En iyi Inland Waterways podcastleri (2024)

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A Touch of Autumn (Apple picking time) 36:14

11d ago36:14

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Send us a text Join us on the narrowboat Erica on a moonless, star-filled night as we celebrate autumns, real and imagined, present and remembered. Although October (at the moment) is far from 'golden', it is apple picking time mem ries of which take us meandering down the wandering paths of my childhood. Journal entry: 3rd October, Thursday “After…

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The Consolation of Ducks 33:34

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Send us a text Did you know that ducks participate in ‘coordinated loafing’? But that might not be the only surprising/endearing thing about them. Tonight, we celebrate the joy ducks bring thanks to video posted by a stranger in Canada. Journal entry: 20th September, Friday “Hanging at the still-point between Summer and winter’s Swing and counter-s…

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It turned a bit wet (Afloat in Hiroshige's rain storm) 51:14

1M ago51:14

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Send us a text Join us tonight as Erica a wends ‘snailward’ home through a heavy rain storm - recorded, aptly enough, during another heavy rain storm! Hear also about our adventures with a drowning pigeon. Journal entry: 3rd September, Tuesday “Cruising through a Hiroshige Woodblock print; Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge. Even the reeds look …

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Shot through with wonder (First glimpse of the sea) 30:48

2M ago30:48

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Send us a text Traditionally, August has been the time for Britons to head off to the seaside for their annual holiday. This week’s episode celebrates this custom and causes me to reconsider the momentous moment when I saw the sea for the first time. Journal entry: 23rd August, Friday “All night the winds blew; Battering and hooliganing Around the …

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Holiday Interlude (& the Cap'n's Dad) 31:06

2M ago31:06

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Send us a text We’re on HOLIDAY! And so, a rather truncated and spur of the moment podcast tonight. However, join us as we enjoy a spot of tranquillity canal-style. We also hear a lovely story from one of our long-time listeners and lock-wheelers. Journal entry: 25th July, Thursday “The sun flashes off the canal in a shimmering dance of light. Swee…

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Meursault's Walk & Mine (Dad's ashes) 46:27

3M ago46:27

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Send us a text Join me tonight as I recount a strange and rather unnerving experience that I had just over a week ago, of feeling as if I were walking in the footsteps of Meursault, the main character of one of my favourite books, Albert Camus’ The Outsider. Please note that this episode contains themes relating to death and cremation. Journal entr…

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Spun by Wonderment (above Hemel Hempstead) 34:27

3M ago34:27

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Send us a text There are times that can touch us deeply. Very often they are not about finding a place of peace or somewhere outstandingly beautiful. It is something else. Something beyond these things. It is about encountering something wonderful, and being spun by wonderment. Join us tonight as we recover from dragging a very smelly and wet dog o…

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Living inside the Seasons 34:01

4M ago34:01

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Send us a text This episode was inspired by a sentence in Beth Kempton's Wabi Sabi and explores how calendars can connect us more closely to the world around us. Join us tonight as we explore the year through the eyes of some Japanese poets and celebrate the unfolding of the summer. Journal entry: 25th June, Tuesday “First day this summer Of real h…

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The Children of the Children of Lir 41:54

4M ago41:54

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Send us a text Join us on a wet and windy night as, tonight, we listen the strange and untameable tale of Fionnghuala, Oadh, Fiacra and Conn, the children of Lir, and meet up with our own (children of the) children of Lir who share their own wild mythologies. I also give an explanatory statement about the YouTube podcast channel. Journal entry: 11t…

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A Sunday Morning in May 32:34

5M ago32:34

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Send us a text Sometimes episodes have a mind of their own and take you to unplanned places they think you need to go. This is one of those episodes. One ‘soft’ Sunday morning in May in John Clare country. Journal entry: 31st May, Friday “Standing looking south-west Across the vale. Four ducks circle above the water. Then swoop down and land in uni…

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First Impressions (On canal life) 35:03

5M ago35:03

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Send us a text In tonight’s episode we meet a couple of beautiful spring flowers with some fearsome reputations and go about spring cleaning a very messy and cluttered boat with the help of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows. Journal entry: 8th May, Wednesday. “A May evening of golden haze And drifting willow down And the busy day winds down…

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The Dusts of Winter (Spring Cleaning) 36:30

6M ago36:30

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Send us a text In tonight’s episode we meet a couple of beautiful spring flowers with some fearsome reputations and go about spring cleaning a very messy and cluttered boat with the help of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows. Journal entry: 20th April, Saturday “A ring of coltsfoot heads has been placed In the crevice of an oak-beam used as …

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Just shadows on a summer lawn 19:43

6M ago19:43

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Send us a text For us the river of the year has, so far, been roaring and fierce. It is difficult, at times, to see the bank or to even know whether we are floating or sinking. However, that is only one small part of the picture. What follows is a rather incoherent attempt to find coherence amid the noise. Journal entry: 10th April, Wednesday “This…

