Podcasts about Oxfordshire

This week on Friendly?: A DayZ Podcast, we're heading to Oxfordshire to chat with the laid-back and genuinely entertaining content creator, OnlyRealRob! Known for his refreshing approach to gaming and not taking things too seriously, Rob brings a unique vibe to the DayZ community.Join us for a chill but insightful conversation as we delve into:The Rob Persona: What drives OnlyRealRob's content, and how does he maintain that authentic, fun-loving attitude in the often-intense world of DayZ?Gaming for the Fun of It: We'll explore his philosophy on content creation, focusing on enjoying the game rather than chasing trends or perfection.Life Beyond the Screen: Get a glimpse into Rob's world outside of DayZ and what else fuels his creativity and sense of humor.The DayZ Connection: Why does DayZ resonate with him as a platform for content, and what are his favorite (and least favorite) aspects of the apocalypse?Building a Community, Casually: How does someone who doesn't take things "too seriously" still manage to build a dedicated and engaged following?This episode is a breath of fresh air for anyone looking for genuine entertainment and a reminder that gaming is, at its heart, about having a good time.Want to enjoy Friendly?: A DayZ Podcast ad-free and support the show? Head over to our Patreon: https://patreon.com/FriendlyDayZPodcastTune in and keep it real with OnlyRealRob!Rob's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onlyrealrob#DayZ #DayZPodcast #OnlyRealRob #Interview #ContentCreator #Oxfordshire #Gaming #NotTooSerious #DayZCommunity #PatreonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/friendly-a-dayz-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Secrets of the hoax – real & imagined beastsOur first guest Simon Lea had two close encounters with a large black panther at his farmholding in Oxfordshire. He later created the life-size metal panther that was positioned in Charlbury in a large garden close to the station. The ‘panther' was spotted by train passengers and sometimes got reported as a real big cat, as previously discussed on ep 93 of the podcast. We hear the full story behind the Charlbury Panther from Simon.Simon has just made a replica Charlbury Panther for the coming event, Depicting Britain's Beasts – the art of British big cats, at Nature in Art gallery, Gloucestershire, 12-22 August, 2025. https://natureinart.org.uk/event/depicting-britains-beasts-the-art-of-british-big-cats/?instance_id=977#:~:text=With%20evidence%20from%20DNA%20and,been%20moved%20to%20illustrate%20them.Our second guest Andy Council is a Bristol based mural painter and graffiti artist. He discusses three of his British black panther illustrations which will be at the Nature in Art event in August. He explains how he came to use British big cats amongst his public artwork. One of Andy's paintings is the Five Valleys Panther, based on big cat sightings in the Stroud area. Andy and Rick discuss sightings they have heard about in people's gardens in that area.  Andy is interested in awareness raising through his art. He explains the importance of showing panthers, pumas and lynx in a British setting, and he describes the challenges of  depicting a big cat in a modern street-art style.      Word of the week:   tagging16 July 2025 

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast: Soft sung vocals, laid back rap, bouncy kicks and heavy bass - Dave catches up with the excellent Empress Linoleum to hear about her EP and new single 'One Way Road'. Plus, Alex meets electro producer MIETTÉ. at Windsor's Other Space Arts, we look forward to the always spectaular Wilderness Festival with Australia's The Jungle Giants, and why did Stornoway perform an impromtu gig beside side of a broken-down Eurostar? Find out! All that and the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire, what a show!Here's this week's track list: • Danny Mellin - Don't Leave Me Lonely South Arcade - FEAR OF HEIGHTS Isaac Stuart - Over and Over (and Over) Again Buds. - Picking Wounds Sofie - STARZ frances willow - new river EARWRM - Don't Say a Word BUG - WILT Jonny Virgo - I saw an angel  Fonteyn - Holdin' On  Barrelhaus - Done beaux - I'll Be Here When You're Back Samuel james - My house Empress Linoleum - Flowers Empress Linoleum - One Way Road Toby Sebastian - No One Loves Like You Barefoot Molly - Crossed Hares Anton Barbeau - Glitch Wizard Stornoway - Trouble with the Green (Radio 2 Session) Ameliah Jayne - Safe and Sound secret rivals - Pilot Julia Faulks - Sound of You Ash Adams - The Road To Moving On • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Listeners, allow us to welcome you to a podcast 166 million years in the making...  Like most people interested in nature, we absolutely had a dinosaur phase (Jack arguably never left it). It's been an aim of ours to do some sort of dinosaur special on the show for a while, but never in our wildest dreams did we think we'd actually get to JOIN AN EXCAVATION.  Have a listen as we visited a quarry in Oxfordshire to meet Dr Duncan Murdock and a team of experts, that are carefully uncovering dinosaur footprints for the first time since the Jurassic... Hang around until the end of the show too, as we've got some big podcast news that we wanted to share with you.    For extra Geese, don't forget to head on over to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/howmanygeese    

From art student to estate agentBertie originally studied History of Arts at Leeds and wanted to work in the art world, but his dad's clients convinced him to learn the ropes at Russell Simpson first. He joined at 21 just before the 2008 crash and didn't do a single deal for his first year - not exactly the smoothest start! Despite being naturally shy and reserved, he stuck with it and eventually found his groove working alongside five of his six siblings. Working with Family and Leading TeamsBertie talks about what it's like being the eldest of six kids and how that shaped his approach to running the business. He's had to prove himself beyond just being "Alan's son" and has developed his leadership style through lots of reading business books and working with a therapist-coach. His philosophy is pretty straightforward - understand what people are good at, get out of their way, and let them do their thing without friction.  Market Insights and Future PlansWhen it comes to the current property market, Bertie shares his thoughts on everything, including political uncertainty affecting buyers. Russell Simpson is expanding into Mayfair and has partnered with a similar family business in Manhattan to help with US buyers. He's realistic about the challenges but optimistic about London's appeal. The conversation wraps up with some fun, quick-fire questions where Bertie reveals his obsession with real tennis (an obscure sport with only 40 courts worldwide) and his dream of creating a family commune in Oxfordshire complete with chickens and a vegetable patch.

