"Out and About With Vincent Burke"

The latest episode of 'Out and About With Vincent Burke' is from the 'vibing' city of Manchester, my home town. In the episode I chat to Helen Hipkiss, Marketing Manager for the Hyatt Regency Manchester, a beautiful modern hotel in the heart of the university quarter, about why the hotel and Manchester are so special to her. Helen lives and work in the city and talks about its uniq...

For my latest episode, I was in the Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city, to find out what make it so special. I chatted to Billy Garrett, Director for Culture, Tourismand Events at Glasgow Life, Lorna Graham (pictured above) who led the team at Glasgow City Council organising the recent 850th anniversary celebrations and Marcelo Rodrigues, Managing Director from wealth management company TrinityB...

With its own art gallery and an artist in residence, South Place Hotel is possibly the coolest place to stay in the City of London. It's also brilliantly placed, being right next to Liverpool Street station and the state-of-the-art Elizabeth line. I popped in recently and chatted to Head of PR and Marketing Suzie Holland and General Manager Dean Culpan (pictured) about what makes it so special...

I recently visited the lovely medieval town of Faversham in Kent to visit Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewery. I had a great chat with Rose Davis, their Head of Brands, about the secrets of the company's many years of success, their current work and future plans. I also went on a fascinating brewery tour with guide Aubrey Burden.

I recently took a ride in a Chatty Cabin and chatted to people from other parts of London and the world! The Chatty Cabin is a week-long scheme run by Transport for London and the Marmalade Trust to encourage people to talk more to each other in London. I got a free ride in one of the IFS Cloud cable cars between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks and the chance to talk to people living, working...

In my latest episode of 'Out and About With Vincent Burke', I speak to Haim Danous, Managing Director of the highly successful restaurant chain, Thai Square. They were recently voted among the top 100 restaurants in the world and the best Asian restaurant in Europe. Thai Square are also about to open their 11th restaurant in the London area, with the opening of a new branch in Bayswater, v...

I recently went to AXA Health's HQ in the City of London and spoke to Chief Executive Heather Smith about why she and the company is committed to diversity, social mobility and supporting the community.

Welcome to the first ever 'Out and About With Vincent Burke'. This episode looks at the transformation on Kings Cross in central London. Twenty years ago the area was blighted by drug-dealing, prostitution and other criminal activity. However, it has been regenerated into one of London's most vibrant communities. It is now an attractive business location, research hub and cultural dest...

This year Whisky Live celebrated its 25th anniversary. The annual event brings together whisky lovers, industry leaders and master distillers from across the world for unforgettable experiences. I went 'out and about' to this year's Whisky Live at Woolwich Works in south-east London and interviewed the editor of Whisky magazine Bradley Weir about the event. To find out more about more,...

I recently went Out and About around London to talk to the people involving in running some of the great pubs and bars in the capital. My tour included the Red Setter in Battersea (pictured) which opened earlier this year, as well as The Astronomer pub near Liverpool Street station, the Singer Tavern in Moorgate and Searcy's champagne in the newly renovated Battersea Power Station.