonia had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025, and was theatrically released in the United States by Focus Features on October 24. It received positive reviews, with critics praising the performances of Plemons and Stone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maggie Alphonsi is a broadcaster and former rugby player. She was part of the England team which took home the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and by the time she retired she'd won 74 caps for her country.Maggie was brought up in north London and when she was 14 her PE teacher suggested she give the sport of rugby union a try. Maggie joined her local amateur club Saracens and relished the freedom she felt at being able to capitalise on her power and strength on the pitch.Her first chance to play for England came when she was 19. Maggie started out as a number 12 and then later changed position to become a number seven or openside flanker. This role allowed her to showcase her tackling skills. She was part of the England team which won seven consecutive Six Nations tournaments and retired shortly after winning the Women's Rugby World Cup.She became the first female former player to commentate on the men's game and to join the Rugby Football Union's Council. In 2012 she was appointed an MBE for services to rugby. She is part of the BBC's commentating team for this year's Women's Rugby World Cup.Maggie lives in High Wycombe with her wife Marcella and their two children. DISC ONE: Fast Car - Tracy Chapman DISC TWO: They Live in You - Samuel E. Wright (Mufasa) Ensemble - The Lion King, conducted by Joseph Church DISC THREE: Stand by Me - Ben E. King DISC FOUR: Woman - Andreya Triana DISC FIVE: Wake Me Up - Avicii DISC SIX: You Gotta Be – Des'ree DISC SEVEN: World in Union - Kiri Te Kanawa DISC EIGHT: I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross BOOK CHOICE: The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on life's journey by Hana Yasmeen Ali and Muhammad Ali LUXURY ITEM: A family photo CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Fast Car - Tracy Chapman Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

Expansive dub vibrations from the On-U Sound maestro. Adrian Sherwood has spent nearly five decades reshaping how dub is heard and felt. From absorbing reggae and funk as a teenager at the Newlands Club in High Wycombe to cofounding On-U Sound in 1979, he's been a restless force in British sound system culture. His debut production, Dub From Creation, signalled his instinct to twist the Jamaican form into bold, experimental directions. That spirit defined On-U Sound, where reggae collided with post-punk, industrial and synth pop to forge a catalogue still unlike anything else. Sherwood became a crucial bridge, producing for legends like Prince Far I, Bim Sherman and Lee “Scratch” Perry, while also working with Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Sinéad O'Connor. His RA Mix (yes, you read that right) arrives at a moment of renewal—RA.1001 is the first in a new era for the series. (After 1,000 editions of the RA Podcast, we're updating the name to better reflect what it's become.) Recorded at his Ramsgate studio, the 76-minute mix folds in cuts from The Collapse Of Everything alongside material from across the On-U Sound universe, plus collaborations with Panda Bear, Sonic Boom, Coldcut and Spoon. It's Sherwood doing what he's always done: stretching dub into endless new shapes. Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1019

A close call for Donna in High Wycombe & Keith in Hull on today's quiz!

Design a timeless classic and the ripples from that one idea can be felt across industries for decades.Take Ercol's Windsor Dining Chair, number 35 on our list of the greatest items we make here.It may be more than 70 years old, but its impact and influence remains significant. Today it's even helping revive the British wood industry decades after being ravaged by Dutch Elm Disease.On this week's The Factory Next Door, Ercol's Chairman and Creative Director, Henry Tadros, shows us around their purpose-built modern factory close to High Wycombe, the historic heartland of UK furniture-making.We question what makes a design timeless, watch the beauty and drama of wood bending, and learn why some outsourcing has been an important part of the company's survival.Say hello on Instagram @thefactorynextdoorAnd if you want to vote for the show at the British Podcast Awards, you can at this website:www.britishpodcastawards.com/votingThe Factory Next Door is supported by AVEVA, a leader in industrial intelligence. Sign up to their bi-weekly newsletter about manufacturing here:www.aveva.com/factory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 89 of The Premier League Cricket Show, the ultimate cricket destination for dynamic discussions, exclusive guests, and unmatched insights from around the peak of the club cricket pyramid where we follow, report on and talk about all of the 33 ECB Premier Leagues action. In this episode as more Premier Leagues returns this weekend, Livo & Hugh chat with Teddie Casterton of High Wycombe CC to preview the Home Counties Premier League ahead of the season including the names to look out for and predictions! Thanks for listening and if you enjoy the show, why not show us some love and leave us a 5-star review on your favourite podcast platform as it helps other potential listeners to find us when they are searching for cricketing podcasts.  And don't forget to follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram on both to join the conversation, share your thoughts, and connect with us & fellow premier league cricket fans. Website: ⁠⁠PremierLeagueCricket.co.uk⁠⁠ Twitter: @TPLCricketClub Instagram: @TPLCricketClub Email: ⁠⁠TPLCricketShow@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textIn today's episode, I interview Allison Moy Hayhurst and Mike Hayhurst, the producer and director of the film And Through the Portal We Go. The film is a genre-bending time loop story that takes an earnest look at faith, friendship, and the search for belonging.Listen to hear about the some of the research that was required for the film (and the dubious online searches that entailed), the level of detail required to keep everything straight in a time loop film, and how bloopers can sometimes lead to useable takes in a film like this.Books mentioned in this episode include:A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian GrazerTender Is the Flesh by Agustina BazterricaA Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. SummersNot Even Nominated: 40 Overlooked Costars of Oscar-Winning Performances by John DiLeoFilms and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:And Through the Portal We Go directed by Mike Hayhurst“BEAT” directed by Mike Hayhurst“Cook With the Heart” directed by Mike Hayhurst“Oma” directed by Mike HayhurstThe Trip to Bountiful directed by Michael WilsonForked (web series)Groundhog Day directed by Harold RamisPalm Springs directed by Max BarbakowHappy Death Day directed by Christopher LandonThe Map of Tiny Perfect Things directed by   directed by The Mandalorian (series)Noises Off directed by Peter BogdanovichWaiting for Guffman directed by Christopher GuestEverything Everywhere All At Once directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel KwanWithnail and I directed by Bruce RobinsonGoldeneye directed by Martin CampbellCasino Royale directed by Martin CampbellRomeo + Juliet directed by Baz LuhrmannThe Birdcage directed by Mike NicholsTomorrow Never Dies directed by Roger SpottiswoodeHer Majesty, Mrs Brown directed by John MaddenCheck out the film this weekend at the Fisheye Film Festival in High Wycombe, UK this weekend on May 2nd at 7PM. You can also follow Evening Squire on Instagram @eveningsquire and the film @andthroughtheportalwego for more screening information.

28. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 3): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

29. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 2): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

30. How to write & perform stand up comedy (part 1): Comedians Ian Stone & Phoebe Haywood talk to We'd Like A Word hosts Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan, about Ian's new book To Be Someone about his love affair with The Jam & surviving the 1970s. We also talk about comic timing, how to write a joke, taboo topics, physical comedy, making it personal, Mods, racists, Nazis, Sham 69, skinheads, being Jewish, never reading a book until your 20s, having ADHD, making money from comedy, the difference between writing for performance & writing to be read, Worcestershire ales, the comedy circuit in and beyond London, heckling, great stand up comedians & illustrations by Phil Jupitus. The Empire in Belfast and the Hellfire Club in High Wycombe also get mentioned. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books. Paul is the author of a new cosy mystery series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which will be published by Bedford Square publishers in 2025. He previously wrote a thriller set on the 1950s Irish border called Blackwatertown. We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan.

