Best Dumfries Podcasts (2025)

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Sophie and Hannah from Dumfries and Galloway's Young Women's Network on Getting involved in the YWN, What the group is about and Making a change in the community: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 8:50

19d ago8:50

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🎙️New Episode Out Now🎙️ Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 This week’s episode is with special guests Sophie and Hannah …

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Beyond Burns: Ellisland's People | Creative Spaces X Ellisland Farm 46:36

20d ago46:36

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In August 2024, Ellisland Farm came to The Stove proposing an exciting project to create a zine for their upcoming exhibition, Beyond Burns: Ellisland's People. The zine was to act as a take-home for visitors to encourage reflection on the exhibition and expand the museum's boundaries as a whole. The commission was given to two young artists/illust…

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Liam Stenton and Kell Beattie on Solway Sharks, ice hockey, their careers, young people and more: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 13:28

1M ago13:28

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🎙️New Episode Out Now🎙️ Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 This week’s episode is with special guests Liam Stenton (Capt…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep11 - Dumfries 20:35

1M ago20:35

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Send us a text In this episode Robert leaves Ellisland farm and moves to Dumfries. We look at his work as an excise officer and a famous incident involving Robert attacking a smugglers Schooner on the Solway Firth. I also look at Roberts visit to Edinburgh to see two women, for very different reasons. We also talk about a man called George Thomson …

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Thistle on the Chameleons Group, how young people can get involved & making a change for young people in the LGBT community: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 11:07

1M ago11:07

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Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 This week’s episode is with special guest Thistle from the Chameleons Group. She is t…

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Tracey Caven on School Nursing in Schools, Mental Health, Young People and Social Media: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 12:57

1M ago12:57

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🎙️New Episode Out Now🎙️ Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 This week's episode is with special guest Specialist Communit…

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Billie Hill on 1-1 Low Level Mental Health in schools and more: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 12:43

2M ago12:43

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Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 In this weeks episode our young people talk to Billie Hill, Youth Development Worker …

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Dr Louise Cumbley on Clinical Psychology, Social Media and Mental Health: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 13:28

2M ago13:28

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Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on 📢 Today’s episode is with special guest Clinical Psychologist, Dr Louise Cumbley from N…

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Linda Biggar on Educational Psychology, Social Media & Mental Health: Youth Enquiry Service Podcast 8:46

2M ago8:46

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Introducing the Youth Enquiry Service Podcast! Every week our young people will be talking to special guests from different services and organisations within Dumfries and Galloway about issue based topics that young people care about and want more information on Coming to you this Monday will be special guest Principal Educational Psychologist, Lin…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep10 - The Ellisland Years 29:54

3M ago29:54

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Send us a text In this episode Robert has moved from Edinburgh To Ellisland Farm, which is by the banks of the river Nith, about 6 and a half miles north of Dumfries. He has become a farmer again, as well as an Excise Officer. How does he do this? it is two FULL TIME occupations. As well as working he is socialising, writing poetry and contributing…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep9 - Big Decisions 18:59

4M ago18:59

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Send us a text What does Robert Do after the the fame of being a great Poet in Edinburgh and touring around Scotland? He has to make some big decisions about his future. In this episode of Burns Banter I look at five things that influence his decisions. They are James Johnson, The Excise, a farm called Ellisland, Agnes Maclehose and Jean Armour. Th…

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Episode 1: Spotlight with Cameron Hunter | What We Do Now 24:51

4M ago24:51

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In this debut episode, we chat with Cameron Hunter—audio producer, musician, and drummer for North Atlas. Cameron shares insights into his work mentoring young artists in Dumfries & Galloway and his journey in music and production. What We Do Now (WWDN) is a creative placemaking network based in Dumfries & Galloway. We bring together artists and co…

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Freshers Mixer Reflections with Creative Spaces ✨ 22:45

5M ago22:45

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Back in September our Creative Spaces Team; Anna, Sonah & James hosted their first event at the Stove - The Freshers Mixer. With live performances, goodie bags and a (slightly chaotic) quiz, listen to the team talking through the project and their experience of throwing a stowed-out party on Dumfries High Street 🕺 Creative Spaces is a Dumfries-base…

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Off The Margin – the Future of Grassroots Media | A Panel Discussion Produced by The Stove Network & WWDN Digital 59:26

7M ago59:26

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As part of this programme, The Stove’s Artistic Director, Martin O’Neill, sat down for an insightful discussion with a panel of speakers whose expertise ranged from history to investigative journalism, Riso printing techniques, and working in the former news and print spaces of Dumfries’ high street. While examining the current landscape in Scottis…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep8 - Touring around Scotland 44:10

