Cultural Peeps Podcast

Episode 52 is with Dr Philippa Carter. A Researcher and Consultant, with over 15 years of experience in the Heritage and Funding sector. Philippa is the founder of Imaging Better, an organisation that works with Local Authorities, Culture & Heritage Organisations, Communities and Universities to find ways to help people discover, learn from, engage with, ask questions about, and get involved in He...

Today’s guest is Rachael Wragg, a Heritage Stonemason at Lincoln Cathedral. If you are on Instagram, you might know Rachael from her award-winning account ‘TheGingerMason’, which has over 100,000 followers. After Rachael starting the account as an online portfolio to showcase her work during her apprenticeship, it rapidly gained a huge following through which she now shares the skills, challenges...

My guest today is Tony Butler OBE, the Executive Director at Derby Museums – an independent organisation that is made up of 3 venues; The Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Museum of Making & Pickford’s house. In our chat, Tony describes how he discovered Museum work through volunteering before then going on to undertake a master’s programme in Museology at the University of East Anglia. Tony then...

This episode features a chat with Alex Evans, the founder and executive Director of ‘Larger Us’, which is a community of change-makers who share the aim of using psychology for good – to bridge divides, build broader coalitions and bring people together. Alex is the author of "The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren't Enough?", which is a book about the how power of deep storie...

This episode is a chat with Bridget McKenzie, the founding director of Climate Museums UK. In our chat we talk about Bridget’s career, which includes working at as an education officer at Tate, and as the Head of Learning at the British Library, and we explore how a value driven approach to work drove her to leave a senior role in a major culture institution to cofound her own company, Flow Associ...

My guest today is Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism and Heritage at Leicester University. Between 2018 and 2022, Corinne directed a child-led history and writing project called 'Colonial Countryside: National Trust Houses Reinterpreted' and has also worked on the rural racism project. In 2020, she co-authored a National Trust report that explored the colonial connections between 93 Properti...

This episode is a chat with Simon Thompson, Head Gardener at the National Trust Property, Wallington. Simon has worked for the National Trust for over 25 years, and we thought we would approach this episode in the spirit of the work of a gardener – through a walk around the estate. Simon welcomed me to Wallington back in September 2024 on a glorious sunny morning before the site was open to the pu...

Today's guest is Dave Johns, one of the most respected and best loved stand up comics working on the British comedy circuit. Dave is also a multi-award winning film and stage actor and is probably best known for his breakthrough role in Ken Loach's critically acclaimed film 'I, Daniel Blake' which won the coveted Palme D'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival and was also winner of the BAFTA for the...

This week's guests are Sophie and Scarlett Rickard - who together make graphic novels. If you've ever wondered what graphic novels are, or how they are made, then this is the episode for you! We take a deep dive into how Scarlett and Sophie have worked collaboratively to produce 3 beautiful books - including their their critically acclaimed debut, 'Mann's best friend' which is set in the fictional...

Welcome to the second part of my conversation with Justine Boussard is a walking chat around the Great North Museum Hancock in Newcastle and focuses on her current project 'The Amateur Ancestor’. The ‘Amateur Ancestor’ project was inspired by the ‘Long Time Project’, which was set up by Beatrice Pembroke and Ella Saltmarshe, and puts into practice the belief that culture can play an active role in...

Welcome to another 2-part episode of the cultural Peeps podcast. This week’s guest is Justine Bussard, a curator and producer with a decade’s worth of experience working on design and craft exhibitions, artist-led public engagement, research and creative programming.  The first part of our chat focuses on Justine’s career journey so far, whilst the second part is a walking chat around the Great No...

This episode features 2 chats with Joe Hufton, The Artistic Director and CEO of November Club, An award-winning performing-arts charity who tell original stories and work in unusual places and spaces. The first of our chats took place last summer, in June 2023 and the second is a more recent catch up, recorded in July 2024 and was an opportunity to find out what Joe had been doing over the last 12...

