EPISODE 3 

In this episode we meet acclaimed author and screenwriter Catherine Johnson. She's a winner of a host of literary awards and has produced classics such as Race to the Frozen North, Queen of Freedom and Sawbones. Her next book will focus on the life of the actor, dance and SPY Josephine Baker - so she is no stranger to drama, literary twists and bringing great stories of history to life.

Catherine talks with fondness of her reading experiences at primary school, with some inspirational teachers and recounts how non-fiction and TV has influenced her writing as well the wonderful tales she found in stories. .

Kirsten Grant from EmpathyLab joins the pod to chat about a brilliant picture book and Reading for Pleasure guru Jon Biddle is our teacher guest this week. Jon tells us about his first experience of choosing his own adventure with a book discovered at his local library.

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Paul - Roger Red Hat by Sheila McCullagh

Kirsten - A Better Best Friend by Olivier Tallech

Catherine -The Golden Treasury of Poetry an anthology selected by Louis Untermeyer, The Armada book of Facts for Girls, Half Magic by Edward Eager

Jon -  The Citadel of Chaos by Steve Jackson

USEFUL LINKS

Catherine Johnson

WEB: https://www.catherinejohnson.co.uk

INSTA: @catherinebeccajohnson

EmpathyLab

WEB: www.empathylab.uk

INSTA: @empathylabuk

Paul Jenkins

WEB: www.pauljenkinspoet.co.uk

INSTA: @teacherwriterPJ

For any enquiries about the podcast contact Paul on pauljenkinspoet@gmail.com

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EPISODE 2 

Our second episode features Ian Eagleton, a former primary school teacher turned writer who has received widespread acclaim for his books Nen & the Lonely Fisherman, The Boy who Cried Ghost, Violet's Tempest and Glitter Boy. 

Ian tells us of how his reading diet as a child helped to shape his writing in the future and how his early sense of looking for the magical and a personal sense of 'feeling different' has had an influence on his own character creations. We also (as you would expect) chat about THAT tweet from Mariah Carey.

Sarah Mears, co-founder of EmpathyLab & Programmes Director for Libraries Connected joins us to recommend a book from the Read for Empathy collection and our teacher guest this week is Mari Bowen. Mari tells us of her love for a particular children's favourite and how hearing it read to her inspired her 30 years (so far!) in the classroom as a teacher.

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Paul - Don't Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins

Sarah - Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Ian -The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson, Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry, This Place Has No Atmosphere by Paula Danzinger

Mari - Elmer by David McKee

USEFUL LINKS

Ian Eagleton

WEB: https://thereadingrealm.co.uk

INSTA: @ian.eagleton

EmpathyLab

WEB: www.empathylab.uk

INSTA: @empathylabuk

Paul Jenkins

WEB: www.pauljenkinspoet.co.uk

INSTA: @teacherwriterPJ

For any enquiries about the podcast contact Paul on pauljenkinspoet@gmail.com

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This week Paul talks with amazing children's author Cath Howe and the pupils of Golden Grove Primary School in Pembroke. They ask her some insightful questions on how to write and they discuss in detail Empathy Day.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 06.06.21

Enhance your podcast experience with the pupils' musical choices

The Beatles - Help

Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky

Julie Andrews - My Favourite Things

This week, ahead of Paul's Virtual Climb up Everest he talks to Melanie Southworth about her amazing personal Everest stories. From failed attempts, through illness at base camp to success, she retells the events that are leading to her first book. 'Breathe'

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 25.04.21

Enhance you podcast experience with Melanie's music choices:

David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise

AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

Kool and the Gang - Celebration

This week, Paul talks to to poet, Matt Goodfellow about his transition from would be rock star to teacher to poet and he reads form his latest collection: "Bright Bursts of Colour"

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 18.04.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Matt's music choices:

Doves - Carousels

The Charlatans - Here Comes a Soul Saver

Frightened Rabbit - Head Rolls Off

This week Paul talks to Sara Kedge, co-editor of "Neurodiverse Entrepreneurial Awesomeness: An Anthology Of Stories From Brilliant Entrepreneurs With Amazingly Different Brains Who Are Forging Their Own Way" 

