I had an absolute treat of a chat recently, with the brilliant Sue Perkins. ✨ Sue’s touring her new stand up show ‘The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins’ across the country next year. We caught up about all sorts! Here’s a clip, and hear our full conversation ➡️ www.besomerset.com/post/the-ete...

On our Sunday playlist is Hangover Terrace, the brilliant latest album by @ronsexsmith.bsky.social 🎶 Ian @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social caught up with Ron about the record & lots more besides & you can hear their chat here: www.besomerset.com/post/hangove... #interview #radio #music #sunday

Christmas at Stourhead opens tomorrow until December 31. Jenna hops over the border to chat with Stourhead’s General Manager Phil, & Associate Producer of the light trail, Laurence. Discover what goes on to bring this beautiful, sustainable spectacle to life, here: www.besomerset.com/post/christm...

Brilliant visit to Stourhead to chat with General Manager Phil & Associate Producer Laurence about the upcoming spectacle, Christmas at Stourhead🎄Looking forward to sharing the conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social. Stourhead is spectacular & we met the friendliest robin on a walk around the lake!

Only 3 days left to visit Hatch Somerset’s latest exhibition JOURNEYS, & to find The White Cello in the secret Somerset barn! 🎻 Put on the headphones, listen to the music & poetry, & maybe you’ll relate to the need to make time for yourself 🤍 Thanks for your lovely feedback about it yesterday.

If you see this Kingfisher photo, please leave a comment! 🙏♥️ Have you ever seen a Kingfisher? 🐦 I think more people have not seen them than those who have! 😊 You can buy my my 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c...

It all started with a stubborn supermarket automatic door and a pigeon! 🐦 Ardal O’ Hanlon is bringing his stand up show ‘Not Himself’ to Westlands in Yeovil tonight and it just goes to show, inspiration can come from anywhere 😉 For our full chat, head here: www.besomerset.com/post/ardal-o...

You can listen to our full conversation here: www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich... Richard is touring his show’Unnatural Causes - Time of Death’ across the UK now.

Dr. Richard Shepherd is the UK's leading forensic pathologist. Having carried out over 24,000 autopsies, he has investigated some of the world’s most high-profile cases, from the Hungerford Massacre to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I caught up with him to discover more about his career. Here’s a clip.

Absolutely brilliant interview from @somersetcool.bsky.social on @besomerset.bsky.social with forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd. If you watch TV shows about crime and murder and find yourself saying "Well actually..." a lot, this is the guy for you! www.besomerset.com/post/dr-rich...

I had the pleasure if chatting with Richard Hawley recently. He was every bit as wonderful a human being as I thought he'd be. Here it is www.besomerset.com/post/richard... @besomerset.bsky.social

We’ve got a great chat for you. Ian’s been catching up with @richardhawley.bsky.social. Richard’s music is not only truly timeless, but listening to him in conversation has restored our faith in humans! Richard’s playing a sold out gig in Weston-super-Mare tomorrow night…

Here’s a poem about knitting from Robin Ince! He shared it chatting with Ian about a digital EP of poems that’s a sonic companion to Robin’s book, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. Robin’s teamed up with musician Rachel Taylor-Beales to create the EP. More here: www.besomerset.com/post/normall...

Willow weaving is so mindful when you get into a rhythm. I learned that when I visited Jo Entwistle at Bay Tree Willow (Somerset Open Studios Venue 24) in Barwick. We made a willow birdhouse together & Jo was a great teacher. Here’s a clip & our full chat is here www.besomerset.com/post/open-st...

It’s the final weekend of Somerset Open Studios, a chance to head out across the county, visit artists & chat with them about what they create. Jenna did just that with Printmaker @jcurtisart.bsky.social Here’s a clip & to hear the conversation in full, head here: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse...

How about starting the week with some art & crafts? Check out episode 2 of ‘The Heart of the Art’, exploring more of Somerset Open Studios. It includes willow weaving, glass painting, woodworking, a celebratory exhibition in hospital & a trip to the Somerset coast! www.besomerset.com/post/open-st...