In the shadowed woods of Oxfordshire lies Wychwood Forest—an ancient hunting ground steeped in spectral folklore. From the ghost of Amy Robsart who dooms those who see her, to a phantom coach thundering down roads lost to time, this forest echoes with tragedy and whispers from the past. Uncover the haunted history of one of England's most mysterious woodlands, where the line between legend and legacy vanishes beneath the trees.OBSCURATA - Apple Spotify AmazonThe BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://moonmausoleum.com/the-hauntings-of-amy-robsart-in-wychwood-forest/https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-haunted-forests-in-the-uk/https://www.businessinsider.com/haunted-forests-around-the-world-2018-10https://connectparanormal.tumblr.com/post/640829278761328640/ghosts-of-the-wychwood-forestThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Bethany Weimers to hear about her new EP - The Story I Breathe. Plus, Nightshift Music Magazine Editor Ronan Munro recommends a track from Girl Like That, we've a little bit of Glastonbury magic with Supergrass live on the Pyramid stage, Lunar Kites tell us about their upcoming Doctor Who-themed gig, there's tips from Jess and Alyx and BBC Radio 1.. and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire!Here's this week's track list: • Allegra - Wildfire Ryan Burns - Runaway  Cameron Hayes - Lover, Please Stay Mount St. Helen - Helpless Cereal For Dinner - Wonderful Problem DRZ - Losing It Wilderness States - Eden V.I.C - Can't Take No More Michy Tree - Crash  Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz (live at Glastonbury Festival 2025) Girl Like That - Bad Boys in Bands Emmeline - Blue Caged Bird San Demas - All In On Me  (feat. Shoot To Kill) Bethany Weimers - Tabula Rasa Bethany Weimers - The Story I Breathe Brielle - Grown Up Jess Tuthill - The Machine Lunar Kites - Interstellar Shout Coraland - Somehow  (feat. Slamusix) Woken Balance - Vitana   The Rattlebacks - Behind You JoJo Blyth - Thought Train • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Support Palestine Deep Dive from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support Palestine Deep Dive's Ahmed Alnaouq and Matt Kennard discuss his latest story about the Labour government secretly allowing Israeli Air Force planes to land in the UK. They discuss where Matt and colleagues found the evidence and why the UK government has tried so hard to keep it secret. They also talk about the significance of the UK base where the IAF planes have been landing, RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, which was recently targeted by Palestine Action. Matt explains how IAF refuelling planes have been active over Gaza around the time of war crimes, including attacks on residential apartment blocks. They finish by talking about the implications of the new findings, with British ministers coming under increasing pressure for transparency about the UK military and intelligence role in the Gaza genocide. Support 100% independent, Palestinian-led media taking on the pro-genocide Western media from as little as £1 per month:https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support

What does the UK's third-highest PLI Holstein herd discover when they test every calf born on their farm? Stuart and Helen Rogers of Longmoor Farm reveal how genomic testing transformed not just their breeding decisions, but their entire approach to dairy farming.When the Rogers family moved their pedigree Holstein herd from Oxfordshire to Dorset in 2011, they wanted to push their genetics forward. What started with tentative use of genomic bulls evolved into a comprehensive strategy where every calf born gets genomically tested at birth. The results challenged their perceptions of which cow families were truly valuable. "The cows that you forget about in a herd are actually your really good earners," Helen explains, "the ones that aren't lame, don't get mastitis, and just do the job without you even worrying about them."Their seven-year strategy of using sex semen on high-ranking heifers and first lactation animals while directing beef semen to the rest has yielded remarkable results. Their fertility performance outshines most farms with pregnancy rates consistently between 34-38%. Cell counts hover around 70,000, and their antibiotic usage has plummeted to just 5.6mg per PCU—about a quarter of the UK average. Perhaps most impressively, they've eliminated fat supplements from their diet while maintaining 11,500 litres at 4.5% butterfat through pure genetic selection.For farmers considering genomic testing, the Rogers' advice is straightforward: commit fully rather than dabbling. At approximately £22 per test, the investment quickly pays dividends through improved decision-making. "It's so little money in a lifetime for a cow," Stuart notes, especially when you consider the compounding benefits across health, fertility, and production. Whether you're managing a pedigree or commercial herd, their experience demonstrates how embracing genomics can create a more balanced, resilient and profitable dairy business.This was recorded in June 2025, and all information was correct at the time of recording.Send us a textFor more information about our podcast visit www.chewinthecud.com/podcast or follow us on Instagram @chewinthecudpodcast or X/Twitter @chewinthecudpod. ChewintheCud Ltd is also on Facebook & LinkedIn. You can also email us at podcast@chewinthecud.com

In this special episode, “Legs” Larry Smith shares hilarious tales of his years with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In a wide ranging interview he talks about his childhood in Oxfordshire, art school in London, his early travels in America, his Mr Wonderful persona, and his experiences recording, touring and his role in creating making some of the most uniquely brilliant, eclectic and hilarious music of the 1960s.   https://legslarry.com/ Please support the podcast by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/uglythingspod, where you can enjoy special bonus content plus much more. Become a Patreon today! Check out Ugly Things Magazine: https://ugly-things.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with The Mighty Redox to hear about their new album Love's A Demon... and plans for their 30th anniversary!Plus, Alex West has an excellent surprise for V.I.C - who will be playing on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds! There's tips from Jess Iszatt, Jaguar and Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Zach Loizou - Would You Dance  Sunday (1994) - Still Blue SOCKiTTOME - s.w.i.m. Young Knives - Your Car has Arrived Barricane - Moon The Dreaming Spires - Normal Town Katalyst - Wanna Know bedd - Five Years LASTELLE - Bitter Seeds Neelam - You Must Be Dumb (feat. Nvthaniel) Only the Poets - I Keep On Messing It Up Suspire - Good Luck, No Goodbye reDifine - Chakra (Extended Mix) LVRA - Crushed The Mighty Redox - Why Wait Le Bon Jams - Hear My Love V.I.C - Wasteman HIMALAYAS - What If...? (WARGASM (UK) Remix) INDIYA - Pretty girls don't cry Tape it Shut - Trigger Sad GIGSY - CHAPTER XII: WHEN I BLEED Savannah Gardner - Born in The Wrong Generation Cactus Parachute - Laptop  • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Today we're looking at the reaction to a security breach at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Pro-Palestinian activists broke into the base and sprayed two military planes with red paint.The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, effectively branding them as a terrorist organisation, the BBC understands.Paddy and Laura look at the political row surrounding the incident.And the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet joins us to answer your questions on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakersYou can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The weekend series editor is Chris Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, blending emotional lyricism with hypnotic guitar melodies, Dave introduces you to Jessy Blakemore as she releases her debut single. Plus, Alex catches up with Shock Horror at their Truck store gig in Oxford, there's tips from Jess Iszatt and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's track list: • Big Fear - Mildew Ace Clvrk - You & I Gordo Francis - We could run away Rebecca Poole - SUMMER DAYS In-Flight Movie - Factory Saint Boy - Overboard (live session) Nineteenth Hour - Fall Into The Sun Royal 2000 - Wish Marianne Faithful & Oscar Dunbar - Love Is BUG - PLUME Sasha Assad - Baby I'm Gay! Danny Wright - No Mercy Nu6es - A Story For The 90s  Jessy Blakemore - burna Silva Bumpa & Tomike - Runnin' Patiño - FUEGO MARíA FUEGO Shock Horror - Ecosystem Shock Horror - My Favourite Mistake Bovine Boy - Ethereal (Radio Edit) Taylor & Girish - All That I Have Jules Ester - FAM STREETS Aruna - go Jonathan Harrington - Incandescence • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

You don't have to know everything before you start—going all in teaches you more than planning ever could. - BrandiJoin me on Colour Me Happy with Jessie Whealy, founder of Jessie's Art Shed in Oxfordshire. What started as art classes in her parents' shed in 2015 has blossomed into a vibrant, walk-up art studio teaching hundreds weekly. In this episode, Jessie and I talk gut instincts, creative flow, and how embracing the unknown opened up her path. If you're hesitating to begin—or thinking everything must be perfect before you leap—this conversation will remind you that your creative ability unfolds as you go.Trust Your Gut and Begin: You don't need a perfect plan—making that first move, however small, is far more powerful than overthinking or waiting.Learn by Doing: Every step in your creative journey reveals new solutions. Let problem-solving be your teacher, not a barrier.If you're ready to feel inspired, energized, and empowered to start—or restart—your creative life, you won't want to miss this.

At Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England (the birthplace of prime minister Winston Churchill), there are exhibitions dotted around about ways of life at the palace over the years. The entire stables area is converted into a museum about past ways of life in the grounds, one of which is a series of traditional English bowler hats suspended from the ceiling. Each hat contains a speaker, which plays interviews with workers from the palace estate, talking about their jobs and daily lives. As you walk around underneath the hats, you're exposed to a sound collage of lives being revealed to you.  Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

It's time for another Listener Special, and Yvette is back with a spine-tingling lineup of your real-life paranormal encounters — and this month's stories might just be the most chilling yet.In this June edition, we begin with a confession years in the making from Susie, who shares a behind-the-scenes revelation from a Most Haunted investigation at the Royal Marines Museum — involving a coin, a ghostly colonel, and a perfectly timed spectral throw!Next, Rachel brings us into a deeply personal and extraordinary final chapter in her stepfather's life, where the veil between worlds seemed to lift, revealing music, movement, and messages from beyond in the hours before his passing.Daniel then takes us to a forgotten railway station in the north of England, where an eerie steam train from the past glided silently into his lens — followed by a ghostly figure in uniform that still haunts his memories.We travel to a quiet library in rural Oxfordshire with Sam, who uncovers something (or someone) hidden behind the walls — a spirit that may not want to stay forgotten.And finally, Juliana recounts a harrowing night in an Estonian hotel room, where sleep paralysis gave way to an encounter so vivid, so terrifying, it still lingers in her mind — and left a handprint behind as proof.Grab your headphones, dim the lights, and hold someone's hand… if you dare.

Katie is at 'Founders Forum' in the Oxfordshire countryside surrounded by titans from the world of tech as well as robots, flying cars, and a host of expensive gear proclaiming everlasting health. She talks to four of the 'Rising Stars' who may one day return as titans themselves - from a French startup working on robots that burrow inside your brain to AI tools creating new materials from scratch. Danny listens and is amazed - almost! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Typiskt brittiskt är ett uttryck som ofta förknippas med varuhuset Liberty och dess många småblommiga textilmönster. I år firar varumärket 150 år. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Liberty är ett av Londons äldsta varuhus och varumärken. De har idag ett arkiv på runt 60 000 olika mönster som förvaras i en bombsäker bunker på en övergiven militärbas i Oxfordshire. Men så är det mönster som inspirerat artister, modeskapare och musiker från 1875, ända in i vår tid.När Arthur Lasenby Liberty grundade varumärket 1875 ville han skapa en butik som inte skulle följa modet, utan som skulle sätta nya trender inom både kläder, och kultur. Författaren Oscar Wilde blev en stammis på varuhuset och sade att det var den självklara destinationen för ”den konstnärliga shopparen”.Under de 150 år som gått har förstås varumärkets trendfaktor gått upp och ned. Men under senare år har modevärlden börjat få upp ögonen för Libertys många mönstrade tyger. Allt från Gucci till Acne Studios har gjort samarbeten.I veckans program pratar vi med Karin Lindberg som driver ett över 100 år gammalt familjeföretag som sedan sekelskiftet varit återförsäljare av Libertys tyger och textilier. Författaren och kulturhistoriker Elisabeth Svalin Gunnarsson berättar om Blanche Dickson som lät bygga Tjolöholms slott utanför Göteborg vid förra sekelskiftet – en ståtlig byggnad som är full av exklusiv inredning från Liberty. Och så träffar vi formgivaren och illustratören Astrid Wilson som precis som Liberty ofta och gärna använder blommor som motiv när hon skapar sina färgsprakande mönster.

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, bringing together an emotionally rich blend of celtic-infused cinematic pop, Dave meets Roseanna to hear about her first solo single... and acting in the Harry Potter films!Plus, hear what Alex West got up to at SXSW London with Alex Blyth, there's first plays from Pedro Santos, The Kode, RUDI and Luke Jones, tips from Jess and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1, news from YWMP on their new gig/performance space... and a lovely tribute to the Beach Boys Brian Wilson from Zerowe.Here's this week's track list: • PLAIINS - Row She Said Henry Grace - Say Something Mean Pedro Santos - Someone I Don't Know Nicole Shortland - Country Boy The Borough - Red Light, Danger! Sebastian Reynolds & Myles Cochran - IYCSM (feat. Kelly Michaeli) The Kode - Espana (feat. Nath Brooks ) Beattie - Other Humans Sofie - Loading Mimi Rose - Embraceable You Junk Whale - Julia Sad RUDI - Meet Me In The Morning Roseanna - Best Time To Call You Timothy B - I Get To Call You Baby Luke Jones - Dark World Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani - Empathy a to z Acid Claw - Mild Peril in Mexico City Alex Blyth - Into the Sunset Paper Square - Kneedeep Sparky Bosque - I'm So Cold The Stronger We Become - Call Me Maks Killer Kowalski - Dance Campaign Zerowe - God Only Knows • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

The idea for the race came from two students, Charles Merivale of Cambridge and Charles Wordsworth of Oxford, who proposed a race between their two universities. It took place over approximately 2¼ miles of the River Thames from Hambleden Lock to Henley ...