It's time for the ultimate shame eradicator! Raising ADHD awareness and uniting the community by sharing @adhdafpodcast followers and Patreon Community members 'Most ADHD Things' to laugh at the things that would usually make us cry, break the stigma and drop the shame! TODAY - 28th Nov - we kick off the 3 month ADHD Winter Warrior Team Challenge, combating SAD with movement and magic to raise funds for ADHDAF+ Charity! Join/Sponsor HERE PLEASE! xxJoin us in Blackpool for the only ADHDAF Event I can host this Xmas! FREE limited tickets for the Ferny Festive Fundraiser, Sun 15th Dec HEREENORMOUS THANKS to Lizee for practicing what she preaches and showing compassion when faced with my most ADHD thing of October!!!! :) Phot taken by @hattiephotography of 'Miss Biggy' & 'Hermit' at Pikes Hotel Halloween Party in Ibiza, where Big's Most ADHD thing of October took place.TW:  accidental injury, emotional outbursts, menty b's, loud laughter and too-muchness.If you are in need of support YOU ARE NOT ALONE! There is immediate help out there so please REACH OUTIf you are struggling to access your ADHD medication, use this: Pharmacy Stock CheckerYou can support the continuation of this podcast and connect with literally like-minded legends in the Patreon Peer Support CommunityThank you to the Members for keeping this podcast going for over 2.5 years!Find out about ADHDAF+ Charity HEREYou can apply to be part of ADHDAF Emporium: an online marketplace championing neurodivergent makers and small creative businesses HEREBrowse the first few handmade items by neurodivergent creatives HERETo be notified of future ADHDAF re(TREATS) like The Holistic(ish) Weekender SIGN UP HEREYou can also join me at:- Sarah Templeton's Christmas Auction for ADHD Liberty Charity in High Wycombe on 2nd Dec- 'Sessionz Session', Xmas ADHD Support Group in Milton Keynes 4th Dec (RSVP via the link- ADHDAF Emporium at Cattle Yard's Late Night Xmas Market in Norfolk 5th Dec.- Ferny Festive Fundraiser in Blackpool 15h DecOr connect at the community online events including xmas morning zoom HEREWINTER WARRIORS ASSEMBLE! BIG love Laura xSupport the show

Dylan Jones is a true titan of the world of media … someone who has helped shape the cultural landscape of the UK for the last four decades.  A lad from High Wycombe who rose to become one of the best connected and sharpest operators here and in the US … along the way editing GQ magazine 22-year years, writing or editing over 25 books and picking up a cabinet full of awards including an OBE.  He is now Editor in Chief of London's Evening Standard.  Dylan's latest book – his memoir These Foolish Things, tells the story of this successful, glamourous life in rich detail, but is also a moving, revealing story of success in spite of a number of deeply personal crises.   Dylan's childhood was blighted by physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his ex-RAF officer father – beatings that left him with a stammer and scars you don't see.  Having escaped to seek freedom and a life in London, Dylan – as a 17-year-old – was raped.  Throughout this courageous and, at times difficult, conversation, Dylan's resilience and, as he puts it, ‘very particular' approach to crisis shines through.  Links    Dylan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DylanJones/?hl=en-gb  CharitiesHoffman process: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/about-the-process/Rape Crisis: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/find-a-centre/  BooksThese Foolish Things (2024): https://www.amazon.co.uk/These-Foolish-Things-Dylan-Jones/dp/1408719851  Stream/buy ‘Allies' by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bm   Some Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk      Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682    This podcast is brought to you by Crisis What Crisis? Productions and Coulson PartnersHost – Andy Coulson   CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel PickeringWith special thanks to Ioana Barbu and the brilliant people at Global      For all PR and guest approaches please contact – podcast@coulsonpartners.com

The boys mark the Summer Solstice by wandering beautiful Wanstead in the sunshine. Rob says he's better - but he doesn't sound it; apologies for all the coughing. Featuring Paul's imminent trip to Dubai, which in turn gets us a glimpse into the world of the hotel men, inappropriate kit-off moments, seeking self-motivation, Paul's potential performance in the London 10k, Rob's theoretically gentler running plans, Sophie Raworth and Tom Cruise, swimming and cycling shenanigans, Pride and Prejudice, running and bears, the yin and yang of the half way point of the year, the sad sunshine disappearances, a funny fable from Dashiell Hammett, Paul's fashion advice, and Rob's day out in High Wycombe. SUBSCRIBE for early access, ad-free listening and more... and BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444 - and you can get Paul's book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270You can download Rob's show Long Distance Man here: gofasterstripe.com/ldThanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. Thanks for listening - we'll be back next week, and if you're desperate in the meantime, subscribe and become a Fan - there are hundreds of old episodes you can have a go on, AND you'll get next week's episode three days early. Happy running! https://plus.acast.com/s/runningcommentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creme De La Blend (CDLB) Presents; B2X Chronicles Vol 2 - "Liquid". Narrated by MC RBEE B2X Chronicles is a mix series that was born of the idea that underpins the Creme De La Blend community, that our sum total is greater than our parts. "We are always Sum < One" The idea of the series was to take 10 selectors, from 10 geographical locations, bringing their own styles to each contribute 10 mins of what makes up a continuous mix. Vol 2 - Liquid is a follow on to the initial experimental VOL 1 which was a "freestyle" affair. Refining the format and moving towards the more limited but still expansive Sub Genre of Liquid Drum & Bass. The trusted selectors guiding you through the next step in this evolutionary tale are; Lost Decade, Battlesbridge, Essex, UK DJ:Fusion, Ipswich, UK Ellipsis (/ MC RBEE), High Wycombe, UK DJ Fluent (/Flewid MC), Bristol/Reading, UK Noctem, Bristol, UK JagoCat, Cornwall, UK Masterplex, London, UK Solitude, East Windsor, UK Tracklist; Lost Decade: Drum Origins - A Bit of Luck Wez Walker - Complicated Ben Soundscape - The Studio DSP - Weeks Go By Wingz - Nothing Lasts Drum Force 1 - Try it DJ:Fusion: Villem & McLeod - Another Star Komatic - Solution Matrix Vs Futurebound - Family (Nu:Tone & Logistics Remix) Black Widow Vs Talisman P Feat Barrington Levy - Suspicion (2007 Remix) Ellipsis: Bicep - Glue (Corrupted Minds Bootleg) Alpha Rhythm & Human Nature - Bits & Pieces Phaction - Aviatrix (Ft. Riya) Commix - On Sunset Chase & Status Ft. Jenna G - In Love Fluent: High Contrast - Make It Tonight >>> Zero T - My Name (Lenzman Remix) Lenzman - My Heart Visages ft. Laville - About you Alibi - Found you Submorphics - Long Been Gone >>> Calibre - Even If Noctem: Noctem - Retrospective Calibre & Singing Fats - Drop it down Bachelors of Science - Everytime I do Riya & Collette Warren ft. Koherent - Camelian Jago Cat: Alix Perez - Contradictions Wilkinson - Afterglow Alix Perez ft. D'ablo - Playing Games (VIP) Break ft. Celestine - Last Goodbye Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Hi Fidel Cartel Remix) Masterplex: M.I.S.T & High Contrast - 3am Die - Autumn (Commix Remix) Technimatic - Looking for Diversion VIP ft. Lucy Kitchen London Elektricity - Time to Think Luude ft. Dear Sunday - Wanna Stay (Fred V Remix) Mind Vortex - The Day After The Vanguard Project - Rise & Fall ft. Leo Wood Solitude: LSB - Potshot Phaction - Souls Held Close Con*Natural - Lean Upwards ft. MC Conrad (Makoto Remix) Cyclic - Cryosphere Insideman - Roll Down Calibre - Second Sun Dogger & Mindstate - Broken Home ft. Liam Bailey (Calibre Remix) Satl & Malaky - A Minute After Always ft. Harland & Steo Halogenix - Her Waves Vol 3 - Classics Ft Flewid MC Will be coming soon - Keep em peeled. If you are curious about this incredible movement and want to Connect, Collaborate and Create then please head over to our FB Group and join us.... you wont regret it. www.facebook.com/groups/2926928020951133/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flewidmc/sets/cdlb-presents-b2x-chronicles

We hear lots about the space domain, but what does that actually mean and how is the UK using it as part of its defence policy? Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey is the Commander of UK Space Command, based at High Wycombe, and he spoke with Flt Lt Chris Sully to explain what his team does and what it means for the big picture. 