One of my favourite interviews has been with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & he’s at Westlands Yeovil this evening with his show, Getting Through It. Tickets are here: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/tal... Our full conversation is here: www.besomerset.com/post/michael... #searchforthehero

A little block I created when @somersetcool.bsky.social came to visit last week. You can hear more about its creation and some of my printmaking in the first of her Somerset Art Specials on @besomerset.bsky.social besomerset.com/post/somerset-…

My Somerset Art Weeks show is out, here: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse... It includes: * Somerset Art Works Co-chair Freeny Yianni * Printmaker @jcurtisart.bsky.social - We get inky! * Artist Tina Salvidge & her virtual reality experience * Artist Jo Lathwood, whose exhibition explores brewing

It’s today! The start of Somerset Open Studios…a 16-day celebration of art across the county. Grab yourself a guide & discover some wonderful creativity, whether you get involved every year or have never done it before! Today I’ll be editing the first of my Art Weeks shows. It’ll be out tomorrow 📻

A lovely visit to @jcurtisart.bsky.social yesterday to create some prints & chat about the process, for my first Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios radio show. Loved chatting with Jackie about her work & you can hear our conversation from Sunday afternoon on besomerset.com. Jackie is at venue 106.

A feast of conversation to get your teeth into! 😍 For all you fantastic e-newsletter subscribers, your Be Somerset #Radio round up has just landed in your inbox. Thanks for being the best!☀️ If you’d like to join our growing community, just head here: www.besomerset.com/be-in-the-know #chat

It was Somerset & Dorset Animal Rescue’s 25 year anniversary yesterday & an honour to host/chat to all the dog owners who entered their dogs into the dog show. All were incredible with stories of love, friendship & bravery.Thanks for everything you do at the Rescue Liz, Colin, Emma & the volunteers❤️

Somerset & Dorset Animal Rescue mark 25 years at their #Rescue in Wincanton tomorrow with a fun day & dog show from 11am-4pm. I’ve been chatting with founder Liz & volunteers Andy & Pat. Liz speaks so brilliantly about rescue. Please give it a listen here ❤️: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse...

What do you do when you’re playing a Craggy Island priest, you’re browsing the Doc Martens in your lunch hour & you get offered a free pair for being a man of the cloth? Ardal O’ Hanlon chats with me before his show ‘Not Himself’ arrives in Yeovil soon. Full chat: www.besomerset.com/post/ardal-o...

Want to discover more about a hidden gem in Somerset? Jenna’s been exploring Oakhill Ponds, finding out about its history,its hermit’s cave, and how cold the swimming pond really is! 😬 Take a listen in full, here: www.besomerset.com/post/oakhill... #radio #podcasts #listen #weekendmood

Explore the land at Oakhill Ponds. As well a cold water swim 😁 I chatted with owner Amanda, about the history of the 18th century grotto there. A tiny narrow tunnel behind a waterfall was definitely the most unique place I've recorded an interview! Full chat here: www.besomerset.com/.../oakhill-....

You couldn't call it divine intervention exactly, but Heaven 17's iconic song 'Temptation' might not have been released as a single if it wasn't for Martyn Ware not taking no for answer! For the full chat between Martyn and @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social head here: www.besomerset.com/post/martyn-...

Heaven 17 play a sold out gig on Friday at the Cheese & Grain. Whether you'll be there or not, give in to temptation (sorry, had to be done 😉) & listen to @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social’s chat with Martyn Ware, a pioneer of electronic music & creativity www.besomerset.com/post/martyn-... 📷Toddevision

An ancient stone grotto & Hermit's cave, wildlife pond, a wild swimming pond & a secret tunnel running underneath them! Fascinating visit to Oakhill Ponds. You can hear it in full on @besomerset.bsky.social soon. I'll also be sharing highlights on Bank Holiday Monday on BBC Radio Somerset from 10am

Something to start the week off with a smile. Just one of the many stories told by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in our chat on @besomerset.bsky.social. Listen to the conversation in full, here: www.besomerset.com/post/michael... For the bright times and the dark times! 😉 Have a great week.

"Bristol is always a good idea" and it certainly was for our Summer School LIVE event, recently! Check out this wonderful account of the experience and the memories the choir made: choiroftheearth.com/latest-news/... #Choralsky #NewBlog #Choir #ChoirOfTheEarth #WednesdayMotivation #SingWithUs

Ian’s been catching up with indie icon @mikiberenyi.bsky.social ahead of her Miki Berenyi Trio gig at Frome Festival on Sunday. Miki chats about her days in Lush & in this clip we hear how the labels of Brit Pop & Shoegazer were received in the 90s. Full chat here: www.besomerset.com/post/miki-be...