On a cold February afternoon in Oxfordshire, England, we record the sounds of the River Windrush flowing under an old English stone bridge, with the slight reverb from under the bridge arch throwing some of the sound back, and some detail of water flowing over rocks.  Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

A way of life is coming to an end.In this episode we travel with Neil to Wayland's Smithy, near Ashbury, Oxfordshire, Great Britain. To help support the channel & get exclusive videos every week sign up to Neil Oliver on Patreon.comhttps://www.patreon.com/neiloliver To Donate, go to Neil's Website:https://www.neiloliver.com Shop:https://neil-oliver.creator-spring.com YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@Neil-Oliver Rumble site – Neil Oliver Official:https://rumble.com/c/c-6293844 Instagram - NeilOliverLoveLetter:https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter Podcasts:Season 1: Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The British IslesSeason 2: Neil Oliver's Love Letter To The WorldAvailable on all the usual providershttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/neil-olivers-love-letter-to-the-british-isles #NeilOliver #Wayland'sSmithy #Gods #chamberedtomb #GreatBritain #Uffingtonwhitehorse #Oxfordshire #theRidgeway #England #Britishisles #ghosts #hauntings #history #neiloliverGBNews #travel #culture #ancient #historyfact #explore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Campaigners are calling for the ingredients of sourdough to be laid out in law. So are there too many loaves on sale that are more sourfaux than sourdough? Leyla Kazim investigates.This programme features a visit to the Batch event at the Long Table in Stroud to meet baker and author David Wright as well as Chris Young from the Real Bread Campaign. Nutritionist Dr Vanessa Kimbell discusses how sourdough impacts on our gut health and bread historian Professor Steven Kaplan chews over whether more regulation is strictly necessary and questions how it would be enforced.Cereal scientist Stanley Cauvain shines a light on a huge moment in British baking - the invention of the Chorleywood process - and Jules Chambe from the award-winning Wild Frog Bakehouse in Oxfordshire looks to his native France where the government did act to protect the beloved baguette.Produced in Bristol by Robin Markwell for BBC Audio Featuring the "Happy Knocker-Upper" 1960s Mother's Pride television advert featuring Dusty Springfield

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with the incredible Jack Goldstein as he releases his new album, which he describes as a 'hyper-country' odyssey through the backwoods of love, identity and resilience in the face of a world turned upside down. Alex West meets Danny Mellin, backstage at The Grace in Islington, to hear about what he's been up to, his upcoming album... and what he thinks about headlining our stage at Truck festival this year! Plus, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire, here's this week's track list: • MUNBOI - Get Gone (feat. Split The Dealer) Unbelievable Truth - Chemtrails Just Kids - paris, los angeles Waiting For Smith - I Got That Smiling Empress Linoleum - One Way Road WOLFS - How Do You Like Me Now? Finessa - GO! Tendertwin - Even Keel Steady Habits - Deviate Laura Loh - What I Want Subsets - Recover HOLiDAY MYSTICS - Long Game Sweep - 4 Da Gyaldem (feat. MADEINPARRIS) Jack Goldstein - milking blood Jack Goldstein - MUD MICE DJ TAF - Only Want U Yxng Dave - Maradona Santa Carla - Everybody's Calm Ollie Henry - Forever Sublow Hz - Overcome Danny Mellin - Ordinary Day (Ordinary Town) IncA - The Noche Cheap Suits - Kiss Up You Talk Too Much - Dad • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with singer/songwriter Eliza Flynn to hear about her debut album Dirty Angel. Plus, hear Alex's report from the Late Spring Folk Festival at Dummer Down Brewery in Basingstoke, our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Rilee gets to know Panic Button, and we've got a live track from Artemas at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend!Here's this week's track list: • Axwell - Lights Go Out (feat. CARMA) Blue Bayou - Hide & Seek The Bobo - Again Tommy Lyon - Ruins Artemas - Dirty Little Secret (live at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025) Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me (live at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025) Lost Velvet - Endless Carty S - Miss You Josephine Illingworth - Take Me Down James McCrea - Fuse TigerFoot - Jonestown 916 Nikz and Nayyah - When I Call You Sophie Blyth - seasons  Josh Roberts - Caught Up Octavia Freud - Let's have relationships Jessica BonBon - There's a Weight Eliza Flynn - The God Who Made Me Panic Button - Wild Stallyns i4M2 - You Have Sold Out Your Kids To A.I. & That Musk Juliette The Band - Just Fine Dead Pages - Not Moving On From You Samuel Austin - Not Too Late Genevieve Miles - howl • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

If you need answers about your past life, we're here to help. As we gaze into the swirling mists of the unknown, we're seeing you. Not "you," but rather a past you. You're wearing a funny hat and white stockings. You're Henry Picklethorpe Wigglesworth IV, the Viscount of Golden Balls, Oxfordshire. Your estate, Hairy-Knob-upon-Fanny-Bottom, was famous for its 27 chimneys, haunted marmalade cellar, and the location of the only documented UK marriage between a man and a swan. You routinely bathed in earl grey tea and while loathed by most of the village, you were beloved by the local cabbage farmers due to your penchant for drunken cabbage copulation in the town square. Your current life is still echoing with aristocratic absurdity, so go forth knowing that whatever happens to you in this life, it'll never be quite as embarrassing as humping a cabbage under a full moon after drinking three bottles of absinthe. Traveling this Summer? Find exactly what you're booking for at https://Booking.com Booking.YEAH! Book today on the site or in the app! Start listening to amazing audio books and discover what's beyond the edge of your seat! New members can try Audible now free for 30 days and dive into a world of new thrills. Visit ⁠https://Audible.com/BALD⁠ or text BALD to 500-500 today! To honor the complexity of human desire, Feeld presents you all the options and leaves you in control of your experience. Download Feeld now on the App Store or Google Play! Follow Trixie: @TrixieMattel Follow Katya: @Katya_Zamo To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/TrixieKatyaYT⁠⁠⁠⁠ To check out our official YouTube Clips Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/TrixieAndKatyaClipsYT⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/thebaldandthebeautifulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you want to support the show, and get all the episodes ad-free go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebaldandthebeautiful.supercast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/thebaldandthebeautifulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ To check out future Live Podcast Shows, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://trixieandkatyalive.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To order your copy of our book, "Working Girls", go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://workinggirlsbook.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To check out the Trixie Motel in Palm Springs, CA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.trixiemotel.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen Anywhere! http://bit.ly/thebaldandthebeautifulpodcast   Follo​w Trixie: Official Website: https://www.trixiemattel.com/ ​ Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/trixiemattel  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trixiemattel Twitter (X): ​https://twitter.com/trixiemattel   Follow Katya: Official Website: https://www.welovekatya.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welovekatya/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katya_zamo  Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/katya_zamo    About the Podcast: The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya features a pair of grizzled gay ghouls sitting on chairs, holding microphones, and discussing their fabulous lives in Tinseltown. (featuring occasional forays into movies, television shows, and air-conditioning) The New York Times called them models, moguls, actors, influencers, drag queens, RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, and even humanoids. If one thing can be said about these two preternaturally gorgeous queens' podcast, it's that Trixie and Katya find the sheer, unadulterated beauty of pure insanity. Tune in every week to experience the auditory pleasure that is The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya. #TrixieMattel #KatyaZamo #BaldBeautiful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave gets to know the amazingly talented Maddie Ashman, Alex hears from The Jacques at The Great Escape Festival, there's first plays from Kathryn MacLennan, Kelly Michaeli and Revenant, plus tips from Jess and Jaguar at BBC Radio 1!Here's this week's track list: • Ace Clvrk - Addicted Jess Fitz - Fool's Gold Baby Maker - Rather Be In Berlin Kelly Michaeli - Pylones Kanadia - Going Nowhere Camille Baziadoly & The Filthy Honey - Dear City Giles Stelfox - Give Me Tonight Skye Newman - Family Matters [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] Dayle Thomas - Wardrobe Ready For The Summer Revenant - Least I can do The August List - Half Light Doops - Fever Tree Silent Dollie - Lost and Found Kathryn MacLennan - Sonus Solaris Maddie Ashman - Dark Maddie Ashman - Toffee WOOZE - Running Outside With Heather Kiera Gabrielle - Look At Me Now The Jacques - Via Dolorosa Re:O - Violets THE NONE - Railing (live at The Great Escape) Eden Prince - Is It Good [tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance] Brocarde - Identity Theft Dada Paradox - September To Go • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Recorded on a 16-year-old laptop, on this week’s episode of [edit] radio, Tom Crook, Paul Whitty and Ben Smith are back to share another little vignette into their favourite new music tracks and Oxfordshire lives. Artist – Track [Album] [edit] radio podcast 773 – Right Click and Save As to Download The post Podcast 773 | Featuring Poppy Ackroyd, Nels Cline & Outfit appeared first on .

