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...

TONIGHT!

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-…

Thank you! Loving the show and thank you for featuring my studio

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.

Eeek starts tomorrow!

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...

Great to hear our Musical Director @benenglandbem.bsky.social on BBC Radio earlier, talking with Jenna about singing, why it makes us happy and of course, about Choir of the Earth 🎶 To listen, start from around 2 hours 11 minutes into the show ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ChoralSky #Radio #Sing

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-...

Loved chatting with Terry and I’m loving learning how much of a difference this choir is making to so many people all over the world 👏 Go @choiroftheearth.com 🎉🎶

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.

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...

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 ⭐️

Tomorrow we start learning Handel’s Messiah like never before, to create a brand new global recording 🎶 Fieri Consort have recorded the guide tracks, so you can sing alongside this brilliant vocal ensemble. Listen to Josh Cooter from the group sharing his excitement for ‘The Ultimate Messiah'...

It’s been great to chat about Glastonbury a fair bit over the past few years & some of people’s stories & memories are packed into this little festival show on @besomerset.bsky.social. Have a listen & share in the Glastonbury magic wherever you are this weekend: www.besomerset.com/post/glaston...

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...

I’ve fully hatched! 😉 Hatch is an inspiring arts collective in #Somerset & after taking part in a couple of their shows as a guest artist recently, I’ve been invited to join permanently. Excited to become a member of this brilliant group who push the boundaries of arts across the county 🐣

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.

A stunning Barn Owl approaching! 😍🦉 #birds 🪶 You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊🐦

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-...

Lovely to be back on BBC Radio Somerset yesterday & to get all the messages into the show. I’ll be back on August Bank Holiday. Right now there are great chats on besomerset.com. My tour of the gardens at Montacute with Head gardener Chris is ready for your ears! 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...

Beautiful poppy patch spotted on a road trip this week 😍

What a cracking Eurovision week - our second Christmas 😂 Thanks for the memories 💛🎶🎉

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.

It’s Somerset Day! ☀️ To celebrate, come on a tour of the county with me and Aidie White through his incredible landscape photography. Listen here, and see Adie’s magical photos of Somerset too: www.besomerset.com/post/picture...

We 💛 Kate Rusby & Ian’s been catching up with her about her latest album, tour (she’s in Frome on May 21st) & her beautiful single ‘Let your light shine’. Here’s a clip of Kate sharing the story behind the song. Listen to the full chat here & emit your sunshine!☀️ www.besomerset.com/post/kate-ru...

Have you visited the Hawk & Owl Trust at Shapwick Moor with us yet? We explore the Moor, discover the work of the Trust, more about this incredible habitat for birds of prey & the birds you can spot. Transport yourself there by listening to the full chat here ➡️ www.besomerset.com/.../the-hawk....

The South West Coast Path has a special place in the hearts of many of us. ‘Saltlines’ brings the path’s history to life in music & words. I caught up with bestselling author Raynor Winn & Gigspanner Big Band’s Hannah Martin to discover more. The full chat’s here: www.besomerset.com/post/saltlin...

“His mother bought him a synthesiser Got the Human League in to advise her” - my favourite lyric from My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones. When I caught up with founder member Michael Bradley, I had to ask him about perfect cousin Kevin! The full chat is here: www.besomerset.com/post/the-und...

Great visit to Shapwick Moor to chat with The Hawk & Owl Trust about this fantastic small charity working for wild birds of prey & their habitats. Hear our full conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social next week & highlights on BBC Radio Somerset when I pop up there on Easter Monday from 10am - 2pm

We’re up and running on here now @besomerset.bsky.social 📻 Please give us a follow. We have lots of interesting conversation lined up - music, art, theatre, comedy, community stories. Some might be a mix of the lot! 😉