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All About Bristol

Stories from people and places in and around Bristol.

Radio Bristol,50 episodes

Episodes

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Concorde: The Supersonic Spy
Story of the man who said he sold secrets to Russia as Britain developed Concorde.
29 Dec 2025,24 mins
Brunel’s Other Bridge & the mystery donor
Brunel’s hidden bridge may swivel again—thanks to a £1M gift from a mystery donor.
30 Oct 2025,3 mins
Are there ghosts in Bristol’s Old Vic?
BBC Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims meets paranormal investigators to try and find out.
29 Oct 2025,5 mins
The ‘lost’ Bristol street names revealed
Forgotten names have been unearthed in an updated interactive map called Know Your Place.
23 Sep 2025,3 mins
Neil Maggs: "A PSA test saved my life"
Bristol journalist Neil Maggs opens up to Joe Sims about facing with prostate cancer.
21 Jul 2025,24 mins
What’s happened to Bristol Cathedral’s historic organ?
It hasn’t been heard since 2023.
23 May 2025,3 mins
VE Day 80 in Bristol: “We all got rather squiffy”
Ula Rigg was an Auxiliary Fire Service switchboard operator during the Bristol Blitz.
07 May 2025,4 mins
Story behind Dyrham Park's famous tulips
Historic link to the Netherlands explains the two week celebration.
25 Apr 2025,3 mins
“I raised Bristol’s baby gorillas in my house”
Zookeper Alan Toyne worked with Western Lowland Gorillas at Bristol Zoo for 14 years
16 Apr 2025,4 mins
Why the Bristol Blitz was covered up
On Sunday 24 November 1940, Germany dispatched 148 bombers to attack Bristol.
26 Mar 2025,3 mins
Hotwells’ hidden gem “opening soon”
Find out what 19th century Jacob Wells Baths will be turned into.
20 Feb 2025,3 mins
History: The medieval butcher shops of Stoke Park
Naturalist Steve England talks about some of the unusual uses for the land in the past.
19 Feb 2025,3 mins
Bristol’s ‘most attractive’ statue is back
The Hope Monument at Arnos Vale Cemetery has been restored.
29 Jan 2025,3 mins
The secrets of ‘beautiful’ Brislington brook
A volunteer group share their relief at preservation of nature spot.
17 Jan 2025,3 mins
When Banksy came to Lawrence Weston youth centre
New pictures reveal that he did a session with young people in the 90s before global fame
15 Jan 2025,3 mins
Bristol’s Alice Roberts on Bedminster’s hidden past
Professor Alice Roberts on new episode of Digging For Britain featuring parts of Bristol.
14 Jan 2025,4 mins
The Weston man with massive organ in his house
Simon & Edna Martin spent a year renovating the 1934 Compton.
13 Dec 2024,6 mins
Bristol’s Naked Swimmers
The Bristol Naked Swim Club meet regularly to swim in the nude.
14 Nov 2024,3 mins
70 year old Triathlon World Champ from Portishead
Judy Orme only took up triathlon a few years ago and is now world champ in her age group.
12 Nov 2024,6 mins
Why I married the River Avon
Megan Ruth-Trump – now Megan Avon – married the river in August 2024.
11 Nov 2024,3 mins
Portishead’s unlikely fishing Mecca
The marina in Portishead has become a big attraction for local anglers.
06 Nov 2024,3 mins
Did you know Bristol has its own dinosaur?
Thecodontosaurus was only found in Bristol and lived 200 million years ago.
31 Oct 2024,2 mins
Bristol man finding funny side of Climate Crisis
Stuart Goldsmith wants to draw attention to the issue by making light of it.
29 Oct 2024,5 mins
Lucy Worsley on the fake princess who fooled Bristol
Princess Caraboo arrived in Bristol in the 19th century…but she wasn’t what she seemed.
28 Oct 2024,2 mins
Weston woman’s plea: “Take my leg off”
Louise Munckton from Weston-super-Mare was born with a rare genetic condition.
09 Oct 2024,4 mins
Bristol’s Jayde Adams talks new sitcom series
The Bristol comedian stars in the new series of ‘Alma’s Not Normal’ on BBC 2 & iPlayer
07 Oct 2024,14 mins
The hidden cider makers of Hewish
Meet the Cider makers who still produce it in the old ways.
27 Sep 2024,4 mins
Yate Parnalls: from WW1 planes to washing machines
The history of the factory that made gun turrets and Hotpoint washing machines.
26 Jul 2024,4 mins
Kingswood
Is Bristol’s biggest hidden gem in Kingswood?
An old building in the town could become a new concert venue and community hub.
28 Jun 2024,2 mins
Kingswood
Is this Bristol’s worst neighbour?
For three years local musician Pete Dymond recorded full bands in his terraced house.
15 May 2024,3 mins