8M ago44:10

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Send us a text It is 1787, Robert Burns has published the second edition of his poems, now known as 'The Edinburgh Edition'. He has sold the rights to all of his poems to William Creech and he needs to write some more.... What does he do? He goes on tour around Scotland to get inspiration for new poems and songs. He also wants to introduce himself …

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Burns Banter S2 Ep7 - The Edinburgh Edition 33:35

9M ago33:35

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Send us a text In this episode I talk about Robert Burns journey to Edinburgh to produce a second volume of his book 'Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. I also talk about the reception he received when he arrived in Edinburgh, how he published the book, the people he met and other things he did in his time there. This is Robert at the hight of…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep6 - Burns Banter Live ! 16th - 25th Aug 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival 15:51

9M ago15:51

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Send us a text In this Episode I talk about my up coming shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Yes, I'm taking Burns Banter to Edinburgh and will be performing upstairs in The Pear Tree. The venue is called The Counting House and the room is called The Attic. I'm on from the 16th to the 25th, (not the 24th), 10.30am till 11.30am each day. The sho…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep5 - Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - The Kilmarnock Edition 20:30

9M ago20:30

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Send us a text In this episode we look at how, why and when Robert published his book, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. We look at the problems he had to overcome before John Wilson agreed to publish the book. We look at the poems and songs in the book, such as, Twa Dogs, A Tale - The Cotters Saturday Night, To a mouse and Composed in August.…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep4 - Mossgiel, Women and a Book 19:15

10M ago19:15

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Send us a text In this episode we look briefly at Robert's father, William - Then a Farm called Mossgiel - Roberts turbulent private life and a book called 'Poem Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. This is a wild and unpredictable time in Roberts life, (roughly 1784 - 1786). His father passes away in 1784, they need to move to a new farm, Mossgiel, a…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep3 - Lochlea, Tarbolton & Irvine 24:46

10M ago24:46

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Send us a text In this episode we see the Burns family move to a new farm, Lochlie. Is it better than Mount Oliphant? How well / badly do they do there? At this point in Roberts life he is in his late teens and is starting to try and move away from farming. He is also spreading his wings socially with country dancing lessons and the formation of th…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep2 - Mount Oliphant & Roberts first poems 18:15

10M ago18:15

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Send us a text In this episode we look at Robert life from age 7. We look at his education, the schools and tutors he had. We look at the farm that Roberts Father moved the family to, (Mount Oliphant), and whether it was a good decision. We also look at Roberts health during this period of his life, which was affected by the amount of work he was d…

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Burns Banter S2 Ep1 - Robert Burns birth & early life 12:53

10M ago12:53

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Send us a text In Series two of Burns Banter I am taking a look at the life of Robert Burns. Each episode will look at one part of Robert's Life - as this is episode one, I am looking at the Birth Of Robert Burns. I also take a look at William Burnes, (Robert's Father), and Agnes Broun, (Robert's Mother). where did they come from, what were they li…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 21 - Robert Burns 'The Rights of Women' 8:50

1y ago8:50

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Send us a text The Rights of Women was written by Robert Burns in 1792. Back in the days of Burns women didn't have many rights. The subject of women's rights was highly unpopular and very rarely talked about. Robert is being a bit of a rebel writing this poem, but he did love women and he was in favour of women's rights. It was written for a speci…

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Burns Banter Ep. 20 Robert Burns - Address to the Toothache 7:32

1y ago7:32

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Send us a text Address to the Toothache, written in 1786. In the late 1700's dentistry didn't really exist. If you got the toothache you had to just deal with the pain, there was no pain relief. If things got really bad you would have to find someone willing to pull your teeth out. Probably a barber / surgeon. Robert put all of his pain into this p…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 19 A Robert Burns Quiz in Sweden 15:58

1y ago15:58

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Send us a text This week I am working in Stockholm. I managed to get two English colleagues, Jim and Ru, to take part in a Burns quiz. The quiz is made up of two rounds of 10 questions, with the second 10 having a very Swedish twist. This was filmed in the Quality Hotel Globe in Stockholm after an afternoon spent wandering around the old town and h…

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Burns Banter - Ep.18 Robert Burns 'My love is like a red red rose' 9:31

1y ago9:31

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Send us a text My love is like a red red rose is a beautiful love song written by Robert Burns around 1792. Robert said that it was an old Scots song that he had collected in the country. I believe it may well have been old, but Robert must have rewritten it. I believe this as it has very modern language which includes the concept of geological tim…

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Burns Banter - Ep.17 Robert Burns - To A Louse 8:20

1y ago8:20

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Send us a text To a Louse is a poem written by Robert Burns in 1786. It is set in the church at Mauchline during a Sunday Service. At first glance the poem is about a head lice, but, it is in fact about perception and the social classes. Robert is Sitting in Church and sees a head lice on a very prim and proper lady. He can't believe the impudence …

