The Localist in England

Mar 29 2022 15 ep. 30
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The stories, places and people putting the country on the map.

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S3E4: The Landlady of Scarborough

Mar 29 2022 6 mins  
Traditional seaside landladies of the past, often portrayed on seaside postcards, have faced a changing business landscape since the package holiday boom. In this episode of The Localist Scarborough, Bek Homer visits Bonnie Purchon MBE whose love and devotion to her town has led to recognition at the highest level. Listen now for tales of boisterous bikers and problematic guests. O

S3E3: Synths in the surgery

Mar 22 2022 10 mins  
Bek Homer recreates the sound of her own heart condition as she meets with Dr Asif in his surgery. Together they explore how the doctor uses synthesisers to simulate sounds of the body.Producer: Bek Homer. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

S3E2: Memories, posted

Mar 15 2022 8 mins  
Sisters Bek and Meg grew up in Scarborough. They share stories from their past fuelled by the memories locked in postcards sent from the town throughout the years.Hear their tales of the Chuckle Brothers cabriolet, the pier (that isn’t a pier) and the draw of this iconic seaside town.Producer: Bek Homer. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Prod

S3E1: The legend of Hairy Bob

Mar 08 2022 8 mins  
Find out if Bek Homer discovers the truth of a Scarborough myth that has caught the imagination of locals for decades.Bek goes on a mythical mystery tour exploring local landmarks and is joined by local artist and musician Captain Ant.Producer: Bek Homer. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison.

S2E4: The Norf Suff divide

Feb 16 2022 12 mins  
Matt Marvel finds out whether the rivalry between Norfolk and Suffolk still an issue.Matt rallies together representatives from both sides of the border; cosplayers, podcasters and vicars, to battle out in a competition more raucous than the last Old Farm derby in 2019.Who will come out on top? There’s only one way to find out. Producer: Matt Marvel. Senior Producer: Ollie Pea

S2E3: The Roma

Feb 08 2022 12 mins  
Matt Marvel meets a Roma family and hears about the discrimination Roma and Gypsy people face and why it’s the reason for some to hide their identity.While recording this podcast, this issue hit the headlines following controversial comments about the Holocaust by a well-known comedian.Producer: Matt Marvel. Senior Producer: Ollie Peart. Online Producer: Rachael Smith. Executive

S2E2: The detectorists

Feb 01 2022 10 mins  
Matt Marvel delves deeper into the world of metal detecting with 13-year-old Mille, who on her first time out with her Dad stumbled across an axe hoard and Luke, who finds £100,000 of gold coins.If you are planning on going out metal detecting, you must observe the law and seek permission from the landowner. There’s an unlimited fine or up to three months in prison for not repor

S2E1: The children left behind

Jan 25 2022 11 mins  
Matt Marvel explores stories of mixed American/British heritage children dubbed ‘Brown Babies’ and discovers how DNA technology is helping them find long lost families.In January 1942 thousands of American troops arrived in the UK to join World War Two. A large contingent of black American GI’s formed part of that deployment. Racial segregation was still part of life in the U

S2: Welcome to The Localist - Suffolk

Jan 25 2022 2 mins  
Matt Marvel explores the stories, places and people putting Suffolk on the map.

S1E5: The sound of Dorset

Jul 20 2021 13 mins  
For her role as fossil hunter Mary Anning in the film “Ammonite”, actor Kate Winslet listened to recordings by a Lyme Regis local. But what is a Dorset accent and how did it develop? As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, how are such accents changing?Multicultural British English or MBE has emerged from the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic communities in cities like Lon