This is England Real People, Real Stories Podcast
1) Neil Perkins - Sweetshop Owner
Do you remember sweets like liquorice torpedoes, sherbet lemons and mint humbugs and thought they where a thing of the past. You'd be wrong, Goodies Sweetshop in Lincoln is perhaps the only shop where...Show More
2) Harry & Terri Boyce The Archers
Harry & Terri Boyce are both enthusiasts about Field Archery. Join them as they discuss their passion for a sport, which has led Terri to a world title and Harry to design courses for the upcoming Eur...Show More
3) Neil Mumby - The Falconer
In one of the most hair raising moments of Series One Liz is narrowly missed by the outstretched talons of a hawk as it comes into land over her head. Hear these wonderful birds as Neil Mumby the falc...Show More
4) Mervin Austin - The Baker
Join Liz at Kirton Bakery where Mervin Austin bakes bread in an oven that took two weeks to reach its operating temperature, and where every loaf is hand made from specialist flours ground in the adjo...Show More
5) Ian Keat - The Jeweller
Ian Keat does not simply retail Jewellery but is one of the few remaining craftsmen who designs and makes original items. Join Liz as she visits his workshop and sees how the bench and tools of a jewe...Show More
6) Brian Hall MBE - Court Usher
You could be forgiven for thinking that an English Court was run by a bewigged judge from his chambers, or maybe his office clerks but you would be wrong. Brian Hall is a Court Usher - the man who sho...Show More
7) Alan Pell - The Fairground Organ Maker
As a young boy Alan Pell was fascinated by the steam fairground organs that accompanied the travelling showmen and their fairgrounds everywhere. With no books but only other old organs from which to l...Show More
8) Bette Vickers The Obituary Writer
Bette Vickers must be one of the few people to have written her own obituary. As the obit writer for the Lincolnshire Echo newspaper, she has turned a job considered by her fellow journalists as the p...Show More
9) Terry Stubbins - Town Crier
Dressed in a Lincoln green overcoat, with a yellow waistcoat. You couldn't miss Terry Stubbins in a crowd. Also wearing a tri-corn hat, he is Town Crier to the city of Lincoln. 2020: Terry moved...Show More
10) Rick Taylor - Coracle Maker
So you want to make a light portable boat you can carry on your shoulder and you haven't any money or a workshop or even tools to do it with. Its no problem, help is at hand. Join Liz as she sits with...Show More