September 25, 2014
My Coast: Sharron Davies
Olympic swimmer and TV presenter SHARRON DAVIES on growing up by the sea in Plymouth, Devon, and how she’s encouraging families to get active. Interview by Alex Reece I was brought up in Plymouth, and…
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September 25, 2014
Olympic swimmer and TV presenter SHARRON DAVIES on growing up by the sea in Plymouth, Devon, and how she’s encouraging families to get active. Interview by Alex Reece I was brought up in Plymouth, and…
September 16, 2014
Legendary designer ZANDRA RHODES describes growing up in the estuary town of Chatham, Kent, and how the North Downs landscape has stayed with her throughout life. Interview by Alex Reece. I grew up in Chatham…
September 16, 2014
GRUFF RHYS of Super Furry Animals describes the impact of the Welsh coast on his imagination and that of ancestor John Evans, the subject of his new project, American Interior. Interview by Alex Reece. Wales…
September 16, 2014
Actress LESLEY SHARP delights in wild-water swimming off the hidden beaches of South West Cornwall. Interview by Alex Reece. Although I live in London now, I’ve always felt strongly that I need to be able…
September 16, 2014
DJ and musician NORMAN COOK – aka Fatboy Slim – dissects the unique appeal of Brighton, where he’s launched a new café at Hove Lagoon. Interview: Alex Reece I have always moved south in my life,…
September 15, 2014
Newsnight presenter KIRSTY WARK talks about her life-long link with the Isle of Arran, which provides the setting for her debut novel. Interview by Alex Reece
September 15, 2014
Author JACQUELINE WILSON reveals how reading Coast inspired her to visit Holkham Beach in North Norfolk – now her favourite seaside place. Interview: Alex Reece About three or four years ago, I thought it would be…
September 3, 2014
Women's Hour presenter JANE GARVEY on growing up in Crosby, Merseyside, and why there's nothing better than falling asleep to the sound of the sea. Interview by Alex Reece I’m from Crosby, although oddly enough,…
September 3, 2014
Writer and broadcaster GYLES BRANDRETH recalls childhood holidays on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, plus how his passion for seaside theatres and piers makes him happy. Interview by Alex Reece In its golden heyday,…
September 2, 2014
Broadcaster, writer and Red Nose Day director EMMA FREUD charts her family’s long-standing connection with the Arts and Crafts village of Walberswick on the Suffolk coast. In 1932 my father was a schoolboy in Berlin.…