Was really lovely chatting with @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social about their rather splendid EP and Robin's brilliant book, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. Here's a link to the EP share.google/zSTvbBNL6WPH... Chat will be on @besomerset.bsky.social soon.

Frome Festival starts tomorrow… a 10 day celebration of the arts & so much to get involved with. @somersetcool.bsky.social has been chatting with Festival Director, Adam Laughton, to bring you more about what’s in store! Listen here: www.besomerset.com/post/frome-f...

Subscribed to our news? You should’ve got a little update straight to your inbox last week. If you haven’t joined yet, just head here: www.besomerset.com/be-in-the-know We have over 1,000 email subscribers now & we appreciate every single one of you. Yes… even you! 😂 Thanks for your support ⭐️

Massive congratulations for a truly magical evening at St George's Bristol, to @choiroftheearth.com under @benenglandbem.bsky.social, The Fitzhardinge Consort under Peter Wagstaff, saxophonist Ben Waghorn, and pianists Ana England and Christopher Jones 👏💐

Here’s a show packed with lots of #Glastonbury memories. From The Wurzels packing out the Field of Avalon, to hazy memories of the 1st ever festival, experience Glasto through some of the stories Jenna’s collected from all kinds of Glastonbury performers & punters! www.besomerset.com/post/glaston...

Ive been chatting with artist Alison Larkman about ‘I would be here if I could’ - a human-sized mirrorbox taking messages from people living with ME and Long Covid to the places they love but can no longer get to. Have a listen here: www.besomerset.com/post/i-would... It’s an incredible project 💚

Ian’s been catching up with the one & only Peggy Seeger. What an inspiration, celebrating her 90th birthday & on her farewell tour. She’s at Komedia Bath tomorrow. With us, she talks about her new album & shares some incredible stories like this one. Listen in full www.besomerset.com/post/peggy-s...

‘I would be there if I could’ are looking for people to help carry pieces of this special arts project up & down Glastonbury Tor on June 18th, so it can be assembled at the top for the day. Could you, or someone you know, support? I’ll be sharing a chat with artist Alison Larkman next week too.

Want to know the secret to happiness? Dr Benji Waterhouse has it! 😉 The NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian & Sunday Times best-selling author brings his tour to Komedia Bath tonight. You can hear his full, thought-provoking chat with Jenna, here ➡️ www.besomerset.com/post/dr-benj...

With almost 30k listens, my chat with Francis Rossi is my most listened to interview! Tonight, Francis is at Westlands Yeovil on the last date of this leg of his UK tour. With so many stories to share it’ll be a treat! If you haven’t heard our chat yet, it’s here www.besomerset.com/post/francis...

Great night watching circus, Somerset-style, at Pirates of the Carabina last night. To hear my chat with Co-founder, Shaena, on @besomerset.bsky.social head here: www.besomerset.com/post/pirates...

Have you seen the wibbly wobbly hedges at Montacute House & Gardens? Jenna’s been chatting with Montacute’s Head Gardener to find out more about them & the rest of the #gardens. Here’s a clip & you can join Chris & Jenna & listen to a tour of the gardens, here: www.besomerset.com/post/take-a-...

Fancy turning back time like Cher? 😉 I’ve been chatting with Gary Davies about 80s music and culture, his life on Radio One and Two, and lots more besides. Take a listen on @besomerset.bsky.social here: www.besomerset.com/post/wooh-ga...

There’s a new version of ‘Life in a Northern Town’ out. It’s been created by voice of the Moody Blues, Justin Hayward, & musician/producer, Mike Batt. Ian caught up with Justin about the song, Justin’s tour, being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & more: www.besomerset.com/post/justin-...

Glorious weather ✅ Birds singing ✅ Nature tempting you to explore? ✅ Have a listen to Shapwick Moor Reserve Warden, Alex, chatting with Jenna about the birds of prey you might spot when you visit, and what’s important to them when it comes to nesting: www.besomerset.com/post/the-haw...

Our latest e-newsletter went out yesterday to over 1,000 of you lovely listeners. To ‘be in the know’ and sign up for the next one, just head here: www.besomerset.com/be-in-the-know 💛

Sharing ‘Somerset. The land I love’ to kick off the week. It's in celebration of the county, always, and Somerset Day yesterday. I wrote it a little while ago, as a feelgood ode to a precious place. Have a great week.