This month, enjoy a recording of our Live Show at the Audio Drama Podfest in High Wycombe! Content Warnings-Medical procedures (face. eye), Illness/injury, rot/decay, classism. violence.Mentions/Discussions of: DiseaseTranscript is available HERE: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/morning-sawbones-surgery/Buy our merch on Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/eelerschoice/shop?asc=uSupport us on Bandcamp: https://eelerschoice.bandcamp.com/album/eelers-choice-season-1-original-soundtrackOur Social Media: The Website Formerly Known As Twitter: https://twitter.com/eelerschoiceTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/eelerschoice Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/eelerschoice.bsky.socialSupport us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/eelerschoiceWebsite: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/eelers-choice/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we get into it with Si Spex of UKHH pioneers The Creators, about growing up in Cornwall and getting into hip hop, early DJing experiences, college and university, meeting Julian and Johnny F, and exposure to library music. Si Spex discusses his journey in music production and DJing, including his time with High Wicking, equipment acquisition, DJing in High Wycombe and London, working with MCM and The Rats, signing with Blindside Records and releasing the Master Plan EP, signing with Wall of Sound and collaborating with American artists, and the mix with Plus One and DJing. In this conversation, Si Spex discusses his transition to the internet age, selling records in America, his day job and DJing, adapting to commercial DJing, enjoyment and feedback in DJing, balancing DJing and a day job, working at a music distribution company, recreating the sound of old records, motivation and belief in his musical potential, advancements in music technology, and investing time and efficiency.TakeawaysGrowing up in Cornwall presented challenges in getting into hip hop, but the passion remained strong.Early DJing experiences helped shape the DJ's skills and confidence.College and university provided opportunities to study graphic design and illustration.Meeting Julian and Johnny F led to a deep friendship and shared love for music.Exposure to library music opened up new possibilities for sampling and production. Si Spex started his music production journey with High Wicking and acquired equipment such as samplers and sequencers.He DJed in High Wycombe and London, including at The Attic, and formed connections with local music people.Si Spex and Julian formed The Rats and released a few 12-inch records.They signed with Blindside Records and released the Master Plan EP, which received positive reception.Si Spex and Julian signed with Wall of Sound and collaborated with American artists, expanding their reach.Si Spex continued DJing during this time, playing at various venues and events. The internet revolutionized the music industry, making it easier to communicate and sell records.Si Spex transitioned from selling records in America to working a day job and DJing.He adapted to commercial DJing and focused on playing music that pleased the crowd.Si Spex enjoys DJing and values feedback from the audience.He balances his DJing career with his day job at a music distribution company.Si Spex is passionate about recreating the sound of old records and using advancements in music technology.He stays motivated by believing in his musical potential and investing his time efficiently.Chapters04:33Growing Up in Cornwall and Getting into Hip Hop08:04Early DJing Experiences21:22College and University29:59Meeting Julian and Johnny F36:38Exposure to Library Music40:34Formation of High Wicking and Equipment Acquisition48:32DJing in High Wycombe and London52:23Working with MCM and The Rats56:45Signing with Blindside Records and Releasing the Master Plan EP01:05:09Signing with Wall of Sound and Collaborating with American Artists01:14:37The Mix with Plus One and DJing01:19:59Transition to the Internet Age01:20:52Selling Records in America01:21:36Transition to Day Job and DJing01:24:17Adapting to Commercial DJing01:26:34Enjoyment and Feedback in DJing01:29:37Balancing DJing and Day Job01:30:42Working at a Music Distribution Company01:34:17Recreating the Sound of Old Records01:37:42Motivation and Belief in Musical Potential01:41:31Advancements in Music Technology01:43:19Investing Time and Efficiency

Hello there!Episode 27 arrives fresh from an eventful weekend where our very own Tom hosted a worlds qualifier at Tabletop Republic in High Wycombe. Congratulations to Harrison Burki who got the latest worlds invite.We review what was an eventful ... event and talk about Geonosians. Also we talk about Andy and Olly's dive into the republic and their take on the faction that they are "new" to.For more info please check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Thatsnomoonpodcast and our Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@TNMPod/aboutTo support us you can also head to patreon.com/thatsnomoonpodcast

Massive apologies for the delay in getting out the final episode of Perfect Retreat. Life events intervened, but Episode 6 is now in post-production. This is a recording from the Audio Drama Hub Podfest, held in High Wycombe in November 2022.In this, there was a slot for new podcasts – and we were lucking enough to gather together many of our international cast to perform some live scenes and singing performances from Perfect Retreat (including the intro/outro song, by Karin Heimdahl, who travelled all the way from Sweden for the occasion! and Sarah Golding singing Zinnia's song "Smile", which she wrote.) Not all the podcast cast could be present for these scenes from the show, and we were extremely grateful to Karim Kronfli and Michael Hudson for standing in. Live show transcript hereThis live extract from Perfect Retreat was written by Fiona Thraille It featured, in order of appearance Karin Heimdahl as the theme singer and Maja Wendy Lapp as The Voiceover, Claire, and Voice of the CreditsFiona Thraille as The Operator and SamKarim Kronfli as JohnRobert Cudmore as AndySarah Golding as ZinniaMichael Hudson as Alex Additional music by Sarah Golding and Mugzy Thanks to the staff at the Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe and to everyone who managed to come along to, or supported the festival, and to our sponsors. The Podfest is now an annual event, and if you would like to find out more, it's here.Support the show

In this episode, Richard Boon joins us to talk about his life in music, taking in the birth of Buzzcocks, the Smiths on Rough Trade and his time as "the world's coolest librarian" in Stoke Newington. The punk instigator takes us back to 1976, when he went to see the Sex Pistols live in High Wycombe together with a certain Howard Trafford and Peter McNeish. This shock to the system led to Richard inviting them to play his art studio in Reading, plus the near-mythological Lesser Free Trade Hall show that everyone in Manchester later claimed to have been at. Once Howard and Pete re-christened themselves Devoto and Shelley and formed Buzzcocks, Richard fell into managing the group and put out their seminal Spiral Scratch EP on his New Hormones label. We then ask Richard about his move to Rough Trade around the same time as he brought them the Smiths. Clips from Martin Aston's 1986 audio interview with Morrissey form the backdrop for a discussion of why the band were special, their reluctance to film music videos and their relationship with their fans.  Following discussion of featured writer Cath Carroll, whose early interview with Morrissey and Marr plus pieces on Linder and New Order round out the Manchester theme, Mark and Jasper finish up on library highlights including Sandy Bull, Yazz, the Spice Girls, and Lewis Capaldi. Many thanks to special guest Richard Boon. Please note that this episode was recorded before the death of Jane Birkin. Pieces discussed: Buzzcocks, Spiral Scratch, Pete Shelley audio, Morrissey audio, The Smiths, Linder, New Order, Sandy Bull, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Yazz, The Spice Girls, Pete Rugolo, Chuck Berry and Lewis Capaldi.

Ze'ev Portner is a Law Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.   He teaches public, employment law and criminal justice. He has also taught at Greenwich University and has given guest lectures to students studying on the international program, the MA in Conflict Resolution at Tel Aviv University. Ze'ev lived in Israel for 5 years and qualified as an Advocate. He has worked on a couple of major international law projects and did his law training in the offices of Gilead Sher and Co. He worked directly for Advocate Gilead Sher, who was Israel's chief peace negotiator at the Camp David peace talks of 2000. He has also ghost written a speech and an article for a former Labour Member of Knesset and Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Hilik Bar. Ze'ev worked for ten years in the British Parliament,  for  former MP, Dame Louise Ellman   during that time he wrote a briefing for Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister, and Jack Straw when he was Foreign Secretary. Ze'ev is a member of the Kick it Out Working Group on Anti-Semitism, helping to establish the Watford FC Jewish Supporters Group he was the brainchild behind the first ever Chanukah Party at a Premier League Club. He has also written for the match day program of Watford football Club about Holocaust Memorial Day. Ze'ev loves history he has lectured about the history of the Jews of Barbados in which he has researched, and about the life and legacy of former British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli.  He  enjoys writing articles and has interviewed the spiritual leader of the Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem,  based in Dimona, Southern Israel, the  late Ben Ammi

Secret Societies are cloaked in shroud and mystery. Private ceremonies, invite only parties, members who are sworn to secrecy participate in ancient rituals, indulge in hush hush rites, possibly partake in debauchery. One such place and order was the Hellfire Cave and the Hellfire Club. We travel back in time to share the origins of this mystical group and gathering spots to peek into the closed off convention.  Please click on the subscribe/Follow Button Click here to go to joe's book Click here to go to Jen's Poshmark Closet Click here to go to our website The Hellfire Club To build the lodge, they say that Connolly's workmen used stones from the ancient passage tombs - their destruction marks the start of the association of the site with the supernatural. Local legend has it that the devil was so enraged by the desecration that he blew off the wooden roof of the lodge in a storm. After Connolly's death, his widow leased the building to the Earl of Rosse, Richards Parsons, in 1735. He was one of the leading figures in the Dublin Hellfire Club - also known as The Blasters or the Young Bucks of Dublin. The club was one of many in both England and Ireland where rich young rakes indulged in ceremonial drinking and dining and gambling and carousing. The Hellfire Caves (also known as the West Wycombe Caves) are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns that extend 260m underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe, at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, Southeast England. They were excavated between 1748 and 1752 for Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer (2nd Baronet), founder of the Society of Dilettanti and co-founder of the Hellfire Club, whose meetings were held in the caves.  The caves have been operating as tourist attractions since 1863.  

