Best Thameside Podcasts (2026)

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EP68 - EdFringe ep with Mike Eshaq 34:17

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Recorded LIVE at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 with Mike Eshaq. In this episode the Boyz talk about industry parties, James Beatty getting rejected by Diana Vickers and how everything is bigger in America. @MikeFromDetroit on socials. #DTYN Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.…

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EP67 - Massive Fascist 39:00

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This week the Boyz talk about Ai dogs doing a podcast, ‘wearing out’ a pair of jeans, blowing a kids nose, and how much we all enjoy snooping your old school chums on social media. Thanks for listening and supporting the show. #DTYN Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.…

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EP66 - Pickle Flinging C*nt with Tom Johnson 36:09

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Firstly an apology. As the name suggests this podcast is adult content heavy! Sorry Gill... Anyway... The Slick Boyz are joined by actor, comedian and writer Tom Johnson. His wacky form of comedy is on the road summer 2025 so grab a ticket to see him live. They talk about meeting somebody who might have been Noddy Holders daughter in law on a 'tell…

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BONUS EPISODE! "Where does the sky start?" - Recorded at the Thameside Theatre. 27:16

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Recorded at the awesome Thameside Theatre in Grays, Essex, the Slick Boys usual ramblings were halted part way through a chat... was it their fault? Was it an unavoidable accident? WHO KNOWS! Certainly not us. Either way, with a slight bit of tweaking the rest of the chat is perfectly fine and features us sending some love to our spiritual home The…

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EP65 - If you OD on hero*n, you're too buzzing to know you've gone 37:58

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LIVE! (well, recorded) from our brand new studio (well, toilet). In this weeks dose of ridiculous chat Ross & John talk about life as a medieval peasant, how ancient statues had AVERAGE SIZE penises and how much they enjoy a bloody good sneeze! Thanks for listening! #DTYN Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.…

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‘I escaped the Nazis then fixed Lancaster Bombers for the RAF.' 58:53

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Send us a text During the Second World War, Ruth Brook escaped Nazi persecution in Germany and followed her wartime sweetheart, a Lancaster Bomber into the RAF. As a WAAF, she quickly found a sense of her own purpose. Ruth was offered a job as a cook, a typist or a flight mechanic. She picked up a spanner and her life began. From welding to hydraul…

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EP64 - If you’re doing method acting you’re just a bit of a to*ser 34:55

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This week the Boyz are discussing how Ross has never held an owl, 'Method' acting and how we can all still remember the number for Live & Kicking. (01818118181) Thanks for listening and don't forget to give us a 5* review (unless you think it's rubbish, then don't bother, obvs) #DTYN Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and …

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EP63 - "We're the Ambleside Aces!" - with Brad Hanniston 42:54

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This week the Boyz are joined by Brad Hanniston and are LIVE on TikTok during the record. They talked Ai, Stepping over the punchline, the snooker league, and how old Wolf the Gladiators was when we were kids. This weeks apologies go out to Mila Kunis, Barry Manilow, Beavo and Jet from Gladiators. *all this was written by Ai cos its easier. ** big …

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EP62 - Absolutely Gonged Off with Ali James 36:37

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The Boyz catch up with improv superstar Ali James! Talking about the Southend 48Hour Improvathon, our favourite words, and John's pyjama shorts. Will Ross ever send his medical form...? Probably not. Ali James has worked with Mischief Theatre, makers of the critically acclaimed "Goes Wrong" shows, the Comedy Store players and is part of Olivier Awa…

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EP61 - Like a real podcast only shorter with James Beatty BONUS EP 17:58

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Cheeky little bonus episode for April Fools Day with the King of Braintree James Beatty! The Boyz chat conspiracy theories, out of date French Fries and whether getting poo'd on by a bird is actually lucky. #DTYN Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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EP60 - The Boyz are BACK 31:55

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After a brief (well, not THAT brief...) hiatus the Slick Boyz are back with the latest instalment of the Organic Capers Podcast. Recorded live from our new home Up The Road bar in Westcliff and interrupted partway through by friend of the show Jess Ackland (who doesn't feature) the lads discuss relocating Little Smash Comedy, the local snooker leag…

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Jean Fullerton, policewoman and district nurse turned novelist on why there is no such thing as an ordinary life. 54:37

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Send us a text Former policewoman and district nurse turned novelist, Jean Fullerton has written over 20 novels but recently published something a bit closer to home, her memoir, A Child of the East End. In conversation at the Write Idea Festival, Jean shared eye-watering stories of her childhood in Wapping, the curse of family secrets, bum-stampin…

