places

These are posts connected to a particular place. London is listed separately in its own category.

Argentina

• Four days between sky and water (23 Sep 2025)
• Buenos Aires: four days, four stories (12 Sep 2025)

Blackpool, England

• Showtown: Blackpool History (07 Jun 2026)
• Beverley Knight: Storytelling Soul (06 Jun 2026)

Florence, Italy

• Views of Florence (18 Feb 2003)
• Florence, Italy (17 Feb 2003)

Florida, USA

• Reflections on Florida (23 Mar 2004)
• The Florida adventure continues (22 Mar 2004)
• A Florida Friday (19 Mar 2004)
• Florida, USA – first impressions count (16 Mar 2004)

Helsinki, Finland

• Another airport again (31 Jul 2006)
• Helsinki snow (14 Jan 2004)
• Thoughts on Helsinki (13 Nov 2003)
• Helsinki re-visited (19 Aug 2003)
• Helsinki jazz (28 May 2003)

Japan

• Japan: Final (Food for) Thoughts (07 Mar 2017)
• Japan Vacation Retrospective Part 2: Kyoto (27 Feb 2017)
• A Visit to Japan (26 Feb 2017)

Manchester, England

• Piccadilly magic (05 Dec 2025)

Milan, Italy

• Thursday in Milan (20 May 2004)
• Paying a quick visit (14 Feb 2004)

Moscow, Russia

• Moscow: war & advertising in a week (16 Aug 2008)

Newport, Isle of Wight

• Festival diaries 2026, day three (21 Jun 2026)
• Festival diaries 2026, day two (20 Jun 2026)
• Festival diaries 2026, day one (19 Jun 2026)
• Festival diaries 2025, day three (22 Jun 2025)
• Festival diaries 2025, day two (21 Jun 2025)
• Festival diaries 2025, day one (20 Jun 2025)
• Festival déjà vu: packing optimism and leaving the wellies behind (19 Jun 2025)
• Festival diaries 2024, day three (23 Jun 2024)
• Festival diaries 2024, day two (22 Jun 2024)
• Festival diaries 2024, day one (21 Jun 2024)

Preston, England

• Red Rose Radio: in memory of St Paul’s Church (08 Mar 2020)

Rome, Italy

• I saw some of Rome (14 May 2004)
• Where was the Colosseum? (27 Mar 2004)

Shropshire, England

• Happy birthday BBC Shropshire (23 Apr 2017)
• Shropshire radio: a blueprint for the 21st Century? (26 Mar 2012)