A blaze at a former RAF base in Oxfordshire has killed two firefighters and a member of the public. Two more firefighters suffered serious injuries and are being treated in hospital. Also: The Hamas-run civil defence agency says that nearly 100 people have been killed in hours of intense Israeli strikes, focussed on northern Gaza. And a report has found the Scottish government failed to properly scrutinise lavish spending at the body which regulates Scottish Water.

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave's joined by Low Island to hear about Bird - their 10-track new album. Plus, Alex West reviews Reading's Are You Listening? Festival with Shock Horror and doops, and there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire & Berkshire!Here's this week's track list: • Gigi Wilde - becky Mackenzie - State I'm In montykeates - WORTH LESS Eliza Flynn - Angel Pet Twin - I Want to Win Remember Monday - What the Hell Just Happened? Lilypads - Another One Waiting On Me Shock Horror - Ecosystem The Man The Myth The Meatslab - Crushed [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] Dubwiser - Smile Plenty 2025 White Label - Stay Together Abi Farrell - 47 Days Low Island - this is water Low Island - machine lover Bacavi - Take More Chances [tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance] Cave Man - Butterflies For Breakfast doops - Everything's Fine emily jeffri - FATAL Lilith Ai - Gourmet Scum The White Lakes - Heal • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Matthew Shepherd, Director of Outreach and Education, Bring Back the Pollinators Matthew has worked for the Xerces Society for more than two decades, initially at the vanguard of a new movement to protect pollinators, but then on endangered species and a range of other issues, as well as several years leading Xerces' communications work. Throughout this time, he maintained a direct involvement in pollinator conservation in towns and cities, and in his current role has returned to outreach and community engagement. Much of this focuses on supporting neighborhood-level efforts such as pollinator gardens and small habitat projects in parks, as well as leading the Bring Back the Pollinators campaign and promoting the No Mow May and Leave the Leaves initiatives. Matthew is author of numerous articles and other publications, including Attracting Native Pollinators (Storey Publishing, 2011) and Gardening for Butterflies (Timber Press, 2016). He also is the long-time editor of Wings, the Xerces Society's magazine. Matthew's 35-year conservation career began in England and took him to Kenya before his arrival in the United States. After completing a master's of science in land resource management, Matthew managed National Trust lands in Oxfordshire, established a successful community-based conservation program in Essex, and helped to create Samphire Hoe, an award-winning nature park at the foot of the White Cliffs of Dover. During a VSO placement in Kenya, he worked with local communities and government agencies to improve the management of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, on the coast north of Mombasa. It was in Kenya that he met a Peace Corps volunteer⁠—who is the reason he moved to Oregon. They live on the west side of the Portland metro region. Their two children are now at college, but they still get together—although sometimes they roll their eyes when Matthew points out yet another super-cool insect that he found.

George Monbiot - the Guardian columnist with a penchant for lab-based protein and a farm-free future - recently wrote a scathing article damning two important livestock reports. The first was a report into three years of research into AMP grazing from FAI Farms, the Oxfordshire-based farm and food system consultancy - the second, Grazing Livestock, was by the Sustainable Food Trust.ffinlo Costain talks to Karl Williams, a director of FAI, and Science and Technical Lead, Amanda Deakin - and to Patrick Holden, chief Executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, and Senior Research Manager, Robert Barbour.Read the reports at 8point9.com:FAI AMP report: https://8point9.com/emissions-completely-offset-by-sequestration-in-mcdonalds-fai-amp-grazing-project-2/SFT Grazing Livestock report: https://8point9.com/new-report-aims-to-flip-the-script-on-meat-and-dairy/

Raymond Blanc, culinary icon, author and hotelier, passionately champions the art of seasonal cooking and creativity in his revered cuisine. Patrick O'Donnell visits his world-renowned restaurant and hotel Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Oxfordshire, to learn and dine on Raymond's journey, philosophy, and the power of colour in cooking. Together they tour the hotel, kitchens, and all-important kitchen gardens, discussing everything from molecular gastronomy to forest sleeping. Along the way, they muse on his mother's influence in igniting his love for seasonal cooking, his journey from France to England (via a broken jaw!) and how teamwork is an essential ingredient to achieving a vision.Learn about the colours featured in each episode hereSee the colours of Raymond's Life HereFollow Raymond on Instagram hereFollow us on Instagram here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Kah'Nya joins Dave for a chat and live session - watch her playing Number 1 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l94407Plus, Alex catches up with The Amazons for a deep dive into their 21st Century Fiction album - hear the full version on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0l9484k, we hear what's planned at Reading's multi-venue Are You Listening? Festival with organiser Dave Maul, there's tips from Jess and Alyx at BBC Radio 1, and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire & Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Dani Sylvia - this is not about me Lester Kamen - Scares You To Death Frannie B - Collateral Sundaughter - Austrian P.S. Finn - Insecure Dogz Or Godz - Oh So Beautiful Mandrake Handshake - Hypersonic Super-Asterid Palmist - Got Another Lover [tipped by Alyx Holcome at BBC Radio 1] The Dazed Minded - Harder to Ignore KalemGR - 3 am Arimea - Deliver Me ZOFIA - Belong Kah'Nya - King of the Palace Kah'Nya - Number 1 (live acoustic session) eliroijon - Breach & Dive Rosa - brave enough [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] Logan Cannon - Headdown! Barefoot Molly - How long to the river MANNERS - DISTANCE (REBOOTED) Oscar Scannell - Sleepwalking The Amazons - Wake Me Up • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