Welcome to another 2-part episode. This one with with Laura Crossley a Freelance Organisational Consultant. The first part was recorded in late May 2023, and the second part was recorded in June 2024. A bit of context about this episode - I always give participants the opportunity to listen back to our conversation before I make their episode live – and in the case of my conversation with Laura, t...

Welcome to another 2-part episode. This one with with Laura Crossley a Freelance Organisational Consultant. The first part was recorded in late May 2023, and the second part was recorded in June 2024. A bit of context about this episode - I always give participants the opportunity to listen back to our conversation before I make their episode live – and in the case of my conversation with Laura, t...

Episode 40 features a chat with the documentary filmmaker Sampson Collins. Sampson's debut film was the independent feature documentary ‘Death of a Gentleman’, which investigated corruption in the administration of world cricket. Sampson produced, co-directed and narrated the film, which was released in UK cinemas in 2015, won a Sports Journalism Award in 2016, and helped change policy at the Inte...

Episode 39 of the Cultural Peeps Podcast features a chat with Georgina Ascroft, the Museum and Gallery Manager for the Museum of Hartlepool and the Hartlepool Art Gallery. In our chat we talk about Georgina’s career journey so far, which includes roles at a wide range of Museums with a focus on curatorial and archival work. These include a trainee curator role in Medieval Britain with the British...

This is a two part episode of the podcast. Part one features a chat with Celine Elliott, the Youth Development Manager at English Heritage. In our conversation we talk about Celine’s route into the heritage sector through youth work and the work she’s currently involved with on the ‘Shout Out Loud’ project, which aims to provide a platform for young people to explore the heritage sites and collect...

This is a two part episode of the podcast. Part one features a chat with Celine Elliott, the Youth Development Manager at English Heritage. In our conversation we talk about Celine’s route into the heritage sector through youth work and the work she’s currently involved with on the ‘Shout Out Loud’ project, which aims to provide a platform for young people to explore the heritage sites and collect...

The National Trust: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ South Shields Museum & Art Gallery: https://southshieldsmuseum.org.uk/ Seaton Delaval Hall: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/seaton-delaval-hall Newcastle University (Museum Studies): https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4007f/

Links: esea Contemporary (Formally the Chionese Arts Centre): https://www.eseacontemporary.org/ Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool: https://www.thegrundy.org/ Hotbed Press: https://www.hotbedpress.org/ Islington Mill: https://www.islingtonmill.com/ John Moores Painting Prize: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/jmpp/john-moores-painting-prize Lady Lever Art Gallery: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.u...

Links: Fostex 8 Track Recorder: https://www.fostexinternational.com/docs/archive_products/MR-8.shtml CD -ROMs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM Business Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Link Frank Zappa: https://www.zappa.com/ badfishtase (from the Crunchy Maggots Album): https://soundcloud.com/jason-thompson-4/baldfishtaste?utm_source=mobi&utm_campaign=social_sharing&fbclid=IwAR2m...

Links: Janice Tullock Associates: https://janicetullock.co.uk/ Clore Leadership Programme: https://www.cloreleadership.org/ MLA (Museums Libraries & Archives): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums,_Libraries_and_Archives_Council Wirral Libraries & Archive Service: https://www.wirral.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/wirral-archives-service Kent Archives: https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/

Links: Shakespeare North Playhouse: https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/ Arts and Cultural Management – Sheffield University https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/media-pr-and-journalism/ma-arts-and-cultural-management/full-time Sheffield Theatres: https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/ Sheffield Winter Gardens: https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/attractions/sheffield-winter-garden/ Sheffield...

Links: Bowes Museum: https://thebowesmuseum.org.uk/ Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art: https://baltic.art/ Engage: https://engage.org/ Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums: https://www.twmuseums.org.uk/ Mima: https://mima.art/ Lancaster University (Fine Art): https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/fine-art-ba-hons-w100/ Newcastle University: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degre...

Links: Gloucester Cathedral: https://gloucestercathedral.org.uk/ Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library: https://www.theharris.org.uk/ Newcastle University: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4139f/ ONE NORTHEAST: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/one-north-east