The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

DRAWN Festive Makers Market 2024 For the final episode of Season Charlie, we take a stroll through the DRAWN Festive Makers Market 2024—a place that holds a special spot in my heart. It was wonderful reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. Naturally, I posed the big question to the artists: "If you were a biscuit, which would you be?"—riveting stuff, only on The Shrewsbury Biscuit . I...

Julia Buckley - Shrewsbury's MP This episode has been a long time coming. While I don't usually dive into politics on the Biscuit, I believe every person has a story worth telling. I was honored to sit down with Shrewsbury's MP, Julia Buckley, to share hers. We explore how Julia got into politics, her motivations, and the experience of running and winning an election. She also reflects on the impa...

Cat Merrick - This Vibrant Life Catching up with my good friend, Cat Merrick, over a mocha at The Shrewsbury Coffee House—one of my favorite town spots—is always a pleasure. Cat, a vibrant life coach focused on dance, movement, and yoga, made a lasting impact on me since her first appearance on my show in 2020. Back then, she inspired me to explore calm, breathing, and meditation. Today, four year...

Claire Martinez - Colours of Shrewsbury Sometimes, we unknowingly prepare ourselves for something extraordinary later in life. Today's guest, Claire Martinez from Colours of Shrewsbury, is a perfect example. We first met when she helped transform my interview with Alex from Osteria v2.0 into a true spectacle. Since then, I've watched Colours of Shrewsbury soar. Whether it’s a beautiful window disp...

Shrewsbury Comic Con Spooktacular Part 2 Here’s part two of my Shrewsbury Comic Con Spooktacular coverage. As 'The Voice of Shrewsbury,' I sometimes need to embrace my chatterbox side, hence this two-part episode on the amazing event. In this episode, you'll hear interviews with Willie Coppen about his time as an Ewok in Star Wars: ROJ, legendary voice actor Matt Hill (Ed, Edd n Eddy, among 160+ I...

Shrewsbury Comic Con Spooktacular Part 1 - This is part one of my Shrewsbury Comic Con Spooktacular coverage. I gathered so much content that I had to split it into two parts! In this episode, I chat with The Preston City Ghostbusters about their year, Craig David Dowsett on his role in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey , George Coppen on acting as a little person, Mike Carey on the Constantine deb...

Shropshire Wellbeing Festival 2024 This week's episode comes from Shrewsbury Town Football Club, where I'm attending the Shropshire Wellbeing Festival, mic in hand, to explore one question: What is wellbeing? I spoke with experts across the health and wellness spectrum, amidst a bustling event full of stalls, people, music, and advice. Guests include: Rob Chapman Keith Gullis (Firewalking UK) Stew...

Rosy Gee - Literary Pantser Today, I’m speaking with author Rosy Gee about her new cosy crime novel, The Mysterious Disappearance of Marsha Boden , set in a rural village. Rosy’s enthusiasm for writing shines through, and working with Roma Reads Publishing and editor Lauren Ilbury has been an adventure for her. We also dive into Rosy’s writing process. Describing herself as a "literary pantser," s...

Josh Lobley This week, I’m excited to have Josh Lobley, one half of Shropshire's popular duo, The Shire-ish Rover, on the show. We discuss his incredible talent, what drives his passion, the evolution of how we consume music, and how our tastes change over time. Josh shares the challenges of performing in rowdy pubs and moving essential equipment between venues. He even brought his guitar to play...

This episode explores science that couldn't be more relevant to a town like Shrewsbury, which has such an intriguing relationship with the River Severn. I am speaking with Hannah Fraser from H Fraser Consulting about hydrogeology, the study of how water moves through rock. Hannah has a fascinating story about how she started with geology and then transitioned to hydrogeology. I especially enjoyed...

We’re kicking off Season Charlie of The Shrewsbury Biscuit with the fantastic Charlie Adlard as our first guest. Recorded at House Coffee in Coleham, a favourite spot of mine, we dive into Charlie's new project: "Coffee Shop." This book, distinct from his usual comic work, features sketches of people in local coffee shops, capturing everyday moments in Shrewsbury. Charlie’s book not only showcases...

On Sunday the 28th July we were invited to set up a some mics in Smithy's Bar for the Shrewsbury Town FC Open Day. Spend a day speaking to Shrewsbury Town players and staff? You don't have to ask me twice! I had Mini-Biscuit Timmy with me throughout the day and he had his own important questions to ask our guests. This episode features us in our element, covering a subject which we love, Shrewsbur...

The Greenhous Car Series - Shrewsbury Prison Brought to you in partnership with Greenhous Shrewsbury I give you The Car Series. This episode is set at Shrewsbury Prison and I speak to prison owner Joel Campbell. Today's Car is the 2024 Nissan Qashqai Tekna+ with E Power. I take a closer look at the car halfway through the interview. Music: Walking the Line - Foldback Studios Livebreaks - Foldback...