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On Surveys and Winter Warmth (Listeners' questions - 6) 34:02

7M ago34:02

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Send us a text As the slow march of Spring travels along the canal and towpaths, tonight I answer two more questions: How do we keep the boat from freezing when we have to leave it unattended, and how long does it normally take to buy a narrowboat? Journal entry: 7th March, Thursday. “A grey wind blows From a grey sky Troubling the surface Of the c…

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Walking Home (In fading light) 34:14

8M ago34:14

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Send us a text As a family, we gained a reputation for the way our 'short walks' often turned into marathon hikes which invariably meant staggering home long after dark (usually without a torch). In this week’s episode I reminisce on the lessons learnt, their prescient significance, and living in a culture that does growing old and dying so astonis…

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Rough Crossings 34:57

8M ago34:57

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Send us a text Welcome aboard the NB Erica on a wet winter’s night. It is a perfect night to snuggle down and listen to JM Synge’s turn of the 20th century accounts of his travels to the Aran Islands in a small currach on stormy seas. Journal entry: 14th February, Wednesday (St. Valentine’s Day) “Outside, No coat, On the hill that runs down to the …

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I Felt the Anchor Shift (An Update) 26:06

9M ago26:06

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Send us a text It has been a rather tempestuous year so far! Currently, I am many miles from the boat and have not been able to record any podcasts. I have rather rushed this episode out to update you on the reasons why I have been so quiet of late and to bring you up to date with what has been happening. Apologies for the sound quality of this epi…

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The Christmas Eves of Childhood 30:51

10M ago30:51

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Send us a text You are invited to join us for a very special episode as we celebrate Christmas Eve onboard the Erica and remember the Christmas Eves of our childhood. Journal entry: 21st December, Thursday, Winter Solstice “The year’s turning And the longest night. There’s a rough wind And angry skies. The polestar oak Finally felled. The ducks don…

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Afloat with Maggie (Listeners' questions - 5) 32:20

10M ago32:20

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Send us a text You have seen the Instagram photographs/videos of happy boat-dogs gambolling along summer towpaths, dense with colour and sunshine, or happily curled up in front of cosy fires, but what is the reality of sharing a boat with a dog really like, especially in the winter? Journal entry: 15th December, Friday. “All night, The owls echoed …

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When Mum married Dad (95th birthday edition) 38:11

10M ago38:11

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Send us a text Join us on a stormy December night to listen to the next part of ‘How Mum met Dad’ in celebration of Dad’s 95th birthday. This week, we hear about their crack of dawn wedding and their honeymoon on the Norfolk Broads in the Whippet. Journal entry: 7th December, Thursday “Untidy smoke trail of jackdaws Stream across an iron sky Of sca…

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When Mum met Dad (95th Birthday edition) 43:44

11M ago43:44

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Send us a text This week is a very special episode as we celebrate Dad’s 95th birthday and we go back in time to hear about how a 1938 Hilman Minx was instrumental in how Mum met Dad. Journal entry: 1st December, Friday “Short sections of the canal Are covered in a frosted skim of ice. Wafer thin But firm enough to bear a moorhen’s weight. She walk…

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The Battered Landscapes of our Edens 42:27

11M ago42:27

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Send us a text Autumn is a good time for contemplation and a place by the fireside encourages reflection. Recently I have been revisiting the journals of Thomas Merton and, with the help of John Moriarty, I have found myself relearning some valuable lessons. The Edens of our flourishing are sometimes not quite what we dream them to be. Journal entr…

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When Guy Fawkes wore my old dressing gown 27:58

11M ago27:58

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Send us a text I've always felt that there is something rather singular about the month of November. Tonight I try to find out what it is and end up recounting the time when Guy Fawkes wore my old dressing gown (which might or might not have anything to do with it!). Journal entry: 8th November, Wednesday. “Look down for the healing. A reluctant da…

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November Fireside Nights 39:07

12M ago39:07

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Send us a text It’s a foul November night, so why not come and join me aboard the Erica by the warm glow of fire light. I have with me a lovely book that I found last year in a second-hand bookshop and think that it's perfect for a night like this. Journal entry: 1st November, Wednesday. “November is born brave This morning. The dark water is alive…

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Autumn Forest 35:42

12M ago35:42

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Send us a text I am not sure if it is just me, but so far autumn doesn’t feel quite so ‘autumny’ as it usually does. Therefore, I think that it is a perfect time to savour a reading from one of my most favourite childhood books, Brendon Chase by BB. Journal entry: 26th October, Thursday. “Darkness. Mizzle transforms the water Into star-fields of pi…

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The Rebellious Light of Beauty (The last dandelion of summer) 42:24