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 04.04.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Sara's music choices:

George Harrison (The Beatles) - Here Comes the Sun

Michael Jackson - Come Together

Amos Lee - Sweetpea

This week, Paul talks to writer of radio, TV and BRUM legend, Alan Dapré about writing for children's television.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 28.03.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Alan's music selections:

The Monkees - Theme Song

E.L.O. - Mr. Blue Sky

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling

This week Paul talks to poet Tony Curry about his brand new collection We Kid Ourselves as well as his open mic night, Word Central.

Enhance your podcast experience with Tony's music choices:

BADBADNOTGOOD - Time Moves Slowly

The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing

Bill Wells & Adam Moffat - The Copper Top

This week Paul talks to Stoke based writer, Richard Hayden about his his new book, Folly on the Hill; the first part of a fantasy trilogy.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 14.03.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Richard's music selections:

Ed Sheeran - Castle on a Hill

Zac Efron & Hugh Jackman - The Other Side

Shakira - Try Everything

This week Paul talks to first time author Abigail Collins about her hilarious debut novel Everybody's Doing It centered around the modern dating scene as well as her other life as a cabaret and circus performer.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 07.03.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Abi's music selections:

Wham! - Club Tropicana

Jim Gipson - Johnny Rotten in LA

Shirley Bassey - I Am What I Am 

This week Paul talks to writer Laura Hadland about her latest book 50 Years of CAMRA: Celebrating 50 years of the Campaign for Real Ale. They talk about how she came to write such a book and they do a live beer tasting.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 28.02.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Laura's music selections:

Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry

They Might Be Giants - The Beer Song

George Thorogood - 1 Bourbon 1 Scotch 1 Beer

This week Paul talks to Keith Miles and Jackie Lees about their shared passion for the music of Bob Dylan and how it led to them co-writing a book; Bob Dylan In London: Troubadour Tales.

First broadcast on 104.7 Rossendale Radio on 21.02.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Keith and Jackie's musical choices and Paul's intro choice:

David Bowie - Song for Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan - Tomorrow Is A Long Time

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bob Dylan - Changing of the Guards

EPISODE 1 

In this, our first episode we speak to Jo Cotterill, author of a Library of Lemons, Jelly, A Storm of Strawberries and her hugely successful collaboration with Esme Higgs - The Starlight Stables Gang.

Jo reflects on her choices of books as a child, which led her on to a career in performance and helped develop her own sense of empowerment as an adult. 

Our guest from EmpathyLab in this episode is Managing Director Imogen Bond who tells us about her love of picture books in particular and our teacher reflection comes from recently retired Year 2 teacher Robert Cooley, who chooses a book given to him by one of his own teachers. 

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Paul - Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter

Imogen - April's Garden by Isla McGuckin, illustrated by Catalina Echeverri

Jo - Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery, The Ordinary Princess by M.M Kaye, The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown

Robert - The Goalkeepers Revenge and Other Stories by Bill Naughton

USEFUL LINKS

Jo Cotterill

WEB: www.jocotterill.com

INSTA: @jocotterillbooks

EmpathyLab

WEB: www.empathylab.uk

INSTA: @empathylabuk

Paul Jenkins

WEB: www.pauljenkinspoet.co.uk

INSTA: @teacherwriterPJ

For any enquiries about the podcast contact Paul on pauljenkinspoet@gmail.com

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This week Paul talks to local first time published writer Sharon Brown about her transition from classroom to poet and she reads from her debut collection, 'If It's Making You Smile, It's Doing You Good'

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 07.02.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Sharon's musical choices:

Vanessa Williams - Colors of the Wind

Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga - Shallow

Angela Lansbury - Everything's Coming Up Roses

In this week's episode, Paul talks to Claire Balkind, founder of the Facebook group, 'Family Lockdown Tips and Ideas' which went viral during 2020 and how that has lead to her publishing her first book.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 31.01.21

