A visit to Tate Liverpool to hear the stories of the visitors who have come along to seek solace, inspiration and learning.
This was recorded for the Art Fund.
Kathryn Baird collects postcards written in Pitman Shorthand.
Fifty Mysterious Postcard by Kathryn Baird is out now.
Novelist Erica James takes me into her summer house to discuss writing, gardening and what you get for winning Romantic Novel of the Year.
Mothers and Daughters by Erica James is out now.
This is an old one from 2005 when I was working on Home Truths on BBC Radio 4. With thanks to producer Jacqueline Smith.
Oliver Crocker decided to give up his job and focus on his passion for writing and podcasting about his favourite TV programmes including All Creatures Great & Small.
All Memories Great & Small by Oliver Crocker is out now.
https://www.devonfirebooks.com
Chatting to shoppers at Weston Favell Shopping Centre in Northampton about their decision to wear or not to wear a mask (NB this was recorded just before the emergence of the Omicron Variant when mask wearing was not mandatory).
Sue Stewart's son Alexander died in March 2020. Sue describes how she was relieved Alexander didn't have to face Covid and how the pandemic, in a strange way, may have helped her cope.
Back in January 2021 Stockwood Park Academy in Luton lost a popular science teacher, Miles Lewis, who died from Covid-19. I visited the school in September to see what it's like starting back into a new school year after the death of a respected teacher.
Steve Evans MBE reflects on his life from ambulance driver to paramedic which began 50 years ago.
As he turns 70, the king of night-time radio reflects on his life on air and off.
James returns to night-times (10pm-1am) on Talk Radio from 9th June.
This was recorded for the Today Programme to mark the pubs re-opening (outdoors) but they weren't able to find a slot for it, so I've put it on here. Cheers!
Globetrotter Lee Kumutat tells me about her moves from family home in Australia, to London, and then to San Francisco just before the pandemic struck.
Catherine Regan recalls being in lockdown for five months when she was a student back in the 1980s
A short series chatting to people who are coping with the pandemic on their own.
Viv lives deep in the Welsh countryside.
(Music: Purple Planet)
A short series chatting to people who are coping with the pandemic on their own.
Laura lives in Maidstone, Kent.
(Music by the Elektra Women's Choir)
A short series chatting to people who are coping with the pandemic on their own. Wendy lives in West London.
A short series chatting to people who are coping with the pandemic on their own.
Anne Marie is a support worker from Wiltshire.
A short series chatting to people who are coping with the pandemic on their own.
Louise is a local councillor and genealogist in Stockton-on-Tees.
Chatting with Gail Porter about trying to get a good night's sleep.
Chatting with random folk strolling around one of London's best loved green spaces - Hampstead Heath. This was recorded in January 2020.