The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

Join Alex Whiteley as he speaks to Jo Cunningham about Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2021. The last time AL and Jo spoke was in 2019 which seems like a lifetime ago! We don't need to go into detail about what the pandemic did to festivals last year, it was awful. Shrewsbury is in what seems to be a unique position, this local and extremely popular event has had the greenlight whereas so many other even...

Shane speaks with Luke Allen, Alex Yousefi and the rest of the Reduced to Clear team, on a live show to bring this amazing limited series to a close, meet the team, and look back over the last 10 episodes.

The final chapter of our coverage of The Battle Of Shrewsbury Weekend brings stories from around the arena. As we switched to mobile mode, we were able to get some interviews with folks from all over the Battle Of Shrewsbury showground. We bring you: An interview with a medieval field surgeon, Jules chats to Phil who is a blacksmith, Some pre-battle excitement, post-battle reactions from Hotspur a...

For the Mile Of Smiles event on Sunday 25th July, The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast had the great honour of being able to set up a studio for the day. The goal was to sample and document the event with as many great interviews as they could get. AL and Leon speak to Ellis Unchained who was the 1st poet up on stage at Mile Of Smiles. Ellis is a former soldier who was diagnosed with PTSD. His mental he...

As mentioned on "What's The Difference" AL was invited to The Battle Of Shrewsbury Weekend. We spoke to Matthew Howarth and the organisers on the show and we said we would release what content we got from the weekend on both USUK and The Shrewsbury Biscuit so this limited playlist is what we got. Here we speak to a few of the reenactors starting off with Matt and Craig who are donning medieval att...

For the Mile Of Smiles event on Sunday 25th July, The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast had the great honour of being able to set up a studio for the day. The goal was to sample and document the event with as many great interviews as they could get. One of the nicest things to happen during the day, was AL got to FINALLY meet Kelda Wood in person. Kelda has been on the show 2 times before and always insp...

As mentioned on "What's The Difference" AL was invited to The Battle Of Shrewsbury Weekend. We spoke to Matthew Howarth and the organisers on the show and we said we would release what content we got from the weekend on both USUK and The Shrewsbury Biscuit so this limited playlist is what we got. Here we have Peter from Nidhoggr Mead and Sandy from Mercian Mead. I don't know if you realise this bu...

For the Mile Of Smiles event on Sunday 25th July, The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast had the great honour of being able to set up a studio for the day. The goal was to sample and document the event with as many great interviews as they could get. For part 1 of this episode AL and Leon speak to Eve from Kiddley Divey who use music to connect with children and adults. We discuss the importance of the la...

As mentioned on "What's The Difference" AL was invited to The Battle Of Shrewsbury Weekend. We spoke to Matthew Howarth and the organisers on the show and we said we would release what content we got from the weekend on both USUK and The Shrewsbury Biscuit so this limited playlist is what we got. Here is Al's interview with author, Robert Marsters. The encouragement of a loving wife and the abilit...

Shane Speaks with Luke Allen and Alex Yousefi who bring with them Special Guest Gareth Thomas from Rocking Horse Studios. Fun filled episode where, despite technical difficulties, we have a discussion covering a variety of topics. Including an Interesting Improv where Covid-man was born, and Lockdown Santa! Have a Listen

For the Mile Of Smiles event on Sunday 25th July, The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast had the great honour of being able to set up a studio for the day. The goal was to sample and document the event with as many great interviews as they could get. AL and Leon's first interviews were with 2 of the artists that were performing on the day. Kiani Isme from Hope Radio joined the guys to talk about biscuits,...

As mentioned on "What's The Difference" AL was invited to The Battle Of Shrewsbury Weekend. We spoke to Matthew Howarth and the organisers on the show and we said we would release what content we got from the weekend on both USUK and The Shrewsbury Biscuit so this limited playlist is what we got. This is an interview with Thomas Corbett from Shrewsbury Wargames Society. Wargames have such a huge,...

In September we are doing a things didn't you know? Of course we mean Pod Aid, where we are going to be streaming a live 24 hour podcast to try and raise funds for Lingen Davie Cancer Fund. But who are Lingen Davies? Coming to you from the sunny garden outside the Lingen Davies' office in Shrewsbury, AL is peaking to Naomi, Helen, Lizzy and Anna. We find out about the different roles that these la...

