Best Blue Endeavour Podcasts (2026)

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#34 Closing the Research to Practice Gap - Dr. Mustafa Sarkar 1:02:13

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This week’s episode is an AASP Special. Dr. Mustafa Sarkar is Associate Professor of Sport and Performance Psychology at Nottingham Trent University as well as a consultant specialising in individual, team, and organisational resilience across many high performance domains. The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (or AASP)’s annual conference …

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#33 Further REBT Exploration - Dr. Martin Turner 1:03:16

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In this second episode of 2025 we have the pleasure of getting to speak to Dr. Martin Turner again - exploring different nuances and themes within REBT, and its growing applicability to systemic and environment challenges. On the applied side Martin has worked across football, cricket, rugby, cycling, archery, shooting, and equestrian. He also prov…

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#32 The Psychology of Endurance - Stuart Holliday 58:16

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Welcome to Slice of PIE episode 32. Stuart Holliday (CPsychol) is a Sport Psychologist for GB Olympic Swimming, and runs his own practice Focused Mind Coaching with clients in sport, music, and business. He has worked in elite sport environments for over 10 years at Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth, and Premiership experience for Archery, Swimming…

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#31 Psychology in Golf - Dr. Will McConn-Palfreyman 1:00:22

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In the fourth Slice of PIE of 2024, we get the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Will McConn Palfreyman, Head of Psychology at Scottish Golf, and lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Sterling. A chartered sport & exercise psychologist through the British Psychological Society – Will has worked with a number of sporting organisations includin…

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#30 IMG Academy and More - Dr. Duncan Simpson 57:17

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In the third Slice of PIE of 2024, we get the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Duncan Simpson. Duncan joined IMG from Barry University in Miami in 2017 - providing mental conditioning services for tennis, golf, and soccer. Originally from England, he received his Ph.D in Sport Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He’s a Certified Co…

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#29 REBT and Performance Psychology - Dr. Martin Turner 37:05

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In the second Slice of PIE of 2024, we get the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Martin Turner. Martin is a very experienced academic, researcher and practitioner – with specific interests in challenge and threat states in athletes, and the use of REBT with athletes. On the applied side Martin has worked across football, cricket, rugby, cycling, archer…

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#28 Organisational cuture and power relationships in sport - Niels Feddersen 1:21:07

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Another year, and another Slice of PIE first. We get to speak to Niels Feddersen, Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Science - and we get to speak to him at two points in time ! First in 2020, during his move from Denmark to Norway, and then again in 2023 - where we have a conversation and reflection on the first conversation ! I …

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#27 Reflections from Rio - Dr. Jamie Barker (Part Two) 42:38

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Slice of PIE is back with some exciting personal and professional news. We also get to speak to Dr. Jamie Barker, former chair of the British Psychological Society's (BPS) Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP) and 'Pracademic' with over 20 years of experience. In this episode we dig into his experience working with the British Paralympic…

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#26 Performance is a Human Endeavour - Elliott Newell (Part Two) 38:47

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It's Part Two time ! A chance to return to our conversation with Elliott Newell, former Pathway Scientist at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and now Senior Athlete Support Advisor at UK Sport. You can hear the first part of our conversation here: https://www.sliceofpiepodcast.com/987202/5419588-sport-psychology-on-the-road-elliott-newell-part-…

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#25 Performance in the Performing Arts - Jack Apperley 59:45

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Slice of PIE has been shortlisted in the 'Wellbeing and Performance' category in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards. You can help by voting for Slice of PIE here: https://www.sportspodcastawards.com/categories/11 In this episode we speak to Jack Apperley, a London based choral conductor. Jack studied at the University of Birmingham where he was mentore…

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#24 Social Identity (Part Two!) - Dr Matt Slater & Chris Hartley 38:27

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Join me for the second in a two-parter we recorded last year - a conversation about Social Identity. In fact, with the Euros in full swing, this is a great time to revisit the first part (here) as well as Gareth Southgate's recent interview on the High Performance Podcast (here). Dr. Matt Slater from Staffordshire University and Chris Hartley from …