12M ago42:24

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Send us a text It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the global events of the last couple of weeks. Following the battering of Storm Babet, this week’s episode offers a space for us to reflect on a world that can be often violent and far from perfect. Journal entry: 13th October, Friday “Battered by the winds of the world I stop to watch the free-fligh…

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Words & Music (Listeners' questions - 4) 32:39

1y ago32:39

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Send us a text The temperature outside is dipping down towards zero, so join us for a cosy night by the glow of a hot stove, as we chat about two subjects close to my heart and the surprising way that living on a boat has altered my attitude to them. Journal entry: 13th October, Friday “Battered by the winds of the world I stop to watch the free-fl…

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Swings and Roundabouts (Listeners' Questions - 3) 35:38

1y ago35:38

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Send us a text There's an old and trustworthy adage on the canals: when two or more boaters meet up it is only a matter of time before the conversation will turn to the subject of toilets. So guess what the topic of this week's episode is?! Journal entry: 3rd October, Tuesday “Light fades. Dew Falls. Maggie follows a rabbit’s scent-trail Through th…

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Under the ghost of a Harvest Moon 19:45

1y ago19:45

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Send us a text A week of serious problems with our internet has meant that I have been unable to record the episode answering listeners’ questions. However, join us tonight to enjoy a special meeting under the ‘ghost’ of a harvest moon. Journal entry: 29th September, Friday “Early this morning, We met the swan slipping Light upon the night-time mis…

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Uncertain Futures (Listeners' questions - 2) 41:11

1y ago41:11

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Send us a text There’s a chill in the air tonight and there will be mist on the water in the morning. Join me tonight as I answer some hard questions about how viability is a long term in the Erica on the canals? Journal entry: 21st September, Thursday “For a short while this evening The crescent moon and the setting sun Shared the same length of s…

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'No Regrets' (Listeners' questions - 1) 40:39

1y ago40:39

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Send us a text On a dark night that is damp with an autumnal chill, join us as tonight I answer some of the questions posed by the listeners of this podcast which range from the decisions and motivations behind our choice to live afloat to canal etiquette. Journal entry: 14th September, Thursday “Thin drizzle. The jackdaws sound like Monosyllabic g…

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Home thoughts of a Pilgrim (Chasing the wind) 32:10

1y ago32:10

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Send us a text It's a hot sultry night in the late eve of summer. Join us tonight as we spend time with the gentle words and wisdom of a friend of mine. Journal entry: 6th September, Wednesday “This evening The wool of traveller’s joy has caught afire With the westward Apricot sun. And look at how the nettles glow Translucent with the touch Of unsp…

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Roots do not hold you down (Hedge wisdom) 38:22

1y ago38:22

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Send us a text The hedges are ablaze with colour and they call to us of lessons that we have long forgotten. Journal entry: 2nd September, Saturday “At the edgings of the day. A delinquent V of geese Transect a sinking sun. As they reappear Another flight has joined them. They continue in a loose straggle North. A cool whisper of air As we round th…

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As long as the rain talks (I will listen) 36:00

1y ago36:00

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Send us a text Rain has a quality to touch us both physically and emotionally. Thomas Merton and Tristan Gooley are two very different people, but both offer insights into the language of rain and what we can learn through listening to it. Journal entry: 24th August, Thursday "We drop down the hill To field-edge and thistledown smoke. A moorhen sca…

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An August-coloured Evening 29:02

1y ago29:02

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Send us a text Tonight, we celebrate and enjoy a special August evening at the moorings, filled with golden light, gentle chatter, a rolling wind, duck call and church bells. A rare ‘August-coloured’ evening. Journal entry: 15th August, Tuesday “Chasing clouds and sunshine. The ground still wet from yesterday's rain We walk the loop, Maggie reacqua…

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Adventures and Departures (The 'Kathy' Chronicles - pt 4) 30:43

1y ago30:43

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Send us a text Life afloat can throw up some rather singular challenges from being frozen in to sinking, running aground, being attacked by wild kittens and the dangers of runaway working boats!! Join us tonight as we ride out Storm Antoni (apologies for some background rain patter) for the concluding reading of The Kathy Chronicles, where the deci…

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The New Baby Arrives (The 'Kathy' Chronicles - pt 3) 32:10

1y ago32:10

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Send us a text What was it like to give birth on small 30 ft boat in the 1960s? Mum continues her account of her life afloat on the Kathy in this week’s instalment of ‘The Kathy Chronicles’. We hear about the some of the challenges and joys of bringing up two very small children on a boat as well as Dad’s battle with the Pithers stove and a strange…

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Crochet by Lantern Light (The 'Kathy' Chronicles - pt 2) 31:57

