Dec 23, 202520 minS3
<p>Courage personified - three remarkable women who shared their stories.</p><br><p>Kayleigh Llewellyn, Evie Field and Gemma Lowery are three remarkable people who have one link. They have all shown immense courage...
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Wearside Echoes
Hosted by Sunderland Echo · leisure · EN
About this Podcast:
Wearside Echoes by Sunderland Echo and National World, is presented by journalist Chris Cordner who is setting out to explore all about Sunderland's wonderful past. You'll hear from a wide array of voices about what it was like growing up in Sunderland, the places they went, the things they saw, the people they met and the impact this wonderful place has had on their lives. From local celebrities to those in the know, you'll be surprised, delighted and reminded of just how special Sunderland is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is Wearside Echoes about?
Wearside Echoes by Sunderland Echo and National World, is presented by journalist Chris Cordner who is setting out to explore all about Sunderland's wonderful past.
Who hosts Wearside Echoes?
Wearside Echoes is hosted by Sunderland Echo. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
What has Wearside Echoes covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Courage personified - three remarkable women - The stars of Wearside Echoes 2025, Part 2" (23 December 2025, 20 minutes), "The stars of Wearside Echoes - relive the highlights of 2025, Part I" (16 December 2025, 17 minutes), and "Gemma Lowery: I lost my son to cancer. Now I'm determined to help other poorly children" (9 December 2025, 36 minutes).
How often does Wearside Echoes publish?
Wearside Echoes publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 23 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Wearside Echoes?
Booking probability for Wearside Echoes is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wearside Echoes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wearside Echoes's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Sunderland Echo hosts Wearside Echoes, a leisure podcast with 23 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Dec 16, 202517 minS3'We've laughed, we've cried and we have learned lots about the wonderful Wearside past in two series of our awards-nominated podcast this year. Let's have a look back at the best moments in the first of a two-part...
Dec 9, 202536 minS3<p>Gemma Lowery's son Bradley Lowery faced a fight with childhood cancer in the public spotlight. Now, 8 years after his passing, Gemma has spoken about her son's legacy, the heartache of losing her little boy and his...
Nov 25, 202532 minS3<p>She's known as the Powerhouse of Prayer, and as one of Sunderland's finest ambassadors.</p><br><p>But life started so differently for Sister Mary Scholastica on her family's farm overlooking a lake near the Burren...
Nov 11, 202528 minS3Life could hardly have taken a more dramatic twist for Sunderland lad Richard Geere. He used to be an accompanist for a well known local dance troupe. Now he's entertaining audiences in Los Angeles where he works for...
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Oct 28, 202530 minS3How many people can say they've worked with Oasis, Prince, David Bowie and the Spice Girls? Sunderland-born Chris Cowey can. He did it when he transformed the fortunes of Top of the Pops. He tells us how he did it as...
Oct 14, 202526 minS3She was just 12 years old when her life changed forever. Kayleigh Llewellyn was a football-loving youngster who had just finished a training session. Days later, she was on a hospital ward waiting for a new heart. Six...
Episode #1
Terry Wall - A Sunderland Superfan
Sep 30, 202529 minS3<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past. We're back for another series with more interviews with the great and good of Sunderland.</p><br><p>Terry Wall...
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Bob Usher - a wizard with a camera!
Jul 1, 202522 minS2<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.</p><br><p>He's a wizard with a camera, been a top-notch nightclub doorman, and even worked on a milk round...
Episode #5
Elsie Ronald - a long life well lived
Jun 17, 202524 minS2<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.</p><br><p>Elsie Ronald gets our vote as the most switched on 91 year old in Sunderland.</p><p>She lived...
Episode #4
Gary Craig - world record breaker
Jun 3, 202524 minS2<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.</p><br><p>Wearside man Gary Craig once set a world record for pulling on 211 pairs of briefs. Impressive yes...
May 20, 202529 minS2<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.</p><br><p>Amanda Revell Walton is known to millions as the best-selling author of the Shipyard Girls novels...
May 6, 202523 minS2<p>Welcome to Wearside Echoes from Sunderland Echo, the podcast all about Sunderland and its wonderful past.</p><br><p>Keith Gregson's life has been well lived - and packed with amazing memories with plenty more to...
Apr 22, 202529 minS2<p>Wearsider Evie Field - or Evie Meg as she is known to millions of TikTok followers - had the world at her feet before it all came crashing down.</p><p>She tells us how a tick bite destroyed her life.</p><p > Hosted...
Feb 4, 202538 minS1<p>Roker-born Cheryl Archbold has gone through more in her life than most people should ever have to endure. Her daughter Isabel was stillborn. Four years later, her daughter Beatrix was confined to a hospital ward for...
Jan 21, 202521 minS1<p>Alun Lee Davies has packed a mammoth number of achievements into his life.</p><br><p>He's been a jockey, butcher, chef, college lecturer, award-winning gardener and catered for a Saudi prince. Oh, and he serves up a...
Jan 7, 202525 minS1<p>Michael Ganley's love of football - and Sunderland AFC especially - may well have no equal. He's got so much Black Cats memorabilia that he filled an old train station with it! He told Wearside Echoes how it all...
Dec 10, 202424 minS1<p>ArtVenturers founder and Wearside native Fiona Simpson joins Chris to talk about her life growing up in Sunderland and how she came to build this business which is adored by kids and adults alike.</p><br><p>Wearside...
Nov 26, 202419 minS1<p>Tara has cerebral palsy but it has not stopped her from becoming an award-winning business boss - or having a massive love of Take That. Tara shares her childhood passion for days at the beach. </p><br><p>Wearside...
Nov 12, 202429 minS1<p>In episode 3, Bill Barron recalls growing up behind the scenes at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland - the place where his dad was 'first trumpeter' in the resident orchestra and where his mam worked in the bar. He got...
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