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Enhance your podcast experience with Claire's musical choices:

Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance

Earth Wind and Fire - September

This week Paul talks to writer for stage, screen and television, Keith Hutson about his writing for soaps, working with Carol Ann Duffy and returning to his poetry roots with his new book.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 24.01.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Keith's musical choices:

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Edvard Grieg - Morning

Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now

This week, Paul talks to editor of Manchester based publishers Flapjack Press Paul Neads about how they have adapted and retained book launches throughout lock down, the range of writers on their books and their open mic night Word Central.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 17.01.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Paul's music selections:

Carter the Unstoppable Sex-Machine - Lean On Me 

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine

Teardrop Explodes - Reward

This week Paul talks to Andy West, broadcast journalist, Big Brother contestant and now author about his upcoming book, 'The Spirit Engineer'

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 10.01.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Andy's music selections:

Thea Gilmore - This Is How You Find The Way

Shirley Bassey - As Long As He Needs Me

Katherine McPhee & Megan Hilty - Let Me Be Your Star

This week Paul talks to amazing young poet Ebony Errington-Beech about her debut collection, Poems I Grew In My Garden. They talk about her route to publishing, working with an illustrator and about how sales of the book are funding her Plant a Tree With Ebony Campaign.

First Broadcast on Rossendale Radio 03.01.21

Enhance your podcast experience with Ebony's music selections:

Micheal Jackson - Billy Jean

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

The Beatles - Penny Lane

This week Paul has the privilege of talking to one of his poetry heroes, John Hegley. They talk about his work, his love of music and his belief in both being great aids to better mental health.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 27.12.20

Enhance you podcast experience with John' musical choices:

Kirsty MacColl - A New England

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Ring Of Fire

Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier

This week Paul has the pleasure of talking to singer-songwriter Wilson about his song writing inspirations, performing live and we hear his brand new track, Broken Soul.

For more of Wilson's music, check out his Bandcamp page

Enhance your podcast by listening to Wilson's Music selections below:

Pearl Jam - Given To Fly

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

The Doors - Riders On The Storm

This week Paul chats to Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin, poet, actor and comedian. They talk about missing the thrill of live performance during lock down, his award winning stand up shows and we hear from his latest book, Tiny Badger.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 29.11.20

Enhance you podcast experience with Bróccán's music choices:

Daði Freyr - Think About Things

Teach-In - Ding-A-Dong

Dick Gaughan - Tom Paine's Bones

This week Paul talks to Sarah Barton and ex teacher who now works for the Pupil Referral Unit with excluded children. They talk about her teaching past and how a boat trip away with her won children has inspired her to publish her first children's book, Bobby Bitmore.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 22.11.20

Enhance your podcast experience with Sarah music choices:

Take That - The Flood

Calvin Harris - Summer

Haley Westenra - Heaven

This week Paul talks to Grange Hill actor George Wilson about those early days as a working child actor and the longer terms ramifications. He talks openly about his struggles with mental health which have lead to his autobiography, From Grange Hill to Bioplar, to Back Again.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 01.07.2021

Enhance your podcast experience with George's musical selections:

Lynard Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama

The Beatles - Norwegian Wood

U2 - Angel of Harlem

This week Paul talks to local Rossendale legend Dorothy Mitchell. She is well known in the valley for her tireless work for Rossedale Hospice and its fundraising and for her long history of nursing which she has now written a book a bout entitles "Old Nursing Times"

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 15.11.20

Enhance your podcast experience with her music choices below:

Wings - Mull of Kintyre

Michael Ball - Love Changes Everything

Nana Mouskouri - My Friend the Sea

This week Paul talks to novelist, poet, suffragette and all round creative wunderkind, Rosie Garland. They talk about her novels, her position as Writer in Residence of the Rylands Library and we hear experts from hr beautiful new poetry collection, "What Girls Do In The Dark".