1y ago31:57

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Send us a text What was it really like to live on board a 30ft canal boat in the late 1950s before there were such things as service points and fully equipped marinas? This week we continue with ‘The Kathy Chronicles’ where Mum describes how they began to settle into life afloat, whilst making extensive alterations, as well their plans for the arri…

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Low along the Fox Paths 29:09

1+ y ago29:09

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Send us a text It’s a wild and wet July night of wind and rain. So why not step aboard for a while as we meander down some fox trails and contemplate the pleasure of sunshine and dark skies. Journal entry: 11th July, Tuesday “A quarter to midnight. Lying in bed and listening To the drum of rain On the cabin roof. All day I have watched the dark Clo…

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Changes (lessons from a field edge) 30:17

1+ y ago30:17

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Send us a text Join us tonight on a hot sticky night of lingering light and stubborn twilight. With the summer’s tilt shifting wider and deeper changes are felt. "Life is a motion. Life is growth. It is never static," says the corner of a field. Journal entry: 4th July, Tuesday "Goldfinch carnival Among the teasel heads And early sun. Dark clouds t…

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Facing the Fears with Maggie 23:34

1+ y ago23:34

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Send us a text This has been rather an unexpected and eventful week. This is a special episode where we welcome a board a new fellow traveller (along the canals and through life). Journal entry: 30th June, Friday “Endless motorways. Endless traffic. Red lights all the way. A frightened face and soulful eyes. I sit on the stairs out of sight; out of…

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Five Finger Widths (above the horizon) 34:53

1+ y ago34:53

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Send us a text Watching the sun sink below the horizon, particularly after long sunny days such as these, can evoke a mass of mental and emotional responses that seem to tap into something deep within us. Join us this week as week count down a setting sun and reflect on the rich culture it created. Journal entry: 23rd June, Friday. “The alder sapli…

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These are the Long Days (on Windmill Hill) 30:54

1+ y ago30:54

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Send us a text These are the days when the nights are short and the days are long. On the cusp of the summer solstice, the year's turning reaches its zenith, join me tonight in celebrating the unique joys (and challenges) of the long days with a special visit to Windmill Hill (Grid reference SP 33 42). Journal entry: 14th June, Wednesday “Sun down.…

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'A Little Clinker-Built Boat' (The 'Kathy' Chronicles - pt 1) 32:30

1+ y ago32:30

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Send us a text Travel back in time to the scorching summer of 1959. Although the canals were still mainly used by working boats, leisure cruising was growing in popularity and so too the idea of living on a canal boat. Tonight, I take us back to that world as I read Mum’s reminiscences of the decision to live on a boat with a young baby, eventually…

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In Praise of Locks (and lock-keepers) 35:08

1+ y ago35:08

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Send us a text There’s something almost indefinably special about canal and river locks. Tonight, I relate my struggle to outwit the ghost of Odd Lock as well as take time to celebrate the lock-keepers of old and their newer iteration – the volunteer lockie (I’m guessing at the spelling!) Journal entry: 2nd June, Friday “North easterly winds Grey s…

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The Sun that Shone on Eden (still shines upon us here) 40:32

1+ y ago40:32

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Send us a text Come with me for a walk by the canal and I will show you something wonderful! This week we explore how names and memories have the power to root and reinforce our connections with home and tell us something very important about ourselves. Journal entry: 27th May, Saturday “Late afternoon sun slants into The tobacco-coloured waters. F…

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A Nightingale Sang (and the world listened) 42:22

1+ y ago42:22

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Send us a text This week marked the anniversary of what has been considered by many to be one of the most important cultural events of the twentieth century. Tonight, we try to recapture that moment and explore why its power to move still remains today. Journal entry: 18th May, Thursday, “Is there anything more beautiful Than the softness Of April …

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Up on the Roof (Waiting for the rain) 33:10

1+ y ago33:10

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Send us a text We are back! Spring sunshine and showers are transforming the fields and the canal and it is wonderful to be behind the microphone once again! The roof of a narrowboat can acts as a special extra room offering you panoramic views of a world of thee worlds. Why not climb up here and join us up on the roof of the Erica to enjoy rook pl…

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The Three of Seven (At the conclave of oaks) 34:08

1+ y ago34:08

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Send us a text Tonight, the clouds are racing and the young moon has already dipped below the horizon. Spring comes roaring on the back of a raging southwesterly. Join the Erica on a windy March night as, with the help of Rory's favourite book, we explore the significance of the conclave of oaks on the hill top. Journal entry: 21st March, Tuesday. …

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When blackbirds learn to sing 33:30

1+ y ago33:30

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Send us a text After a blustery week of wild, mad, March weather, why not join us tonight as we enjoy a sunny moment beside the canal and contemplate on the powerful word-play of some very old Celtic bards. Journal entry: 17th March, Friday “The sun is warm To the west the clouds are Prussian blue Like mountains of the imagination. A woodpecker lau…

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