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Your Bristol Life: A New Local Stories Podcast and Sound Event

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BCfm Radio commissioned 10 local creatives working in the areas of sound, radio, podcasts or local heritage to produce a short audio documentary on an aspect of Bristol history.

Each episode to be broadcast on BCfm Radio, made available on all major podcast platforms, as well as be played at a sound event with a live audience.

This BCfm series is in partnership with Bristol Cable, Bristol History Podcast and In The Dark.

***NEW UPCOMING SOUND EVENT***

YOUR BRISTOL LIFE: SOUND EVENT

Wednesday 27th September 2023 at Easton Community Centre from 7pm.

A lights-out communal listening event celebrating local stories from Bristol-based producers.

BCfm Radio with The Bristol Cable and Bristol History Podcast commissioned local creatives working in the areas of sound, radio, podcasts and local heritage to produce a short audio documentary on overlooked aspects of Bristol’s history.

You’ll hear 5 new audio pieces, including a brief history of Jewish life in Bristol, tales from a legendary hip-hop record store, a homage to a women’s open mic night in the 1990s, a story of living as a disabled person in Bristol, and how a local organisation is advancing gender equality in the music industry.

A great opportunity to meet other people interested in radio and podcasting.

Light refreshments will be available.

Tickets are only £3.00 and can be purchased on Headfirst HERE.

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EPISODE ONE – The Bristolian Refugee by Sam Sayer

EPISODE TWO – Skate or Cry by Jazlyn Pinckney

EPISODE THREE – Henrietta Lacks by Daniel Edmund

EPISODE FOUR – Old Market (REMIXED) by Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges

EPISODE FIVE – Bianchi’s Food Group by Steven Mitchell

EPISODE SIX – L’Chaim, My Lovers by Tom Chachewitz

EPISODE SEVEN – Love Her by Mary Milton

EPISODE EIGHT – Purple Penguin by Peter Hall

EPISODE NINE – A Bristol Boy’s Disabled Life by Richard Prior

EPISODE TEN – The Sound of Saffron by Charlie West