Warm smile, upside-down glasses & memories of a World Championship that kept 19 million of us transfixed until well after midnight back in the day! I've been chatting with snooker legend Dennis Taylor & it's one of my favourite ever conversations. Listen here: www.besomerset.com/post/clash-o...

The latest episode of Moving Notes is out, including a brilliant chat with bestselling author, performer & broadcaster, Charlie Connelly. We chat Elvis & his legacy, music & its connection to football, & what it was like writing Bernard Sumner's autobiography. Listen anywhere you get your #podcasts

Do you love a local heritage site near where you live? Maybe you’ve researched your family ancestry? Earlier, I had a lovely chat with Historian David Olusoga about a new competition uncovering places that celebrate local people who have shaped the nation. David shares more about it in this clip:

A new arts festival is coming to Yeovil this time next week. From Friday March 27th to Sunday March 29th, the Yeovil Art Weekender will be in full swing & everyone is invited! ✨ 🎉 Here’s a clip about some of the things in store & head here to listen to more: www.besomerset.com/post/yeovil-...

Sat down for a chat with Jason Donovan & it wasn’t what I was expecting. We spoke about the big stuff - what it’s really like to entertain, being at the centre of a “perfect career storm", & what really matters…family, love (& for me, roast potatoes! 😂 ) Full chat: www.besomerset.com/post/jason-d...

Yesterday I headed to Yeovil Art Space to discover more about their brand new arts festival, Yeovil Art Weekender, happening all across town from Friday 27th March. 🎉 It’s going to be colourful, creative & inspiring, & there’s so much to see & do ✨ More about it on @besomerset.bsky.social next week

New chat about Old Songs out now! @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social has been speaking with historian/author Amy Jeffs, musician Natalie Brice & illustrator Gwen Burns about their mesmerising book/audio book Old Songs. The Frome trio have brought 10 ballads back to life www.besomerset.com/post/old-son...

The very best medicine! 😂 Check out a tiny bit of what happened when I chatted with the brilliant Paul Merton & Suki Webster this week. Laugh? I nearly… you’ll be able complete that sentence after you’ve listened to the interview in full, which is out now, here: www.besomerset.com/post/paul-me...

Classic FM’s Hall of Fame, the world's biggest classical music chart is open for your votes: halloffame.classicfm.com/2026/ For inspiration, how about Patrick Hawes Quanta Qualia? We’ve performed some beautiful versions. Dame Louise Casey chose this one for Desert Island Discs! youtu.be/Miy_S3o-L7Q

Quanta Qualia - Patrick Hawes | performed by Choir of the Earth & Sophie Burrows

YouTube video by Radio Choral

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I had an absolute treat of a chat recently, with the brilliant Sue Perkins. ✨ Sue’s touring her new stand up show ‘The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins’ across the country next year. We caught up about all sorts! Here’s a clip, and hear our full conversation ➡️ www.besomerset.com/post/the-ete...

On our Sunday playlist is Hangover Terrace, the brilliant latest album by @ronsexsmith.bsky.social 🎶 Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here: www.besomerset.com/post/hangove... #interview #radio #music #sunday

Hangover Terrace - Ron Sexsmith

Tis the season for them we guess... and Ron Sexsmith's latest album, Hangover Terrace, is certainly a cracker! Ian caught up with the three-time, Juno award-winning singer songwriter from St Catherine...

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Christmas at Stourhead opens tomorrow until December 31. Jenna hops over the border to chat with Stourhead’s General Manager Phil, & Associate Producer of the light trail, Laurence. Discover what goes on to bring this beautiful, sustainable spectacle to life, here: www.besomerset.com/post/christm...

Brilliant visit to Stourhead to chat with General Manager Phil & Associate Producer Laurence about the upcoming spectacle, Christmas at Stourhead🎄Looking forward to sharing the conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social. Stourhead is spectacular & we met the friendliest robin on a walk around the lake!

Only 3 days left to visit Hatch Somerset’s latest exhibition JOURNEYS, & to find The White Cello in the secret Somerset barn! 🎻 Put on the headphones, listen to the music & poetry, & maybe you’ll relate to the need to make time for yourself 🤍 Thanks for your lovely feedback about it yesterday.

If you see this Kingfisher photo, please leave a comment! 🙏♥️ Have you ever seen a Kingfisher? 🐦 I think more people have not seen them than those who have! 😊 You can buy my my 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

It all started with a stubborn supermarket automatic door and a pigeon! 🐦 Ardal O’ Hanlon is bringing his stand up show ‘Not Himself’ to Westlands in Yeovil tonight and it just goes to show, inspiration can come from anywhere 😉 For our full chat, head here: www.besomerset.com/post/ardal-o...

