Talking Teesdale

Craig Campbell, of Barnard Castle Soul Club, chats about the forthcoming Northern Soul night. A newly-reprinted version of the original 1913 Barnard Castle Town Guide offers a fascinating look back at life in the town...

Cally Beaton tells us of her radical reinvention which saw her swap the boardroom for stand-up in her 40s ahead of her show at The Witham Arts Centre, Barnard Castle. We catch up with the joint operations managers at...

We catch up with organiser Stephen Bage following the successful first ever Barnard Castle Parkrun. Artist Cedric Charleuf introduces us to his new art class focusing on the Old Masters. There's a busy week of...

Ahead of two events during half term, heritage consultant Caroline Hardie chats about the Stockton and Darlington Railway's 200th anniversary. Emma Hignett drops in on Enterprise House to learn more about a "meet the...

This week, friend of the podcast Martyn Radcliffe is back to tell us about Barnard Castle Writing Group's new collection, which will be launched at the end of October, along with an appearance he is making at Durham's...

On the back of England's success in reaching the ladies' Rugby World Cup final, we head along to Barney RUFC who are hoping this will inspire more girls and ladies to get involved in the sport. We also chat to comedian...

We chat to the cast of Snow White, this year's Panto at The Witham, a mix of new faces and returning favourites. Plus there's news of a great West End show coming in the new year and we look forward to the visit of...

It's music all the way this week. We chat to bluesman Connor Selby ahead of his show at The Witham on Wednesday, September 17, and Canadian singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing, who is on stage three days later. We also...

Comedian Josh Jones – who's coming to Barney on September 13 – tells us all he has no love for reality TV and all he wants to do is keep on gigging! Zak and Shuhel Ahmed celebrate 30 years of serving up tasty Asian fare...

We're back for series four of the podcast and what better way to begin than with a chat to John Illsley, who is bringing his show The Life and Times of Dire Straits to Barney in November. He recalls playing at Live Aid...

This week we report on The Witham arts centre's annual general meeting and chat to director Amy Hughes, who is keen to hear users' opinions of all aspect of the centre. We also chat to Suzanne Wallace, who outlines a...

In this week's show, we chat to Graeme Taylor, founder member of the folk-rock band Home Service and Bob Fox, who has taken on vocal duties from the now retired John Tams, ahead of the band's show at The Witham Arts...

We're back after a short break for an entertaining chat with Annette Butters, musical director at St Mary's Parish Church ahead of the community choir's concert at The Witham Arts Centre, Barnard Castle on July 5. We...

This week we chat to George Ford, musical director of the No Added Sugar community choir ahead of their show at The Witham arts centre on Saturday, June 28. We also find out more about Teesdale Writers, a recently...

Ollie Smith's passion for performance was fired when he was a member of the Turrets Youth Theatre group in Barnard Castle. He's back as The Witham's Youth Theatre leader and chats about the junior group's forthcoming...