My interviews are not celebrity interviews – just pieces about ordinary people from around the world. I want to show how some see the world and how others have found something extra.
The Venerable Adrian Harbidge – A fascination with timeworn pewter tankards has never left him
The volcano was ‘incredible’ but the sermon was ‘rubbish’ – the sermon, given at sea, ten miles south of Las Palmas, was the first the Venerable Adrian Harbidge ever gave.
Now in his mid-sixties, and some forty years on from his first sermon, he and his wife are the occupants of The Rectory in Seale, Surrey.
Glanis and Germain Marquis at the Leckford Hutt in England, in 2012
The highways and trackways across Wiltshire have led to markets and hostelries for centuries. This is still true today.
In December 2012 I visit the old Leckford Hutt on the edge of the A30. The modest, roadside building still hosts those en route to the local towns and markets. It also feeds them extremely well.
Jem Rolls – Performance Poet
Jem Rolls – a tall, intense performance poet with over two decades experience – first performed his poetry on stage at the age of 31. He began in London, took his work to Edinburgh, and has spent many summers performing on the Canadian Fringes.
Here he explains the art of the performance poet, and touches on the life and challenges that come with it.
The Phraser 