AL spoke to Vince Dovey from Shropshire ITC last year during lockdown, it was a Zoom interview that was thwarted by technical issues. A new trend for us at the Biscuit is meeting people for the first time that have been on the show before. So why not make a habit of re-making new friends :) AL met Vince at his office in Leaton to catch-up properly. Taking their time to discuss Vince's beginnings r...

Shane, Alex Yousefi and Luke Allen return for the next episode of Reduced to clear with this very exciting Short. They bring with them their Executive Producer and Actor playing "Customer" Ewen Macintosh, you may well have seen him before in The Office with Ricky Gervais, Ewen played Keith.  Ewen is such a great guy, we talk about how he helps lower budget films and series, including Student proje...

Coming to you from the English Bridge Workshops, amidst a working stained glass studio, AL has carefully set up mics so he can speak to Nathalie Hildegarde Liege. Avid listeners may remember Nathalie from our coverage of the Historic Church Open a few weeks ago. A 15 minute interview was not enough to find out everything we needed to know about this fantastic artist. Where does Nathalie begin? And...

Meet your new Mayor!  AL speaks to Mayor Julian Dean in a bid to find out a bit about him. Julian presents himself as a very down to Earth guy and was very easy to talk to. From London to Shrewsbury, AL finds out where Julian begins and how he feels about being the mayor of such an important town. Is it daunting? Exciting? and what does he plan to accomplish in his term? I can't say too much about...

Where do your most brilliant ideas come from? In an extraordinary interview full of twists, turns, technical issues and penny dropping. AL Speaks to author Jamie Russell about his new book Skywake Invasion, which was an idea that he got from his daughter's. AL also dives into Jamie's past lives as a professional film critic and screenwriter. All of these roles go hand in hand to create an author t...

AL is speaking to Richard Smith about his great online initiative "30 Minutes Of Good" The idea being, to challenge people to try learning something new for 30 minutes. There are a few little challenges online for you to try, which may lead on to something more significant. But first AL finds out about the veteran Maths and Computing teacher from Much Wenlock school. Importantly AL discusses onlin...

This is the third podcast that we have recorded with Cerin Mills, yet this was the first time AL had me her in person!  Coming from the re-opened, rejuvenated and beautiful looking Hive, AL finds out about the fresh new changes to the place. A stunning mural, a bright & airy gallery space and enough space to help many people in a number of different ways. With a great programme set out to deliver...

Coming from a secret Art Exhibition, in a secret location AL is covering Sam Poole Stride's "Seas Of The Moon". An empty upstairs warehouse was the stage for an exhibition of Sam's work, which left AL positively distracted. Whether you want to be transported to sunset kissed beach or the mysterious "oceans of the moon" Sam creates stunning abstract pieces that will blow your mind. AL speaks to Sam...

AL and Shane sit down with Shane Chebsey for a good catch-up, reminiscing about the old days. Of AL, making a fool of himself in front of Jamali Maddix, the time he made fool of himself in front of John Wagner oh and the time AL recorded the worst audio ever in front of some of the biggest legends of the comic book world (at The Hive). This is a real great illustration of how not to be a superstar...

AL and James Warman are at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery the night before the Drawn Illustrator Fair. The event has since passed, however this episode offers a great insight into the passion behind local artists and creators.  AL speaks to Cherie Jerrard (Cherie Did This) who has been picture painting the BT boxes around town, adding some beautiful, vibrant colours to the town. Cherie is a fanta...

AL sits down with one of Shrewsbury's beloved artists Andy McKeown. Having seen Andy's work beautifully displayed over the years, AL has always wanted to speak to him on the show. So now he's here on The Biscuit there's no reason why we can't relax and take our time with this one and that's what happened here. We go right back to where Andy begins, before he ever shone a light onto abuilding in th...

Coming to you from St Mary's in Shrewsbury Town AL brings you a series of interviews with amazing folks that were putting on a spectacle for the locals. All of this to help raise some of the £200k that is needed to help repair the churches stunning stain-glass windows amongst other things. All speaks to the guys from Corbett Household. A battle re-enactment group that were donned in chainmail, arm...