What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Monday Gosling on psychotherapy, grief experienced by adults and couples who were bereaved as children, her experience of bereavement as a child, the loss of mothers and delayed and prolonged grief. Who is Mandy? Mandy Gosling is a UKCP and BACP accredited psychotherapist, researcher and author, specialising in unresolved grief experienced by adults and couples who were bereaved as children. As a bereaved child herself, Mandy completed a research MA in 2016 to ‘Understand Childhood Parental Bereavement from a Psychological and Spiritual Perspective' and then established ABC Grief, the central focus for her private practice in High Wycombe, Bucks. She is a contributing author in the anthology ‘My Mother's Story – Gone Too Soon' from which she co-presented a poster at the inaugural European Grief Conference, and is currently collaborating on a phenomenological research project to investigate the long term consequences of delayed and prolonged grief in adults bereaved as children. Mandy continues to drive awareness in this niche and often overlooked area of grief through conversations in the media, podcasts and bereavement community. Find out more at www.abcgrief.co.uk or follow on Twitter using @abcgrief and on LinkedIn under Mandy Gosling. How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists? To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Gosling, M. (2022) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 December 2022. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.21641285 What next? Check out more episodes or find out more about the hosts! Got a question? Get in touch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedeathstudiespodcast/message

Malachi enlists Pascal's help to fix Ship.CONTENT WARNINGS (for the live show): memory loss.CONTENT WARNINGS (for the Q&A): discussion of panic attacks.ROGUEMAKER Live Show and Q&A recorded in High Wycombe at the Audio Drama Hub Podfest, 20 November 2022.  This live show, "Back Up", was written by Emma Johanna Puranen and edited by Rook Mogavero, with Oran Talbot running sound. The theme song was written and performed by Emily Branam. In order of appearance, this live show starred Alasdair Stuart as Malachi TesseraEmma Johanna Puranen as ShipBonnie Calderwood Aspinwall as Pascal Almagest.A transcript of this episode can be found here.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is another long-time friend with a transformational vocation--helping leaders meet the challenges of high impact leadership. A British-Ghanaian, Michelle Awuku-Tatum has been based in the US for the majority of her professional career, particular in New York City. From her early school days managing fitting in when her family moved to Ghana from the UK and then back again, Michelle has always been fascinated by mysteries. She loves decoding situations and analyzing people. As a Professionally Certified, Executive Coach, every day she finds herself conversing with amazing leaders and executives, as they gather clues to help reshape their leadership approach and improve their skills. During her corporate career, she honed her detective skills; creating innovative processes, customer experiences, business strategies and models for global companies in Biotechnology (@lonza), Energy ( @bp Oil & Gas) and Financial Services (@Citigroup). Working with different personalities and cultures in companies that were sometimes slow to embrace change or undergoing rapid transformation, enables her to share lessons learned and relate to what her clients may be experiencing. As founder of myfactor Coaching & Consulting which she founded in 2007 her firm is contributing to a world where high-achieving leaders can show up as their best selves and create workspaces that inspire, motivate, include, develop and show care for the teams they lead. I'm certain that you'll enjoy this two part conversation filled with tangible leadership insights and lots of laughs too! Where to find Michelle? www.myfactorcoach.com (https://www.myfactorcoach.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mawuku/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amplify_your_presence/) What's Michelle reading? The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success (https://smile.amazon.com/15-Commitments-Conscious-Leadership-Sustainable/dp/0990976904/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AEYC275JNH6D&keywords=15+commitments+to+conscious+leadership&qid=1667787932&sprefix=15+comittments+to+%2Caps%2C316&sr=8-1) by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters (https://smile.amazon.com/Answer-How-Yes-Acting-Matters/dp/1576752712/ref=sr_1_5?crid=324G9MP8Y0A2F&keywords=peter+block+books&qid=1667788068&sprefix=peter+block+book%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-5) by Peter Block Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good (https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=radical+responsibility&sprefix=radical+responsi%2Caps%2C302&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-lnopsacceptance_1_16) by leet Maull Ph.D. and Daniel Siegel M.D. What's Michelle watching? Grey's Anatomy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy) Transplant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: About High Wycombe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Wycombe) About the Mitchell-Lama Program (https://hcr.ny.gov/ml) in NYC About Robert C. Weaver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Weaver) Kellog (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu) Business School @ Northwestern University Check out these resources from myfactor Coaching: [Crafting Your Personal Leadership Vision]((https://www.myfactorcoach.com/visionguide) - you can download our free step-by-step guide to crafting your leadership vision today. Click here to learn more about pact (https://www.myfactorcoach.com/pact): a high impact, experiential leadership development program specifically for high-achieving mid-level Black women. Special Guest: MIchelle Awuku-Tatum.

We all know what we need to do to maintain a good level of self-care but why do we find ourselves putting things off, getting distracted by social media or just saying that we don't have the time? This episode looks at why the simplest of tasks are sometimes so out of reach. Also, Damo's getting extra Christmas presents this year, Mark's still banging on about the price of chocolate (and crisps), the return of a new type of football hooliganism, High Wycombe, going to the gym and categoric proof that TikTok can read our minds. ----- ** YOUR HOSTS ** Damo & Mark --- ** HOW TO LISTEN** Our Podcast is brilliantly hosted on Anchor. You can also listen and/or subscribe to us on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Pocket Casts / Spotify --- ** GET IN TOUCH ** Thanks for listening! Please drop us a line at imfinecast@gmail.com with any feedback or questions. You can follow us on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- ** SHOW NOTES ** This is where we like to keep all the references and links to what we've talked about in this episode. --- Inter City Firm (ICF) --- Focus on Your Intentions More Than Goals --- Andrew D. Huberman - American Neuroscientist - Website --- ** MUSIC ** I'm Fine Theme Music and Stings by the Monkey Fighters Check them out on Spotify or follow them on social media: Instagram / Twitter / Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imfinecast/message

Jay Blades is a furniture restorer who is best known for presenting the Repair Shop on BBC One. The programme, which attracts many millions of viewers, brings old and damaged family treasures back to life and has been praised for its celebration of craftsmanship and the values of kindness and patience. Jay grew up in Hackney in East London and was brought up by his mother Barbara. He struggled to read as a young boy which held him back at school and he left at 16. Years later, after he got a place to study criminology and philosophy at university, he was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of 31. He worked as a community worker for many years and co-founded charities which helped disadvantaged young people learn new skills. One of his charities was based in High Wycombe – an area famous for its historic furniture trade – and Jay learned how to restore furniture alongside the teenagers he was helping. Later he started his own furniture restoration business and in 2017 he started presenting the Repair Shop. He recently set up his own television production company and has written books about DIY and his experiences on the Repair shop. In 2021 he was awarded an MBE for services to craft. DISC ONE: Help Me Make It Through the Night by John Holt DISC TWO: The Night I Fell In Love by Luther Vandross DISC THREE: Revolution by Dennis Brown DISC FOUR: Battle by Wookie DISC FIVE: Love You Anyway by Cameo DISC SIX: Baby I'm A Fool by Melody Gardot DISC SEVEN: Kisses Don't Lie by Evelyn “Champagne” King DISC EIGHT: Take Me To The Alley by Gregory Porter BOOK CHOICE: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X with Alex Haley LUXURY ITEM: A reclining massage chair CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Help Me Make It Through the Night by John Holt Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