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#23 Working in elite football & rugby - Joe Dixon 50:00

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In this episode we speak to someone who has worked, and is currently working in professional football and rugby. Joe Dixon is a fellow graduate of the MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology Masters as Staffordshire University and now performance psychologist at Stoke City Football Club and Bath Rugby. Joe had a career in Occupational Psychology before he …

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#22 ACT in sport psychology - Jo Davies 1:05:13

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I am joined in this episode by chartered Sport Psychologist Jo Davies. Jo runs a sport psychology consultancy, based out of Reigate in Surrey, and is the sport psychology lead at The Army Elite Athlete Performance Centre, working with the Army Target Shooting and Army Boxing Teams. She is also a sport psychologist for TASS (the Talented Athlete Sch…

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#21 High performance in eSports - Ismael Pedraza 59:15

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My guest this week is Ismael Pedraza, or 'Isma'. Isma is a performance psychologist working as a practitioner and researcher in Germany, who has come via Finland, Australia and his home country of Colombia where he played a high standard of football. He’s currently the performance coach for Rogue, a professional eSports team in Europe that particip…

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#20 The long win - Cath Bishop 48:48

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In this episode I speak to Cath Bishop. A speaker, consultant, executive coach and author on developing success in leadership. Cath is also a former diplomat and former elite rower for Great Britain, representing at 3 Olympic games, achieving World Champion status twice as well as an Olympic Silver Medal in partnership with Dame Katherine Grainger …

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#19 What we can learn from the military - Richard Waddell 1:10:23

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In the spirit of speaking to different types of experts I have been wanting to a) speak to people in the world of consulting that help companies improve team effectiveness and develop leaders, and b) speak to people that have worked in teams in the furnace of the military environment. With this episode's guest Richard Waddell, I am fortunate to get…

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#18 Sport and management consultancy - Jenna Woolven 48:12

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In episode 4 of season 2, we speak to Jenna Woolven. Jenna has got a very impressive list of experiences across many environments, both as an athlete and a sport psychology consultant. She played national level and junior international level hockey before transitioning into sports marketing, and then into her sport and exercise psychology. Jenna th…

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#17 Sport psychology on the road - Elliott Newell (Part One) 39:58

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In the third episode of Season 2 I get to talk to Pathway Scientist at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) - Elliott Newell. Elliott's conversation with Dan Abrahams on The Sport Psych Show was the first time I had heard of the 'PIE' so you can largely credit Elliott with the title of the podcast. Elliott is a sport and performance scientist (BASE…

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#16 Searching for balance - Louise Byrne 53:24

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In the second episode of season two we talk to Sport Psychologist in Training Louise Byrne. As well as training towards psychology chartership, Louise also works in finance, and we touch upon the interesting cross-application of performance psychology and wellbeing strategies in the corporate sector. The first 30-35 minutes is also a great deep-div…

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#15 Self-care and collaboration - Dr Jamie Barker (Part One) 47:49

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Season TWO of the Slice of PIE podcast kicks off with former chair of the British Psychological Society's (BPS) Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP) and 'Pracademic' with over 20 years of experience. That's experience in consultancy, lecturing, research, presenting and working in all manner of domains from premier league football and ac…

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#14 S1 - End of season review 11:38

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Ahead of Season 2 of Slice of PIE, I thought it would be first worth looking back and reflecting on the recurring themes in Season 1. If you want to read the associated blog post, you can find that here: https://medium.com/@petejackson/the-psychologically-informed-environment-p-i-e-59e3b7814c35 If you want to follow the guests mentioned in this end…

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#13 Insulating performance from the packaging - Dr Jonathan Katz 55:00

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In this last episode of Season 1 we put the Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) under the microscope with Dr Jonathan Katz. He's a former fencer turned fencing coach, a former counselling psychologist turned sport psychologist, and a veteran of 4 Paralympic games, Team England Head Coach for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Fencing Champ…

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#12 There’s always opportunity if you look - Hannah Stoyel 57:10

