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Hosted by Ian Smith · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 21 episodes
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The Scarborough Spotlight Podcast is your weekly show that focuses on the coastal town of Scarborough and its surrounding areas. The podcast will delve into significant events that are upcoming or already taking place in the town. From time to time, interesting local history will be explored with local experts too. And at the heart of it all will be hearing the voices of those people who are doing interesting and wonderful things in and around Scarborough. In short, if it’s interesting, positive and happening in Scarborough, it’ll be part of The Scarborough Spotlight
Ian Smith hosts The Scarborough Spotlight Podcast, a society show with 21 episodes published.
This Episode: In May, The John Godber Company are bringing 'Do I Love You?' - a Northern Soul themed stage show - to the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Sophie Bevan from The John Godber Company is part of the sho
This Episode: Writer and Director Steve Wallis joins the podcast for the second time to chat about his two stage shows he is bringing to Scarborough Spa Theatre in the coming months. Firstly there is ‘The Mod Crop’ writt
This Episode: Unity Racing, based at Scarborough UTC, are a team made up of teenagers Jack, Matiss, Ryan and Billy who compete in the 'F1 In Schools' STEM competition. The team had a very successful 2024, competing in th
This Episode: Newby and Scalby Library is a community run library which has recently been awarded the prestigious 'King's Award For Voluntary Service' - an equivalent to an MBE. Isobel Nixon is the Chair of Trustees at t
This Episode: Scarborough Disability Action Group is a registered charity based at The Street. The charity was setup by disabled people, for disabled people and helps an incredible 6000+ people every year. In this episod
This Episode: Beckview Studios is an incredible residential recording studio based in Scalby village, providing world class facilities for a wide range of artists. In this episode you'll hear from owners Chris and Kristi
This Episode: The Hub Sea Swimmers are a social swimming group who meet a couple of times a week. During this episode, we went along to one the groups ‘Moonlight Swims’ and chatted to the founder Roxanne as well as a few
This Episode: The South Cliff Gardens are one of Scarborough's most scenic and beautiful places. Having undergone a huge regeneration a couple of years ago, the gardens are thriving. In this episode, The South Cliff Gard
This Episode: Scarborough Atlas is a free online website that delves into the town's history in a series of trails that links places in town with real artefacts held by Scarborough Museums and Galleries. Yasmin Stefanov-
In this episode I had the good fortune to chat to the very talented Zoe Wright and Stephen Alexander, lead actors in upcoming Scarborough musical 'Hannah - The Soldier Diaries', as well as the show's director Darren John
St Martin-on-the-Hill church sits on Scarborough's South Cliff. The church building was built in the mid 1800s and features a lot of work by Victorian designer William Morris. In this episode Mike Bortoft, a retired teac
Scarborollers are a skating group created a couple of years ago by 'French Dave'. The group has grown steadily, recently moved to a more suitable venue and has ambitions to grow further. In this episode I chat to French
Members of 'Run Scarborough' are taking part in a 48 hour running relay this weekend, all in aid of St Catherine's Hospice. Runners sign up for a one hour slot and run with a partner. It's the 4th time Run Scarborough ha
As a nation of tea lovers there aren't many situations that a cup of tea can't make a little bit better! Hisham and Lisa are a couple who love tea so much they set up their very own organic tea company - The Finest Organ
Hannah - The Soldier Diaries is a new musical production made and set in Scarborough! Featuring 11 original songs Hannah - The Soldier Diaries is a story of love, separation and an uncertain future. It features 11 origin
Stephen Joseph has a theatre named after him in Scarborough, but why? Who was Stephen Joseph? What impact did he have on a young Alan Ayckbourn? And why is he considered a revolutionary? Find out in this bonus episode wi
Sir Alan Ayckbourn is arguably the most famous name associated with Scarborough. The playwright has written an incredible 90 plays, most of which have premiered in Scarborough at the Stephen Joseph Theatre. Such is the d
In this episode... Ian sits down with Andrew Clay the Chief Executive of Scarborough Museums & Galleries to discuss Woodend Gallery & Studios, one of the centres under his guidance. Woodend has a fascinating history, wit
Glenda Young is a novelist who has written three 'cosy crime' books that are set in Scarborough. Glenda also writes historical saga novels that are set in the North East of England just after World War 1. Her latest Scar
What better way to see in the New Year than by running into the freezing cold North Sea, in fancy dress, in aid of charity? Well that's what around 200 brave souls signed up for this year in Scarborough's South Bay. Orga
Chris Jones
Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 appearance on this show
Darren Johnson
host of the series · BMC Midlands
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Ian Smith
guest conductor of Bedford Sinfonia and conductor of Bedford Choral Society · National Outdoor Leadership School
1 appearance on this show
Sophie Bevan
The John Godber Company
1 appearance on this show
Isobel Nixon
Newby and Scalby Library
1 appearance on this show
Ian Whitfield
Scarborough Disability Action Group
1 appearance on this show
Gemma Alexander
South Cliff Gardens
1 appearance on this show
Hisham Al-Bizri
The Finest Organic Tea Company
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Clay
Scarborough Museums & Galleries
1 appearance on this show
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