http://www.thebutchersapron.co.uk/ The Butcher’s Apron is a theme-time radio show that invites and explores the unexpected. Each month we comb the stretch of this peculiar land to bring you fascinating features, interviews and stories from Britain’s soft underside. Investigating artistic, cultural and scientific eccentricities through your stories, it's essential for a life worth living. en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:05 GMT Hipcast RSS Feeder 1.25 Arts & Entertainment 60 http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/albumart/1001.1371660366.jpg http://www.thebutchersapron.co.uk/ The Butcher's Apron The Butcher's Apron is a theme-time radio show that invites and explores the unexpected. Each month Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem comb the stretch of this peculiar land to bring you fascinating stories and unheard voices from Britain’s soft underside. These good stories are punctuated by some of the best music you’ve never heard, and stitched together with a high degree of sound craft, making the listening experience as enjoyable as it is interesting. The Butcher’s Apron: we think it’s essential for a life worth living. Unexpected Adventures in Audio no The Butcher's Apron info@thebutchersapron.co.uk 78ceb0d3-81f5-a2ce-c7d8-e91132303a19 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:16:20 GMT 00:55:40 The Butcher's Apron For this, the eighth episode of The Butchers Apron, we uncover an incomplete history of hysteria, the invention of the vibrator and the discovery of female sexuality with Dr Rachel Maines (and five slightly tipsy women at a dinner party), we unearth a story of longing, good and evil in the Highgate cemetery with David Farrant and Bishop Sean Manchester, rounding up as usual over a drink with our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. The Butchers Apron no Desire For this, the eighth episode of The Butchers Apron, we uncover an incomplete history of hysteria, the invention of the vibrator and the discovery of female sexuality with Dr Rachel Maines (and five slightly tipsy women at a dinner party), we unearth a story of longing, good and evil in the Highgate cemetery with David Farrant and Bishop Sean Manchester, rounding up as usual over a drink with our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/a84a94d2-1f24-3d10-1fdc-adbbf2a6744c.mp3 9299ab3e-2de9-92f1-0d42-396feb672e68 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:35:09 GMT 00:43:12 The Butcher's Apron For this, the 7th episode of The Butcher's Apron, we step into the unknown by exploring the mythical tale of The Moleman, we investigate a baffling and debilitating new disease that has no explanation or cure, and rounding up as usual in the pub with our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. The Butchers Apron no The Unknown For this, the 7th episode of The Butcher's Apron, we step into the unknown by exploring the mythical tale of The Moleman, we investigate a baffling and debilitating new disease that has no explanation or cure, and rounding up as usual in the pub with our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/243c5777-00db-44d0-1a7b-1d9d600c3b91.mp3 d7c3c5c1-9301-c3d3-8588-de860d291332 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:56:14 GMT 01:00:01 The Butcher's Apron For this episode of The Butcher's Apron we talk to Dr Alex Salam (NASA consultant and research MD in human space flight medicine) about the importance of food to good mental health, we travel to the depths of Great Yarmouth to make our debut into the world of female competitive eating, we speak to writer and autodidactic fasting expert, Steve Hendricks, to determine if less really is more (and starve ourselves for a few days in the process), rounding up as ever with some words of wisdom from our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. The Butcher's Apron no Hunger For this episode of The Butcher's Apron we talk to Dr Alex Salam (NASA consultant and research MD in human space flight medicine) about the importance of food to good mental health, we travel to the depths of Great Yarmouth to make our debut into the world of female competitive eating, we speak to writer and autodidactic fasting expert, Steve Hendricks, to determine if less really is more (and starve ourselves for a few days in the process), rounding up as ever with some words of wisdom from our resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/2aaf8249-a418-0c73-e77c-2df553f55506.mp3 9139fe63-c75b-e765-0563-675ce2a6bfa5 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:27:24 GMT 00:59:58 The Butcher's Apron For this, the fifth episode of The Butcher's Apron, we talk to author and cultural historian Mike Jay about 17th century mind games and early psychiatric medicine; chat to London's coolest hula-hooper, Marawa the Amazing; take a tour around the UK's first super casino; and have the privilege of an exclusive interview with the elusive Kit Williams, creator of The Masquerade, to hear about the game of a lifetime. The Butcher's Apron no The Game For this, the fifth episode of The Butcher's Apron, we talk to author and cultural historian Mike Jay about 17th century mind games and early psychiatric medicine; chat to London's coolest hula-hooper, Marawa the Amazing; take a tour around the UK's first super casino; and have the privilege of an exclusive interview with the elusive Kit Williams, creator of The Masquerade, to hear about the game of a lifetime. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/09ba51ad-39e5-d106-f537-109a9302d251.mp3 936687dd-d72f-66be-13ea-e84a97898313 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 03:00:22 GMT 01:00:06 The Butcher's Apron For this, the fourth episode of The Butcher's Apron, Emma and Nadine spend their good time thinking about speed, logistically, emotionally, physically and (mainly) accidentally. They talk to Rollo Hollins and Jonathan Howells (part of the creative team behind the DRIVEN documentary) about the longevity of love, the adventure of a lifetime and relationships built again around the question "is it ever too late"?. They investigate the principles and motivations behind human speed, with Dr David Cook, course director of Sports and Exercise Science at the South Bank University's Academy of Sport, and three-times former world-recorder holder and 100m sprinter, Asafa Powell. They present a dramatic re-telling of the age-old tale, The Tortoise and the Hare in this month's Storytime spot, ending up in a gripping journey through time and space on the London Underground to arrive at the "clock of the Long Now" with a regular spot from The Butcher's resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. The Butcher's Apron no Speed For this, the fourth episode of The Butcher's Apron, Emma and Nadine spend their good time thinking about speed, logistically, emotionally, physically and (mainly) accidentally. They talk to Rollo Hollins and Jonathan Howells (part of the creative team behind the DRIVEN documentary) about the longevity of love, the adventure of a lifetime and relationships built again around the question "is it ever too late"?. They investigate the principles and motivations behind human speed, with Dr David Cook, course director of Sports and Exercise Science at the South Bank University's Academy of Sport, and three-times former world-recorder holder and 100m sprinter, Asafa Powell. They present a dramatic re-telling of the age-old tale, The Tortoise and the Hare in this month's Storytime spot, ending up in a gripping journey through time and space on the London Underground to arrive at the "clock of the Long Now" with a regular spot from The Butcher's resident philosopher, Dr Daniel Barnes. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/d05502b1-6534-31e6-bc7b-621f69fb5579.mp3 b505fc35-e0ab-3401-d61c-9ac9be10c98a Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:29:43 GMT 01:00:09 The Butcher's Apron For this, the third episode of the Butcher's Apron Emma and Nadine tackle the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg (with the help of Professor Daniel Barnes, the butchers of Ridley Road Market and the livestock at Hackney City Farm); pin down the origins of the world with this month2019s storytime feature; evaluate the likelihood of the beginning of the end in 2012 with Dr Lucie Green; hunker down with a five-year old to sort out the big questions of existence and speak to Turner-prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller about how to start a movement, or a cult, depending on how you look at it. The Butcher's Apron no Beginnings For this, the third episode of the Butcher's Apron Emma and Nadine tackle the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg (with the help of Professor Daniel Barnes, the butchers of Ridley Road Market and the livestock at Hackney City Farm); pin down the origins of the world with this month2019s storytime feature; evaluate the likelihood of the beginning of the end in 2012 with Dr Lucie Green; hunker down with a five-year old to sort out the big questions of existence and speak to Turner-prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller about how to start a movement, or a cult, depending on how you look at it. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/fc163902-5ba4-f7b5-67a8-3a8f9622d6b1.mp3 e3a2dbb3-c5be-021f-129d-756dcdb9b907 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:13:06 GMT 01:00:05 The Butcher's Apron In the second episode of the Butcher's Apron, Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem take you on a tour of Britain's most haunted hotel, The Mermaid Inn; speak to Britain's most popular philosopher, AC Grayling, about the good life and The Good Book; go on an ill-advised pilgrimage to London's religious institutions in search of a religious experience; delve into the depths of human consciousness at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience with Professor Geraint Rees and ask the age-old question: Who is Debbie McGee? The Butcher's Apron no Belief In the second episode of the Butcher's Apron, Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem take you on a tour of Britain's most haunted hotel, The Mermaid Inn; speak to Britain's most popular philosopher, AC Grayling, about the good life and The Good Book; go on an ill-advised pilgrimage to London's religious institutions in search of a religious experience; delve into the depths of human consciousness at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience with Professor Geraint Rees and ask the age-old question: Who is Debbie McGee? http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/30e39b61-40fa-e5c4-3475-3241529fd030.mp3 4fa9631d-4a83-5296-c69c-f836307efbeb Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:59:22 GMT 00:51:58 The Butcher's Apron In this, the first-ever episode of the Butcher’s Apron radio show, Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem take you on a fruitless search for The Singularity, to the long-closed gates of the disused but still cherished Crossbones Cemetery, through the scary streets of Spring Heeled-Jack’s Vicotorian London and back to a particularly dark time in the early 1970s with this month’s unsettling storytime spot. The Butcher's Apron no Darkness In this, the first-ever episode of the Butcher’s Apron radio show, Emma Gibson and Nadine Monem take you on a fruitless search for The Singularity, to the long-closed gates of the disused but still cherished Crossbones Cemetery, through the scary streets of Spring Heeled-Jack’s Vicotorian London and back to a particularly dark time in the early 1970s with this month’s unsettling storytime spot. http://thebutchersapron.hipcast.com/deluge/75c9953c-c73f-e036-3eff-0729a55d2051.mp3