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Hannah Stoyel is a HCPC registered Sport & Exercise Psychologist, and the founder of Optimise Potential, a sport psychology consultancy based in London. She wears many hats: As well as doing her PHD at University College London looking at athletes and eating disorders - She is also the lead sport psychologist for Swim England, she works as a sport …

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#11 Social Identity - Dr Matt Slater & Chris Hartley (Part One) 50:36

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Dr. Matt Slater from Staffordshire University and Chris Hartley from the University of Stirling spend a lot of time thinking about groups, identity and leadership. Dr. Matt Slater is Associate Professor of Sport & Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University, a chartered Psychologist and an active researcher with interests in the psychology of l…

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#10 Performance, perspective and balance - Paul McVeigh 1:01:15

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Paul McVeigh left his home town of Belfast at the age of 16 to sign for Tottenham Hotspur. He made his first start for Spurs up front with Teddy Sheringham, scoring on his debut in 1997, and going on to represent Tottenham as well as Norwich City, Burnley, Luton Town and Northern Ireland. Since then he has worked in the media for the BBC, SkySports…

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#9 Dual careers and transitions - Dr Emma Vickers 53:23

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Dr. Emma Vickers is the research lead for TASS – (The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme) …an organisation at the heart of supporting athletes managing dual careers, but also at the heart of developing and pulling together research to understand how these different demands impact, affect, conflict or compliment each other. Emma was an elite studen…

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#8 Be motivated to be the best version of yourself...and help others - Kris Soutar 1:07:50

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Kris Soutar. He’s coached tennis for 27 years. He's a coach consultant for tennis Scotland and a performance tutor for the LTA… he runs his own consultancy called the Service Box and produces his own podcast The Tennis Journal ... he's also a project manager for the Judy Murray foundation – which aims to bring tennis into rural and disadvantaged ar…

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#7 S1 - Mid season review 7:56

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Halfway in to the first season of Slice of PIE it's time for a pause and reflection on what we've heard so far. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, ideas, reflections, challenges, or anything you'd like to discuss. You can find me in the following places: Email: [email protected] Website: https://petejackson.co.uk/ Twitter: https…

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#6 From the classroom to the Boat Race - Helen Davis 50:50

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Helen worked in education for 25 years, before a mixture of itchy feet, curiosity, passion for sport... and some chance discussions with elite level athletes at her triathlon club - prompted her to pivot into her new career. Now Helen is a fully chartered and HCPC registered Sport Psychologist, working with Swim England, the Cambridge Women's Unive…

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#5 Stress, rest and recovery - Professor Marc Jones 44:21

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Marc Jones is a Professor of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a consultant and researcher in performance settings working in both sport and business. He also runs a very helpful website called Sporting Bounce, which aims to connect sport psychology support with the world's sport performers and teams. Marc has done lots o…

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#4 Performance psychology and wellbeing - Dr Josephine Perry 59:33

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Dr. Josephine Perry worked in journalism, marketing, public relations and crisis communications across private corporations and government - before making the career transition to qualifying as a chartered Sport Psychologist. She now runs her own consultancy, Performance in Mind, as well as being a columnist, speaker and author. Her first book 'Per…

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#3 You are not your job - Leon Lloyd 46:57

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Leon Lloyd dreamt of playing for Coventry City, but winded up playing rugby for Leicester Tigers and England. Now, he's a CEO, author and speaker, as well as in the final stages of completing an MBA. As a former athlete that has moved from 'boot room to boardroom' he's the perfect man to skipper the Switch the Play Foundation - the UK's only charit…

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#2 There's no linear path to unknown - Richard Keegan 1:04:34

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Based in sunny Canberra, Richard is a sport psychology practitioner, researcher, speaker and author. In 2015 he wrote 'Being a Sport Psychologist' - a book found on the shelves of every sport psychology trainee. This episode is about building careers. We dig deeper into a keynote I saw him deliver last year entitled 'The Heartless Mercenary Career …

