Verdon Records - The Diary of a Record Shop
A new radio show/podcast for Radio Verdon and World Radio Paris. Ian, an Englishman living in France, has opened a record shop in a village called Moustiers Sainte-Marie, Provence. A glimpse of what life can be like for an English person living in a rocky corner of Provence, France, with contributions from his family and friends, and of course plenty of music.
Episodes
34 episodes
Verdon Records - Breaking - Se4 Ep6
This will be the final episode, for a while, of Verdon Records. In this show the protagonist desires solitude in the wilds of the hills. What does he discover? The lonely cries of nature? The timeless elements? Let...
Verdon Records - Alone Together - Se4 Ep5
Anna gives an early Christmas present to Ian, a trip to Iceland. With a few surprises along the way, some very bad weather, some Christmassy themes, some awful Icelandic jokes and a tour of the strange and wonderful Iceland. Music i...
Verdon Records - Poetry Corners - Se4 Ep4
It's Verdon Records The Diary of a Record Shop. It will be a feast of poetry to bamboozle your ears.A poetry festival descends on the village of Moustiers, the preparations include collecting poems from the gang, some classics and ...
Verdon Records - Stranger Among Us - Se4 Ep3
A person appears in the midst, uninvited. Problem is he doesn't speak so the gang don't know who he is. Can they work out who the mystery man is? From the airport in Marseilles to the bars in Manosque, from the Provençal villa...
Verdon Records - Body Parts - Se4 Ep2
Verdon Records treats you to a story full of intrigue and mystery. Someone or something, is leaving macabre items on the record shop doorstep. Has someone got something against the record shop? Are there any scores to settle?&...
Verdon Records - Clean Up - Se4 Ep1
Back with a duster and tin of polish, it's Verdon Records. In this show the record shop needs a reshuffle, a clean up, so with some new vinyl racks on their way from St Tropez and some new Greta Thunberg posters what more could a rec...
Verdon Records - What the Dickens! - Se3 Ep6
WHAT THE DICKENS!This episode sees the community put on a production of Charles Dickens 'The Christmas Carol'. Scott insists that during the build up, all the cast must stay in character, this causes some confusion with Baz, who pl...
Verdon Records - Network - Se3 - Ep5
The record shop gets invited to come along to a speed networking event in Manosque inspired by a recent 'Speed Networking' event held by Kruti and her team at
Verdon Records - Unusual Brass - Se3 Ep4
A filmmaker arrives in town with ideas that will surely change. A brass and folk band get stranded on their way to a puzzle competition, what a lot of hot air and folking around!! Lots of other objects placed in a non advertising wa...
Verdon Records - Shopping - Se3 Ep3
Its another unhinged, axe wielding episode of Verdon Records - The Diary of a Record Shop. This episode has Ian, the handsome protagonist, heading down to the big smoke of Aix en Provence, he needs a new needle for his record playe...
Verdon Records - Lights - Se3 Ep2
Word gets out that the Northern Lights are making an appearance in Provence and there are some Mongolian acrobats to welcome them in. Projects are steadily moving on, Freddy discovers a strange object on the beach and Daisy walks on.
Verdon Records - New Ideas- Se3 Ep1
A new season with new ideas and projects as spring is heralded in, inspiring the gang. Jon and Scott surprise with a strange find and a lack of pants. Hector falls in love with Milky Ways, whilst Anna and Baz have big ideas for Mous...
Verdon Records - Christmas Wedding - Se2 Ep12
Well thank goodness for that!! A Verdon Records Christmas Episode (not Christmas Special as it has to pass a Father Christmas 'Christmas Special' test, and I forgot to submit it in time, the deadline was the 20th, I only found out today)....
Verdon Records - Out of Control - Se2 Ep11
Its another eccentric packed episode of Verdon Records - The Diary of a Record Shop. This show has been compared to UK TV Show The Detectorists by the way, in feeling only.In tonight's show, Scott and Jon face an exhibition dilemma...
Verdon Records - Exhibition - Se2 Ep10
n this show, the new art collective Artistes de la Liberté, hold their first exhibition in the chapel in Moustiers Sainte-Marie. They plan a stunt to surprise the village, Banksy style! A tower crane is erected dominating the skylin...
Verdon Records - Happiness- Se2 Ep9
Tom and Juliette roll into Moustiers Sainte Marie, Baz has an announcement to make and there is a new collective about to begin.
Verdon Records - End of the Summer - Se2 Ep8
The summer in Provence was coming to an end, the heat had been unbearable and now Ian and the gang were enjoying the cooler weather. The night market in Moustiers brings out all the tourists and Ian and his friends. A band play in M...
Verdon Records - Photography - Se2 Ep7
The rain hasn't stopped for what feels like weeks. Scott needs some photos on his finished shepherd hut, Ian gathers up photos and posters for Scott with help from his friends. There is also some photography related music too, from ...
Verdon Records - Drugs - Se2 Ep6
Verdon Records will hit the airways with another emotion packed episode, get your tissues ready. Ian cannot sleep, doesn't know if he should take sleeping pills and asks for expert advice. He has a rock star guest staying at the record shop who...
Verdon Records - Birds - Se2 Ep5
Ian and friends take a trip to the wild Camargue to discover the culture and wildlife there. Hector has an encounter with bulls, Joseph forgets something quite important and Baz wants to know more about birds. There is also lots of ...
Verdon Records - Journey - Se2 Ep4
Ian has an unexpected call and he must embark on a journey in a foreign land, at the same time he gets chance to look inwards whilst looking outwards. Great music and plenty of heart.
Verdon Records - Cosmos - Se2 Ep2
The Comet is Coming. A story around the coming of comet, C2022 E3 ZTF. Ian starts a campaign to rename the comet Bristol Craig Comet. Hector has parties in the hills of Provence to see in the comet. Scott travels to the ...
Verdon Records - Winter - Se2 Ep1
Season 2 begins tonight with an episode on the theme of WINTER. All of the music chosen for this episode is associated in some way with the snowy, icy, cold season, winter. Thank you to all of you who helped choose the music with yo...
Verdon Records - Christmas Special - Part 2
Verdon Records - The Diary of A Record Shop - Christmas ShowA Christmas special, Ian is back in the record shop in Moustiers Sainte Marie and it's Christmas Eve. He plans to go to Iceland for Christmas to be with his love, but fete...