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Author Louisa Treger investigates the audacious woman who tricked her way into a brutal insane asylum to expose the truth 41:35

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Send us a text In the 19th century it was surprisingly easy for a woman to be consigned to the misery of an asylum. Many in fact weren't actually mentally ill. Husband tired of his wife? A woman who bore an illegitimate child? A woman who didn't want to marry the man her parents had chosen for her? Or anyone, in short, who didn't conform to the nar…

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British booksellers in the Blitz 1:07:59

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Send us a text Historical fiction author Kristy Cambron wears a lot of hats. She's a Christy Award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling novels, THE BUTTERFLY AND THE VIOLIN and THE PARIS DRESSMAKER, as well as nonfiction titles. She also serves as Vice President and literary agent with Gardner Literary, where she was name…

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What it's like to be a prison librarian? Neil Barclay invites us into HMP Thameside library in London. 43:56

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Send us a text Neil Barclay is an award-winning civilian librarian at HMP Thameside. Nominated by prisoners, and described by his colleagues as “our library superstar”, Neil has been praised for the outstanding dedication, skill and creativity he has shown in transforming the prison’s library into a dynamic learning and resource centre, much valued…

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The mysterious photo that inspired a tale of secrets, loss and betrayal in wartime Cornwall. 55:15

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Send us a text Rachel Hore is the multi-million selling Sunday Times author of thirteen novels with her fourteenth, Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge, coming out next year. Rachel is an avid reader. 'My reading addiction got properly under way when I was five and our family moved from Surrey, England, where I was born, to live in Hong Kong because of my f…

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Shattered cities. Donna Jones Alward on uncovering the WW1 explosion which devastated Nova Scotia 57:42

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Send us a text Donna Jones Alward is prolific author, writing over sixty novels. Here she explains why her first historical fiction novel, When the World Fell Silent, challenged her to grapple with a dark chapter in Canada's history... When the World Fell Silent A Globe and Mail and Toronto Star bestseller 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia Nora Crowell wa…

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EP59 - They're All Windows These Doors 25:44

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The boys are BACK! Recorded from our very own bar... The boys discuss being bar owners, the Fringe and old drainpipes. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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"I wrote 100 letters to my friend with cancer. It transformed our lives." 31:17

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Send us a text When Brian was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010, his friend Alison offered to write letters to cheer him up. Over the next two years, as Brian’s cancer moved from stage III to IV, Alison’s letters kept on coming. The letters became part of Brian’s recovery process, while Alison discovered a passion for writing she never knew exist…

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What happened after the Nazis left? New York Times bestselling author Jenny Le Coat on why liberation didn't equal freedom for Jersey islanders after WW2. 50:24

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Send us a text What happens when ordinary people are faced with extraordinary choices? In her second blistering novel set on the Channel Island of Jersey, Beyond Summerland, author Jenny Le Coat turns her attentions to the often overlooked issue of what happened after Liberation Day... Jean Parris was a child when her adored father was taken away b…

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Meet the formidable, feisty, factory sisterhood who went on strike and made history. 1:15:02

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Send us a text This July marks the 136th anniversary of the matchwomens strike at Bryant & May match factory in London's East End in 1888. Exposing the truth of the ‘poor waif matchgirl’ historian Louise Raw fills us in on the true story of the vibrant working class women who downed tools, went on strike and changed the course of history. Her work …

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EP58 - I Can't Guarantee I'm Gonna Catch A Fish 40:13

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After a short hiatus the boys are back! This week they discuss their absence, cruise ship shenanigans, fishing, football and more! Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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“‘Forget that number and you don’t exist,’ the Kapo at Auschwitz told me.” 92-year-old Ivor Perl on surviving the horrors of the Holocaust. 52:56

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Send us a text Ivor was just 12 years old when he was taken to Auschwitz. He survived with the help of his older brother, but the rest of his family were murdered in the Holocaust. He was brought to England in November 1945 as one of a group of orphans, and started forging a new life. Ivor built a successful clothes manufacturing company; married a…

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Meet the fur coat gangsters: Notorious Victorian girl gang who hid stolen jewellery in knickerbockers, carried razors wrapped in lace handkerchiefs and used a hatpin to blind anyone who crossed them 31:51

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Send us a text Swathed in luxurious fur coats, wearing diamond rings as a knuckledusters and hats to hide their stolen wares, Britain's most notorious all-female gang ruled the tenements of Waterloo and Elephant and Castle and earned the respect of Soho's most feared underworld bosses. In this fascinating conversation, bestselling author Beezy Mars…

