Black Girls Hike founder Rhiane Fatinikun recalls a walk through Witton Country Park, Blackburn to the Alfred Wainwright memorial and on how hiking has become part of her life. It’s dark and it’s muddy, but there’s tea and cake to compensate.

Rhythm and rain - Owain Wyn Evans

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 38s

BBC Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans is feeling the stormy skies of the Gower peninsula in Wales. There’s also a bit of percussion involved for the drummer in him.This podcast was recorded under lockdown conditions with each podcaster remembering th

A grown-up state of mind - Miles Jupp

Apr 19th, 2021 6m 54s

Comedian Miles Jupp recalls the Old Racecourse, Derby (now the county cricket ground). It's where Miles first experienced what it meant to be an adult. It was a time when dreams were entirely possible.This podcast was recorded under lockdown c

A scamper on the sand - Matt Henry MBE

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 29s

Sometimes it’s the company that makes a place extra special. The musical theatre star Matt Henry MBE recalls visiting the beach at Jaywick, Clacton-on-sea with his beloved dog, Ruby.This podcast was recorded under lockdown conditions with each

Voice of the show - Marcus Bentley

Apr 19th, 2021 4m 15s

As 'The Voice of Big Brother' Marcus Bentley's favourite place is a sound booth at Elstree studios, Hertfordshire. In the silence Marcus is poised to begin, the script in his hands. This podcast was recorded under lockdown conditions with each

'Like nuns on the way to matins' - Kate Fox

Apr 19th, 2021 6m 7s

Open-air swimming has been part of poet Kate Fox’s life since school days. Lulled by the soft water at Helmsley Open Air pool she can allow her imagination to dive deep.Kate’s poem “The Sea Swimmers” is taken from her new collection, The Oscil

Royal Exchange backstage - Julie Hesmondhalgh

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 2s

It’s not stepping out on stage at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester that actress Julie Hesmondhalgh misses for the most. It’s the cast, characters and atmosphere of the backstage world to which she longs to return.This podcast was recorde

Up a hill backwards - Jennie Bond

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 53s

After a long career reporting on the royal family, the BBC broadcaster and journalist Jennie Bond casts protocol aside for a wind-swept scramble – sometimes backwards - along the South West Coast path.This podcast was recorded under lockdown co

Addressing a bench - Jay Flynn

Apr 19th, 2021 7m 38s

When Jay Flynn became homeless, the bench he called No.3 Riverside View, Victoria Embankment, London became his address for nearly two years.Now he’s settled in Lancashire and has been awarded an MBE for his virtual pub quiz. Jay recalls anothe

Family football - Graham Liver

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 38s

Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers, is the place that calls to BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Graham Liver, his dad and his brother. The broadcaster recalls the tender tug of family and fandom on a trip to the Blackburn stadium.This podca

Fishing for Sound - Chris Watson

Apr 19th, 2021 5m 7s

Chris Watson has travelled all over the world working on wildlife documentaries including those of David Attenborough.He is at his happiest sitting with his back against a gnarled oak tree in a Northumberland wood recording the birds and mammal