Waffle - the bite sized podcast

In this week's episode, Paul chats to Bury Youth Theatre leader, Jack Forrest about how they have adapted their sessions to comply with COVID guidelines and about how the pandemic has affected theatre in general. They also bond over a shared love of a certain movie.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 27.09.20Enhance your listening experience with Jack's musical selections:McFly - No WorriesThe Proclaimers - Sunshine On LeithHuey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love

This week, Paul is joined on the phone by poet Zoë Sîobhan Howarth-Lowe who talks about her second collection 'I Have Grown Two Hearts', all about motherhood.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 104.7FM 20.09.20Enhance your listening experience with her music choices.Pharrell - HappyThe Huckleberries - Tipsy GoblinAC/DC - Thunderstruck

This week Paul chats to entertainment entrepreneur Marissa Moore about her sister projects, Tailspin Theatre and her children's party company Wish Upon A Star which offers special appearances from Disney Princesses.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 13.09.20 Enhance your enjoyment of the podcast with Marissa's music choices:Charles and Eddie - Would I Lie To You?Eagle Eye Cherry - Save TonightMeghan Trainor - Better When I'm Dancin' 

This week, Paul chats to the chair of local theatre company, the Rossendale Players, David West. He talks about their growth from the early days as a small ensemble to buying their own theatre, his thoughts on the future of local entertainment groups and how putting on a production really is a team effort.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 06.09.20Enhance your enjoyment of the podcast by listening to David's music choices here:Toto - AfricaNeil Young  - Four Strong WindsSimon and Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

This week's episode was recorded at Salford's Punk In Drublic, with excerpts of live comedy from Harriet Dyer and Ash Preston and poetry from Rebecca Roy, Thick Richard and Reece Williams.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 30.08.20Enhance the podcast with our guests' musical choices.The Bluebells - Young At HeartKojey Radical - WaterThe Chicks - March 

This week, Waffle celebrates its first birthday by catching up with its very first guest, poet Rosa Wright. She tells us how she has spent the last 12 months and how the COVID restrictions have impacted on her own but celebrates the launch of her new collection, For All My MothersFirst broadcast on Rossendale Radio 23.08.20Enhance your podcast experience with Rosa's 3 music choices.The Beatles - From Me To YouThe Spice Girls - MamaAltered Images - Happy Birthday

This week Paul chats to young poet Tahira Rehman. She talks about the difficulties of first time self-publishing, her own podcast and we hear excerpts from her poetry collection, Mirages to Reality.First broadcast on Rossendale Rdio 16.08.20Enhance you listening experience with Tahira's music choices:Coldplay - YellowColdplay - The ScientistColdplay - Viva La Vida

This week Paul chats to Yorkshire based poet Geneviève Walsh about their two open mic nights, Spoken Weird and Spoken Queered, how music suffuses into their poetry and we hear about their upcoming collection.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 09.08.20Enhance this week's podcast with Geneviève's music choices.The Manic Street Preachers - FasterJoy Division - Dead SoulsPlacebo - Without You I'm Nothing 

This week Paul talks to actor Graeme Hawley about his many roles including his villainous role in Coronation Street and they talk learning lines and the future of British Theatre. First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 104.7 FMListen to Graeme's music choices here:Beach Boys - God Only KnowsNicola Benedetti (Vaughn Williams) - A Lark AscendingBadly Drawn Boy - Once Around the Block

This week, Paul chats to teacher and author Haili Hughes about her fascinating new book, Preserving Positity: Choosing to stay in the classroom and banishing a negative mindset. They talk about what it is to be a teacher in modern times and her long history as a journalist.First broadcast in Rossendale Radio 26.07.20 Haili's song choices are here for you to enhance your experience.Prince - Let's Go CrazyKate Bush - This Woman's WorkJeff Buckley - Last Goodbye 

This week Paul hosts a special Book Talk episode and talks to three very different readers about their current book choices; from Laura delving into the minds of villains, Robert waxing lyrical about the history of vinyl records and 10 year old Aimee charms us with her current favourites.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 104.7FM 19.07.20 If you would like to listen to their music choices, you can find them here.Laura: 'Bittersweet Symphony' by the VerveAimee: 'Just Got Paid' by Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan TrainorRobert: 'Tusk' by Fleetwood Mac  

This week Paul talks to author and comedy writer, Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch about coming up through the ranks of television comedy writing and the new installment of her fantasy fiction Darkwood Trilogy.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 12.07.20 If you’ve enjoyed the chat about the music today, you can find links to our guest’s chosen tracks here:‘Run with Us’ - Lisa Lougheed ‘Clouds and Starlight’ - Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture ‘Xanadu’ - ELO

This week Paul has a fascinating chat about where sound ends and music begins with Andrew Knight-Hill PhD, Senior Lecturer in Sound Design and Music Technology at the University of Greenwich, about his new book, Sound & Image: Audiovisual Practice and Aesthetics.Samples used with kind permission: Incandescence, Andrew Knight-Hill and Mmabolela, Nikki ShethFirst broadcast on Rossendale Radio 05.07.20  

This week, Paul chats to poet Robert Steventon about his open-mic might Punk in Drublic, how writing helps his mental health and we hear some of his new works.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 28.06.20

This week Paul talks with award winning children's poet Coral Rumble about her transition from teacher to poet and hear excerpts from her new collection.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 21.06.20 

This week, Paul chats to political campaigner James Frith about speech-writing for parliament, his books about his time as a novice Member of Parliament and the joys of getting to perform at Glastonbury with his band.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 14.06.20

This week, ahead of Empathy Day on June 9th, Paul chats to assistant head and English teacher Amy Willoughby about working with Empathy Lab and the hows and whys of teaching empathy in schools.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 07.05.20

This week Paul talks with poet Sadie Davidson about how she found her way to poetry as a new mother, her work to promote the work of the less privileged and her award-winning project Life Behind Bards.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 31.05.20

This week, Paul gets the chance to chat to old friend and comedy king Tiernan Douieb about writing stand up, working along side some of TV's favourite comedians and encouraging kids to get up and be funny.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 25.05.20

This week, Paul chats with school librarian and disco lover, Valerie Dewhurst.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 17.05.20