Leigh Chambers guest is writer, historian and broadcaster, Louise Foxcroft who talks about her new book, The Irish Pasha, an historical biography based on the journals of RG ‘Pum’ Gayer-Anderson, a Victorian poet, surgeon, Egyptologist, psychic and tomb-robber; Phil Rowe chats to Ryan Watson from The Young Actors Company; Mike Prior talks to … [Read more...]
Greg’s Afternoon Record Club – Mungo Jerry
Greg’s Afternoon Record Club took a trip to the seaside for its latest edition, visiting the Bournemouth studio of Ray Dorset, better known as 70s recording artist Mungo Jerry. In the show Ray plays some of the early rock and roll records that influenced him when he was growing up. He talks about his early performing career and the people he’s … [Read more...]
Flavour – Cookbooks
Sarah Lavelle, publishing director of Quadrille Press tells us about new cook books; we discover the link between Russian Pastilas, English heritage apples, Dostoyevsky and St Giles Church in Castle Hill; learn what’s coming up in this year’s Eat Cambridge food and drink festival; find out about two new street food vendors – Buffalo Joes and … [Read more...]
Polish Waves 22/03/2015
Blazej and Sebastian celebrate the beginning of spring. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Minds – Sir David John Spiegelhalter & Roger Mosey
Award-winning broadcaster Trevor Dann presents a new series for Cambridge 105 in which he interviews some of the university city’s brightest stars. The first edition features statistician Sir David John Spiegelhalter, OBE FRS and Master of Selwyn College Roger Mosey. … [Read more...]
Pub of the Month 20/03/2015
Dom Smith joins 105 Drive's Tim Willett with reviews of The Railway Vue at Histon, The Grain Store, Regent St, The Fox, Bar Hill, The White Horse, Oakington, but which will be Pub of the Month? … [Read more...]
New Music Generator: Which May Ball & High Tyde
Tim Willett is joined by David Roper from the website whichmayball.co.uk and gets an insight into the workings and history of the Cambridge University 'May week' and how this website can give local musicians the opportunity to perform at such prestigious events. Also includes an interview with Brighton Indie band High Tyde ahead of their visit to … [Read more...]