The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

THIS IS #2 OF MY DARWIN FESTIVAL SPECIALS I GET TO INTERVIEW JAMES HITCHIN WHO RUNS THE ALB IN SHREWSBURY. DISCOVER THE HISTORY BEHIND THE ALB, WHAT ITS LIKE TO RUN A BAR IN SHREWSBURY AND ALL ABOUT JAMES' EVENT IN THE DARWIN FESTIVAL "THE EVOLUTION OF ALCOHOL PRODUCTION" ON FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY. THANK YOU JAMES FOR LETTING ME USE THE GREAT SPACE UPSTAIRS IN THE ALB TO RECORD THIS, I LOOK FORWARD...

THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF THE DARWIN FESTIVAL (#1) THIS IS MY SUMMARY OF THE SHROPSHIRE YOUNG THINKERS AWARDS 2019 HELD AT UCS SHREWSBURY AND PUT TOGETHER BY MORRIS & CO. THE YOUNG THINKERS AWARDS CHALLENGES YOUNG MINDS BY GIVING THEM A MISSION. THIS YEAR THE MISSION WAS TO WRITE A LETTER TO DARWIN, INVITING HIM ON A TRIP, ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME.  THE CEREMONY WAS EXPERTLY HOSTED BY PAUL KIRKBRIGHT...

ON THIS EPISODE I SPEAK TO ALEKS FROM SHREWSBURY BID, WITH A FINAL INTRODUCTION TO THE FESTIVAL, WHICH STARTS ON THE 8TH FEBRUARY WITH THE YOUNG THINKERS AWARDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FESTIVAL PLEASE VISIT ORIGINALSHREWSBURY.CO.UK ON THAT SITE YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF ALL OF THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS. THANK YOU TO JAMES FROM THE ALB PUB/COCKTAIL B...

TO START THINGS OFF WITH OUR COVERAGE OF NEXT MONTHS DARWIN FESTIVAL, I POP INTO THE UNITARIAN CHURCH IN SHREWSBURY TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE CHURCH THAT DARWIN WENT TO AS A BOY. THE CHURCH IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DARWIN FESTIVAL BY HOSTING A NUMBER OF EVENTS. THIS EPISODE IS COMPRISED OF 2 PARTS. PART 1: I SPEAK TO MARGARET, WHO EXPLAINS THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND IT'S IMPORTANCE TO THE WORLD N...

FEATURING SHANE CHEBSEY SHANE IS BRINGING THE COMIC SALOPIA COMICBOOK FESTIVAL TO SHREWSBURY IN JUNE. AN EVENT THAT IS VERY EXCITING AND WE DISCUSS ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THE FESTIVAL WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND WORK WITH MANY POPULAR LOCATIONS AND LANDMARKS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, INCLUDING THE CASTLE AND THE DANA PRISON. THANK YOU TO SHANE, CHARLIE AND JANE...

EPISODE 10- AUTHOR, RONALD D MORGAN FOR MY FIRST EPISODE OF THE YEAR I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SPEAK TO AUTHOR, TOUR GUIDE AND ALL ROUND GREAT GUY RON MORGAN. "EVERYONE HAS A BOOK IN THEM" GREAT ADVICE BY RON AND A GREAT MOTIVATOR FOR ANYONE THAT HAS AN IDEA FOR A STORY OR BOOK, GET OUT THERE AND WRITE IT. IF YOU DO, YOU COULD END UP CREATING A MASTERPIECE LIKE "DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS".  I'M LOVING RO...

This Week I speak to Des & Ali from Mythstories. I have been looking forward to this interview for so long. These guys are story tellers. They tell age old stories using no books, no texts but their imagination. Their work has been enjoyed for many years by many people, young and old. It was a huge privilege to speak to these guys and I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity. Thank you...

THIS WEEK I AM AT THE SHREWSBURY ARK I GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT WITH MIKE, WHO WORKS AT THE ARK. WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES, THAT PEOPLE THAT SLEEP ROUGH HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES THAT THE PEOPLE THAT TRY TO HELP FACE. WE DISCUSS WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE CAN HELP, THINGS AS SIMPLE AS A SMILE AND COMMON COURTESY TOWARDS GUYS THAT ARE IN SERIOUSLY DIFFICULT SIT...

