Radio Gorgeous

Josephine was entranced by the uncommercialism of Romania, the land of mountains and plains. Donna and Josephine talk about Vlad’s Castle, Sibiu and Viscri. http://zalan.transylvaniancastle.com/ #GorgeousEscapes #Romania #RadioGorgeous

Imogen Edward-Jones, The Witches of St Petersburg with Donna Freed The true life story of the two raven-haired Montenegrin princesses that came to Russia and captivated the Romanov court. They brought with them glamour, sex and black magic and then introduced Rasputin to the tzarina to disastrous results. Imogen breathes passion and intrigue into this breathless tale of two sisters.   @ImongenEJ #...

So how did someone born in Sweden end up retraining as a professional safari guide in Kenya? Anna explains why after her first visit to Africa, life would never be the same. Safari means ‘going on a journey’. Anna talks to Corinna about how retraining as a safari guide last year is another step in her own personal journey that has included summiting Africa’s highest mountain and spending time as a...

Former journalist, Natasha knows the power of personal brands. When she started her own press agency, she made her agency stand out from the competition by putting herself and her staff front and centre of the business. As a result, she became the trusted, go to source. She sold that business and started Bolt Digital helping people build their own personal brands. She is a one of the founding trai...

Our official name is human-being, on Radio Gorgeous mindfulness mentor Jacqui MacDonald explains how letting go of our humanness and tuning into our "being" can lead to joy and happiness. Buy the book & more info: https://thelostartofbeing.com/ Contact Jacqui: https://www.jacquimacdonald.com/ #wellbeing #radiogorgeous #spirituality

Gorgeous music with Victoria Pearson. Punk Rock Cellist Polly Panic chats to Victoria Pearson about her new album 'Losing Form' and her journey as an independent female artist. https://pollypanic.bandcamp.com/ #RadioGorgeous #ClassicalMusic #Punk

Best-selling homes, design and outdoor spaces author Sally Coulthard has recently published her first book about animals. Sally explains why she chose to focus on hedgehogs, how they are in danger and what we can all do to help. Sally also talks to Corinna about how these enigmatic creatures with thousands of spines make baby hoglets; why she became an author and how she juggles writing with mothe...

Gorgeous music with Victoria Pearson. London irish singer Linda Em chats to Victoria Pearson about her new EP 'London Irish' and her beautiful single 'Two Hands' FOR SHARING Wild Fire video https://youtu.be/g00gCs7eOJw Wild Fire https://soundcloud.com/lindaem/wild-fire Two Hands https://soundcloud.com/lindaem/two-hands Order EP http://www.talkingelephant.co.uk/product/linda-em-london-irish-ep Foll...

Retirement is not a time to retire from life, you can thrive. Wellbeing journalist Celia Dodds tells us how to get away from the silver hair, expanding trouser, pottering around the garden image and do something that fulfils our life. Not Fade Away is published by Green Tree. #Welbeing #50+ #RadioGorgeous

Alyssa Hollingsworth’s debut novel, ‘The Eleventh Trade’ is a young adult’s book following the story of Sami, a young Afghan refugee, living in Boston with his grandfather as they attempt to build a new life there together. When his grandfather’s treasured instrument, a rebab, is stolen under Sami’s watch, Sami must raise the funds to buy it back after the stolen item turns up in a nearby music sh...

On the heel of Italy lies Puglia, a land of olives, vineyards, wheat fields and joy. Ex nurse Laine B Brown wanted a complete change in her life, she was inspired to learn a new language and write a book, she discovered Puglia. Listen to Laine talk to Josephine about all things Puglian, the food, the love and the wonderful locals. #Puglia #Italy #Radiogorgeous Buy the book on http://amazon.co.uk h...

Caroline Taggart, Bognor and Other Regises, A Potted History of Britain in 100 Royal Places Sunday Times Bestselling author Caroline Taggart turns her searchlight on some of Britain's quirkiest royals, uncovering fascinating facts and anecdotes, all in highly amusing and accessible prose. Meet Ethelred the Unready and Eleanor of Castile, travel from the Isle of Skye to Glastonbury Abby in these 10...