This episode Laura and Adam talk to two guests from PJA, who happen to be this week's sponsors, about rural active travel. Phil Jones is chairman at PJA and Ben Coleman PJA's technical director.Active travel is sometimes associated with busy urban bike lanes and bustling city pavements. But rural areas' transport needs are as, if not more acute. With fewer buses or rail services, and longer distances to travel along fast-moving country roads, people in small towns and villages tend to have few alternatives to the car. Rural car-dependence is high, rural transport poverty is higher. And while inter-urban paths connecting nearby settlements could offer transport independence from youth to old age, funding and delivering such connections can be fiendishly hard. Laura also spoke to Joaquim Muntane, Technical Lead (Movement and Place) at Oxfordshire County Council about their plans to deliver a network of greenways linking 60 settlements with the city of Oxford.PJA's vision is to create better places through great design. They bring together place-led transport planning, civil engineering and environmental solutions, partnering with developers, landowners and national and local government to enable good growth in urban and rural places. You can find out more: https://pja.co.uk/ Some issues we covered in this week's episode:Lives will be lost without better routes, say MPs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1elnwn09vno; from a Parliamentary debate on rural cycling: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-12-10/debates/C12E8986-6FA2-4C57-98B8-2FC6F289C627/RuralCyclingInfrastructureFaversham's town-wide 20mph: https://pja.co.uk/2020/07/01/pja_faversham_20mph/English cycle route standards, LTN 1/20: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120The planning and Infrastructure Bill https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/guide-to-the-planning-and-infrastructure-billOxfordshire's Greenways Plan https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-greenwaysCambridgeshire Greenways plan https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/sustainable-transport-programme/active-travel-projects/greater-cambridge-greenways The decade-long B4044 path campaign https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24718917.cycle-lane-oxford-step-closer-10-year-campaign/For ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast). We'll even send you some stickers! We're also on BlueSky and welcome your feedback on our episode: https://bsky.app/profile/podstreetsahead.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reform UK, el partido de Nigel Farage, es la nueva sensación en la política británica. Dos victorias electorales simultáneas, una en las elecciones locales y otra en la circunscripción de Runcorn y Helsby, que han arrebatado al Partido Laborista por sólo seis votos, ha provocado todo un terremoto político. Con esta victoria, Reform UK recupera los cuatro diputados en la Cámara de los Comunes, un número que no le hace justicia ya que en las elecciones del año pasado fue el tercer partido más votado, pero el sistema electoral británico, uninominal mayoritario, redujo al mínimo su representación. El mismo día de la victoria en Runcorn y Helsby, Reform UK logró un éxito notable en las elecciones locales con mayorías en varios consejos de condado y ayuntamientos. En Lincolnshire, un bastión conservador, Reform arrasó, mientras que en Durham y Staffordshire también tomó el control desplazando a laboristas y conservadores. En Lancashire, un condado políticamente volátil, Reform se consolidó como fuerza dominante. Estos resultados confirman que el partido no sólo es el dueño de las encuestas, sino que eso se traduce en apoyo electoral real. Para el partido Conservador, liderado por Kemi Badenoch, los resultados fueron catastróficos: perdieron 676 concejales y 16 de 23 consejos disputados. Badenoch está en entredicho dentro de su partido. Para Farage es una bendición, le pidió que no dimita consciente de que su debilidad le beneficia. Los Liberal Demócratas, por su parte, capitalizaron el descontento, ganando en condados como Cambridgeshire y Oxfordshire. El partido Laborista, aunque ha retenido algunos territorios importantes como North Tyneside y Bristol, lo hizo con márgenes estrechos a causa de las peculiaridades del sistema electoral. En Doncaster, de hecho, superó a Reform UK por solo 700 votos. Estos resultados indican que las próximas elecciones generales serán muy disputadas, especialmente en circunscripciones donde los dos principales partidos llegan igualados. El éxito de Reform UK plantea una serie de cuestiones. Sus concejales, alcaldes y consejeros ahora tienen ahora la difícil tarea de gobernar en ayuntamientos y condados con presupuestos limitados y una aguda crisis en servicios públicos como el cuidado de mayores o el mantenimiento de infraestructuras. Farage, magnífico opositor, deberá demostrar su capacidad de gestión, un terreno en el que no tiene experiencia alguna. El ascenso de Reform UK supone de cualquier modo un giro en la política británica. A diferencia de sus predecesores, como el UKIP o el Brexit Party, Reform está mejor organizado y goza de mayor popularidad. Farage, una figura carismática y disciplinada, busca reemplazar a los conservadores como el principal partido de la derecha. Su agenda combina políticas antiinmigración, recortes fiscales y medidas intervencionistas. Eso atrae tanto a conservadores descontentos como a votantes de clase trabajadora. Aspira a una mayoría absoluta en las elecciones en 2029, un objetivo un tanto ambicioso ya que Reform UK tiene en estos momentos sólo cuatro escaños. Pero las encuestas le dan un 25% y el partido Conservador está en caída libre. A diferencia del voto táctico del centro-izquierda, la derecha está dividida, algo que ha llevado a algunos analistas a pedir un acuerdo entre los conservadores y los reformistas, pero Farage no cree que le convenga mientras lidere las encuestas. Faltan aún cuatro años para las elecciones, cuatro años en los que puede pasar cualquier cosa. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 4:03 La venganza de Farage 34:40 La causa del apagón 40:49 ¿Y si el apagón hubiese durado dos días? · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #reformuk #nigelfarage Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Dave's joined by Isaac Stuart for a chat and live session - watch the video here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l7r24bPlus, Alex catches up with Rubberband Girl after her gig at Servant Jazz Quarters in London, there's a first play from Bang Mary, and tips from Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1!Here's this week's tracklist: • Pandar - Angel Numbers (feat. Dono Sio) Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani - Say Something Hannah Jane Lewis & joel - Everyone's But Mine Emmeline - Telescope James Carter - This Evening Bang Mary - Written in Pink Mark Harrison - All My Days Denzil Grenade - Divine Stud Farm Mafia - Dopamine Lisa Kahn - UnReal MarysGarden - Colossus dg. - strangers. secret rivals - Ways Isaac Stuart - bloom (when the rain falls) Isaac Stuart - Over and Over (and Over) Again (live session) Andrew Jones - 100 Years an Hour Dirty Blonde - Checkmate Anduna J - Alive Again Rubberband Girl - Love On The Vine Worst Wishes - If I Don't Wake Up Yaw Bossman - NLT (No Long Thing) (feat. Dj Cizzy, Deon Boakye) lompy t - The way you smile dhdt - Paper Butterflies Leonidas - The Stereo's Typical Molly Brown - What You Couldn't Give To Me Bottomless Brunch - Hex • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Last of my trips back into The Shift archives is this conversation with Clover Stroud. Since this conversation, Clover has written another memoir, The Giant on the Skyline about our relationship with home (borne in part out of moving her family from her home in Oxfordshire to Washington DC where her partner's job is based). Since then A LOT has changed. She has also launched an excellent substack, On The Way Life Feels. The original show notes: It takes courage to lay yourself bare on the page the way today's guest does. Journalist Clover Stroud has written three memoirs - The Wild Other, My Wild and Sleepless Nights and, now, The Red of My Blood. Each more visceral, more exposing, than the last. But then Clover has lived no ordinary life (whatever that is). Hers features adventure, divorce, trauma, lots of sex, depression and five kids aged between 21 and 5. But before that, when Clover was 16, her mother suffered a catastrophic fall from a horse which left her permanently brain damaged. A state in which she remained until her death 22 years later. Then, two years ago her sister Nell Gifford, to whom Clover was exceptionally close, died of breast cancer, aged 46.  The darkness that descended in the wake of Nell's death informed The Red of My Blood - an emotional read about living with and learning from grief. Clover joins me from her bedroom in Oxfordshire (excellent wallpaper!) to talk - extremely candidly, so please brace yourself if you're feeling vulnerable - about grief and trauma, bearing the unbearable and how, out of loss, she's finding a new person to be. But It's not all sadness. We also discussed midlife sex, sobriety, looking forward to menopause and why we're bloody lucky to be middle-aged. * You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including The Giant on the Skyline and The Red of My Blood by Clover Stroud as well as the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me. * If you enjoyed this episode and you fancy buying me a coffee, pop over to my page on buymeacoffee.com. • And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including exclusive transcripts of the podcast, why not join The Shift community, come and have a look around at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com • The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Juliette Nicholls at Pineapple Production. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exploring the Sustainable Michelin-Starred Legacy of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons with Executive Chef Luke Selby.   "The garden is the canvas, and we take all our inspiration from the garden and the seasons." Executive Chef Luke Selby   Embark on a journey with host Margaret McSweeney to one of the most exceptional luxury resorts in the world for a truly special edition of Kitchen Chat®: A Taste of Luxury, History, and Hospitality. Join Margaret as she discovers an enchanting, Michelin-starred world in the heart of Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, on her first visit to the hallowed grounds of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel. This isn't merely a visit to one of the world's most exquisite resorts; it's an immersion into an enchanting luxury oasis of sustainability where Michelin-star standards of gastronomy intertwine with a profound respect for the ecosystem, practices of sustainability, and history within the enchanting bounty of nature.   Created by the legendary Raymond Blanc OBE, Le Manoir has held two Michelin stars since its inception in 1984, a testament to unwavering culinary artistry. On a side note, Chef Blanc has a new cookbook, Simply Raymond: Recipes from Home is now available. Beyond this celebrated estate's pioneering commitment to sustainability, recognized with a prestigious Michelin Green Star, discover how Le Manoir's philosophy, deeply rooted in its expansive organic kitchen gardens, seasonal harvests, and a zero-waste ethos, elevates the dining experience to a world-class level. Even the welcome amenity is a delicious presentation.   Join Margaret in conversation with Executive Chef at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Luke Selby, who returned to Le Manoir in January 2023 after starting his career there in 2009 working alongside the legendary Chef Raymond Blanc. --Savor the Day!   ✅ Be sure and visit KitchenChat.info for more interviews and recipes.   Subscribe to the KitchenChat audio podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kitchen-chat-margaret-mcsweeney/id447185040 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3PpcTPpvHEh8eOMfDUm8I9 Webtalkradio: Webtalkradio.com   This podcast is also available on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire Stick streaming devices. Download the Experts and Authors App and go to the Kitchen Chat series page or visit: www.Expertsandauthors.tv 

