
Looking Up Sheffield
A monthly meander around Sheffield's amazing history, people and buildings.
Episodes
12 episodes
Looking Up Sheffield Season 2, Episode 2: High Rise To Success
"There used to be lines on the floor outside places like Park Hill and the Kelvin," says Airship's Dan Brookman. "You couldn't throw a telly past the red lines and the green lines meant it was safe to walk underneath." Luckily th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:31

Looking Up Sheffield Season 2, Episode 1: Cities of Dust
We finally got our podcast chops in gear for season two of the popular peoples' podcast (note the apostrophe placing) and what a cracker it is. While we pretend to look after our respective children, Loz and Nic talk positively about other peop...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:00

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 10: 50 Shaves of Greg
Our little podcast has made it to episode 10, just in time for Christmas. A year where life has changed for everyone. But none more so than Sheffield's director of health Greg Fell. 2020 has seen him leading the city's response to Covid...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:48

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 9: All good in De Hood
Boxing is, of course, in Sheffield’s DNA. From the Bomber to Brook, it has produced its fair share of gloved-up heroes. But the real heroes are operating out of a former school which was in serious danger of falling in...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:30

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 8: Sculptor, Skater, Speakeasy creator
Meet Bally, the Speakeasy creator. He’s one of a trio of people doing great things in the previously less than thriving Castlegate area that we feature on this episode.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:45

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 7: Kayaks, castles and courts
Podcast guest Simon Ogden didn't let the Covid restrictions stop his plans to put Castlegate, the ancient heart and beating digital future of Sheffield, into the spotlight.Normally he's planning a week long jam of events and parties whi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:56

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 6: The Greencast
Everybody's been getting out in the great outdoors, but it's not just for our own benefit. Looking Up Sheffield brings you three for the price of one by podcasting under a waterfall in Rivelin Valley, in the heart of a former under...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:37

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 5: Lockdown Up Sheffield
We never expected to be gone so long. We paused Looking Up Sheffield for three months to adjust and recalibrate before deciding that the news about Hillsborough Park's coach house getting the funding to become the city's first ever dementia caf...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:36

Looking Up Sheffield Episode 4: I Heart Sheffield
Just in time for Valentine's Day, podcast four focuses on Sheffield's Heart Of The City 2, which is even better than the original. We talk to Nalin Seneviratne, director of city centre regen at the council, about progress, heritage...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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32:00

Looking Up Sheffield: Episode 3. What's Don Is Don
A special Christmas edition celebrating the River Don. It's been in the news for all the wrong reasons, so it's time to remember why the Don is worth our attention. Looking Up Sheffield urges you to forget the politics and immerse ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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29:40
