Season 1

Recording the church bells of Norfolk
November 14, 201900:18:51

Recording the church bells of Norfolk

Most Ringing Remembers recruits were thrilled to have rung at their tower for last year’s Remembrance Day but enthusiastic new ringer and amateur film maker Chris Richmond rang at seven! Podcast host, Cathy Booth, finds out that Chris’s enthusiasm initially stemmed from his interest in sound recording. His d...

Trailer for the YouTube coverage of the National 12 bell striking competition
June 18, 201900:02:09

Trailer for the YouTube coverage of the National 12 bell striking competition

Bonus episode: This short episode is a trailer for the YouTube coverage of the national 12 bell striking competition to be held in Exeter on Saturday 22nd June 2019. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgohlpICbnCPm0vig3H_oA National 12 bell Striking Competition website: http://www.12bell.org.uk/ Sponsor:...

Recording your bells
May 16, 201900:34:13

Recording your bells

The first Fun with Bells Podcast Season ends with a generous double helping as show host Cathy Booth interviews young ringer Charlie Linford and audio engineer David Richards. Interview with the young Charlie Linford about the Brumdingers The Brumdingers Charlie (11) explains to Cathy that bell...

Ringing Remembers project co-ordination
May 09, 201900:39:11

Ringing Remembers project co-ordination

'Recruit 1400 new ringers to remember those who lost their lives in the first World War' – this was the mission that Vicki Chapman chose to accept and the rest, as they say, is history. Vicki talks podcast host Cathy Booth through her involvement in the overwhelmingly successful Ringing Remembers campaig...

100 year old hand bells
May 02, 201900:32:43

100 year old hand bells

Ever wondered what the attraction of handbell ringing is? Well, Judy Vale gives Fun with Bells Podcast host, Cathy Both, a whole raft of reasons to take up this absorbing and musical hobby. Handbells are part of our history and tradition, you can take your handbells out to places like care homes and really con...

Tower Grabbing
April 25, 201900:21:07

Tower Grabbing

Graham stirring a newly cast bell at the foundry Graham on a group tour in Dallas In this episode Graham Nabb introduces Fun with Bells podcast host Cathy Booth to one of the most English of pursuits - tower grabbing. Graham is the ideal guide to the uninitiated, having notched up the amazing total of 57...

Rope-sense not rope-sight
April 18, 201900:18:24

Rope-sense not rope-sight

Rebecca has rope-sense when ringing tower bells You may have heard of rope-sight but have you heard of rope-sense? Podcast host Cathy Booth discovers that this highly developed sense of rhythm is just one of the many tools and techniques that has helped Rebecca Legowski on her ringing journey. Rebecca,...

Cornish call change compositions
April 11, 201900:26:20

Cornish call change compositions

The Fun with Bells cream tea debate rages on in this episode as host Cathy Booth’s quizzes Cornish ringer Owen Borlase - but there’s much more to this interview than cream and jam. Call change ringing in Cornwall is seen as an art in its own right and Owen is clearly championing the cause through his promoti...

Towers, tours and tall tales
April 04, 201900:25:50

Towers, tours and tall tales

Quarter peal for 50th year of ringing In this episode, host Cathy Booth catches up with Bruce Butler in the USA and teases out some top tips to arranging a successful ringing tour. Bruce has been organising ringing tours to the UK since the 1990s - the logistics of arranging transatlantic ringing tours in ...

Ringing Remembers champion
March 28, 201900:41:43

Ringing Remembers champion

In this fascinating podcast, Cathy Booth catches up with top bellringer and inspirational driving force behind the recent Ringing Remembers campaign, Alan Regin MBE. This is a must-listen interview for any new ringing recruit as Alan reveals the origins of his idea for this amazingly successful initiative.  A proli...