Synopsis
A short piece on current state of brass bands which recently ran on BBC Radio 4 . Recorded at a competition in Derbyshire
Episodes
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![One-eyed Jack, WG Grace and the Sheffield Shield]()
One-eyed Jack, WG Grace and the Sheffield Shield
19/07/2018 Duration: 06minHow a slice of 19th Century cricketing history is about to go on display for the first time at a small museum in Nottinghamshire
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![Refusing to Fight. The story of Conscientious Objectors in WW1]()
Refusing to Fight. The story of Conscientious Objectors in WW1
22/03/2018 Duration: 09minAs we approach the centenary of the ending of WW1, this is a look back at an interview with a man whose father was jailed five times for refusing to fight - and the way attitudes had changed by the time his son refused National Service after WW2.
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![A Walk in the Rain. How hiking is helping to tackle addiction,]()
A Walk in the Rain. How hiking is helping to tackle addiction,
20/03/2018 Duration: 08minSpending a day with a group of men tackling their addictions through trekking and hiking.
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![For the love of bees...art and science combine]()
For the love of bees...art and science combine
24/12/2017 Duration: 06minBack in 2015, Nottingham based artist Wolfgang Buttress designed the UK's contribution to the Milan expo. It was a giant structure based on a beehive. It was linked to a real nest and the colours and sounds within the artwork would change according to the behaviour of the bees. The Hive is now in Kew Gardens. This a piece I did for BBC Radio 4.
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![Foraging for food in the wild]()
Foraging for food in the wild
21/12/2017 Duration: 06minEarlier this year I spent a day in South Wales foraging for food with Yun Hider from the Wild Food Centre.
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![Walking the worlds most northern pilgrimage trail.]()
Walking the world's most northern pilgrimage trail.
12/12/2017 Duration: 09minA 500 km trek across Sweden and Norway from Baltic to Atlantic in the footsteps of a murderous Viking saint .
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![Brass Bands..An Industrial and Cultural Heritage]()
Brass Bands..An Industrial and Cultural Heritage
11/12/2017 Duration: 07minA short piece I put together for BBC Radio 4 on the current state of Brass Bands in the UK and how they are trying to adapt and survive in a post industrial landscape.
