Leigh Chambers hears from Cambridge Improv Teacher, Melanie Taylor who talks about drama improvisation – whether it’s as terrifying as it seems and how to be good at it; Phil Rowe chats to Tony Barnfield who takes a look at April Fools Day; Mike Prior's guest is Armande Fryatt who is a professional harpist talking about her new album which is … [Read more...]
Rock Lit – Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon talks about sharing a house in London with Syd Barrett in the 60s and his friendships with Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithful, Paul McCartney, Donovan and David Gilmour and about the film he produced which featured Arthur C Clarke. We play some pretty good music too. … [Read more...]
The Day the Pirates took over
On Good Friday (April 3rd) the crew of the Riverboat Georgina made way for the presenters and engineers from Cambridge 105 to broadcast in the style of the offshore radio pirates who were on air from the 1960s through the early 1990s. The event was sponsored by Lost in Vinyl. … [Read more...]
Flavour – Clowns
We explore Clowns in King Street; get some detail on Eat Cambridge events; new pop up restaurateurs Annabel and Jamie tell us what they’re up to; we hear about forthcoming cook books from Sarah Lavelle, Publishing Director at Quadrille, including one from The Great British Bakeoff 2014 runner up. Andrew Webb takes another book from his historical … [Read more...]
105 Drive with Julian Clover – Mill Road Cemetery
An extended version of Julian's visit to the Mill Road Cemetery. He meets Mary Naylor of the Cambridgeshire Family History Society to talk about the restoration of World War One gravestones. … [Read more...]
The New Music Generator: Student Radio Special
1/2 Cambridge born Adam Winch-Furness, former drummer in Isaac's Aircraft & Chasing Outlaws hosts a special hour of the best unsigned artists featured on his student radio show in Leeds, Leeds Live & Local … [Read more...]
New Music Generator: Cody Pennington
Tim Willett introduces new releases from Frankie Furlow, Lost Lungs, Matty & The Bullsharks, Motor Tapes, Phoenix Falls and Smoken Joes. Jessica E Smith drops out of the Unsigned Chart, Cody Pennington drops by to play live and there's a preview of the best gigs for the weekend. The next edition is on Wednesday, 8th April with studio guests … [Read more...]