Ella Mills, food writer and entrepreneur under the brand Deliciously Ella focuses on natural food and putting vegetables at the centre of our plates and palates. Her latest book includes tried and tested recipes that she has developed along the Deliciously Ella journey.  www.deliciouslyella.com @DeliciouslyElla www.cookbookfestival.org @CookbookFestiv1

Working as a PR, Amy selected social media influencers to work with global brands and became fascinated by the disparity in their images and their real lives. In Shame of You, Holly is a clean eating social media sensation with a huge following. Her life starts spiralling out of control when she's attacked by a man who seems to know her… and her secret. Is Holly really who she says she is? Shame O...

Jane Devonshire, Hassle Free, Gluten Free at the Cookbook Festival 2018 Masterchef Champion 2016 Jane Devonshire is two cooks: the Masterchef winning cook and the family of 6 - one of whom is has celiac disease - home cook. When her son was diagnosed, the family made a decision to eat gluten free to avoid cross contamination issues. With 4 children to feed, she needed quick, easy and delicious mea...

Jack Monroe, campaigner & author of Cooking on a Bootstratp; Laura Winningham, co-founder of City Harvest London and Paula Merrony, head of operations at City Harvest London in conversation with Donna Freed at the Cookbook Festival 2018 The Cookbook Festival brought together food poverty campaigner and cookery writer Jack Monroe with City Harvest London to create a delicious brunch with food t...

Lynda La Plante's Widows with Donna Freed Lynda La Plante is the indisputable, reigning QUEEN OF CRIME. Widows was Lynda's first TV Script and while she was a TV actress at the time, she knew that she was not Dolly Rawlins. She never returned to acting and instead went on to create our most iconic police woman, Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison played by Helen Mirren. La Plante has reworked and expand...

Do you have big or small writing? Or large loops or big spaces between your letters? We do still write, not as much as we used to; birthday cards, thank you letters and shopping lists. Find out how to analyse your nearest and dearest's writing or even your boss. Emma talks about Donald Trump and Barack Obama’s amazing link in personality, which she discovered through her graphology. #RadioGorgeous...

What Would Boudicca Do? E. Foley and B. Coates with Donna Freed While we don't expect or want you to burn London to the ground every time someone pisses you off, but bad-ass Boudicca's method of dealing with adversity does have a certain appeal. The authors were inspired to find (only) 50 fantastic women throughout history and use them as exemplars for 'everyday problems solved by history's most r...

Cookbook authors and friends, Jo Pratt and Fran Warde, along with Lucy Cufflin have come together to found the UK's very first cookbook festival. There are food festivals and book festivals but this unique festival celebrates the books we cook with and their authors. They have created a fun festival full of food, chefs, talks, demonstrations, tastings and workshops.  September 12-16, 2018 in Chisw...

Lucy Cufflin, co-founder of the Cookbook Festival with Donna Freed Lucy Cufflin has never been put off by being the first, especially when it comes to food. Her mother was the first foodie she knew and she has been working in food since she was a teen. She is a cookbook author herself, and knows the power of a proper recipe. It was of supreme importance to her, when the idea of the first festival...

Charismatic classically trained musicians turned jazz, showtunes singers, Pippa and Lizzie tell us all about their exciting cabaret stage show. Both Pippa and Lizzie have super successful singing careers in their own right but coming together as a team and becoming best friends is perfect. They explain that harmonies though difficult are not impossible with a demonstration on the podcast! Pippa an...

Gorgeous Lives: Francoise Malby Anthony & Katja Willemsen, An Elephant In My Kitchen When Francoise Malby refused to share a taxi on a bone-chilling day in London with a scruffy, bearded man, it was the very last time she said no to future husband Lawrence Anthony. So when he said they should buy a game reserve in the Kwa-Zulu-Natal area of South Africa and start conservation work, Francoise s...

Great Reads: Anna Mazzola, The Story Keeper with Donna Freed Anna Mazzola excels at creating the atmosphere of her historically set novels. In The Story Keeper, we follow Audrey Hart from 1857 London to the Isle of Skye where the clearances have wreaked havoc in the crofting communities where she is trying to work as a folklorist. Audrey is as embattled as she in enmeshed as girls start going miss...

Gorgeous Reads: Chloe Esposito with Donna Freed Chloe has created the epic anti-heroine, Alvina Knightley who discovers that while she may not be a talented poet, she has an uncanny knack for killing people…and she likes it! Bad Alvie is the id unleashed; watch out as her pleasure principle rocks Rome. Chloe and Donna talk about the trilogy that has led to a massive Hollywood deal. @ChloeJEsposito...