Black Country Stories – Details, episodes & analysis

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Black Country Stories

Black Country Touring

Arts

Frequency: 1 episode/73d. Total Eps: 15

Audio works informed and inspired by the people of the Black Country in the West Midlands, UK. From fairground showmen to tattooists, lockdown communities to artists. Here you'll find audio stories, digital poetry and original music. Podcast produced by Black Country Touring, the producers of Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder. Supported by Arts Council England.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Performing Arts
16/06/2025
#93
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Performing Arts
15/06/2025
#48
🇨🇦 Canada - Performing Arts
28/05/2025
#85
🇨🇦 Canada - Performing Arts
27/05/2025
#58
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Performing Arts
13/09/2024
#90
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Performing Arts
12/09/2024
#61

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Episode 3 - Blathering With SVI: Blathering About Colour

Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 30:50

How does your relationship with colour change if you start to lose your sight? How do you feel about colour if you’ve never seen? "Blathering With SVI" is a fascinating new podcast exploring the everyday experiences of visually impaired people, with all the triumphs and pitfalls, all in their own words. Produced by Black Country Touring in collaboration with Sandwell Visually Impaired. Directed and edited by Graeme Rose, with editing support from Darren Joyce. Original music and sound design by ThinkWriteFly (Adrian B. Earle).

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Episode 2 - Blathering With SVI: Blathering About Dreams

Friday, August 23, 2024 • Duration 24:00

Ray was once asked, “Do blind people dream?” Well, here is the answer.

"Blathering With SVI" is a fascinating new podcast exploring the everyday experiences of visually impaired people, with all the triumphs and pitfalls, all in their own words. It is the result of conversations about everyday subjects between members of Sandwell Visually Impaired and Graeme Rose.

Produced by Black Country Touring in collaboration with Sandwell Visually Impaired. Directed and edited by Graeme Rose, with editing support from Darren Joyce. Original music and sound design by ThinkWriteFly (Adrian B. Earle).

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Episode 1 - Blathering With SVI: Blathering About Water

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 21:50

Members of Sandwell Visually Impaired talk about their relationship with water, their memories and their experiences. From beach days to swimming pools, it has all the smells and flavours of an English summer holiday.

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What's In Store

Season 2

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 • Duration 21:20

Before Vimal Korpal became a performer, he ran a shop – and he still likes talking to shopkeepers. In this podcast he visits Wednesbury town centre where he uncovers the interesting stories behind two shops – Simone’s Bridal Wear and Sue’s Traditional Sweets.

Surprisingly, these vastly different shops share more than just their Wednesbury location, and Vimal proves yet again that there are stories we all want to hear in everyone’s lives.

This Black Country Stories podcast episode was funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. What's in Store was part of We Are Wednesbury, a cultural programme produced by Multistory for the High Streets Heritage Action Zone initiative, funded by Sandwell Council and Historic England.

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I Don't Know Why I'm Telling You This

Season 2

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 • Duration 29:54

Bohdan Piasecki is a poet and he listens to people. Well, he has conversations with people, listens to what he’s been told, and then writes a poem for them from the things that he’s been told.

In this podcast, he has conversations with three people and writes three new poems about a special grandchild, the release of speed, and how loving people often means knowing when to let them go.

The conversations are intriguing, the poems are wonderful.

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Bonus - Gagan Grewal chats to Vimal Korpal about Tattoo Stories

Season 1

Sunday, December 5, 2021 • Duration 12:03

BBC Radio presenter Gagan Grewal chats to Vimal Korpal about all things tattoo. First broadcast 5 December 2021.

Supported by the DCMS through the Culture Recovery Fund. Tattoo Stories is a Black Country Stories podcast commissioned and produced by Black Country Touring, an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation and charity. From the producers of Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder.

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Episode 1 - Tattoo Stories - Names

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, December 3, 2021 • Duration 30:21

Tattooists don’t like doing names, for all sorts of reasons like misspellings or loved ones falling out. When I got a tattoo my mum wasn’t too impressed. I then learned my uncle had his name tattooed on his arm. Why would anyone have their own name tattooed on their arm? Little did I know it would take me back over 70 years before the British partitioned India. Writer & presenter Vimal Korpal. Sound design Annie Mahtani. Santoor Kaviraj Singh. Director Steve Johnstone. Supported by the DCMS through the Culture Recovery Fund. Tattoo Stories is a Black Country Stories podcast commissioned and produced by Black Country Touring, an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation and charity. From the producers of Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder.

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Preview - Tattoo Stories

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, December 3, 2021 • Duration 01:34

I’m no tattooist but there are thousands of stories as to why people have tattoos: for love, inspiration, remembrance, fashion, culture, cosmetic; and some just because they were drunk! There’s a story behind every tattoo. Join writer-performer Vimal Korpal as he ventures into the world of Black Country tattoos. Tracing his own tattoo takes him back over 70 years and 4000 miles away from home. Writer & presenter Vimal Korpal. Sound design Annie Mahtani. Santoor Kaviraj Singh. Director Steve Johnstone. Supported by the DCMS through the Culture Recovery Fund. Tattoo Stories is a Black Country Stories podcast commissioned and produced by Black Country Touring, an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation and charity. From the producers of Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder.

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Bonus - Duncan Grimley Talks Sound - Voices of the Fairground

Season 1

Monday, November 29, 2021 • Duration 11:26

In this bonus episode Producer Bobby Tiwana talks to Music Composer & Sound Designer Duncan Grimley about his work.

Supported by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s Museum & Arts Service. Funding National Lottery Heritage Fund & Sandwell Museum & Arts Service. Voices of the Fairground is a Black Country Stories podcast produced by Black Country Touring, an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation and charity. From the producers of Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder.

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Bonus - Sounds of the Fairground - Voices of the Fairground

Season 1

Sunday, November 28, 2021 • Duration 07:19

Bonus episode Sounds of the Fairground provides a brief tour of the sound and music worlds created by Duncan Grimley as part of Voices of the Fairground.

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