EPISODE NOTESSkip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcastCompetition ends January 31st 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://decisionhouse.co.uk/https://twitter.com/decision_househttps://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-mills-0528661b/ Steve Mills set up Decision House in July 2017, having spent 15 years at leading insight agency BDRC where he was Board Director and Head of the Culture & Tourism team.His work focusses on generating and sharing insight to further understanding of both how to deliver better experiences for existing visitors, members, customers or other stakeholders and how to effectively grow audiences and develop new markets. During the pandemic, Steve provided regular insight to the sector through ALVA, producing regular reports and webinars on public sentiment towards returning to visitor attractions and reaction to the ‘new' visit experience in a Covid world.  In more ‘normal' recent times he has delivered insight for clients across the culture and leisure attraction sector including Historic Royal Palaces, Royal Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Museums Greenwich and the National Trust, as well as developing Voice of the Visitor, a new template helping attractions to gather and benchmark visitor feedback.    Transcriptions: Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world.In today's episode, I speak with Steve Mills, founder of Decision House. What does the cost of living crisis mean for attractions as we move into winter and beyond? Steve gives us a snapshot of how your potential visitors are feeling, and what the next few months might hold for the sector.If you like what you hear, subscribe on all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue. We have a small issue with Steve's audio, but don't let that detract from the important content. This is a really, really important episode.Kelly Molson: Steve, thank you so much for joining me on Skip the Queue podcast today. It's really good to see you.Steve Mills: Pleasure. Thanks for inviting me, Kelly.Kelly Molson: I've got a few icebreaker questions for you, Steve.Steve Mills: Go for it.Kelly Molson: You can only save one of the Muppets. Which Muppet do you choose, and why?Steve Mills: Oh my God. Well, I'll tell you the one I'd like to be, I'd like to be the drummer, Animal. Aspiring to be fun and exciting and a bit off the wall, really, to be honest. But I would say very much it's an aspiration rather than reality with me, to be honest. I'm probably more like Scooter, who is the more rational, down to earth, logical one.Kelly Molson: I think that might come across in what we talk about today, Steve.Steve Mills: Okay. Fair enough, fair enough. No, that's definitely it for me.Kelly Molson: All right. How would you describe your job to a two year old?Steve Mills: I find out all the fun stuff that people like doing.Kelly Molson: That's a great answer. That is a great answer. You nailed that, Steve.Steve Mills: Good.Kelly Molson: Okay. Last show that you binge-watched on your television viewing platform of choice? I don't know why I've done that. I'm not the BBC. No one cares what I say.Steve Mills: No, no, it's all right.Kelly Molson: Netflix, Amazon, whatever. Disney+.Steve Mills: I'm quite sporty, so Disney+, I've been watching this series called Welcome to Wrexham, which is all about Wrexham Football Club and the fact that Ryan Reynolds and the other guy whose name everybody always forgets ... Jim, Joe, McElhenney or whatever it is, taking over the football club. And it's a kind of fly on the wall documentary about how they've taken over the club, and trying to make a success of it. But very interestingly, there's lots of these fly on the wall, football type documentaries, and this one is made for an American audience. It has some quite subtle differences in there, so they have things like translations between English and American phrases for things like bloke means buddy and that kind of thing. It has got a little twist in it, which I quite enjoy.Kelly Molson: That's interesting. That's on my list, to watch that one. But we've watched the Tottenham one that was on Amazon, because we're big Tottenham fans. And we watched ... What was the one ... Was it Sunderland? Was there one about-Steve Mills: Yeah.Kelly Molson: Yeah, we watched that one as well, that was really good. Okay, we'll watch that one, and there's little, subtle differences because it's for Americans.Steve Mills: Yes.Kelly Molson: All right, Steve. What is your unpopular opinion?Steve Mills: That's an interesting first question because given my profession, which we'll come on to, my job is really about conveying others' opinions rather than having them of my own, to be honest with you. But my unpopular opinion is sticking with the sporting theme, really, is that I think that there's no better sporting drama than a five day cricket test match.Kelly Molson: Oh God.Steve Mills: Which is definitely an unpopular opinion, to be honest. Or even a four day cricket county championship match that's watched by three men and a dog on a wet Tuesday in April, to be honest. Because I know it's difficult to believe that anyone could be interested in a sport where you could have a draw after five days' worth of activity, but for me, it's like reading a novel, but it's being played out in front of your eyes, in many ways. There's time to get to know all the characters properly, and story kind of ebbs and flows, and you get these unexpected instances happening that change the plot. And you can see these individual battles gradually unfolding during five days that you'd never get in a couple of hours.Steve Mills: And what I like about it is it's a kind of test of character and a test of patience for the players, not just the audience, as well as pure, sporting ability. Yeah, I'm sure it's a very unpopular opinion, but I think it's a kind of antidote to where we're going as a society generally, so it's the whole antidote to having low attention span, these quick rewards and these superficial pleasures. You don't want any of that, go and watch a five day test match. Which ironically, I don't think I've ever done, to be honest with you. But it's certainly something I've got in mind when I retire in a few years' time.Kelly Molson: Steve, it was a really beautiful analogy. I really enjoyed your analogy about it being like a novel, and playing out the roles and the characters and stuff, but you have not sold it to me.Steve Mills: I wasn't intending to.Kelly Molson: But well done on the analogy. All right, listeners, let us know what you think about Steve's cricket is a novel analogy, and we should all be in watching cricket for five days. I know that I've got a lot of different things that I could be spending my days on, but there you go. Thank you for sharing.Steve Mills: That's all right.Kelly Molson: Right, Steve, I've asked you to come on today because we're going to do a bit of a state of the nation chat. But tell us a little bit about you and what Decision House does, for our listeners that haven't heard of you, which I will be surprised if they haven't.Steve Mills: Okay. No, thank you, yeah. I started Decision House back in 2017. I used to head up the Tourism and Culture team at BDRC, which is now called BVA BDRC. I headed those up for a good few years before that. Decision House really specialises in generating insights that help organisations in the culture and tourism sector specifically, and particularly attractions, really. Just helping them to make better decisions for their organisation, hence the Ronseal type name, Decision House.Steve Mills: And we mainly do that by conducting fresh, primary research, either with your current customers, so whether you call your current customers visitors or bookers or members, and that helps with making sure that we deliver, or they can deliver, optimum experiences for their visitors. Or, we do research with prospective customers, so more market and audience research to understand how they can grow their customer bases, actually. We can do that. We do both quantitative research, so the typical surveys, online surveys, face-to-face surveys et cetera, or we also do qualitative research as well, so things like focus groups, in-depth interviews, which really get under the skin of the issues that organisations have. Typically, quantitative surveys will measure visitor opinion, whereas qualitative gets to the root of why visitors have those particular opinions.Steve Mills: That's really what we do, and during COVID, we did an awful lot of work to really track public sentiment. And that led us to setting up visitor benchmarking surveys to understand reactions the visitors had to COVID measures being put in place once attractions reopened back in 2020. And that's really, both of those surveys, public sentiment work for ALVA and the visitor benchmark and consumer views for the last couple of years and still going now, really, albeit they've evolved into pieces of work that aren't COVID related anymore. They're more general sentiment work now.Kelly Molson: And they've been incredibly valuable, Steve. And I reference them continuously, and I do reference the BVA BDRC's work as well. And they've been incredibly insightful. Now, we spoke a couple of weeks ago about coming on to talk about the state of the nation and where people at, because what had been happening is I had been contacted by a few attractions, saying, "What have you heard? Numbers are down a little bit. What have you heard? What's the sentiment like?" And I always fire them your way, but I thought why not get the man in himself to talk us through where we're at?Kelly Molson: We've got a really weird situation at the moment in the UK. I mean, we're recording this. It's the fifth of October. We're in the run-up to what is usually a busy half-term, and then the run up to Christmas which can be quite quiet for a number of attractions, depending on what you're doing. But we've got the cost of living crisis, we've got the pound was at its lowest since the '70s, which blows my mind. We've had the death of our monarch, we have a new king, and a new prime minister, all happening at once. I mean, that's quite a lot to be dealing with. But I guess, what does all of this mean for attractions as we move into that winter period and beyond? And I thought this is what we could talk about today, Steve. So, where are we at? It's big question, but where are we at?Steve Mills: A massive question. I'll try my best to try and pick some of those issues apart, really. I think if we deal with the death of Her Majesty the Queen first of all, and what the ramifications of that might be ... And this is, I guess, a personal opinion, first of all, really. I mean, I think domestically, it's not going to have a huge impact, if I'm perfectly honest. People will move on relatively quickly from that. I suspect attractions won't see ... Unless you are something that is specifically related to the monarchy, you probably won't see a huge amount of difference. I mean, clearly somewhere like Windsor Castle is already seeing queues of people outside the gates, for example.Steve Mills: But I think outside of that niche, domestically, I doubt we'll see a huge difference. But then, obviously, internationally, it has raised the profile. And actually, I think showcased all the positive associations that people abroad associate with the UK, and why they travel here. It has emphasised our heritage, it has emphasised our amazing ability in terms of the pomp and ceremony, et cetera. And it has been a great showcase for London sites, to be honest. I think internationally, it should have a significant impact going into next year, allied of course with the low value of the pound. Now, it's not all good, obviously, but obviously, in exchange rates terms, it's a good thing for next year, particularly [inaudible 00:10:48]. I guess that's where I'd see the death of the monarch situation.Kelly Molson: It's interesting, what you said about the pomp. I mean, as we watched the funeral here, a very emotional day, actually. And I was transfixed to the ceremony for the entire day. It was quite mesmerising. But in my head, I just kept thinking, people outside of the UK that watched this, it's strange, isn't it? It's quite strange, and it's very grand, and it's a real sense of what the UK is about, that kind of level of ceremony, and people coming together. It was quite phenomenal. And it did make me think ultimately, it's a really sad day, but it's such a big thing for the UK to be able to do. I wonder if that does represent a surge in international tourism because of that, and people wanted to come and be a small part in that kind of thing.Steve Mills: Yeah. I think increasingly, whether it's people from the UK or people coming into the UK, people want to do things now that is different. And they want to be seen to be doing things that you can only do in one particular location. And I think the UK, I don't think there is anywhere quite like it in terms of ability to deliver on things like the pomp and ceremony. And that's what really sets us apart from many other countries around the world. And I think we shouldn't forget that, and not be afraid to promote it.Kelly Molson: Yeah, absolutely. And then that brings us to the new king. There will be a coronation at some point.Steve Mills: Yeah, it's similar, similar.Kelly Molson: So, similar kind of reaction to that, probably, and something very positive to celebrate as well.Steve Mills: Yeah. But then yeah, the other side of it is I think you mentioned cost of living.Kelly Molson: Small, little issue that we're all struggling with.Steve Mills: Probably yeah, less positive. I think with that one, as a lot of listeners will know, we have been commissioned by ALVA throughout COVID, and also a couple of waves this year, just to gauge public sentiment into how people are feeling about visitor attractions. We did a wave back in June this year, which first highlighted some financial concerns for the attraction-visiting public. And it also said at that point that COVID actually was still a noticeable barrier, particularly for the older generation and those who are more vulnerable. We're just literally hot off the press at the end of September, so we did another wave the 22nd and 27th of September, just to update that and try to understand how people are feeling about visiting attractions in the autumn and the winter, up until about February next year. So, how attractions are going to cope.Steve Mills: And one of the key questions we asked is just a completely open question. People can respond in any way they like to this question. But we just ask, "At the moment, how are you feeling about visiting attractions over the next few months?" As I said, they could say absolutely anything there. We've not prompted them with anything. And I think the issues that are coming up here, first of all on the positive side, is that COVID is being mentioned by less and less people. I think the assumption is that it's completely not an issue any more, but I wouldn't say it has done that. But back in June, we still had 15% of people at that point saying something to do with COVID was putting me off going to visitor attractions, which was partially explaining why we hadn't seen that bounceback to pre pandemic levels.Steve Mills: That has now, in the September wave, come down to 9%, so it's disappearing. That said, you've still got one in 10 people who have still got some sort of concerns around COVID. As I say, it's particularly older people and vulnerable people that are still saying that. But that's quite positive.Steve Mills: But then on the other side, the financial concerns have gone up considerably. Again, back in June, we had about 15% of people mentioning some sort of financial concern as a barrier to why they wouldn't be visiting attractions, or would maybe think twice. But that has now gone up to 24, 25%, something like that. So, quite a significant increase. And again, it's as you would expect, it's especially among those with lower incomes, but also families are increasingly expressing financial concerns. And this time around, we asked a specific question as well about whether there was any positive benefit of all the government support around energy bills. And actually, we're finding that it's probably not because any sort of positive benefit of government support is being negated by just the still absolute rises in energy costs.Steve Mills: It's a difficult situation at the moment, and we've now got around about half the country really feeling that they feel worse off than they did at the same point last year. Clearly, that's going to have an impact.Kelly Molson: Yeah. I wonder, I mean, I can give you an example. I went to an attraction on Monday. I took my daughter, I met up with some friends, and went to Paradise Wildlife Park for the day. And I definitely thought more about what I was going to spend when I got there than I usually would. And I thought well, I'm quite lucky. My daughter is a big eater. She's not fussy. She eats anything. But I went, do you know what? I'm going to just pack her a packed lunch, so she has got sandwiches, fruit, whatever, and I'll buy myself my lunch when I'm there, and that just saves just a tiny, little bit of money. And it sounds silly. It's insignificant, but it was enough to make me, in my head, go, "I feel a bit better about that."Kelly Molson: And I probably spent longer at the attraction as well, because in my head I was like, well, "I've paid, I want to get my money's worth. We'll go here and we'll go in the Tumble Tots place and we'll do the soft play." And I just really extended the time that I was at the attraction as well, for the money that I paid for it. And it wasn't unreasonable at all. We had a great day, it's a brilliant, brilliant day out. But it did make me think about just small changes I wouldn't have thought about six months ago.Steve Mills: Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I think you've picked up on secondary spend there. I think that is one thing that's going to be a challenge. And also, memberships as well. We were, a bit earlier in the year, seeing people saying things like, "Well, I'll squeeze as much as I possibly can out of my existing memberships," which is a good thing. Makes you more likely to renew. But I think now we've reached the stage where people are starting to do that a bit less, because they've actually scared of any visit occasion because there is secondary spends associated with even a visit occasion that is associated with a membership, because you've got to travel to get there. And then you've got to potentially have something to eat there, or buy something in the shop. And I think the situation is now with some people that they're, even when they have a membership of some organisation, they're actually more reluctant to use it now, more than trying to squeeze as much as possible out of it.Steve Mills: I think it's going to be a tough time for memberships over the next few months, definitely. We've got, again, evidence from that piece of work that is saying people are less likely to renew and less likely to acquire new memberships over the next few months, because of their personal financial situation. And it's all within that 50% of people who are feeling worse off, obviously. Which I guess on the positive side, what we're seeing is that I guess if there was going to be a prediction, it's that at the high end, limited supply-type products, there's virtually going to be no change there. If you've got limited supply of something that's priced at a high level, I think there is still going to be plenty of demands for that sort of thing. And you see it all the time, really.Steve Mills: I mean, I think things like the Christmas lights displays, for example, at attractions, I have a feeling they're still going to be okay and do well. I mean, I tried to go to, there's one reasonably local to me at Walterstone. And I don't know if it's completely sold out yet, but I know the slots that we wanted to try and book, we booked three or four weeks ago for it. I think those sorts of events and the higher price point end with limited supply should be okay, in my view.Kelly Molson: Yeah. And I would agree with that, again from personal experience of trying to book the Audley End miniature railway Christmas experience. All of the weekends are gone. I did manage to get a Friday, thankfully. More for me, to be perfectly honest. I can't wait to go on it. But yeah, those peak Saturdays and weekend slots sold out within hours, and they're all gone completely. Yeah, I definitely agree with you on that.Kelly Molson: Do you think that that then leads attractions to they're just going to have to try harder in terms of the experience that they're putting on? Should they be looking at trying to offer things that are a bit more unique, at a higher price point?Steve Mills: Yeah, I think yes, definitely. I think as well, it's important to point out that this isn't going to be across the board. Again, there's a lot of evidence for ... Again, I guess this is all very intuitive, but there's going to be a much higher negative impact on paid attractions than free attractions, so again, there's very strong evidence that people will be switching out from paid attractions to free attractions. But then even within that, within paid attractions, it's perhaps starting to emphasise that this is all going to be about value message. And what else can you do to add value to whatever ticket price is, really?Steve Mills: Yeah, and again, a third of people said they will visit paid attractions less than normal, and only 13% said more. Whereas on the free attractions side, you've got a third saying they will visit free attractions more than usual, and only 8% said less. And again, that's all driven by those that feel worse off. Yeah, I think it's all completely about that value message over the winter. Need that reassuring communications around it.Steve Mills: And I think as well, what has also come out of this is there's this assumption that the cost of visiting attractions will be rising at the same rate as everything else in the economy. There were quite a few people saying things like, "just assuming that the cost of visiting attractions was going to be going up". I think there is a really important communications message to put in there, some thought actions to come across, is that we are maybe holding our prices at '22 levels, or whatever it is. Or only increasing it by a small amount, or adding this extra value item in or whatever it is. I think something that is related to value and price has to be the message this year, just to reassure people that actually, we're not going up at the same price as energy and wheat and sunflower oil and all the rest of it. Actually, it's going to be fairly marginal, if anything, for visitor attractions, which I thought was one of the quite interesting things that came out of it.Kelly Molson: That's really interesting, isn't it? Yeah, I hadn't considered that. I mean, look, it's unfair to say that attractions won't be putting up their prices, because their energy bills are going up just as ours are. Actually, their energy bills are going up more dramatically than ours, because there's currently no cap on businesses. There isn't a reassurance piece to be done, but I think that has to be done quite tactically by the attraction because they can't come out and say, "Look, we're not putting our prices up. We're not doing this," because they might have to because of the cost of living. Okay, but that's something that I wasn't expecting, that they just assumed that it would rise that rapidly.Steve Mills: Yeah. And coincidentally, I read something somewhere recently in the trade press as well of just someone had done some research across other sectors as well, and was seeing a very similar sort of scenario as well. Actually, when you think about it, average Joe Public, if inflation is at 10%, your immediate thought is well, everything is going up 10%. Why wouldn't it be? Most members of the public wouldn't think about the nuances of what's going up and what isn't going up.Steve Mills: I think it's just something to bear in mind. Although again, what I would say is that I'm of the view that attractions should try and hold their nerve in terms of pricing. And I suspect there won't be much merit in reducing prices or holding prices as they are just for the sake of it, because I don't think we're talking here about those people who are financially squeezed. The odd pound or two lower admission price at a visitor attraction I don't think is going to make a huge amount of difference to whether they visit or not, to be honest. All you'll be doing is rewarding the people who would visit anyway. Why would you do that? I think it's holding your nerve and being confident that you offer a good value, worthwhile experience.Kelly Molson: Yeah. Good advice, Steve. And that also backs up the last interview that we had with Simon Addison about being confident in what you're delivering, and the price that you're charging for it. Yeah, really, really good advice. Okay, what else have you discovered?Steve Mills: I think they were probably the main points, really. Yeah, I mean I think as I said, it's going to be pretty tough for membership, so existing members, we're now seeing they're less likely to renew than they were back in June, and they're less likely to acquire new memberships as well. And yeah, just more reticent about using and squeezing as much value out of their existing membership as well.Kelly Molson: Yeah. It's interesting, the membership one, because my National Trust membership is up for renewal in January time. We were very kindly gifted it for a wedding present last year. And I'm absolutely going to renew, because for me, it's such incredible value for money. And we were literally talking about it last night. We were like, "Well, that's fine. We'll renew our membership. We'll make sure that we are not only using the brilliant National Trust parks that are around us, like Wimpole and Anglesea Abbey, et cetera, Ickworth, but go further afield as well. Actually, if we're going to use that membership, then we don't mind traveling a little bit further, even though that's going to cost us a bit more in petrol, to go to that attraction because you're then not paying the attraction fee on top of the travel costs as well. Yeah, it's funny. I'd never even considered not renewing it.Steve Mills: Yeah. And I'm exactly the same. And I guess, let's be clear, here. I said 50% of the population are feeling worse off than they did at this point last year, but then 50% are feeling okay, the same or better. And I think it was something like 15% or so were actually feeling better off than last year, which I think says something about where we're going as a society. You've got people dividing even further, to be honest with you. There are still significant proportions of people that are feeling fine about things, and will renew their memberships, or see them as a charitable donation.Kelly Molson: Steve, I want to ask you a little bit about pre booking, because I mean we've talked about this for years now, pre booking. Obviously, it was kind of forced upon attractions during the pandemic, when they were allowed to open. I still don't know why anyone wouldn't pre book in advance, but then I am an organised planner. I need to know that I've got my ticket and I'm going to get in. I'm not going to have a wasted journey. And obviously, from an operational side, aspect from attractions, it's a brilliant thing to be able to do.Kelly Molson: What's the kind of sentiment now from general public? Are they still happy with it? Are they starting to want to go back to the old days, where things were just a little bit more flexible and bit more spontaneous?Steve Mills: Yeah. Well, I think almost, it's switching that around a little bit. I mean, I think obviously COVID was this fantastic opportunity to almost change the culture of the public to one where, as you said, it's why wouldn't you pre book an attraction in the same way that you would pre book lots of other things in society, like going to the theatre or going to a restaurant or whatever? Certainly, paid attractions. There was a really good opportunity to change the culture. And so I think the main point for me is that attractions need to be proactive in encouraging that behaviour.Steve Mills: It's not something that will naturally come to the public, and public sentiment won't change unless attractions are proactive in changing it. Why would it, really? I think it's incumbent upon attractions to really create that appetite for pre booking. And I think to an extent, we're beginning to get there. But I think there's a lot more to be done in terms of what nudges can we put to the public to encourage to pre book? I think things like online discounts that are notable, or switching it around premiums to walk-ups, depending on which way you want to look at it, should be used more than they probably are at the moment.Steve Mills: And things like dynamic pricing for advanced booking, for example. Again, I know you talked to Simon Addison about dynamic pricing last week. But the more that that can be used, in particular for things like advanced booking, I think just will encourage pre booking. And then gradually over a period of time, it then gets ingrained into the people's psyche, "I'm going to an attraction, therefore I will pre book."Steve Mills: I think it's just one of those that I think the industry as a whole almost needs to come together and say, "Right, we're going to push pre booking as much as we possibly can because we need to change the way that society thinks about booking attractions." Easy for me to sit here and say that, and much more difficult to do. But I think that's what needs to be done because yeah, as we've seen, there's huge benefits in terms of creating that relationship with anybody as soon as you grab their email address. And that investment or the discounts you offer may well pay dividends in years to come because you've managed to keep that relationship going, which means you get more repeat visits, you get more top of mind so you get more recommendation being spread around, et cetera. I think it's a worthwhile investment.Kelly Molson: Brilliant, yeah. Good advice. I agree with every, single word you have said, Steve. Thanks for backing up everything that I put online about it as well.Steve Mills: It's all right. And to be honest, it helped me as well on my visitor surveys. I now try and make sure that they are online, post visit surveys, which tend to help the more pre bookers people have got. It makes that research a lot more cost effective, shall we say, as well.Kelly Molson: Helping us all round, Steve. That's what I like. Sector collaboration and all that. Right, Steve, thank you for sharing your insights today. It's really appreciated, and I know that this will help a lot of people that are feeling a little bit anxious about what's going on and just not really sure how to approach things. Thank you very much.Kelly Molson: I always ask our guests to recommend a book that they love or something that has helped shape their career in some way. What have you got for us today?Steve Mills: Okay. I've read this book called Silt Road, silt road rather than silk road, by a guy called Charles Rangeley-Wilson or Rangeley-Wilson. Not quite sure, to be honest. And he's quite niche based, so be prepared. It tells the social history of High Wycombe, which is where I live, through the lens of the River Wye, which sort of runs through it, although most of it has been culverted and put under a shopping centre and a flyover, these days. Yeah, it tells that story through the lens of a river. It tells a story about things like the mills on the river, the history of Wycombe as a furniture and chair making town, which led to me actually being ... I'm now Chair of the Wycombe Chair Museum, which is rather ironic.Kelly Molson: That's niche as well, isn't it? I love it.Steve Mills: It is. It's incredibly niche. It's incredibly niche. And it also tells the story of things like how trout became ... Trout are a thing in New Zealand, apparently, and they are a thing in New Zealand because they were taken from the River Wye and transported over thousands of miles to New Zealand many years ago.Steve Mills: But the reason why I mention it is because I'm not originally from Wycombe. I've lived here for about 15 years. But it really helped me form this identity with the town, because Wycombe is a few miles outside London. It's very commuter-able, which means that actually, there's not many people live in Wycombe who are originally from Wycombe. I'm a big believer in getting pride in your local area so you look after it better and make you want to contribute to the community.Steve Mills: Books like this help with that because it has really helped me to understand Wycombe in more detail, understand the social history, and feel more proud of the place I live.Kelly Molson: Steve, I love that.Steve Mills: It's not really a recommendation to read that specific book. It's more of a kind of a plea to go and find out a bit more about your local area, read about the social history, so that you feel more proud about the places you live in.Kelly Molson: And more connected to it as well.Steve Mills: Completely, yeah, yeah, yeah. Pride and connection.Kelly Molson: Steve, I think that's lovely. It's amazing, the stuff that you can learn on this podcast. Who knew? Who knew? Who knew that Wycombe ... I had no idea that it was a big chair and furniture manufacturing place, and that you had got a Chair Museum as well.Steve Mills: We do, yes. It's mentioned in Gavin and Stacey as well.Kelly Molson: Is it?Steve Mills: Yeah, there you go.Kelly Molson: Well, I mean I'm an Essex girl, so that fits for me too.Steve Mills: Well, James Corden is from High Wycombe, so that's why it's mentioned in there.Kelly Molson: Got you. Right, okay. Well, look, listeners, if you want to win Steve's book, and why wouldn't you? If you go over to our Twitter account and you retweet this episode announcement with the word, "I Want Steve's Book", then we'll get you a copy of that book. We'll get you a copy of it, and you could be in with a chance of winning it, and then you can find out about High Wycombe as well. Thank you, Steve. It has been an education.Steve Mills: Absolute pleasure.Kelly Molson:  Thanks for listening to Skip The Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