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EP57 - The Hannistons 1:02:14

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The Hannistons are TikTok stars, adult film makers and all round legends. We discuss the highs and lows of the adult film industry, what it takes to break a million followers on social media and loads more! Follow The Hannistons here. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.…

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On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, veteran Mervyn Kersh shares his extraordinary experience of the Normandy landings and his role in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 53:38

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Send us a text Mervyn Kersh recently celebrated his 99th birthday. Nearly a century of life on earth and what a life he has had. The hair may have turned silver, but he still has the same twinkle in his eye that he had as a young man. I went to visit Mervyn at his immaculate home in Cockfosters, which he shares with his two cats, and over a cup of …

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The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe: Reader, Bibliophile and Library Lover 58:16

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Send us a text 98 years ago today, Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in California. She went onto become the legend that was Marilyn Monroe. No one knows more about Marilyn than writer Michelle Morgan who has dedicated her life to peeling back the layers of this fascinating woman. In this conversation Michelle shares the lesser known sides of Marilyn …

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EP56 - My Wet V**ina in Comments with Milo Edwards 34:38

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Milo Edwards is critically acclaimed Comedian and Podcaster. This week the boys discuss AI bots, podcasting, high level education and more! Follow Milo on Instagram here. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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The Women Who Ruled the East End: Remarkable Tales of Wartime London 1:20:20

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Send us a text The BBC’s period drama “Call the Midwife” made an eccentric, lovable community of nuns and nurses famous the world over. But what of the formidable East End mothers whose babies they delivered? Join me, Kate Thompson and Smithsonian historian Alan Capps as we delve deep into the social history of some truly remarkable women. During t…

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EP55 - There's an Indian Medium with a Woman From Gillingham in her Head with Josh Baulf! 37:56

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Josh Baulf is critically acclaimed Comedian and TikToker. This week the boys discuss bucket lists, sports, mediums and more. Follow Josh Baulf here. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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85 years on from the end of the Spanish Civil War, author Maggie Brookes uncovers its hidden heroes. Plus the extraordinary war story she found in a lift! 55:26

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Send us a text Maggie Brookes is an ex-journalist, BBC TV producer and creative writing lecturer, now full-time novelist and poet. She was born in London and has been writing stories and poems since she was six. Maggie says: "The principal theme which recurs in my work is the strength and courage of women in adversity. I am drawn to stories which t…

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99-year-old Holocaust survivor and US Army veteran George Leitmann on the emotional search for his father, the day he discovered a concentration camp and how he kept his cool interrogating Nazi war criminals ... 49:14

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Send us a text 99-year-old Professor George Leitmann is a unique man. He is both a holocaust survivor and a WW2 US Army veteran who helped to liberate Nazi occupied France and Germany. Nazi persecution of Jewish people forced George and his family to flee their home in Austria and emigrate to the USA. Tragically, his father Josef was unable to get …

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EP54 - Your Silly Little F***ing Website with Josh James 58:51

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Josh James is Comedian, Podcaster and viral Sketch Writer. The lads discuss growing up in Essex, working class families, comedy reviews and loads more. Recorded in the Green Room of Little Smash Comedy, Southend. Follow Josh on Social Media, get tickets to his current WIP tour and listen to That Josh James Show Podcast here. Support the show Follow…

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Sent away by sea: the forgotten history of WWII’s ‘seaevacuees'. Meet the heroine at the heart of an astonishing survival story. 54:23

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Send us a text In this episode, award-winning historical fiction author, Hazel Gaynor remembers the World War Two ‘seaevacuees’, the children sent away from Britain by sea to escape the bombings at home. This is an often-forgotten part of the history of the war, overshadowed by more familiar events, and it inspired Hazel to write her new novel, The…

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EP53 - Oche Aye The News with Stevie Shillinglaw 37:55

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Stevie is a Journalist and Broadcaster. He's been Head of News at Radio Essex for the last few years and is moving onto pastures new with a National Broadcaster. We talk about his journey through journalism, growing up in Scotland, the Edinburgh Fringe and commercial fishing. Follow Stevie on Instagram here. Support the show Follow us on Social Med…

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Meet the Sugar Girls of Love Lane. New social history book set in Tate & Lyle's Liverpool factory in the sixties offers a glimpse of a long vanished era. 1:14:35

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Send us a text In The Sugar Girls of Love Lane, out today, Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, the authors of the Sunday Times bestseller The Sugar Girls, tell the remarkable stories of those who worked at the famous Tate & Lyle factory in Liverpool. For over a hundred years until it closed in 1981, Henry Tate’s flagship sugar refinery at Love Lane dom…

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Meet the wartime librarians of Occupied Paris. Bestselling author of The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles, on how reading gives us a privacy of the mind 52:09

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Send us a text ‘Reading gives us a privacy of the mind. Librarians are heroes.’ Librarian turned bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles told me. In this episode we discuss the remarkable true story behind the brave Parisian librarians in WW2 who inspired The Paris Library. Her new book, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade, out April 30 2024, based on a t…

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EP52 - I'm Sticky and I'm Having Fun with Gully B 58:56

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Gully B is a DJ, Producer and Radio Presenter from Southend. This week we discuss getting caught short, Notting Hill Carnival and being artists. Recorded at Future Hits Studios in Southend. Follow Gully B here Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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112 years ago today, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. Historian Claes-Göran Wetterholm reveals some heartbreaking, untold personal stories… 52:46

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Send us a text This year marks 112 years since the Titanic hit an iceberg on 14 April 1912, and in that time the doomed vessel has spawned countless myths, thousands of books and, of course, James Cameron’s Oscar-winning film Titanic . But In our quest to get to get closer to the so-called ‘Ship of Dreams’ have we overlooked the human tragedy at th…

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Meet the French librarian who trained as a Board Game Librarian and revolutionised her library in lockdown! 31:58

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Send us a text Libraries are about so much more than books. Just ask librarian for Kingston Upon Thames, Marion Tessier, who trained as a boardgame librarian. On National Boardgame Day, she gives us a fasincating glimpse into her job. Thank you to our media partner: Family History Zone – a website covering archives, history and genealogy. Please ch…

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EP51 - Put the Mouse Back in the House 42:30

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This week the boys talk about cruise ships, being naked and afraid and overpriced beers. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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EP50 - It's All Up Here Mate 47:08

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This week the boys discuss concerts & music Festivals, working security, writing gags and performing with heroes. Recorded at Future Hits Studio, Southend. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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EP49 - Leonardo Di Vinci was the Michael Jackson of his Time 43:40

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This week the boys talk about travelling out of town as a kid, the highs and lows of pet ownership, medieval Britain and loads more... Recorded at Future Hits Studios, Southend. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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Meet the librarians who rescued the books the Nazis burnt and plundered 1:16:35

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Send us a text Brianna Labuskes is more than just a gifted writer, she is a story hunter, who delves deep into the past and finds histories forgotten heroines. In this fascinating conversation, Brianna shares the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime--the WWII organisation founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use b…

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Rounding up randy runaway sheep and delivering twin lambs whilst making gravy. Welcome to the multitasking world of the Devon Shepherdess. 54:32

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Send us a text It's March, the month of daffodils, pussy willow and lambs - what better time to pay a visit to Twig Farm! Paula Steer is one of a new breed of shepherdesses blazing a trail across social media. Paula’s been farming sheep farm at Twig Farm in Devon for the past twenty years, following in the footsteps of her great-great grandmother L…

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EP48 - If You Can Use Your Mouth You Don't Need Your Hands 36:23

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This week the boys talk about competitiveness, being boys and our comedy journey. Recorded at Future Hits Studios, Southend. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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Travel back to Victorian Brighton and discover a shadowy world of erotic tableaux, gangsters and music-hall artistes in Jacquie Bloese's atmospheric new novel 51:23

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Send us a text Historical fiction author, Jacquie Bloese draws her inspiration from atmospheric locations with intriguing histories, and people – both real and imaginary – whose stories are calling out to be told. Her latest release, The Golden Hour, set in Victorian Brighton is a compelling and deeply atmospheric read. In this fascinating episode,…

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EP47 - Which Country is that Hole a Delicacy? 46:13

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This week the boys discuss smoking, peak optimum relaxation, which era we'd most like to go back to and more. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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EP46 - You Can Either Get Old or Die 36:24

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This week the boys get nostalgic about adverts, kids TV, toys, music and getting old. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes

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EP45 - If You See a Kangaroo in the Wild, Stay Away From the River 37:48

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This week the boys talk about bladder shyness, sneaking around the bedroom, their love of coffee and more. Recorded at Future Hits Studios, Southend. Support the show Follow us on Social Media, join our Patreon and more here.By Ross McGrane & John Oakes