The Grunty Fencast

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. We go back to 1992 when Dennis primed and ready to offer Fen wisdom to listeners, whether they needed it or not. It’s only fair to warn you that this episode features a wide range of things including cheese straws, shovelling scum, affairs of the heart, chips, and interesting stones. The program is introduced b...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. We go back to New Year 1992 when Dennis was all of a doo-dah because of an event in the last days of 1991. What could have been so momentous? It’s only fair to warn you that this episode features a wide range of things including soft garibaldis, a pyramid of sink-tidies and the kossak. The program is introduced...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. We go back to Easter 1995 when Dennis was not in the hen-coop car when Mr South arrived to talk to him, but making all sorts of noises beside it. What could he possibly have been doing? It’s only fair to warn you that this episode features a wide range of things including water lily fairies, petrol, a Cinemasco...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. Several years ago Chris South spent a pleasant afternoon talking about Dennis of Grunty Fen with Liz Sayers, Pete Sayers' first wife, who was present at the conception of Dennis and can bear witness to the early Dennis years. Fortunately despite a pandemic the recording survived. The program is introduced by Ca...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. On the 2nd September 2024 Christopher South addressed the Warboys Local History Society in Warboys and spoke of many things, mostly Dennis of Grunty Fen but he also took the opportunity to express his opinion on several other subjects including the BBC and modern comedy. We took the opportunity to record Mr Sou...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. Happy Easter! Congratulations on making it this far. The first Grunty Fencast of 2024 sees us going back thirty years to Easter 1994 when Dennis gave Mr South a present, and hardly stopped talking about it after that. This episode features Seccotine, Brian the Guard Duck, pressing a tongue, goldfish named Ted,...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. The second Grunty Fencast of 2023 sees Mr South quizzing Miss Edwards’ newest recruit – Ian, the new Grunty Fen archivist – about his knowledge of Grunty Fen, so you can test yourself as well as you listen. As if that wasn’t enough – there’s a free episode for you from 1993 in which Dennis gives Mr South a Chri...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. This is a special issue of the Grunty Fencast for Easter 2023 with an episode of Dennis of Grunty Fen from 1991 but first a seasonal message from Mr South. The program is introduced by Carol Carman. The Grunty Fencast is produced by Grunty Fennery at www.dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. This is a special issue of the Grunty Fencast for Christmas 2022 with an episode of Dennis of Grunty Fen from 1991 but first a seasonal message from Mr South. The program is introduced by Carol Carman. The Grunty Fencast is produced by Grunty Fennery at www.dennisofgruntyfen.co.uk

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. Mr South is relaxing by the fireside in his library, feet up and eyes closed - but let no-one think that he is asleep. Especially when the phone rings, and someone needs his help with a very unusual problem. But could Mr South be in danger? The program is introduced by Martin Carman. The Grunty Fencast is produ...

Hello and welcome to the latest in a series of occasional podcasts from Grunty Fennery. Mr South has spent the coronavirus lockdown doing what Mrs South wants, which is mostly for him to keep out of her way. However, he has been worried about how the extraordinary situation has affected his friends in Grunty Fen. Trouble is, he’s had the devil’s own job trying to get hold of Miss Edwards at the Po...

Christopher South has written another new book called "Who's Who of Grunty Fen". In this episode of the Grunty Fencast Christopher introduces some of the characters that he came across in researching Who's Who. It's all entirely fictional of course so any similarity between Chris' Grunty Fen characters and anybody living, dead or yet to be born is entirely coincidental. As a reward to yourself thi...

Christopher South has written a new book called "The Authorised Guide to Grunty Fen". In this episode of the Grunty Fencast Christopher explains how he came to write his Guide and compareas and contrasts Grunty Fen to locations in the farther East. As a reward to yourself this is followed by a rare episode of the Dennis of Grunty Fen radio show broadcast by the BBC in x and called y. The program i...

In this initial instalment of the Grunty Fencast Christopher South reminisces (briefly) about Christmases that he has experienced with Dennis. This is followed by an episode of Dennis of Grunty Fen broadcast by the BBC in 2001 - "The Christmas Lights Tour". The program is introduced by Carol Carman.

In this preview of the Grunty Fencast we meet Christopher South and Dennis of Grunty Fen in a brief extract from their radio programme. In this extract Dennis describes to Mr South one of the old Easter Traditions : competitive chimney sweeping. The preview is introduced by Carol Carman.