Western Australia's most delicious pies have been revealed, with four bakeries taking home top honours in The Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition. And there's something for everybody to enjoy. Four Seasons Patisserie Cafe and Bakery in High Wycombe For those who enjoy the simple things in life, like a classic beef mince pie, you'll want to head to Four Seasons Patisserie Cafe and Bakery in High Wycombe. The award-winning bakery has done it again, coming in second place for best ‘plain mince pie' at the competition, which has been running for more than 30 years. The bakery was runner-up to Victorian-based bakery Whittlesea Bakehouse. The popular bakery, east of Perth, had 12 entries in the competition — up against 1500 plus pies from across the nation — and was proud to also take home 10 gold medals and two silvers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Airport Line will open next month, with free public transport be available across the network, and a family fun day held across both High Wycombe and Redcliffe Train Stations to mark the occasion. October 9th will be the day, and the new stations will be open to the public, with a carnival-like schedule of events and activities planned. Sunrise correspondent Matt Tinney has the detals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I have a great conversation with my buddy Jason Nicoll, an Englishman from High Wycombe who moved to Novo Hamburgo, RS fifteen years ago. It was a great chat about culture, food, English teaching, etc. Check it out and practice your listening with a native British English speaker! Jason: profinglesjason@gmail.com Baixe nosso e-book gratuito Roteiro de Estudos - https://eibrazil.com/re-podcast NOSSO PERFIL OFICIAL NO INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/englishinbrazil

