Today's show gets all hot under the collar about what could be four of the best films of the year: The Shape of Water, Black Panther, I, Tonya and Ladybird. We also talk to Daniella Shreir, editor of new feminist film journal Another Gaze. … [Read more...]
21st Century Women: Dr Deborah Thom, Jess Hawkins & Frances Reid
This month 21st Century Women discusses the 100 year anniversary of women's suffrage with Dr Deborah Thom, we hear from 14 year old Jess Hawkins who donated her long hair to the Princess Trust and we follow the varied career of Frances Reid from the BBC to bread maker. … [Read more...]
Bookmark: Miranda Doyle
Miranda Doyle talks to presenter Leigh Chambers about her astonishing memoir A Book of Untruths, which recounts her upbringing and family life through the lies her parents told their children and each other. We also hear from railway enthusiast Rob Shorland-Ball on writing the definitive book about Cambridge train station. And Margaret Creek from … [Read more...]
Cambridge man who became lost in Kashmir
Cambridge-based carpenter Alex Magilton tells Suzie how he and a group of skiers got lost in the disputed border zone between India and Pakistan. They’re joined by journalist Mike Scialom who broke the story in the Cambridge Independent. … [Read more...]
New Music Generator: Lunar Echoes
Tim Willett introduces new music from Mallory Knox, The Catch, BAILEY, Elizabeth & Jameson, Eira Bailey and HUNTAR. He's joined in the studio by Ronnie, Mark, Ben Taylor and Ben Nunn from Lunar Echoes who perform a live acoustic session. They stick around for the results of this week's Unsigned Chart and there's a look at the weekends gigs as well … [Read more...]
Flavour: Toft Shop
In this edition, South Africa comes to South Cambridgeshire as we visit a village shop specialising in South African foods. There's two servings of beer (Calverley Brothers pictured), Heidi White tells us more about the forthcoming Eat Cambridge food and drink festival, we hear about eating unusual parts of fish and gardening expert Dave Fox … [Read more...]
Findacure founder talks about setting up the charity
Julian Clover hears from Dr Nick Sireau, the Founder & Chair of Trustees at Findacure, Cambridge 105 Radio's Charity of the Month. Both of Nick's sons have a rare disease. He talks about setting up the charity and its ongoing work with parents of other children in the same situation. … [Read more...]