Listen to a collection of some of the best shows live from Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, including The UK Pun Championship, Comedy Blind Date and Leicester's Funny Side.
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People telling their stories 'Excellent podcasts' - Gerard Edwards, CEO, 'Podcast Radio' 'A wonderfully made podcast' - Rob Jelly, Presenter, BBC Essex 'Love it! Great little vignettes of communities of normal people doing good things!' - Tom Fair, Student Radio Association winner, 'Best Podcast', 2020 'Expertly produced' (Kingdom Build) 'Great podcast' (Street Pastors) 'Podcast is excellent...love the format which works really well.' (Harlow foodbank) 'Another excellent podcast' (Parents an ...
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A Live recording of the UK Pun Championship 2016 from this year's Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival hosted by Lee Nelson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre
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Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre, in rural Sussex, was set up almost a hundred years ago. It provides a quiet, peaceful place where people can rest and healing can take place. A team of Chaplains are available for anyone to talk to. Bill Shaw went to visit:
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This is a '60 second sample' of the podcast about the Christian comedian, Andy Kind, when he performed at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London; the full podcast is below:Par Bill Shaw
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Christians in Comedy - Andy Kind
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Andy Kind has been a comedian for almost twenty years. He performs in pubs and clubs, and at Church events. Bill Shaw was at his gig at St Paul's Church, Brentford, West London: 'Your passion for podcasts certainly comes across - very professional' - Andy Kind https://www.andykind.co.uk https://parishofbrentford.org.uk https://www.springharvest.org…
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Thousands of people marched in London on the 24th of February to protest about the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago. They started at Hyde Park, and marched to Trafalgar Square. Bill Shaw spoke to some of those taking part:
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Christians held a vigil outside Parliament for the first ten days of Lent to call for action about Climate Change. Starting on Ash Wednesday, people prayed at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day, until Saturday the 24th of February. Some of the campaigners taking part explained why they were involved.....…
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Lent Vigil for Climate Justice
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Christians are holding a vigil outside Parliament to call for action about Climate Change. The 'Lent Vigil for Climate Justice' has been organised by Churches, charities and campaign groups; people will be praying at the entrance to Parliament for twenty-four hours a day until Saturday the 24th of February. The vigil started with a service at St Jo…
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Christians across the country are preparing #Christmas gifts and treats to give away to people who may not otherwise get gifts at Christmas. This year is the fourth year of 'Love Christmas', run by the Church Revitalisation Trust. The project, known as 'Love Christmas', grew out of 'Love your Neighbour', when Churches supported people affected by t…
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Churches across the country are providing practical support for people in debt, people going hungry, and refugees and asylum seekers. The project, called 'Love your Neighbour', helps people in Crisis, tackles the Causes of poverty, always offering Care to the whole person. Bill Shaw reports on how Churches in Southampton, London, and Gateshead are …
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This is a 60 second sample of the 'Christians against Climate Change' podcast. 'Christians against Climate Change' was recorded at 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London on the 22nd of April, and includes interviews and extracts from a Church service held that day. This is a sample of the podcast - the complete podcast is below:…
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Christians against Climate Change
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Christians have been taking part in 'The Big One' Climate Change protest in London. The protest takes place over four days; the organisers say that 50,000 people will take part. Groups such as Christian Climate Action, Green Christian and Christian Aid have been joining in; a Church Service led by Black Majority Churches has been held outside Parli…
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Hundreds of young Christians took part in a national relay walk to COP26 to protest about climate change. Members of the Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) took it in turns to walk from St Ives in Cornwall, and Swansea in Wales, to Glasgow, for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in October 2021. The Church of England is com…
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Christian Climate Action Oct 22
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Christians are taking part in an Extinction Rebellion protest in London. Members of Christian Climate Action are joining in to raise awareness of Climate Change. Bill Shaw spoke to campaigner Rev Helen Burnett (this podcast was recorded when Liz Truss was Prime Minister) https://christianclimateaction.org/ https://rebellion.global/ https://www.stop…
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People joining the TUC demonstration in London on the 18th of June 2022 explain why they are taking part
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The Church of England is actively involved in a wide range of sports, both by providing Chaplains, and running sports projects. Eight areas - Birmingham, Blackburn, Ely, Gloucester, Guildford, Kensington in London, Norwich, and Rochester- are 'Sport and Wellbeing' Diocese, where the Church aims to promote physical, emotional and spiritual well-bein…
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Demonstrators outside the Russian Embassy in London say why they are protesting about the invasion of Ukraine, as drivers toot their horns in support