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Burns Banter - Ep. 16 Holy Willie's Prayer 16:15

1y ago16:15

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Send us a text Holy Willie's Prayer is a fabulous satirical poem. It's one of the best satirical poems ever written in the Scots tongue. It is all about the hypocrisy of the Church, and one person in particular. Willie Fisher was an elder of the kirk in Mauchline, and spied on people and then told the Church to punish them for their sins. He took a…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 15 What is a Burns Supper ? 34:56

1y ago34:56

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Send us a text What is a Burns Supper? I look at the classic Scottish Celebration, The Burns Supper. I ask what is is all about?, when did it start? and why should I go to one? For the answers to these questions listen to this episode! Also, if you like Scotland, interesting food, (Haggis), enjoy a drink, and like a sing along - you will love a Bur…

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Burns Banter Ep.14 - Robert Burns Music with guests 'Garbh Uisge' 30:15

1y ago30:15

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Send us a text In this episode of Burns Banter we play some of Robert Burns songs and tunes. I have guests! on this weeks show we have the band 'Garbh Uisge'. We chat about songs such as 'A Fond Kiss', 'Auld Lang Syne' and 'Green Grow the Rashes'. Garbh Uisge treat us to some live performances and unfortunately I also sing. We hear some great burns…

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Burns Banter Ep. 13 Robert Burns 'Willie Wastle' 13:20

1+ y ago13:20

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Send us a text Willie Wastle, also known as 'Sic a wife Willie had' as a grotesquely funny poem / song about how unbelievably ugly Willie's wife is. Robert Burns wrote this poem in 1792 and he goes into comically hideous detail about this poor woman's appearance. The actual reason, or inspiration behind Robert Burns writing 'Willie Wastle' has been…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 12 Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne 16:27

1+ y ago16:27

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Send us a text Auld Lang Syne is Robert Burns most famous song, and the second most sung song in the English language. Yet, most people have no idea what it means, or where it came from. In this episode I tell you where the lyrics for Auld Lang Syne came from, where the famous tune came from, and what the song is actually about! I explain all the d…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 11. A tour around Burns sites in Ayrshire 21:36

1+ y ago21:36

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Send us a text WARNING!!!! This episode is better watched as a video. https://youtu.be/i9RZ_t_JWQU?si=ksa_zMSxzDf44bu3 In this episode I go on a whistle stop tour of Robert Burns sites in Ayrshire. These include: the house Robert was born in, The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, the auld Alloway kirk, the Brig O' Doon, the Tarbolton bachelors club, …

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Burns Banter - Ep. 10 A tour around Burns sites in Dumfries 31:43

1+ y ago31:43

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Send us a text WARNING !!! - This Episode is probably better watched as a video. https://youtu.be/tXES21N-T9w?si=Lb5yL70GKXPYteFm In this episode I travel to Dumfries and go on a whistle stop tour of the places Robert Burns lived, worked and socialised. Theses places include Robert Burns Grave, Robert Burns House, The Globe Inn and Ellisland Farm. …

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Burns Banter - Ep.9 Robert Burns "The Selkirk Grace' 8:25

1+ y ago8:25

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Send us a text The Selkirk Grace is a well known and well used grace. It is used not only at Burns Suppers but at family gatherings, weddings, funerals, birthdays, etc... What is the Selkirk Grace? did Robert Burns write it? Listen to this episode to find out about this grace and its history. You will also hear about a few other grace's that Robert…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 8 Robert Burns 'Willie Brew'd a Peck O' Maut' 9:26

1+ y ago9:26

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Send us a text 'Willie Brew'd a Peck O' Maut' is one of Robert Burns best drinking songs. It was written by Robert Burns in August / September 1789 whilst staying with Willie Nicol at his lodgings just outside Moffat. Allan Masterton was also there and he wrote the music. This all happened over a few days during a 'Lads weekend' together. It is jus…

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Burns Banter - Ep. 7 Robert Burns 'Address to a Haggis' 14:54

1+ y ago14:54

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Send us a text The 'Address to a Haggis' is one of the most recited pieces that Robert Burns ever created. It is a major part of every Burns Supper the world over, but sadly, very few people understand what is being said. Thankfully this episode of Burns Banter bursts through the old Scots language and explains whats going on in the Address. The la…

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Burns Banter - Ep.6 Robert Burns 'To William Stewart' 10:59

1+ y ago10:59

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Send us a text 'To William Stewart' is a poem about a hangover. We have all at one time or another taken too much alcohol during a night out and suffered the inevitable hangover. But unlike us, who just sit there and endure the pain of the hangover, Robert Burns wrote a poem about it and sent it to his friend William Stewart. It was never meant to …

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Burns Banter - Ep.5 Robert Burns 'My heart is in the Highlands' 4:40

