Writer, poet and broadcaster Pam Ayres talks to Mandy about her life and work, as she prepares for a short tour of the UK. Nicola will be previewing a special exhibition to mark the 600th anniversary of the Cambridge University Library, as some of its treasures are revealed. Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett is back in the news as a special tribute … [Read more...]
Best of 105 Daytime – w/c 29/02/16
The best of Cambridge 105 daytime interviews featuring David Savage, Head of Pastoral Support, British Humanist Association talking to Leigh Chambers, Phil Rowe meets 'Lou' to talk about eating disorders, Mike Prior gets the latest news from Mill Road co ordinator Franny Ritchie, Suzie Thorpe meets our very own Tony Barnfield, Mike Prior talks … [Read more...]
105 Drive with Julian Clover – Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club
Rosina Piovani reports from the Tiddliwinks Open Championships, organised by the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club. … [Read more...]
Northern Soul with Tony Dellar 08/03/2016
The legendary Cambridge DJ presents another two hours of northern soul classics … [Read more...]
Mandy's Garden Shed: March
On Mandy's Garden Shed this month there's more drama on the allotment in the wake of Storm Imogen! as Mandy and Nicola access the damage. And Mandy gets a guided tour of a special garden in Grantchester designed by Chelsea gold medal winner Marney Hall. … [Read more...]
Rock Lit – Brian Wilson’s Surf’s Up
Alan Alder takes a tour around music blogs and online ‘zines. We hear the evolution of Brian Wilson’s Surf’s Up from 1967 to 2004, and the surprising connection between the songs Bo Diddley and Mockingbird and their link to pre-civil war West African slaves. There’s a wide variety of music amongst the 16 tracks we feature. Some new, some old … [Read more...]
105 Drive with Julian Clover – #CambsNotSpotter
#CambsNotSpotter is a new initiative hopes to pinpoint the parts of Cambridgeshire where mobile or broadband access is particularly difficult. Julian met Faye Holland, the chair of the Connecting Cambridge Group. … [Read more...]