Bristol: Behind The Headlines
Each week, Behind the Headlines brings listeners compelling and fascinating conversations from people all over our city - delving behind the headlines of Bristol's news, culture and more.Brought to you by Bristol's independent media, Bristol24/7.Become a member for £5 a month, or £45 a year, to support local independent journalism.
Episodes
94 episodes
Episode 96: Is the word ‘Brizzle’ becoming more acceptable to use?
Is the word ‘Brizzle’ becoming more acceptable to use? Or is it still a heinous crime against all true Bristolians? Lucy Wheeler of Beast in St Nick’s Market speaks to Martin Booth about the controversial topic in this week's podcast.We...
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Episode 95: What Does Normal Look Like? With Colin Moody and Tom Whitson
In March 2020, the UK went into its first lockdown. In this episode of Behind the Headlines, Reporter Mia Vines Booth speaks to Bristol filmmakers and photographers Colin Moody and Tom Whitson about their new film, What Does Normal...
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Episode 94: Jenny Urquhart, 'Normal for Hartcliffe' and Palestine solidarity rally
In this week's episode, we go behind the scenes of a new documentary film set in a south Bristol estate that is grappling with stereotypes and lack of opportunity. We also meet up with an artist who has a created a set of Bristol-themed playing...
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Episode 93: Why should you become a member of Bristol24/7?
In this week’s podcast, we are hotfooting it from a radiographers’ strike outside a hospital to the unveiling of a colourful new mural in Broadmead featuring some much-loved familiar faces.We also chat to Head of Bristol24/7’s Head of Au...
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Episode 92: What are the best things about being a student in Bristol?
To celebrate the start of another academic year, Bristol24/7’s Student Guide is back and better than ever. From local indie businesses, alphabetical pub crawls to unmissable events, alternative study spaces, our favourite cheap eats and top soc...
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Inside Bristol’s first carbon neutral podcast studio
This episode is sponsored by Future LeapSustainable business network Future Leap has opened the city’s first carbon neutral media studio. Future Leap Media Studios are located on Oakfield Road in Clifton, inside the Old ...
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Episode 91: How should we remember the Bristol Bus Boycott?
2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott which saw the “colour bar” lifted from public transport after months of peaceful action and paved the way to the Race Relations Act of 1965 and 1968.In this episode,...
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Episode 90: Are restaurants in Bristol too expensive?
With rising costs at all stages of the supply chain, restaurants have recently been forced to increase prices at an unprecedented rate - but are they now at risk of alienating diners?In this week's podcast, we explore this questi...
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Episode 89: The programme helping Bristol's young people achieve their dreams
The Grassroot Activators Programme (GAP) is youth and community worker Ben Carpenter's answer to the issues young people in Bristol face. With the first year of the "transformational" programme coming to a close, reporter Charlie Wa...
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Episode 88: Eastville Park Lido: ‘Catastrophic eyesore’ or much-needed community facility?
Fresh plans have been submitted for an open air swimming pool and cafe in Eastville Park.Campaigners say more swimming facilities are needed in Bristol and the pool would offer an inclusive space for the local community to enjoy.H...
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Episode 87: Where should Bristol build homes in the midst of a housing crisis?
Danica Priest is one of Bristol's most vocal, ardent and committed environmental campaigners.Originally from the USA but now with British citizenship, she lives in Headley Park. When not doing her day job as a web developer, she enjoys r...
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Episode 86: What next for 'failing' shopping centre after redevelopment plans rejected?
Campaigners in Knowle have been celebrating after plans to redevelop Broadwalk Shopping Centre were rejected.The Redcatch Development Partnership, which wanted to knock down the ‘failing’ facility and build up to 850 flats in blocks as h...
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Episode 85: Bristol's first and only queer security firm
PHAT is a queer-owned security firm set up to make people feel comfortable and safe when they are on a night out. Founder Ola Poroslo spoke to Betty Woolerton about their club night Crotch, the need for positive reform in the industry and...
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Episode 84: A harbour swimming special
The council is set to lift a ban on swimming in Bristol harbour for a five week trial starting on Saturday.Ahead of the pilot, Reporter Betty Woolerton spoke to Johnny Palmer, founder of Swim Bristol Harbour, Labour councillor Ellie Kin...
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Episode 83: LaToyah McAllister-Jones on the return of St Paul's Carnival
St Paul's Carnival is returning to the city in July for the first time in three years.The Covid-19 pandemic temporarily put the colourful celebrations on hold, but now the carnival is back and is expected to attract more than 100,000 peo...
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Episode 82: The team behind Rain Dogs on filming in Bristol
Rain Dogs, a new comedy drama starring Daisy May Cooper, airs on BBC One on Tuesday, after filming almost entirely in Bristol.The eight-part series follows the life of Costello Jones, a single mum who’s struggling to become a writ...
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Episode 81: Is Bristol taking the lead on the future of wind energy?
As the work or the tallest wind turbine in Bristol begins and the regulations covering onshore wind energy are being debated nationally, alternative energies are more crucial than ever.In episode 81, we speak to Dr Hannah Bloomfield, a r...
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Episode 80: Deconstructing Bristol's colonial history
A new app hopes to explore sites and landmarks in the city which have connections to the histories and legacies of transatlantic enslavement.Decolonising Memory is a new augmented reality app designed to take users on an alternative tou...
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Episode 79: Author Emily Koch on Bristol's burgeoning literary scene
Emily Koch is an author and writer whose third novel, What July Knew, was published earlier this month by Harvill Secker.In this episode of the Bristol24/7 Behind the Headlines podcast, Emily talks to Martin Booth about her new ...
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Episode 78: Practicing yoga with puppies in Bristol
Yoga is known to have great benefits for our physical and mental health, but what if puppies are also thrown into the mix? In this episode of Behind the Headlines, we spoke to Lucy Coxon, the woman who has brought the joys of pract...
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Episode 77: The truth behind Bristol's infamous urban legends
Did Sarah Ann Henley’s billowing skirts save her life when she fell from the Suspension Bridge in 1885? Is there any truth in the infamous tale of the Bristol Zoo car park attendant who scammed his way to happy retirement? And was a lost child ...
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Episode 76: The role of climate anxiety in Bristol
Climate anxiety, defined as a chronic fear of environmental doom, can take different shapes and can comprise a wide range of feelings.In episode 76 of Behind the Headlines, we spoke to Dr Dan O’Hare, an educational psychologist and senio...
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Episode 75: From Timbuktu to the O2 - A for Alpha is taking the DJ scene by storm
A for Alpha is taking the DJ scene by storm, one gig at a time.Abby has played in venues around Bristol, launched her own record label, and teaches DJ lessons from her studio in Stokes Croft.Rachel Sutherland spoke to Abby in the...
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Episode 74: Hart's Bakery celebrates 10 years at Temple Meads
Hart's Bakery has been here for ten years, with some of the most popular bakes from that time making one-off reappearances on the menu from Tuesday to Saturday.Ahead of the bakery celebrating a decade at Temple Meads, Laura Hart spoke to...
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