1+ y ago4:40

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Send us a text Burns Banter episode 5 is all about the poem / song 'My Heart is in the Highlands'. This poem was written by Robert Burns in 1789 and shows his love of the Highlands of Scotland. Its an easy poem to read and understand, so if you have to recite a poem at a Burns Night then this might be the one for you! Burns Banter - A fresh look at…

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Burns Banter - Ep.4 Robert Burns 'The Birks of Aberfeldy' 11:25

1+ y ago11:25

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Send us a text What is a Birk? Where is Aberfeldy? and what was Robert Burns doing there? The answers to all of these questions, and more, is in this episode of Burns Banter. We look at the poem / song The Birks o' Aberfeldy, which was written in 1757 during Robert Burns tour of Scotland. We also look at the lasting effect this poem has had on the …

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Burns Banter - Ep.3 Robert Burns A Fond Kiss 13:00

1+ y ago13:00

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Send us a text A fond kiss is one of Robert Burns best known love songs. Why did Robert Burns write this song? who are the people in the song? why are they being forced apart? To find out the answers to these questions check out this episode 3 of Burns Banter, which is all about the story behind the song 'A Fond Kiss'. In this episode I read the or…

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Burns Banter - Ep.2 Robert Burns Rigs o' Barley 11:28

1+ y ago11:28

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Send us a text In this second episode of Burns Banter we look at the song Rigs o' Barley. This is a popular song written by Robert Burns and is about two people who meet in the fields at night and spend some intimate time together. I give you information about the people in the song, who are they? why meet at night?.. I will read the original song,…

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Burns Banter - Ep.1 Robert Burns first ever poem 11:38

1+ y ago11:38

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Send us a text In this first ever episode of Burns Banter we look at Robert Burns first ever poem. What was it? who or what is it about? and the BIG question, why did he start writing poetry? What inspired him ? The answers to these questions, (and many more), are waiting for you, check it out... Burns Banter - A fresh look at Robert Burns…

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John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 2: hit the beach at North Foreland, Kent, in search of dastardly German spies 51:14

1+ y ago51:14

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In Part Two of our Buchan-based adventure we switch from Scotland to the Kent coast. We’re in search of the eponymous 39 steps. But first we need to locate Trafalgar House where German secret agents are hiding out. We end up at North Foreland, between the homes of a German-hating lord and a German-loving marquess. And, yes, we did find some steps! …

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John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 1: experience the thrill of a chase through Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland 51:27

1+ y ago51:27

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It’s an iconic moment in British literature – John Buchan’s hero Richard Hannay running across a moor with police, secret agents and an airplane all trying to hunt him down. But is it based on any kind of reality? We head for the Scottish Lowlands to find out, taking in abandoned train lines, the site of a car crash and a very remote farmhouse. Get…

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Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part Two: a North Foreland discovery 58:53

1+ y ago58:53

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We return to Ramsgate in Kent with Margot Bennett’s brilliant thriller THE WIDOW OF BATH as our only guide. The book was published in 1952, the same year as rock and roll had its birthday. We’re looking for a hat shop and a suspicous employment agency and we’re pretty confident we’ve found both. We date the book’s action to 1951 with some of our us…

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Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part One: Shady goings-on in Ramsgate 48:59

2y ago48:59

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A young man with a questionable background is sitting in a small hotel by an unnamed harbour in England. He is ostensibly writing a review. Behind him he hears a party of unseen people come into the hotel restaurant. He knows their voices. They are people from his past. One of them, he had a love affair with. She is now married to a judge. The judg…

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Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 2: pursuit across Dorset – tracking down a secret holloway-hideaway 51:09

2y ago51:09

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In Part Two we get out of town and attempt to bury ourselves in the Dorset countryside. We start at Dorchester, track down the narrator’s fake hideaway in the Sydling valley and then search for the famous ‘holloway’ where our hero tries to evade his pursuers. Is it a real place? Listen now to find out. Get early access to new episodes and bonus con…

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Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 1: pursuit across London – Hurlingham steps to the Aldwych tube 49:38

2y ago49:38

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We take the classic 1939 thriller out for ride, starting precisely where the book’s hard-boiled narrator makes land in London at Hurlingham. We track down his hotel off the Cromwell Road and then re-enact a tense chase around Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Holborn, ending in a (fictional) death at a defunct London Underground station. Get early access to…

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AA Milne’s WHEN WE WE VERY YOUNG Part 2: the ghost of a golf course, and a swan called Pooh 49:15

2y ago49:15

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It’s the second part of our adventure with AA Milne’s astonishingly popular book of verse for children, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. And, like Milne himself often was, we’re back on a golf course – or at least, we’re in where an Addington golf course used to be, and we’re wondering if Milne played there. We also visit somewhere rather special – Decoy C…

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