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If you could play any instrument in an orchestra, which one would you choose? How about one of the largest and most complex - the harp. Janice Nash has been playing the harp since she was a music student; Bill Shaw asked her about the instrument, the music, and the orchestras she has been part of.... Photo by Sara Budhwani on Unsplash…
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With the Lionesses through to the finals of the Women's World Cup, here's a Sixty Second Sample of the 'Church and Football' podcast. The podcast was made in 2021; Becky Jane, of Charlton Athletic Women's Team, starts by commenting on the profile that women's football was getting then: Photo by Lars Bo Nielsen on Unsplash…
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There are close links between the Church and football. Well-known football clubs were founded by Churches, and many clubs now have Chaplains for their teams. Bill Shaw reports on the past and present links between the Church and football - and why Chaplains don't pray for their team to win! (This podcast was recorded when Nigel Adkins was Charlton …
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Counter-terrorism - Jan Wiszniewski
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Former Counter-terrorism officer Jan Wiszniewski speaks about being a police officer, his work in Counter-terrorism, and being a Christian. Music: 'Sappy' by Jahzzar on Free Music Archive If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi! ko-fi.com/podcastplus The best way to listen to podcasts? Use a 'podcatcher', such as QuiteRSS, and put in the RSS feed…
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You may have heard that Trump said some - unusual - things in a phone call with Georgia State officials over the weekend. The phone call lasts for an hour, but, to save time, here's a two minute thirty second summary (with the help of Led Zeppelin) Photo by Darren Halstead on UnsplashPar Bill Shaw
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Members of Christian Climate Action say why they joined a protest in Parliament Square, organised by Extinction RebellionPar Bill Shaw
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A podcast about a 'Black Lives Matter' demonstration at Lee Green, Lewisham, on the 6th of June 2020Par Bill Shaw
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A podcast feature about the 'Parents and Toddlers' group at St. Mildred's Church. The group gets up to a hundred parents and toddlers attending each day it runs. 'Another excellent podcast' - 'Parents and Toddlers' helper Produced by Bill Shaw: Bill@BillShaw.plus.comPar Bill Shaw
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A podcast documentary about a hackathon, organised by Kingdom Code, in October 2019. Over a hundred Christian coders, designers and web developers gathered to work on projects for 'Christianity Explored Ministries' (CEM) and 'Christians against Poverty' (CAP). 'Expertly produced' (Hackathon coder) 'I think that it is great. Thank you so much for pu…
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This is a 'Sixty Second Sample' of the Street Pastors podcast. Street Pastors are members of local Churches who go out at night to help people who've had too much to drink, homeless people, and anyone else who may need a hand. 'Fantastic - everyone was really impressed' (Greenwich Street Pastors) 'Great podcast' (Essex Street Pastor)…
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Greenwich Street Pastors patrol
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A short podcast featuring protestors at the demonstration in London against Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament on Saturday the 31st of August 2019 Produced by Bill Shaw: bill@billshaw.plus.comPar Bill Shaw
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Harlow foodbank give out 7 tonnes of food a month. They support people in crisis, and donate food to children's centres and women's refuge centres. Harlow foodbank is run by the Michael Roberts Charitable Trust. 'Podcast is excellent...love the format which works really well.' Produced by Bill Shaw: bill@billshaw.plus.com…
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Atheists are very happy to attack Christianity, but are reluctant to look at the difficulties with their own belief. This podcast looks at some of the problems with the Atheist/Naturalist worldview. These include: Evidence Free will Reason Values Value of human life The life, death and resurrection of Jesus If you enjoyed this, please buy me a Kofi…
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The UK Pun Championships 2016
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Lee Nelson presents The UK Pun Championships at the 2016 Dave Leicester Comedy Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shameless plug alert. Alex Horne is up for a Chortle Award and we'd like everyone to vote for him and he's written a little song to try and convince you.http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/02/25/19673/chortle_award_nominees_2014Par Dave
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[EXPLICIT] The Comedian's Comedian Podcast - Nick Helm
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Stuart Goldsmith brings you his excellent podcast series The Comedian's Comedian live from Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival. Stuart brings you an in depth discussion with 'Uncle' star Nick Helm, the one man mega myth.Par Dave
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Alexei Sayle delivers the first ever 'I Say' talk about the state of comedy in the UK and he doesn't mince his words.Par Dave
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[EXPLICIT] Comedy Blind Date
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David Morgan hosts this years Comedy Blind Date, where one lucky lady has the pick of three willing comedians.Par Dave
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[EXPLICIT] The UK Pun Championships
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Hosted by Lee Nelson, Dave presents the first UK Pun Championships where 8 comedians battle it out to become King of the Puns.Par Dave
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As Leicester Comedy Festival celebrates its 21st birthday, BBC Radio Leicester’s Becca Bryers explores its history, reputation and ability to make us laugh – with Leicester’s Funny Side.Par Dave
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