The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

Today AL is speaking to Angelika Barre from Shropshire Epilepsy Support. Having lived with epilepsy all of her life and realising that, despite certain efforts, there wasn't an awful lot of support out there on a personable level, Ange decided to take matters into her own hands and create her own charity. Shropshire Epilepsy Support is a non for profit charity that offers the kind of support the A...

Horses and Biscuits is back with what was , an exclusive when it aired on the live show. AL is joined by Gareth Thomas and Orla Jones in the last fortnightly show. They look back at the fun times they have had on the show so far #tractorwars Also offering discuss the huge ordeal of finding a new "Karen" after watching so many actresses auditioned. How did the auditions feel? Did the ladies live up...

AL sat and had a great chat with Phil Gillam about his fantastic annual, The Shrewsbury Review. A stunning book that perfectly illustrates the town. From the beautiful buildings, the inspirational women of the town and even a 100 question quiz. We were sat in the middle of Shrewsbury Market Hall (thanks Darren from GinDifferent) having a very relaxed chat where we pay homage to some of Shrewsbury'...

The world is changing, life is becoming more and more expensive and there are many worried about keeping their heads above water. Today's episode is designed to openly discuss ways in which we can all stay ahead of the game, keep financially sound and even step into the world of mortgages as a young person. AL is (clearly) no expert in finances so he has brough along 2 people who are. He is speaki...

Dave Hamlet is a very interesting, inspiring guy. After leaving the Army Dave wanted to work in a suit and worked hard working with some of the biggest brands there are. Including Britvic and Monster Energy. Dave is also the co-founder of with Zoom Food 1hr too and locally, we all know how successful that has been. Now Dave is back with a stunning product, well thought out brand and an ethos that...

Coming to you from Cups Coffee in Shrewsbury Town, AL is taking on both father and Biscuit duties as he speaks to Peter Metcalf about the exciting Shrewsbury Proms in the Park event. On the 10th of September the West Mids Showground will erupt with classical music, featuring the stunning voice of Holly Teague and a 40 pieces orchestra. First we need to find out more about our guest. How did Peter...

Join AL, Gareth, Nasa and Orla as they discuss the upcoming auditions to find a new Karen for the soon to-be filmed Henry House care home drama. What makes a perfect Karen though? What can the folks that are auditioning expect from Rocking Horse? What makes a perfect audition and will there be a Keith? We ask all of the important questions today! Nasa has some exciting news about the development o...

Do you like to make stuff? Would you like to meet like-minded people who love engineering and building things? Well for today's episode we travel to Telford (via the interwebs) to speak to the folks from Telford Maker Space or TMS.  A charity which operates at the heart of the community. TMS offers people from any age, gender or skill level the license to come and have a go. From creating visors d...

Brought to you by special guest host Ant McGinley we bring you a long hard look at The Shrewsbury Biscuit, Alex Whiteley and hyper local audio. The podcast industry is always changing and new trends appear all of the time. We have all spent so long looking at the Joe Rogans, Kevin Smiths and Chris Ramseys of the world. But now specialists are starting to look into the world of Hyper Local Audio i....

AL speaks to Anita and Jessica about the Ludlow Fringe Festival that will be coming to Shropshire from June 18th, starting with what sounds like a really fun carnival. Featuring many events that will entertain audiences that come in from all over, this festival is going to continue the rich tradition of not only bringing in fantastic stars of comedy, theatre and the arts but will inspire local tal...

All good things must come to an end right?.....right? Well after 17 years of working together, Maggie Love and Andrew Bannerman are co-producing their final performance together for Shropshire Youth Theatre (SYT). We sit around a table at Maggie's lovely home, drink coffee and discuss the years of experience and knowledge that has been passed down by them during the many years (sorry!) of working...

Join us as we take a walk through Seas of the Moon Too, an art exhibition brought together by Sam Pooley-Stride and Soden Collection. Located at the beautiful, Soulton Hall in Wem. We take a look around, jump in a Land Rover and set off the beautiful Long Barrow where we find out what this beautiful monument is. We then head back up to the main building and speak to Jonathon Soden and Sam to find...

Here are a collection of interviews from the premiere of Izzy Vs Jess at Wellington Orbit. We hear from members of the cast before the film is shown in front of a sold out audience and get that anticipation bottle up for you. Next we hear from the cast and crew directly after the screening. How did it feel seeing themselves up on the big screen? What does it mean to have this feature film out ther...

