Postcards from a Brierfield lockdown: Recent Episodes
H M Titherington
Lockdown stories from LancashireAre you related to or friendly with a Titherington? get in touch .... helenmtitherington3@gmail.comhttps://tithers.sounder.fm/show/postcard-from-a-brierfield-lockdownscarlettarms.podbean.com
14 mins long - listen in short bursts! - Vicky emailed : Hi Helen, Enjoyed our chat. ... I'm all in favour of keeping lock-down for at least another couple of weeks - the daily death rate is still ..too high. Also, my Mum never, ever, complains about the situation.
Nine minutes of Brian - whats not to like! some funnies some serioso points but mostly UPBEAT
This week's episode includes talk of - garden pests, Netflix, The Guardian Weekly, The Oldie Magazine and OU free courses
The Creative Writing class was conducted via the Zoom software - issues are its only 40 mins free and when 12 people or so attend not everyone gets to read their 'homework' out - still it is very funny and good to chat and see everyone's faces - my sister and a friend have both allowed me to practice hosting a meeting - other stuff featured are Frank Skinners poetry podcast and the Raphael Cartoon in the V&A
My second episode highlights Joyce Kilmer US poet; the joys of Amazon; the wonder of BBC Sounds; Todmorden and a set of whinges
I had to write a piece for my creative writing class and got stuck on biography because in my first week in lock down I read a couple of memoirs which I don't normally do - the episode features specifics on Romesh Ranganathan, Hilary Mantel, Maggie O'Farrell, Marian Keyes and Karl Ove Knausgaard