You can listen to our full conversation here: www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich... Richard is touring his show’Unnatural Causes - Time of Death’ across the UK now.

Dr Richard Shepherd, Unnatural Causes - Time of Death

Dr. Richard Shepherd, the UK's leading forensic pathologist, is coming to Westlands in Yeovil on October 25th with his new tour, Unnatural Causes – Time of Death. It's a journey into the world of fore...

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Dr. Richard Shepherd is the UK's leading forensic pathologist. Having carried out over 24,000 autopsies, he has investigated some of the world’s most high-profile cases, from the Hungerford Massacre to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I caught up with him to discover more about his career. Here’s a clip.

Absolutely brilliant interview from @somersetcool.bsky.social on @besomerset.bsky.social with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd. If you watch TV shows about crime and murder and find yourself saying "Well actually..." a lot, this is the guy for you! www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich...

Dr Richard Shepherd, Unnatural Causes - Time of Death

Dr. Richard Shepherd, the UK's leading forensic pathologist, is coming to Westlands in Yeovil on October 25th with his new tour, Unnatural Causes – Time of Death. It's a journey into the world of fore...

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I had the pleasure if chatting with Richard Hawley recently. He was every bit as wonderful a human being as I thought he'd be. Here it is www.besomerset.com/post/richard... @besomerset.bsky.social

Richard Hawley - Coles Corner is 20!

Songwriter, guitarist and producer, Richard Hawley, not only creates truly timeless music, but listening to him in conversation restores your faith. Astute, thoughtful, reflective and kind, Richard ch...

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We’ve got a great chat for you. Ian’s been catching up with @richardhawley.bsky.social. Richard’s music is not only truly timeless, but listening to him in conversation has restored our faith in humans! Richard’s playing a sold out gig in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow night…

Here’s a poem about knitting from Robin Ince! He shared it chatting with Ian about a digital EP of poems that’s a sonic companion to Robin’s book, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. Robin’s teamed up with musician Rachel Taylor-Beales to create the EP. More here: www.besomerset.com/post/normall...

Willow weaving is so mindful when you get into a rhythm. I learned that when I visited Jo Entwistle at Bay Tree Willow (Somerset Open Studios Venue 24) in Barwick. We made a willow birdhouse together & Jo was a great teacher. Here’s a clip & our full chat is here www.besomerset.com/post/open-st...

It’s the final weekend of Somerset Open Studios, a chance to head out across the county, visit artists & chat with them about what they create. Jenna did just that with Printmaker @jcurtisart.bsky.social Here’s a clip & to hear the conversation in full, head here: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse...

How about starting the week with some art & crafts? Check out episode 2 of ‘The Heart of the Art’, exploring more of Somerset Open Studios. It includes willow weaving, glass painting, woodworking, a celebratory exhibition in hospital & a trip to the Somerset coast! www.besomerset.com/post/open-st...

Open studios - Heart of the Art, show two

Our second Somerset Open Studios 'Heart of the Art' show is here... and it's a cracker! It features:Jo Entwhistle at Bay Tree Willow who talks about her willow practice, and Jenna and Jo make a birdho...

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One of my favourite interviews has been with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & he’s at Westlands Yeovil this evening with his show, Getting Through It. Tickets are here: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/tal... Our full conversation is here: www.besomerset.com/post/michael... #searchforthehero

A little block I created when @somersetcool.bsky.social came to visit last week. You can hear more about its creation and some of my printmaking in the first of her Somerset Art Specials on @besomerset.bsky.social besomerset.com/post/somerset-…

My Somerset Art Weeks show is out, here: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse... It includes: * Somerset Art Works Co-chair Freeny Yianni * Printmaker @jcurtisart.bsky.social - We get inky! * Artist Tina Salvidge & her virtual reality experience * Artist Jo Lathwood, whose exhibition explores brewing

It’s today! The start of Somerset Open Studios…a 16-day celebration of art across the county. Grab yourself a guide & discover some wonderful creativity, whether you get involved every year or have never done it before! Today I’ll be editing the first of my Art Weeks shows. It’ll be out tomorrow 📻

A lovely visit to @jcurtisart.bsky.social yesterday to create some prints & chat about the process, for my first Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios radio show. Loved chatting with Jackie about her work & you can hear our conversation from Sunday afternoon on besomerset.com. Jackie is at venue 106.