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Dave catches up with Zerowe ahead of releasing his new album 'The Ferry Falling from the Sky' - and he played Parallel Lines - live in session for us - watch the video on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l6c0ntPlus, hear about 'Radiohead Reimagined' with the London Concertante, and Montykeates gig at The Underworld in Camden!Here's this week's tracklist: • Matilda Pratt - Ruin Our Friendship bedd - Walkie No Talkie LVRA & Soda Plains - Hard Decisions Kieran Crowley - 1,000 Chances Big Fear - Culture Cannibal YOUNG KNIVES - NO SOUND In Silo - Finally I Find You BJERGLUND - Do It Right (feat. Jessica Pierpoint) London Concertante - Exit Music (for a Film) LASTELLE - Tired Eyes Ameliah Jayne - Social Butterfly The Mighty Redox - Loves a Demon Zerowe - Don't Be Precious with Your Love Zerowe - Parallel Lines (live session) Shao Dow - Cross x Cross TRASHCAT - DREAM OF MINE Allegra - Strangers (Perfect Strangers Remix - Radio Edit) David Bergen - Every Time I Dream Bone-Idle - Stones Medicine - Wants And Needs Spinner Fall - Artic JoJo Blyth - I Promise I'm Not In Love With All Of My Friends • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

Today we will discuss the tragic miscarriage of a young single woman back in Oxfordshire, England in 1650. When she gave birth to her child at just 17 weeks pregnant, she would be arrested and tried for killing the child. Listen to today's case to hear about the horrific events that unfold for Anne Greene. Sources:THE HALF HANGEDThe evolution of the short drop method of hangingTobacco smoke enema - Wikipedia11 Outstanding Facts About Oxfordshire - Fact CityThe Remarkable Case of Anne Greene | David Kidd-HewittCapital Punishment UK contents page

This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast... Alex West sits in for Dave - he's joined by Rose Rey for a chat and live session! Watch her play Wasted on You (midnight version) live in session here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0l52lfsPlus, we catch up with Matt from The Amazons, Pete Wheeler from Readipop Fiesta, hear how Record Store Day went in Reading, and there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • FIVER - Close To The Sun Big Fear - Sisyphus The Jacques - Dead Man's Garden The Amazons - Living A Lie The Amazons - Night After Night Puma Theory - Foolish Boy Jopy - Twisting Michy Tree - Taste The Cliffords - Bittersweet [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] In-Flight Movie - Broken Glass Mouth Culture - Ratbag [tipped by Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1] Sunday (1994) - Rain Low Island - this is water Ella Janes - Smoke and Mirrors Rose Rey - Wasted on You (midnight version) [BBC Introducing live session] Rose Rey - Baddest Habit [BBC Introducing live session] INDIYA - Say what you want Gardna x DRIIA - Brightness [tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1] Rhi'N'B - Busy Little B darqwud - Buy ME • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing/uploader

An Oxfordshire man has set a new world record after Morris dancing for more than 11 hours straight. Newly crowned Guiness World Record holder, Duncan Bhaskaran Brown spoke to Corin Dann.

In today's episode, the Reserve Bank's operating budget for the coming year has been slashed by about 25 per cent - we speak to Finance Minister Nicola Willis; the Commerce Commision has found KiwiRail misled customers about when they were eligible to receive compensation when their Interislander ferries broke down; an Oxfordshire man has set a new world record after Morris dancing for more than 11 hours straight and Kerry-Anne Walsh brings all the news from across the ditch.

