Yorkshire Talent In The Arts

In this episode I interview Swedish born performer Sanna Jeppsson, who has been living in York since 2019 and is now a fully established member of the local community theatre scene. A naturally gifted actor, singer and dancer, Sanna has been performing since childhood. We discuss her early years growing up in Sweden, moving to England, her involvement in York theatre, and what the future holds for...

In the first of this new series, I chat to veteran York radio broadcaster Neil Foster. For over 20 years Neil worked at BBC Radio York, before moving to Bauer Media last year. An exemplary professional, Neil talks about how he first started in broadcasting, as well as discussing his career at the BBC.

Alex King is a highly talented individual who is skilled in many areas. He's a guitarist/composer/music producer; he's an actor; an author; a martial artist; the list goes on. We chatted about his various projects, and many other things.

Laura Castle is the host of YorkMix Radio's breakfast show, as well as being an actor. In this episode we discuss how winning a competition to become the new breakfast presenter of Minster FM changed her life, as well as how she came to land a role in the hit BBC TV series Happy Valley.

Livy is an actress who was recently elected as the chair of York Settlement Community Players, but there is much more to her than that. She's a hugely impressive individual and it was a pleasure to speak to her.

Roger Pattison is a retired photographer who also happens to be a guitarist. He began playing in the 60s and has been in many bands since. I chat to him about his life in music.

Andy Bowen is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Andy has lived in York all his life, and is currently in three bands; The Threetles (Beatles tribute), The Mojos (function band) and One Iota (original material). We discuss his life in music.