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A Podcast by Jim & Pat Byrne about everything related to Glasgow West End. Interviews, what's on, reviews, guests and anything else you can think of.
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Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 76
Pat chats to local Westender, actor of stage and screen, musician and playwright Dave Anderson.
I suspect you already know Dave in some capacity; he was a member of the politically-minded 7:84 group a founder of the Wildcat Productions company along with David MacLennan.
He has appeared in numerous films and television programmes - including Gregory's Girl, Doctor Who, The Avengers, Taggart and more recently Still Game.
He is also an accomplished musician and regularly appears as part of the Oran Mor Play Pie and Pint team.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 75
In this episode Pat chats to Chilean/Canadian Mariella Villalobos, a freelance Illustrator and a Master of Design graduate from Glasgow School of Art.
Mariella talks to Pat about the inspiration behind her work - including Pinochet’s coup in Chile and her love of seabirds.
She highlights the difficulties students faced at GSA when the second fire occured and the barriers the UK's immigration policy creates for graduates wishing to remain and work in Scotland.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Cha - Episode 74
In this episode Pat chats to Scottish poet/writer Ali Whitelock.
Her first book ‘poking seaweed with a stick and running away from the smell’ was launched at Sydney Writers Festival in 2008.
The book received critical acclaim in Australia and the UK.
Ali is now living in Australia where she ia a full time writer. Recently she's been back in Scotland performing at the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Book Festival. In September she'll be heading over to Ireland with shows in Limerick, Belfast, Dublin & Cork.(Details at aliwhitelock.com)
You can catch Ali at Waterstones Byres Road on Thursday 29 August, when she'll be performing with Magi Gibson and Jenny Lindsay.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Cha - Episode 73
In this episode, I was delighted to have a chat with multiple award winner Chris Forbes, star of BBC's Scot Squad and one of Scotland's most in-demand comedians. Chris’s other TV credits include Jonathan Creek and Mountain Goats on BBC One and Only An Excuse on BBC Scotland. And many more.
Chris chats about his unusual route to becoming a comedian; how his talent for basketball became his ticket to the big time. Keep listening for the full story.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Saturday Jun 22, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 72
Pat Byrne Chats to David Robertson, Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust.
The Four Acres Charitable Trust was set up to acquire, restore and convert historic buildings so they could be used for cultural activities and artistic pursuits. Both preserving the buildings and creating employment opportunities.
The trust owns both the Cottiers Theatre and Websters Theatre's in the West End.
Pat has been a long time supporter and promoter of both projects - so she was delighted when David agree to come on to the podcast for a chat.
Links:
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Music by Jim Byrne
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
Westender, Maree Blackie Ferguson, is an exuberant and inspirational hypnotherapist.
Marie’s latest therapy involves the installation of a virtual gastric balloon. And the news is that Pat was guinea pig for this new therapy. We hear all about it - and much more - in this fascinating episode.
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 71
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Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
In this episode I chat the musician and songwriter Stephen Bull about his life as a musician and about his lastest project called Nebular Tuesday. Nebular Tuesday combines literature and music to tell a mysterious story set on a remote Scottish Island.
Stephen tells a fascinating tale of the up and downs of being a professional musician in an ever changing music business. A genuine talent with a story to tell.
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 70
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Music by Jim Byrne
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Emily Cutts Chair and founder of the Children’s Wood (a project in Glasgow’s West End) chats to Pat about her book ‘The Dear Wild Space: green spaces, community and campaigning’.
Emily is an enthusiastic advocate of the importance of wild spaces and outdoor play for children. She has just released a book entitled ‘The Dear Wild Space: green spaces, community and campaigning’ which she will be talking about at Aye Write. Satureday 31 March, 2019 in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 69
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Music by Jim Byrne
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Film director Niall McCann and musician Adrian Crowley talk to Pat about the film The Science of Ghosts
The Science of Ghosts was one of the standout films at Glasgow Film Festival 2019. Directed by Niall McCann, the film focuses on the life of the musician Adrian Crowley, Pat caught up with the two Irishmen at Citizen M, Glasgow.
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 68
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Karl Geary is an Irish born actor and writer, now living in Glasgow after having spent many years in New York.
His debut novel Montpelier Parade was selected as a Book of the Year in the Irish Times and The Times and SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2017
It was described by The Guardian as ‘an auspicious debut’.
Karl is also an accomplished actor and director. His acting roles include Sex and the City, Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story, and Hamlet (2000). And notably he appeared in Madonna's Sex book.
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 67
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Music by Jim Byrne