Dec 12, 202430 minS7
In a fitting finale to the Fun with Bells Podcast, show host Cathy Booth gives the fondest of farewells by foraging through all 75 episodes, to figure out the answer to the second biggest question of our time - why do...
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Fun with Bells
Hosted by Cathy Booth · leisure · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
Explore the world of bell ringing with insightful interviews, captivating histories, and challenging quizzes. Join us on this monthly podcast as we journey into the lives of multifarious bell ringers, uncovering their passions, favourite towers, and the essence of quintessential English change ringing. Tune in for a unique and comprehensive perspective on this timeless tradition.
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What is Fun with Bells about?
Explore the world of bell ringing with insightful interviews, captivating histories, and challenging quizzes. Join us on this monthly podcast as we journey into the lives of multifarious bell ringers, uncovering their passions, favourite towers, and the essence of quintessential English change ringing. Tune in for a unique and comprehensive perspective on this timeless tradition.
Who hosts Fun with Bells?
Fun with Bells is hosted by Cathy Booth. The show has published 81 episodes to date.
What has Fun with Bells covered recently?
Recent episodes include "More than a hobby: A Celebration of Bellringing" (12 December 2024, 30 minutes), "Kent Young Ringers - The Organisers" (14 November 2024, 36 minutes), and "Devon Guild: A Sesquicentennial Celebration" (10 October 2024, 23 minutes).
How often does Fun with Bells publish?
Fun with Bells publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 33 minutes across 81 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Fun with Bells?
Booking probability for Fun with Bells is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fun with Bells requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fun with Bells's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Fun with Bells?
The strongest fits for Fun with Bells are Artists, Writers & Performers. Fun with Bells has a leisure audience.
About the host
Cathy Booth hosts Fun with Bells, a leisure podcast with 81 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #3
Kent Young Ringers - The Organisers
Nov 14, 202436 minS7Want to know the secret to successfully setting up a competition-winning young ringers’ group while also securing the long-term future of ringing? Then listen up! In this episode, host Cathy Booth talks to Neil Jones...
Oct 10, 202423 minS7In this delightful episode, host Cathy Booth chats with Martin Mansley, AKA Helen’s Dad, about his lifelong journey in ringing. Born into a ringing family, Martin attended his first practice at just six weeks old and...
Episode #1
Kent Young Ringers - The Members
Sep 11, 202426 minS7In this lively and engaging episode, host Cathy Booth catches up with Kent young ringers Oscar, Lottie and Flo, and Flo’s mum, Hannah. Although young in years, the ringers have a wealth of experience to share, having...
Episode #10
ART Conference 2024: Building Communities
Jun 13, 202422 minS6It’s time to catch up with part two of the wide-ranging conversation on the future of ringing hosted by Cathy Booth at the recent Art Conference. Just like part one, the panel of Tina Stoecklin, Andrew Slade and Max...
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May 9, 202428 minS6Who better to quiz about the future of ringing than the President of the CCCBR, the chair of the Association of Ringing Teachers, and an ordained ringer and co-author of a book about ringing and the church? Show host...
Apr 11, 202436 minS6‘Unique’ is often overused as a word, but host Cathy Booth’s guests on this wonderful episode, John, and Debbie, can certainly claim it for their ringing experience. That’s because they ring at St Thomas’s Church...
Episode #7
Discover Your Bell Ringing History!
Mar 14, 202440 minS6Why do you ring in a gallery? Who were the ringers whose names are on the peal boards behind you? Where can you find an example of an art deco ringing association certificate? Host Cathy Booth quizzes knowledgeable...
Episode #6
Our Podcast’s Fifth Year Anniversary
Feb 8, 202436 minS6In this special fifth anniversary episode, the Fun with Bells Podcast celebrates by turning the tables on host and producer Cathy Booth, as she takes her turn on the other end of the microphone and is grilled by team...
Jan 11, 202436 minS6In this episode, David Smith makes a much-welcome return to the podcast for another conversation with host Cathy Booth that’s brimming with insight. Find out about about the differences between ringing associations in...
Dec 14, 202338 minS6This episode sees host Cathy Booth catching up with three Ring for King recruits to find out what their first year of ringing has been like. And what a year it’s been! Jessica, Lindsey and Andy have notched up an...
Nov 9, 202351 minS6The debate around ringing and music is taken to an entirely new level in this fascinating conversation between show host Cathy Booth and composer Helen Ottaway. Deeply inspired by the sound of bells, Helen’s passion for...
Oct 12, 202336 minS6Show host Cathy Booth aims high this month in conversation with accomplished ringer and leading light Linda Garton. Linda strongly believes that “success breeds success” and, as you’ll hear, this is amply illustrated in...
Sep 14, 202327 minS6How many bells are enough? Six, eight, ten? As show host Cathy Booth discovers from Peter Heard, once the offers of help and support came rolling in to Nevern Restoration Project, it was easy for their ambitious plan to...
Aug 10, 202350 minS5Terrified of Twitter, hesitant about hashtags, tentative about TikTok? This practical podcast sees host Cathy Booth take a closer look at social media and how ringers can make the most of it, whether it’s to recruit new...
Jul 13, 202330 minS5What, if anything, is worth keeping from the COVID lockdown period? Well definitely the Wensleydale Clusters online ringing course! Host Cathy Booth hears from ART award winners David Scrutton and Jonathan Couchman, who...
Jun 8, 202332 minS5Is Phil Gay a typical ringer, an atypical ringer or just total legend? Show host Cathy finds out as she delves into a ringing life very well lived. From inventing a mobile belfry, developing the Keele Ringing Summer...
May 11, 202330 minS5Struggling to strike in the right place? Anxious about unpredictable sallies? Getting no satisfaction from your ringing? You’ve come to the right podcast! Ace ringing teachers, Ruth Suggett, Judith Frye and Greg...
Apr 20, 202326 minS5In this second episode focusing on engaging the media, host Cathy Booth looks at two sides of one ‘Ring for the King’ interview by talking to broadcast journalist Tim O’Callaghan and Simon Linford, President of the...
Apr 13, 202337 minS5This episode is jam-packed with practical tips as host Cathy Booth, with the help of three engaging guests, explores how to get positive bell ringing stories into the media. First off, ringers Matthew Butler and Kate...
Recent guests
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Gareth Davies
Executive TV producer, Co-CEO of The Presenter Studio, Royal National Institute of Blind People
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Oliver Lee
Royal Marines officer, New Zealand
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Don McLean
Director of Gaming Agency Services for the Americas, McLean Media
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David Richards
former Marine Corps officer, corporate leader in Customer Experience at Cisco, executive coach, Change Maker Education
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