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Roses: a time for teams and individuals to come together to celebrate all the sporting abilities that Lancaster and York have to offer in their annual competition. But of course, it's all been pretty impossible to do in its usual way since the beginning of the pandemic.  However, on Friday 19th March, Lancaster University Student’s Union VP Sport Paul McCarthy, announced plans for a Roses Unl...

2020 is not a year anyone is likely to forget anytime soon, but to help make sense of it, Lancaster student Nathan Shoesmith (along with Calum Paton, who are both members of the news reporting group The Speaker) have published a book called 2020: As it Happened, which looks back on the many historic events of those twelve months. Bailrigg's News Manager Lucy Whalen spoke to Nathan to find out more...

Theo hosts PPE student Philippa Cawdell for a discussion on the new defence review, the anti-protest bill, and a rather disappointing (for England at least) Six Nations. What is freedom? Does the right to protest mean anything? What is the UK's post-Brexit vision? Should Farrell be captain? All this and more with Newspeak: this is freedom of speech going live! All news in this show brought to you...

Talk of the Devil continues! Jon Lee, the oldest-reigning host of virtual Talk of the Devil, is joined by three of his subjects - George Collins, Tristan Selvage and Joe Woods, for a Royal Family-themed episode. Who will be crowned winner? Who will be locked in the tower? And will the episode finish without civil war breaking out between George and Tristan, while Joe laughs and collects points fro...

On 14th February, the Why Is My Curriculum White campaign launched a petition calling on Lancaster University Students’ Union to commit to renaming the Sugarhouse nightclub as part of a broader approach to recognising Lancaster's historic ties to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. So we spoke to the campaign's General Secretary Jude Rowley to find out more... The petition closes at 7:30 pm today (Tues...

Harriet Fletcher talks to the Kuwaiti-American author Layla AlAmmar about her second novel, Silence is a Sense (2021, The Borough Press), which follows the experiences of a young Syrian refugee living in Britain who has seen the failure of the Arab Spring in her homeland and is traumatized into silence.

Bailrigg FM's News Manager Lucy Whalen spoke to the President of the Student's Union Oliver Robinson on why he believes students should vote yes in the current referendum on whether or not to adopt the proposed new Articles of Association. There is no No campaign for this referendum.  You can vote at https://lancastersu.co.uk/evoting_referendums  Voting is open now and closes at noo...

In the fifth episode of the season, I'm talking to the three curators of the 'Confessions of an Art Student' podcast: Francesca Fryer, Niamh Belle and Darcy Simon.  Francesca, Niamh and Darcy all study Fine Art at the University of Leeds. They gave their insight into each of their artistic backgrounds, their reasons for choosing art and their thoughts on whether it's worth going to university...

Archbishop Konrad Von Hochstaden (known as Patrick Burton to his enemies) returns to make his sophomore hosting of virtual Talk of the Devil!  He is joined by four brave panelists - Joe Dodd, Paula Franco, Kamran Khan and Jon Lee! If you're interested in doing comedy at Lancaster, contact the Lancaster University Comedy Institute Facebook page! And find more episodes of virtual Talk of the De...

Listen to your candidates for the Student Union's Full Time Officer Roles! Hear from candidates for: - VP Societies and Media  - VP Sport - VP Welfare  - VP Education - VP Union Development YOU CAN VOTE NOW AT: lancastersu.co.uk/vote VOTING CLOSES 12PM ON FRIDAY 5TH MARCH FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MANIFESTOS: https://lancastersu.co.uk/articles/candidates-for-officer-elections-2021-announce...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next VP Education! SCAN's Editor Erin Wilson spoke to three out of the four candidates, Gayatri Shewani, Jake Perkins and Matthew Cartwright, about their motivations for running, their plans for education in the next year, some of their individual manifesto points and much more! The other candidate, Ignacio Granados Zavala, was contacted to take part...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next VP Sport! Bailrigg FM's Head of Sport David Evans spoke to two out of the three candidates, Holly Foster and Paul McCarthy, about their plans for sports at Lancaster both in the context of COVID-19 and in light of the possibility of coming out of lockdown restrictions, as well as much more! The other candidate, Ivo Mladenov, was contacted to tak...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next VP Union Development! SCAN's Associate Editor Jodie Reeve spoke to the three candidates, Andrew Williams, India Ellis and Sam Payne, about their biggest priorities if elected, how COVID-19 has shaped their policies and much more, as well as looking at some of their individual manifesto points! You can also find a write-up of this interview in SC...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next VP Welfare. Bailrigg FM's News Manager Lucy Whalen spoke to the two candidates, Amy Merchant and Charlotte Senior, about their motivations for running/re-running, what they think the biggest issue is in terms of student welfare during the pandemic and beyond, their individual manifesto points and much more! You can also catch the write-up of thi...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next VP Societies and Media. Bailrigg FM's News Manager Lucy Whalen and News Team member Abbie Salkeld spoke to the four candidates, Dominic Casoria, James Scowcroft, Josh Wynn and Sruthi Chilukoti, about their reasons for running, their biggest priorities, some of their individual manifesto points and much more! You can also catch the write-up of th...