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Kirah is joined by Kris, Patrick and SJ for Venusian Afternoons. They reflect on the Mars & Saturn conjunction in Aquarius, explore the nuances of benefic blessing with malefic madness, and talk about upcoming transits like Mercury square Pluto, Mars enters Pisces, the upcoming Libra Full moon, and more. Kris Green born Nov. 14, 1988 has been a practicing Astrologer for 2 years. Born in Detroit Kris has always had a fondness for Astrology even learning Modern Astrology at 20 years old. However during the pandemic Kris took the downtime to learn Hellenistic Astrology and start his journey toward being a practicing Astrologer. http://www.professoreclipse.net/ (http://www.professoreclipse.net) Twitter https://twitter.com/ProfesorEclipse (@ProfesorEclipse) IG: @https://www.instagram.com/professoreclipse/ (ProfessorEclipse) Patrick Watson was born in High Wycombe, UK, on October 23rd 1987 at 1:06 am. He first began his studies in astrology at 15 years old. At 17, he was mentored by astrologers Nick Dagan Best and Chris Brennan and introduced to Hellenistic astrology at Project Hindsight in 2006. In his 20's he blogged about astrology and politics as he earned his BA in Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He began working as a music teacher and part-time astrologer in 2014 and started as a full-time astrologer in 2018, offering natal, electional, horary and rectification services. He is known for his humorous astrological articles, videos and memes. He has been featured on the Astrology Podcast, ABC News, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. His research interests include Hellenistic timelord systems, synodic cycles, election prediction and more recently, the astrology of markets and finance. He lives happily in Arizona with his wife and three children. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/patrickwatsonastrologer (@patrickwatsonastrologer) http://patrickwatsonastrology.com/ (http://patrickwatsonastrology.com) For several years, SJ Anderson has written ongoing commentary on the movement of the planets, guiding others through cosmic joys and vicissitudes. (You can follow his writing on Twitter.) This regular taking stock of astrological influences has been a highly effective tool for grappling with our complex times. He also maintains an active astrological consultation practice and an astrology centered YouTube channel. http://sjanderson144.com/ (sjanderson144.com) https://twitter.com/sjanderson144 (https://twitter.com/sjanderson144) https://www.youtube.com/sjanderson144 (https://www.youtube.com/sjanderson144) https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson144/ (https://www.instagram.com/sjanderson144/) Ask Kirah: The Strology Show Q&A https://forms.gle/MfqYKn5pC1bZULaV8 (https://forms.gle/MfqYKn5pC1bZULaV8) Looking to learn astrology? Check out The Strology shop:https://www.thestrology.com/shop (https://www.thestrology.com/shop) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/) Join our mailing list: https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe (https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe) In person Events: https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events (https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events) Check out our next eleventh house workshop: http://thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops (thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops) Download CUSP and check out our new compatibility reports: http://cuspastrology.com/ (cuspastrology.com)  Links: https://www.thestrology.com/links (https://www.thestrology.com/links) Be sure to like & subscribe, it helps a lot! xx Kirah

