118 episodes
Northern News Extra! Extra!
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- Comedy
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4.7 • 134 Ratings
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Comedians Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill – two Northerners living in London – are on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know.
Do you have news from the North? Found a story in your local paper? Email it to Ian and Amy at northernnewspod@gmail.com
Want extra episodes? Bonus content? Videos? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
Produced by Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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Absolute Battershack (with guest correspondent Iain Stirling)
Amy and and Ian find you the weirdest news from up north. Top stories this week include a Married At First Sight UK star who's been spotted in Grimsby, and an unusual police E-FIT that's causing a stir.
Featuring guest correspondent Iain Stirling.
Iain is on tour with his stand-up show 'Relevant' until 31 May. For tickets and dates head to iaindoesjokes.com.
Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.
Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
And follow Iain on on Twitter and Instagram @iaindoesjokes
Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch.
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Emu Uprising
There's another emu on the loose in Lancashire in this week's bonus episode.
Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch. -
Baby Spam Barm (with guest correspondent Jessica Knappett)
What's bin 'appenin' oop narth? Amy and Ian find out. This week they discover the secret behind Blackpool's £1 burger, and look at actor Vicky McClure's new business venture: the Day Club.
Featuring guest correspondent Jessica Knappett.
Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.
Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
And follow Jessica on on Twitter and Instagram @jessicaknappett
Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch.
Get bonus content on Patreon
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Snails on a Plank
This week's bonus story features an unusual agricultural project in Preston.
Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch. -
How'd You Lose a Zoo? (with guest correspondent Nick Mohammed)
Your two favourite northerners are back for a brand new series! Amy and Ian scour the local papers to find the silliest stories from up north. Headlines this week include an escaped animal that's captured using an iconic northern staple, and a man causing trouble on a horse.
Featuring guest correspondent Nick Mohammed.
Nick stars in new swashbuckling adventure series Renegade Nell, available to stream on Disney+
Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.
Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
And follow Nick on Twitter @nickmohammed and Instagram @nickmohammedy
Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch.
Get bonus content on Patreon
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Series 2 Trailer - Northern News
Ey up, cock! Northern News is back with a brand new series, starting this Thursday 4th April 2024.
Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast
Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus content.
Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Photography by Jonathan Birch.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
Love this podcast
Ones you get past the northern access this pod is the best.
Guaranteed laughs
Literally laugh out loud every episode. Love it!
It’s great
It’s silly, funny and really upbeat.
Even though I’m from the south (Southampton) love it!! I’m going to go up north lots more.