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 08.11.20

Enhance your podcast experience with Rosie's musical choices:

The Chicks - Long Way Round

Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewdrops' Drops

Motorhead - Ace of Spades

and check out Rosie's band, the March Violets here

This week Paul talks to Simon and Molly from Lucardo Escape Rooms in Rawtenstall. They discuss how modern Role Playing Games have become the new form of storytelling, how the business has had to adapt during the Covid crisis and they launch an brand new competition on Rossendale Radio. Follow this link throughout November for a chance to win.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 01.11.20

Enhance your podcast with our guests' musical choices:

Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret

The Killers - Mr Brightside

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

This week Paul chats to irreverent poet Thick Richard about his new collection, Read 'Em and Weep. He talks about the change in performance styles during the lock-down period, his work with the likes of Kate Tempest and Radio 6 Music and he reads his work in his own inimitable style.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 25.10.20

Enhance your podcast experience with his musical choices:

The Maytals - Just Tell Me

Delaney Davidson - Lackie's Men

Go! Team - Cookie Scene

This week, Paul hosts another Book Talk Special, but this time, it's Kids Only! He speaks to three little book-worms about their favourite book and they chat about why reading is important to them.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 18.10.20 

Enhance your podcast experience with our guests's musical choices:

Esther - Katy Perry - Firework

Evan - Shotgun - George Ezra

Edward - Gold - Spandau Ballet

Daniel - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

This week Paul chats to teacher and first time author Simon Hunt about his brand new book Delilah Rose the Bogey Princess He talks about his inspiration (his daughter) and the instigators behind getting it published (his class) as well as the difficulties of teaching during the Covid crisis.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 11.10.20

Enhance your podcast experience with Simon's musical choices below:

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

The Who - Baba O'Riley

M83 - Interstellar Outro

This week Paul talks to Richard Easton about his debut, but long time coming poetry collection, "Words, Thoughts and Observations". He talks about his love of the environment and his long service in the Police force and how it has shaped his work. He also reads from the collection.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 104.7 FM 04.10.20

Enhance your podcast experience with Richard's musical choices here:

Madonna - Live to Tell

U2 - One Tree Hill

Gary Numan - I Die, You Die

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 27.09.20

Enhance your listening experience with Jack's musical selections:

McFly - No Worries

The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

Huey 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 20.09.20

Enhance your listening experience with her music choices.

Pharrell - Happy

The Huckleberries - Tipsy Goblin

AC/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 Tonight

Meghan Trainor - Better When I'm Dancin'

This week Paul talks to previous guest Ian Eagleton about how the Reading Realm has developed since their first interview a year ago and about his amazing new children's book, Nen and the Lonely Fisherman, all about acceptance and representation.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 23.05.2021

Enhance your podcast experience with Ian's musical selections:

Morcheeba - The Sea

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years

Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

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 06.09.20

Enhance your enjoyment of the podcast by listening to David's music choices here:

Toto - Africa

Neil Young  - Four Strong Winds

Simon 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 30.08.20

Enhance the podcast with our guests' musical choices.

The Bluebells - Young At Heart

Kojey Radical - Water

The 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 Mothers

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 23.08.20

Enhance your podcast experience with Rosa's 3 music choices.

The Beatles - From Me To You

The Spice Girls - Mama

Altered 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 16.08.20

Enhance you listening experience with Tahira's music choices:

Coldplay - Yellow

Coldplay - The Scientist

Coldplay - 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 09.08.20

Enhance this week's podcast with Geneviève's music choices.

• The Manic Street Preachers - Faster
• Joy Division - Dead Souls
• Placebo - 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 FM

Listen to Graeme's music choices here:

Beach Boys - God Only Knows

Nicola Benedetti (Vaughn Williams) - A Lark Ascending

Badly 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 Crazy

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work

Jeff 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 Verve

Aimee: 'Just Got Paid' by Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor

Robert: '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 Sheth

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 05.07.20

This week ahead of bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Paul talks to biographer Spencer Leigh and his previous works on the likes of Simon and Garfunkle and Pete Best and his latest book, Bob Dylan: Outlaw Blues.

First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 09-05-2021

Enhance your podcast experience with Spencer's musical choices:

Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind

Bob Dylan - Make You Feel My Love

Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

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