Catch up with the candidates running to be your next President of the Student's Union! Bailrigg FM & SCAN have been speaking to the candidates running for the Full Time Officer roles, in this interview SCAN's News Editor Tom Burgess speaks to the two candidates, Oliver Robinson and Timothy Lloyd-Judson, discussing topics ranging from their reason for running/re-running to the upcoming referend...

February is officially LGBTQ+ history month, so as it draws to a close, here is an interview done earlier in the month by News Manager Lucy Whalen with LGBTQ+ PTO Jesse Phillips about the importance of this month for so many people. This interview was aired live on Newsday Tuesday on 23rd February 2021.

On her last day of office earlier this month, our Assistant Station Manager Noah Katz spoke to LUSU's former VP Education Bee Morgan. As well as discussing her most recent win of getting the university covid protection policies for 2021 approved, Bee talks about her biggest obstacles and surprises, her proudest moments, and what advice she wants to give to whoever who will take over from her role....

2021 has not proved to be an easy year for socialising so far. But here at Lancaster University, The 9 colleges challenges have been organising a series of new competitions, helping people stay connected during these isolating times, and recently, details for the Take the Stage talent contest has been announced, so Abbie spoke to the competitions Co-ordinator Chantelle earlier this week to find ou...

Listen to your candidates for the Liberation & Campaign Officers + President Roles! Hear from candidates for: - SU President - LGBTQ+ Officer - BAME Officer - Women+ Officer - Students With Disabilities Officer - Postgraduate and Mature Students' Officer - International Students' Officer FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MANIFESTOS: https://lancastersu.co.uk/articles/candidates-for-officer-elections-202...

Theo hosts Labour Club LGBT+ Officer Adam Stowe & Conservative Society member Guy Watts as they discuss Keir Starmer, the royal family, the constitution, and catching some rays on a desert island. Welcome to the most controversial show on Bailrigg FM; this is freedom of speech going live! All news in this show brought to you with the help of the BBC, the Economist, the Metro, the WHO and the W...

In this episode, I'm talking to my brother, Adam Wynne: an ex film student who is exploring his career as a filmmaker. Adam knows what it's like to be a young art student, and gives valuable advice on how to navigate the creative industries during and after you graduate. If you'd like to follow Adam's journey, be sure to follow his Instagram @red_yeti_films. Up North Art's Links: Facebook: https:/...

Welcome to the Lancaster Film Club Podcast, each week our esteemed panel of respected film critics will be exploring, dissecting, and analysing a new film. Panel: Oli, Jon, Owen, Tristan, and Matthew

Welcome to the Lancaster Film Club Podcast, each week our esteemed panel of respected film critics will be exploring, dissecting, and analysing a new film. The week we’re going to The Godfather Part III. Panel: Oli, Jon, Owen, Patrick, Joe

In this episode... Niamh talks to art student, Chloe Tam about her academic art journey from her youth in Hong Kong, to university life in Lancaster. They discuss the concept of inspiration & vulnerability, and explore Chloe's favourite resources for acquiring motivation and defeating toxic perfectionism. Up North Art's Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthArtsUNA Instagram: https:...