Pubs of the Shire
Welcome! An Introduction to Pubs of the Shire, chatting about pubs, dead pubs, beer and beyond, Cheers!
Episodes
10 episodes
Oyez! Oyez! It’s Bryan Bland of Ampthill
I took off to the historic market town of Ampthill Bedfordshire to talk to ghost tour guide and newly appointed town cryer Bryan Bland. The town was and still is well furnished with public houses and Bryan is well acquainted with these as a...
Anthony Heywood -3 times a Morris man
Anthony Heywood is this episodes guest - a Morris man for 3 different Bedford sides over the years, which has led him to many pubs in many shires, including his alter ego Beaky the Bedford mascot. A current cycling project following the tracks ...
Erica Roffe - Cola Queen
Bedford advocate Erica Roffe is founder and editor of Bedford Independent online newspaper and Bedford Clanger, the arts & culture magazine. She also co-initiated Bedford pop up shops, making use of empty units and filling them with creator...
Nat Doig: Beer, Wine & Spirits
Welcome to Episode 6 - I'm very pleased to have on award winning podcaster Nat Doig of Weird In the Wade. In her show based in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Nat explores the paranormal, historical and gruesome aspects of the Shire and beyond. Check...
Tim Hickford, Beer Guy
Tim Hickford knows his beer - He’s served it, brewed it, sommeliered it and has hosted 1500 brewery tours! Straddling the shires of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, he is beer engagement manager at Brewpoint, Bedford for Wells & Co, pr...
Tim Barron Ouse Valley Singles Club
Episode 4 with Tim Barron aka Timmy Turnup actor singer and banjo player in comedy punk skiffle band Ouse Valley Singles Club. Touring the Fens and Anglia, Tim is no stranger to pubs and breweries. This episode includes Mexican fleas, hot scotc...
David Jesudason, Desi Dude
This episodes guest is David Jesudason - an award winning freelance writer and journalist, writing about beer, pubs and their social history, including multiculturalism and desi pubs, a fusion of British & Indian cultures.We’ll take ...
Kempston Calling! With David Simms
This episodes guest is David Simms - a ‘proper’ Bedfordian and more specifically, Kempstonian with a great knowledge of its history, pub culture plus local ghost stories…You can follow David on Facebook at Kempston Ghost Walks...
Episode 1 Liz at the Welly
Here we go! A strong start with our first guest Liz Blackford Sutton, Landlady of the Wellington Arms, or the Welly - the flagship freehouse in Bedford flowing with fine cask ales and more. A great local worth checking out…This episode includes...