Leisa and Patrick chat with Kirah and talk Zodiacal Releasing: a Hellenistic timing technique that divides your life up as though it's a book through lens of the lots. (Tune into Season 2 Episode 10 to learn more about The Lots and Season 2 Episode 1 for Sect - Day & Night Charts. These are great preliminary episodes.) Leisa Schaim is a consulting astrologer, speaker, and researcher based in Denver, Colorado. She finds elections for and co-hosts the Auspicious Elections Podcast, a subscriber benefit for patrons of The Astrology Podcast, and previously co-wrote an electional astrology column for "The Mountain Astrologer" magazine. You can also find her contributions in a fair number of episodes on The Astrology Podcast. Leisa enjoys exploring and illustrating people's life stories using a blend of Hellenistic and modern astrological techniques. She has spent significant time in service to the astrological community: she is a past Presiding Officer and before that, steering committee member, of AFAN, was one of the coordinators for the worldwide United Astrology Conference (UAC) 2018, and received the 2018 Jim Lewis award for community service. Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeisaSchaim (@LeisaSchaim) IG: https://www.facebook.com/leisa.schaim (@leisa.schaim) http://leisaschaim.com/ (http://LeisaSchaim.com) Patrick Watson was born in High Wycombe, UK, on October 23rd 1987 at 1:06 am. He first began his studies in astrology at 15 years old. At 17, he was mentored by astrologers Nick Dagan Best and Chris Brennan and introduced to Hellenistic astrology at Project Hindsight in 2006. In his 20's he blogged about astrology and politics as he earned his BA in Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He began working as a music teacher and part-time astrologer in 2014 and started as a full-time astrologer in 2018, offering natal, electional, horary and rectification services. He is known for his humorous astrological articles, videos and memes. He has been featured on the Astrology Podcast, ABC News, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. His research interests include Hellenistic timelord systems, synodic cycles, election prediction and more recently, the astrology of markets and finance. He lives happily in Arizona with his wife and three children. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pwatsonastro (@pwatsonastro) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/patrickwatsonastrologer (@patrickwatsonastrologer) http://patrickwatsonastrology.com/ (http://patrickwatsonastrology.com) Looking to learn astrology? Check out The Strology shop:https://www.thestrology.com/shop (https://www.thestrology.com/shop) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/ (https://www.instagram.com/thestrologyshow/) Join our mailing list: https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe (https://www.thestrology.com/subscribe) In person Events: https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events (https://www.thestrology.com/irl-events) Check out our next eleventh house workshop: http://thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops (thestrology.com/upcoming-workshops) Download CUSP and check out our new compatibility reports: http://cuspastrology.com/ (cuspastrology.com)  Links: https://www.thestrology.com/links (https://www.thestrology.com/links) Be sure to like & subscribe, it helps a lot! xx Kirah

Nick Hancock and Chris England discuss gamesmanship, Ronaldo's diet, and of course, Oldham.  Nick and Chris are also joined by comedian, novelist and hit songwriter David Baddiel to chat about Three Lions, why Gareth Southgate doesn't like it and a case of mistaken identity  If you have any thoughts, feelings or queries, please feel free to contact us on slopingpitch@gmail.com David Baddiel is currently touring the brilliant Trolls: Not The Dolls (which I've seen, and is excellent). Details are available on his succinctly named site www.davidbaddiel.com The next few dates are here - Mon, 20th September 2021   Alban Arena, St Albans» - 2 suppliers available Wed, 22nd September 2021   De Montfort Hall, Leicester» - 1 suppliers available Thu, 23rd September 2021   Symphony Hall, Birmingham» - 2 suppliers available Fri, 24th September 2021   The Hexagon, Reading» - 2 suppliers available Sun, 26th September 2021   Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston» - 1 suppliers available Mon, 27th September 2021   Royal & Derngate, Northampton» - 2 suppliers available Thu, 30th September 2021   The Orchard, Dartford» - 2 suppliers available Fri, 1st October 2021   Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe» - 2 suppliers available Sat, 2nd October 2021   Dorking Halls, Dorking» - 2 suppliers available Wed, 6th October 2021   Shanklin Theatre, Shanklin» - 1 suppliers available Fri, 8th October 2021   Theatre Royal, Brighton» - 1 suppliers available Mon, 11th October 2021 to Fri, 15th October... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.