A rainy woodland visit.
Recorded April 2018
Features and interviews
Victorian Nights – May 2012
Sounds from the first Victorian Nights festival in Cromer, Sheringham and Wells-next-the-Sea.
Beginning at the launch event at Cromer we journey to Sheringham Little Theatre for At The Picture Palace A Century Ago, then to The Mo: Sheringham Museum for Mo’s Tremendous Victorian Circus, moving on to Well-next-the-Sea for The Maltings’ Victorian Family Day before finally arriving at The Fisherman’s Heritage Centre for Shipwrecked! Back to 1897.
The festival was organised for Museums At Night, Culture 24‘s annual after hours celebration when hundreds of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites open their doors for social evening events.
Recorded: April/May 2012
Babes in the Wood
A slightly different take on the field recording I did at Wayland Wood in Norfolk.
This focusses more on the local legend of Babes in the Wood and includes a piece of music inspired by my visit.
Keith Skues’ Birthday – March 2014
Happy Birthday to radio legend Keith Skues.
On his 75th Birthday Keith invited me around for a cup of tea and chat about the good old days.
Keith made a name for himself on Radio Caroline and Radio London before moving to BBC Radio 1.
www.keithskues.co.uk
Recorded March 2014
The Norwich Soundscape – March 2015
The Norwich Soundscape as was heard at The Forum in Norwich March/April 2015.
Recorded 2014/5
Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – July 2018
In April 2018 the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), managed by the Norfolk Coast Partnership, celebrated its 50th anniversary.
This sonic snapshot produced by me captures some of the anniversary celebrations.
It was first broadcast as part of the Sounding Coastal Change project in July 2018.
Blakeney Is Beautiful – July 2017
For part of the Sounding Coastal Change Project in 2017, Year 6 pupils from the Pilgrim Federation of Church of England Primary Schools in Norfolk learned about sound recording.
During a couple of field trips they captured the sounds of birds and insects (and a lot of wind!) along the North Norfolk coastline. They also interviewed residents of Blakeney to capture their thoughts about living in the area.
This sonic snapshot was produced by me and first aired in July 2018 during the Sounding Coastal Change 24 hour broadcast.
Walcott Beach Clean – April 2018
Michelle Duddy leads us on a beach clean at Walcott in Norfolk. Michelle is a volunteer for the Marine Conservation Society’s Beachwatch programme.
Richard Fair spent the morning with a team of litter pickers.
For more information you can visit the Marine Conservation Society website or join Michell’s Facebook group – North Norfolk Beach Cleans
Update:
Around 35 volunteers turned out and collected 13 bags weighing in at 78 kg plus a pile of metal and other debris.
Toad Patrol – March 2018
Out with the Toad Patrol on Thwaite Common at Erpingham, Norfolk.
Since 2008 they have helped over 19,000 toads, 1,000 frogs and 500 newts cross the roads safely.
We meet Stephen Green and Ursula Juta on Patrol on a rainy night just before Easter.
Norwich Castle – March 2018
Archaeologists are exploring the dungeons at Norwich Castle.
The work is part of the £13.5m Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England project to return the Castle to its Norman form.
Heather Wallis is the excavation project leader and Simon Birnie is one of the many archeologists working beneath the Castle.
More information about the Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England project can be found here.