Nigel Matthews is the Global Brand Ambassador for Hagerty. He has spent the last 20 years judging at more than 149 Concours events including Pebble Beach, Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy, and events worldwide in 12 other countries Matthews worked as a Red Seal-licensed automotive technician, repairing and restoring Rolls-Royce and Ferrari vehicles, and from 2002 to 2014 wrote a weekly column for a Canadian newspaper focused on classic cars. In addition, he spent ten years as an administrator for the British Columbia provincial government's licensing and insurance program that recognizes collector and vintage vehicles. Nigel was recently awarded the 2024 “UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR” by the Hot House Media, Concours yearbook. This year marks his 50 years in the classic car world and his 9th year as the Chief Judge of the La Jolla Concours. Originally from Oxfordshire, England, Matthews has lived in and loved every minute of residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the past 50-years of his automotive career.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is back in the news following his interview this week with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. The interview – his first since he resigned last November – was clearly Welby's attempt to draw a line under the abuse scandal that cost him his job.  The 2024 Makin report concluded that the Church of England missed many opportunities to investigate the late John Smyth, one of the most prolific abusers associated with the Anglican Church. However, the biggest headline from the interview was that Welby would 'forgive' John Smyth were he alive today. Albeit unintentionally, the former Archbishop of Canterbury ended up cementing his reputation as an inflexible micro-manager with a tin ear for the views of abuse survivors and his own clergy.  Where does the interview leave the Church of England? The appointees to the Crown Nominations Committee, the body which will consider the successor to Welby, will soon be known. How should this scandal influence them? And, with mounting reports that Pope Francis has shielded Catholic sexual predators, how does the handling of abuse allegations by Canterbury and Rome compare? The Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie, Vicar of Charlbury in Oxfordshire and the editor-at-large of The Fence magazine, joins Damian Thompson to discuss the abuse crises that seem to be engulfing all the mainstream Churches.  Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is back in the news following his interview this week with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. The interview – his first since he resigned last November – was clearly Welby's attempt to draw a line under the abuse scandal that cost him his job.  The 2024 Makin report concluded that the Church of England missed many opportunities to investigate the late John Smyth, one of the most prolific abusers associated with the Anglican Church. However, the biggest headline from the interview was that Welby would 'forgive' John Smyth were he alive today. Albeit unintentionally, the former Archbishop of Canterbury ended up cementing his reputation as an inflexible micro-manager with a tin ear for the views of abuse survivors and his own clergy.  Where does the interview leave the Church of England? The appointees to the Crown Nominations Committee, the body which will consider the successor to Welby, will soon be known. How should this scandal influence them? And, with mounting reports that Pope Francis has shielded Catholic sexual predators, how does the handling of abuse allegations by Canterbury and Rome compare? The Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie, Vicar of Charlbury in Oxfordshire and the editor-at-large of The Fence magazine, joins Damian Thompson to discuss the abuse crises that seem to be engulfing all the mainstream Churches.  Produced by Patrick Gibbons.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticIn this segment of "Notorious Mass Effect," Analytic Dreamz dives into Artemas' "Southbound," released February 14, 2025. The Oxfordshire artist's lead single from Pretty blends dark pop and alt-R&B, hitting #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. With 25M Spotify streams by March 20, boosted by TikTok's 3M teaser views and a 20% Netflix spike from Dark Horizons, Analytic Dreamz analyzes its sales milestones, critical praise as a “moody masterpiece,” and global reach, solidifying Artemas' rising star status.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Join Wendy in Charante Maritime August 23rd-30th, 2025. Get all the details here!Jessica Hickman-Woolcott didn't have a grand plan when she moved from the UK to France—just a feeling that it was the right move. She fell in love with a centuries-old château, took a leap without knowing exactly how it would all work out, and along the way, opened the Cognac Jewellery School on her property. In this episode, she and Wendy talk about what happens when you trust your instincts, throw logic out the window, and say yes to something that excites you—even if it doesn't make perfect sense on paper. They also dive into the slower, more intentional way of life in Charante Maritime and what it feels like to truly settle into the present moment. Plus, Jessica shares a sneak peek into the hands-on jewelry-making experience she'll be leading as part of Wendy's hosted trip to France this August—an opportunity for anyone ready to say yes to adventure. If you've ever felt the pull to shake things up and follow your heart, this conversation is the reminder that you don't need a perfect roadmap—just the courage to take the first step.About Jessica:Jessica has over ten years experience designing, making, and teaching Jewellry and Silversmithing, using traditional and modern techniques. She learned her craft at the Kingham Jewellery School in Oxfordshire, England, and then at the historic Guild of Handicraft in Chipping Campden. With four years of dedicated training, Jessica honed a wide variety of metal-working skills creating both intricate jewellery and large-scale silverware, including designing and creating commissions for prominent figures. Her journey led her back to the Kinghham Jewellery School as a tutor, where she taught and shared her silversmithing skills while simultaneously launching her own award-winning jewellery brand. Now living in the heart of the Cognac Region of France at the Château de Puyguiller, Jessica continues to share her knowledge and creativity as the founder of the Cognac Jewellery School, established in 2022. Connect with Jessica:On Instagram @cognac_jewellery_schoolOn FacebookOn YouTubeCognacJewellerySchool.com________________________________________________________________________________________ Say YES to joining Wendy for her: Say YES Sisterhood PWH Farm StaysPWH Curated France TripsInstagram: @phineaswrighthouseFacebook: Phineas Wright HouseWebsite: Phineas Wright HousePodcast Production By Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!Thank you for listening to the Say YES to yourself! podcast. It would mean the world if you would take one minute to follow, leave a 5-star review, and share with a friend.

In December 1994, 33-year-old Dr Michael Meenaghan was in his kitchen making a cup of tea when a single shotgun suddenly tore through his window, striking him in the chest. He somehow managed to dial 999 but collapsed before he could say a word. When officers arrived, they found him slumped on the floor, the phone still hanging off the hook, surrounded by a pool of his own blood. Over 30 years later, his murder remains a complete mystery. No weapon, no suspects, and no clear motive - just one chilling question: Who wanted Dr Meenaghan dead, and why? If you have any information about this case, no matter how insignificant you think it might be, please contact Thames Valley Police on the link below or call 101: Update a crime report | Thames Valley Police Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via the secure online form below: Give information anonymously | Crimestoppers Join my Patreon community at patreon.com/britishmurders for exclusive perks, including early access to ad-free episodes, bonus episodes and content, exciting giveaways, and welcome goodies! Follow me on social media: Facebook | British Murders with Stuart Blues Instagram | @britishmurders TikTok | @britishmurders Join the private Facebook group: British Murders Podcast - Discussion Group Visit my website: britishmurders.com Intro music:⁣ David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣ davidjohnbrady.com Disclaimer: The case discussed in this podcast episode is real and represents the worst day in many people's lives. I aim to cover such stories with a victim-focused approach, using information from publicly available sources. While I strive for accuracy, some details may vary depending on the sources used. You can find the sources for each episode on my website. Due to the nature of the content, listener discretion is advised. Thank you for your understanding and support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices