Hetti Wood joined Phil in the studio discussing volunteer and fundraising opportunities with Cambridge 105 Radio's Charity of the Month for June, Rowan. … [Read more...]
The Eclectic Light Show: Fairport Convention
Folk-rock band Fairport Convention are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and in an exclusive interview with the band's founding member Simon Nicol, Mandy Morton traces their history, fraught with comings and goings, a fatal motorway crash and a dogged determination to survive five decades of the British music industry. … [Read more...]
Cambridge and The Great War: How the City Survived – Part 2
In the second part of our documentary Leigh Chambers hears the experiences of Cambridge men on the battlefields of France and Belgium, and life for the women left behind at home. Roger Lilley, first world war postcard collector, discusses the morale boosting effects of communication between families in the UK and men fighting at the front, and what … [Read more...]
Cambridge and The Great War: How the City Survived – Part 1
Leigh Chambers examines how Cambridge took part in the preparations for war and why and how Cambridgeshire men signed up. We’ll hear from Bryan Harris whose family were members of the Cherry Hinton sect of Plymouth Brethren and conscientious objectors. We’ll also take a look at the role of women during these years and how their increased activity … [Read more...]