Join AL as he speaks to the Rocking Horse cast and crew a day before the premiere of Izzy Vs Jess. We're with Gareth Thomas, Christie Kelly and Orla Jones as we discuss the excitement and nerves that comes with waiting for the cinema screening of a film that has been in the works for 8 years. This is great as it is being released the same day as our coverage at the premiere itself, which was scree...

Imagine spending weeks, months, years on writing a book. You go to release it with high expectations and then you are rocked by a global pandemic, the world is closed and you don't get a fair crack at marketing this beautiful creation of yours. Well this is pretty much what happened to today's guest Kevin Horak, recorded at Nerdy Cafe. A good friend of the show, Kevin is back to talk about the 2nd...

In an episode which is a long time in the making, AL is speaking to Carrie Hughes about her hugely anticipated Wellbeing Festival in Shrewsbury. We met up in late 2019 to talk about Wellbeing Festival me and Carrie and then the pandemic well and truly mullered everyone's plans. This year is going to be mega for Shrewsbury, Festivals and events. However this event in particular is has been waiting...

Firstly, this episode is delightful I had so much fun editing it back as I did making it - AL AL is joined by the Morris family who are about to do the one thing so many of us dream of (especially AL with his infatuation of Kevin Costner's "Waterworld" movie) They have sold up and are soon, going to be living on a boat in the Mediterranean.  With 2 adults, 3 kids and the dogs, this is going to be...

Here we have a special, yet emotional episode for you. Joining in with tributes to some very special fallen friends we have special guests. We have Matthew Campbell-Dell, Simon Fisher-Becker and of-course Gareth Thomas from Rocking Horse on the show today. We will be sharing their fond memories of John "Boycie" Challis (Only Fools and Horses), Anna Karen (On The Busses & Eastenders) and good frien...

Finally we get that feature episode with the wonderful Sam Pooley-Stride. This is the 3rd time Sam has been on the show but our conversations are usually short things at events. This time, we get to really talk to Sam and find out what is going on with her. Well, Sam has an amazing exhibition coming up called "Seas of the Moon Too" Which is a really clever name because if you remember a while back...

Here is part one of our coverage of Shropshire Kids Festival which was held at The International Centre in Telford on the 26th February. We spoke to so many amazing people at the festival and had a wonderful time. AL spoke to so many stall holders that were in attendance that we had to split our coverage into 2 parts. Mini Biscuit, Timmy, interviewed some of the children too. Featured in this epis...

Here is the second part of our coverage of Shropshire Kids Festival 2022 at The International Centre in Telford. We have some great interviews here. Al spoke to some more of the stall holders. Mini Biscuit, Timmy, steals the show though with some great interviews himself. Featured on this episode are: Cheer Unleased The Stem Workshop The Girl Guides Natasha from Educating Kids Outdoors Young Max!...

This was recorded just before the floods hit Shrewsbury (2022) Before I get into what this episode is about I want to send my love and well-wishes to everyone effected. Coming to you from the Salopian Bar in Shrewsbury AL is speaking to Shelley Barratt to discuss The Shropshire Ale Trail. We are also joined the the co-owners of the Salopian Bar, Ollie Parry and Kev Rippard. We start off discussing...

AL is joined by co-host Phill Morris to talk to, friend of The Biscuit, Dr Phill Gittins, who is a renown peace builder from Shropshire. Dr Phill is joining us from where he is currently situated in Bloivia, South America. This podcast is not designed to scare, worry or confuse anyone.   The purpose of this podcast is to open up a healthy discussion about how we ourselves can talk about the curren...

We have a very special podcast for you today because there is content within the content, it's like a 2 for 1. AL is speaking to one of the most talented DJ's in Shropshire James Lock aka Bassphaze. This is a very relaxed discussion about the life of a DJ.  James talks about his early life who would mix tracks together with some of the earliest mixing software available, subscribe to DJ magazines...

It's late, but it's great. Here is a special announcement from the Rocking Horse crew about their up and coming feature film Izzy Vs Jess which will be release to coincide with Comic Relief. This feature film was going to happen 4 years ago, then it didn't happen and now it's happening again. It's pretty complicated. Luckily we have Rocking Horse gaffer Gareth Thomas, Jess actress Christie Kelly a...