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#1 Resilience in people and organisations - Dr Mustafa Sarkar 56:10

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Mustafa is one of sport psychology's foremost researchers and speakers on resilience. He somehow managed to find time in between lecturing, consulting and presenting at international conferences - to speak to me about some of his experiences. We talk about resilience at the individual versus the organisational level, whether insights can be applied…

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LIBS NEWS REPORT 2 3:13

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In the second of our 6 part series on The London International Boat Show, solo sailor Katie Miller presents the winner of the design a sail competition, the RNLI team talk through lifejacket maintenance and Olympic rower Tim Brabants drops into the show.By Blue Endeavour

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LIBS 2009 REPORT 1 2:53

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In the first of our reports from the London International Boat Show, we see Kelly Brook open the show, Robin Gibb launch the new Sunseeker 30 metre and see a preview of the fantastic stage action.By Endeavour Productions

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YTV News 29th Oct 2008 8:49

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This week we enjoy the build-up to the Vendee Globe round the world race, The Volvo Dinghy Show 2009 dates are announced, Chatham Clothing and Raymarine announce new products and The Volvo Ocean Race gets underway.By Endeavour Blue productions

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YTV News 10th Oct 2008 4:56

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This week: Hilary Lister abandons her plans, the RYA get inner city kids on the water and the exciting build up to the Volvo Ocean Race 2008.By Blue Endeavour

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11th July News 4:37

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This week we offer viewers a discount at the PSP Southampton Boat Show. Marinecall publish their new info cards. Lively Lady comes home and the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race finishes in Liverpool.By Blue Endeavour

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04.07 3:57

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Garmin show off their new touch screen chartplotter and a record breaking Round The Island Race...By Endeavour Blue Productions

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20th June 7:24

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This week the Legend Owners get creative, Hilary Lister starts her voyage and the Round Britain Powerboat Race gets revved up...By Blue Endeavour

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13th June YTV news 7:27

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In this week's news National Boat Shows win an award, Hilary Lister delays her round Britain trip, PCs Jo and Lyn plan their jetski charity ride, aquapac launch a new waterproof camera case and Tracey Clarke looks for gadgets at the Seawork exhibition.By Blue Endeavour

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6th June YTV news 4:57

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This week we celebrate the Clipper fleet reaching New York, the RYA offer discounts on their shop, there are some top prepping tips and weather info for the Round The Island Race and World Cruising Club fleet depart Plymouth for Rally Portugal.By Blue Endeavour

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30th May YTV News 5:27

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On this week's news we preview Hilary Lister's plan to sail solo round Britain, we take a look at Tom Cunliffe's new DVD and the Artemis Transat comes to an end.By Blue Endeavour

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23rd May YTV news 4:51

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This week we find out yacht brokers are making the buying process safer, how to get on the water at Cowes week and see some exclusive footage as the World ARC yachts pass through the Panama Canal.By Blue Endeavour

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16th may YTV news 5:34

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In this week's news we find out about a new beach safety course from the RNLI, meet one of the co-authors of the recently published East Coast Pilot and find out how the competitors in the Artemis Transat are getting on.By Blue Endeavour

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9th may news 2:47

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Welcome to the first episode of Yachting TV Video News. In this episode we take a look at the first ever Jersey Boat Show, how to watch TV onboard and preview the start of the Artemis Transat race.By Blue Endeavour

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Yachting TV - Episode 10 2:44

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In our latest episode we take a visit to Marlow Ropes to see behind the scenes how one of your most important pieces of kit is made. Steve begins part 1 of his Atlantic Crossing as he begins the ARC.By Endeavour Blue Productions

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BBEX 2008 ITUNES 4:04

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The Boating Business Exhibition is a marine industry exhibition showcasing the latest gadgets and services. We went along to see the kit you may be using later this year.By Blue Endeavour

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YTV EPISODE 9 PROMO 1:31

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In this programme Tracey takes a look at the brand new Earls Court Boat Show and Steve gets some expert advice from the RNLI on lifejacket maintenance.By Blue Endeavour