The first Book Night show will focus on memoir, with the in-studio guest, Azadeh Moaveni. The author of Lipstick Jihad, Honeymoon in Tehran, and co-author, with Shirin Ebadi, of Iran Awakening. Azadeh has led a fascinating life, born in California and moving to Iran in 1999 as the only Western journalist in the territory at a highly volatile … [Read more...]
Arts Round-Up 16/03/2013
In this edition; we review the E-Luminate Festival of Light, engage with living coloured squares with artist Adrian Parnell at the Lynne Strover Gallery; look at a smart phone app with for enjoying sculptures with Cambridge Sculpture Trials; visit Outpost’s artists at Kettles Yard and preview arts events upcoming events for artists, homeless … [Read more...]
Bums On Seats: Arctic Film Festival
Today's show is a real globetrotter, as in a space of an hour we visit a magical kingdom, the canyons of the mind, the near future, the Florida Bayou and the roof of the world, reviewing new releases OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, SIDE EFFECTS, ROBOT AND FRANK and THE PAPERBOY. Plus we prepare for next week's ARCTIC FILM FESTIVAL (in venues around … [Read more...]
Cambridge Band Competition: Heat 3 (Chasing Melfina, The Simpletone, Screen People & Cemetary Junction)
Highlights of Heat 3 from the Strawberry Fair Cambridge Band Competition hosted by Tim Willett and Skye Keable from The Portland Arms. Featuring Chasing Melfina, The Simpletone, Screen People & Cemetary Junction. Congratulations to winners The Simpletone who progress to the final at the Cambridge Junction on 5th April along with DAFM and … [Read more...]
105 Breakfast: Mark Anstead Wine Review 14/03/13
Mark Anstead of the Cambridgeshire Wine School joins Tim and Lottie with recommendations for Easter. La Matiniere Crozes-Hermitage, £12.99 from Cambridge Wine Merchants, winner of International Wine Challenge best Crozes-Hermitage trophy. Chateau Peyrabon 2003, a cru bourgeois wine from the left bank of Bordeaux also priced £12.99 from … [Read more...]
New Music Generator 13/03/2013
Tim Willett presents Cambridge 105′s flagship show dedicated to unsigned and local music. In this episode Tim plays music from Music & Spies, Madame So, Straw Bear, MC Samson, Shelby Hannah & The Balancines. Unsigned Chart artist and all round nice bloke Elliot Porter pops in with some of his band to play live in the second half hour … [Read more...]
105 Drive Replay: The Simpletone; Taylor Vinters; Manor School; Pavitt’s Pies
Neil Whiteside presents a week of interviews from 105 Drive. Included are Glenn Eastoe who sings some acoustic numbers from his band The Simpletone, who took part in the Cambridge Band Competition this week. … [Read more...]