Pubs of the Shire

Send us Fan Mail This episodes guest is David Jesudason - an award winning freelance writer and journalist, writing about beer, pubs and their social history, including multiculturalism and desi pubs, a fusion of British & Indian cultures. We’ll take a metaphorical national express and visit Hartlepool, Leeds, Dunstable and beyond! This episode covers giant connect four, rock stars in Sinclair...

Send us Fan Mail This episodes guest is David Simms - a ‘proper’ Bedfordian and more specifically, Kempstonian with a great knowledge of its history, pub culture plus local ghost stories…You can follow David on Facebook at Kempston Ghost Walks This episode includes the potentially positive effects of pubs with the impending Universal Park project nearby plus cat meat sandwiches, a drunken coven of...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go! A strong start with our first guest Liz Blackford Sutton, Landlady of the Wellington Arms, or the Welly - the flagship freehouse in Bedford flowing with fine cask ales and more. A great local worth checking out…This episode includes; jukebox confusion, pickled eggs, stagediving bananas and so much more…

Send us Fan Mail Introduction to Pubs of the Shire, chatting pubs, dead pubs, beer and beyond with regular guests, cheers!