Here we are at the Unison Club, home of Column Cricket Club as they embark on a charity cricket match against a team of ex footballing and cricketing legends. Team Biscuit set up a studio on the field for the day and we got some brilliant interviews throughout the day. We spoke to 2/3 of the In The Stiffs lad Sam Aiston and Gav Cowan. We spoke to the main man himself Adam Millichip about how he th...

Pete White: The Web Orchard When a media outlet decides to dedicate it's last episode of a season to it's sponsor I guess it could be considered cliché. I have visions of Wayne's World and Noah Vanderhoff. This would add a hilarious dimension to The Biscuit but for this episode it is a genuine pleasure for me to welcome Pete White, founder of The Web Orchard, the sponsors of our very attractive we...

Shrewsbury Food Festival 2024 Aaah the feeling of familiarity, The Dirty Rockin' Scoundrels in the background, the smell of food surrounding me and Liam Tinsley sneaking up behind us mid-interview. It must be Shrewsbury Food Festival and it just wouldn't be the same without me charging around with a mic. This is a collection of interviews with independent stall holders, chefs and of course Shropsh...

UK Proms in the Park 2024 (Attingham Park) The Biscuit is back at UK Proms in the Park at the start of their 2024 tour. This year the event is being held at Attingham Park, right on the front lawn. During this podcast I speak to musicians, the brilliant compere Rodney Earl Clarke, the stunning soprano Kirsty McLean and lots of people who make this event run. After the interviews that I caught at t...

Adam Rhys (TWS Sports Podcast) Adam Rhys is a good friend. I have seen him take TWS from it's beginnings, to become one of the top sports podcasts in the world. The podcast originates from Tettenhall Wood School and offers opportunities for their autistic students to interview some of the biggest sporting superstars in the world. I spoke to Adam and the TWS cast at Pod Aid a while ago but this the...

SY.Gigs Ft Chris Taylor OK, we have featured a lot of music stuff on The Biscuit Lately but nothing quite like this. I think I actually said in this episode that I very rarely get opportunities to be sophisticated. Well today's guest Chris Taylor has put together SY.Gigs that will bring sophistication to Shrewsbury. So now, I have no excuse do I? Taking some of Shrewsbury's most iconic, historical...

Ease The Artist Returns Matthew Doyle aka: Ease The Artists returns to the Biscuit to talk about how his music has evolved so much that he has gone from deleting whole albums, to becoming the top Hip-Hop artist in the whole of Shropshire (Shropshire Music Awards Winner 2023). The last we caught up was post-pandemic and virtual now, we meet in person at the amazing Albert's Shed in Shrewsbury. Ther...

Vol. 1 - Loopfest 2024 Join me as I take on Loopfest 2024. This year there is a plan and I am determined to have planned the perfect audio representative of this wonderous event. Starting at Shrewsbury Castle I speak to James Warman (music photo god) The Endings, Manor Heights and Tom from Nubian Twist. I then gather my things and sprint-walk to Frankville to speak to The Fiends and The Great Lesl...

Vol. 2 - Loopfest 2024 Here we are at Vol. 2, a second day for us at Loopfest. Today Me and Mini-Biscuit Timmy take on Shrewsbury Castle. Emphasis for this one is, chilling in the Castle grounds, eating pizza, soaking up the sun and speaking to some musical legends. First up is Greysha who has such a powerful presence on stage with incredible wisdom when it comes to song writing. Then we spoke to...

Relax at Osteria This episode comes to you from Osteria V2.0 which is situated on Mardol, Shrewsbury. I am speaking to head chef and stand up gent, Alex. When you talk about authentic Italian cooking, it doesn't come more authentic than Alex who is from Florence and has brought what he learned from Italy, to us, here in Shrewsbury. Alex is an award winning restaurateur, but we chatted about what i...

Breaking Free Ft Ben Butler This episode is great because its super unfiltered for a typically non-sweary show. It has to be though because today's guests come from a background that needs to be described in such a way. For episode 2, I bring you past guest and friend of the Biscuit Ben Butler, Jason aka Chanman and Caymen Donnelly. They're here to talk about heir difficult upbringings, their stru...

High Sheriff of Shropshire: Mandy Thorn. Well, what an honour it is to be able to sit down with the High Sheriff of Shropshire in the Mayors Parlour of Shrewsbury Castle to do this interview. Not only is it a perfect way to set off Season Bravo, but it means I finally get to sit down with someone who I have heard so much about about, Mandy Thorn. We have met before while I have been out and about...