It’s a year since Ofo’s distinctive yellow bikes arrived on the streets of Cambridge. Despite fears that abandoned bikes would create street clutter they’ve been popular with local residents. Julian Clover spoke to the Operations Manager for Ofo Cambridge, Matt Thomas-Keeping. … [Read more...]
Learn to speak Esperanto at The Blue Moon
Leigh Chambers' guest is Esperanto teacher Tim Morley who’s giving a talk about the language for the Cambridge Skeptics at The Blue Moon on Tuesday (April 24). He tells Leigh why Esperanto is experiencing a surge in popularity and how it’s being used. … [Read more...]
21st Century Women: Julie Deane of the Cambridge Satchel Company
On this month’s show Suzie Thorpe talks to Julie Deane OBE, the founder and CEO of the Cambridge Satchel Company; Louise Wilson meets chef Charlotte Gin who tells us about her passion for food, and what it’s like to work in male dominated kitchens. And Liz Kelly chats to Julie Miles who has set up workshops where people can get together and do a … [Read more...]
Daniel Baker: Paralympian Owen Pick
Daniel Baker spoke to Team GB's Winter Paralympic flag-bearer Owen Pick. They got talking about Owens recovery from wounded soldier, to snowboard sensation. … [Read more...]
Bums on Seats: Rampage, A Quiet Place and Custody
Today's show takes in both the ridiculous and the sublime, moving from reviews of the monsters of Rampage, A Quiet Place and Custody, to the gentler bookish thrills of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. … [Read more...]
Drive Chef: A summer’s picnic in Cambridgeshire
Drive Chef Jamie Mountford and colleague Jake Howells tell Julian Clover what you need for a perfect summer's picnic. … [Read more...]
The pop history of The Fens
Ashley Capaldi is joined by Hilary Cox, who tells her about Cambridgeshire Community Archive Network's Talkin' 'bout My Generation project in The Fens that's capturing spoken diaries of people's music and concert activity from times past. … [Read more...]