ON THIS WEEKS EPISODE I SPEAK TO DUNCAN FROM PLANET DOUGHNUT. I WANT TO FIND OUT HOW ONE OF THE TOWN'S MOST RECOGNISED AND LOVED BRANDS CAME TO BE. WE FIND OUT THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MAKING DOUGHNUTS, A BIT ABOUT DUNCAN AND ALSO WHAT OUR AMERICAN COUSINS THINK ABOUT A PLANET DOUGHNUT, DOUGHNUT!

THIS WEEK I AM JOINED BY ADAM AND ROB FROM THE ART OF LIGHT. A COLLABORATIVE INSTAGRAM PAGE OF ARTISTS WHO PAINT WITH LIGHT. THEY FIND INTERESTING PLACES AND SUBJECTS AT NIGHT TIME AND MAKE AMAZING IMAGES WITH EQUIPMENT AND CONTRAPTIONS WITH LIGHTS FITTED ONTO THEM. THEY TRULY ARE GREAT AT WHAT THEY DO. CHECK OUT THEIR INSTAGRAM PAGES: @the_art_of_light @adam_george_photography @robertwilldigg @ca...

ON EPISODE 5 I SPEAK TO JOEL AND LAUREN FROM THE DANA PRISON. I FIND OUT HOW IT ALL BEGAN, WHY TAKE OVER A CLOSED PRISON? HOW DID JOEL GO ABOUT MAKING IT HAPPEN? AND WHAT HAS BECOME OF WHAT WAS ONCE A DISUSED VICTORIAN/GEORGIAN PRISON? LAUREN IS THE SITE MANAGER WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS EVOLVED WITH THE DANA AND I FIND OUT ABOUT HER JOURNEY TOO. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AT THE DA...

FOR EPISODE 4 I SPEAK TO BECKY RIDDICK, WHO IS A RESIDENT ARTIST AT "pARTicipate" WHICH IS AN ART GALLERY/WORK SPACE IN THE RIVERSIDE MALL IN SHREWSBURY TOWN. WE TALK ABOUT BECKY'S JOURNEY, BECOMING AN ARTIST, WHAT BECKY'S INFLUENCES ARE AND WHAT EVENTS SHE HAS COMING UP. BECKY TELLS US ABOUT A NUMBER OF HER PIECES, INCLUDING A PAINTING OF A VERY FAMOUS SINGER THAT SHE CREATED AND WHAT HAPPENED WI...

"THE NOISY EPISODE"  THIS EPISODE FEATURES 2 INTERVIEWS. BOTH INTERVIEWS ARE SET IN BUSY CAFES, WHICH IS A SOUND I REALLY LIKE. 1. MIKE DALTON - CO OWNER OF STOP. CAFE'S. I TALK TO MIKE ABOUT HOW STOP CAFE CAME TO BE, YOU GUYS GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHO HE IS AND WHY HE DOES WHAT HE DOES. RECORDED IN STOP. CAFE BAR SITUATED IN THE MUSEUM. 2. ALEKS VLADIMIROV -  SHREWSBURY BID. I CONGRATULATE ALEKS...

EPISODE 2, I GET TO SIT DOWN WITH GREAT GUY, CHRIS SCHURKE, A GUY WITH NO FEAR AND A GREAT EYE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. HIS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT CALLED "SHREWSBURY FROM WHERE YOU ARE NOT" IS VISUALLY STUNNING. HIS BLOG IS A FANTASTIC READ TOO, IT ALLOWS YOU TO FOLLOW HIM ON HIS ADVENTURES. WE TALK ABOUT...WHY?! WHY SCALE UP THE SIDE OF A BUILDING, IS IT SAFE? CHRIS' GOALS AND SOME OF HIS MOST MEMORABLE EXPER...

WELCOME TO THE SHREWSBURY BISCUIT! AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF PLANNING, MEETINGS, INTERVIEWS AND HOURS OF EDITING, WE ARE FINALLY HERE. ON EPISODE 1, I TALK TO SIMON BELL, AN AUTHOR FROM SHREWSBURY WHO WRITES BOOKS ABOUT LESSONS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEARNED DURING WORLD WAR 2, 'SHOULD, BEING THE CHOSEN WORD. SIMON IS A GREAT GUY, WITH A GREAT STORY TO TELL AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WA...