Happy Talk

A journey through positivity with Morecambe based poet and author Bryan Griffin as he chats to people he meets along the way.

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Episodes

• HT 59, A murderer's public hanging

  Monday, 19 August 2024

  10 minutes

  Peter Wade recounts the story of a Chorley shoemaker's hanging in Lancaster

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• HT Podcast 58, 50th anniversary of local government changes

  Monday, 19 August 2024

  19 minutes

  Peter Wade discusses local government changes that took place 50 years ago

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• HT Podcast 57, A Cultural Exchange

  Friday, 21 June 2024

  7 minutes

  Bryan finds out about a German cultural exchange scheme in Morecambe primary schools

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• HT Podcast 56, Sam Pritchard, Cards for Fighting Loneliness

  Friday, 21 June 2024

  41 minutes

  Bryan speaks with Sam Pritchard about her Cards for Fighting Loneliness project

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• HT Podcast 55, Bryan and The Morecambe Fringe Shows

  Friday, 21 June 2024

  11 minutes

  Bryan introduces his upcoming shows at Morecambe and Carnforth Fringe Festivals

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• HT Podcast 54, John Metcalfe and The Mizzen Crew

  Tuesday, 11 June 2024

  20 minutes

  Bryan meets John from local sea shanty group The Mizzen Crew

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• HT Podcast 53, An Exciting New Festival In Morecambe

  Tuesday, 11 June 2024

  13 minutes

  Bryan finds out more about Morecambe's new Maritime Festival

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• HT Podcast 52, The Gregson Centre, Lancaster

  Tuesday, 11 June 2024

  34 minutes

  Bryan meets with Archie and Jack from Lancaster's Gregson Centre

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• HT Podcast 51, Sophie Anderson, children's author

  Friday, 10 May 2024

  30 minutes

  Bryan talks with local author Sophie Anderson

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• HT Podcast 50, Anthony Padget & Crowdfunding for local creatives

  Friday, 19 April 2024

  28 minutes

  Bryan chats with Anthony about a crowdfunding initiative to support local creative people

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• HT Podcast 49, The origins of LGBT with Peter Wade

  Thursday, 11 April 2024

  17 minutes

  Bryan talks with local historian peter wade about the LGBT movemen.

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• HT Podcast 48, Gabriella & Jasmine T

  Monday, 25 March 2024

  22 minutes

  Bryan catches up with the local singing sisters

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• HT Podcast 47a, Howard Rogerson at Rainbow Cafe

  Tuesday, 12 March 2024

  3 minutes

  Bryan catches up with Howard in a brief chat at the Rainbow centre cafe

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• HT Podcast 47, The Rainbow Community Centre

  Tuesday, 12 March 2024

  26 minutes

  Bryan takes a visit to Morecambe's Rainbow Community Centre

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• HT Podcast 46, Andy Winters, Beachbird Magic

  Thursday, 22 February 2024

  39 minutes

  Bryan discovers a little magic in Morecambe

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• HT Podcast 45, Guy Christansen, Lancashire Youth Challenge

  Thursday, 22 February 2024

  33 minutes

  Bryan speaks with Guy about the activities of LYC

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• HT Podcast 44, Jade Leahy

  Thursday, 22 February 2024

  20 minutes

  Bryan pays a return visit to author Jade Leahy

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• HT Podcast 43, The Christmas Legend of Kampus

  Thursday, 14 December 2023

  14 minutes

  Discover the legend of Krampus

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• HT Podcast 42 Pt 3 Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On

  Thursday, 14 December 2023

  14 minutes

  The final episode of Bryan's Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On chats

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• HT Podcast 42 Pt 2 Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On

  Thursday, 14 December 2023

  9 minutes

  Bryan continues his chats at Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On

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• HT 42 PT 1 Lancaster Chritmas Lights Switch On

  Thursday, 14 December 2023

  9 minutes

  Bryan visits the 2023 Lancaster Christmas lights switch on

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• Ht 41e Christmas memories from Seagull cafe with Sian Phillips, Catherine Patricia & Joe Rammsden

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  12 minutes

  The last episode in the Seagull Cafe Christmas memories series

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• HT 41d Christmas memories from Seagull Cafe with Margret Kenyon

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  10 minutes

  Our Christmas memories selection continues

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• HT 41c Christmas memories from Seagull Cafe with Joe Kenyon

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  21 minutes

  Another podcast in the Christmas memories series

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• HT 41b Christmas memories from Seagull Cafe with Karen Wisbatch

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  15 minutes

  The second in the Happy Talk Christmas memories series

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• HT 41a, Christmas memories from the Seagull Cafe with Anna Daley

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  15 minutes

  Brian chats with local people about their Christmas memories

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• HT 41, An introduction to Christmas Memories from the Seagull Cafe

  Wednesday, 13 December 2023

  5 minutes

  Brian introduces a new short series of Christmas memories

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• HT 40, Peter Wade, The Green Lane Murder

  Friday, 24 November 2023

  10 minutes

  Part 3 of our series looking at local murders

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• HT 39, Peter Wade, The Smalley Murder

  Friday, 24 November 2023

  10 minutes

  The second of three podcasts looking at local murders

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• HT 38, Peter Wade, the Buck Ruxton Murder

  Friday, 24 November 2023

  18 minutes

  The first of three podcasts looking at local murders

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