The Quarantini Pommy Harmar

We know many more people have made time in the last year to get out into the countryside, to walk more and notice nature that surrounds us. But how easy is it for people of colour to feel comfortable in the UK countryside? We hear from Sophie Brown and Ruth Pitter from Bristol Steppin Sistas,
ALSO - music from Bristol Beacon's new project A Song for Bristol - this time a track from Grove and Hope Creative
PLUS - we bring you our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....
Music:
Lockdown Riddim, Grove and Hope Creative
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening/closing music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar

Education for students of all ages has thrown up enormous challenges during the pandemic. How has life been for journalism students learning how to make contacts, obtain interviews and generally keep on track of what is going on in the world? University of the West of England Journalism student Timea Farkas talks about completing her final year during lockdown.
ALSO - we've got more fabulous, stirring music from the irresistible and completely watchable Clark family
PLUS - we bring you our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....
Music:
500 Miles, Clark Family
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening/closing music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar

In this episode we find out about the rise in the popularity - in the last year - of making a pilgrimage. We interview The British Pilgrimage's Trust project leader of the Old Way - an ancient pilgrimage route from Southampton to Canterbury, and she gives tips on the process from finding accommodation to setting an intention.
ALSO - we've got a beautiful track Human from American singer India Carney
PLUS - we bring you our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....
Music:
Human, India Carney
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening/closing music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar

We interview artist Susan Thomson who gives us her thoughts about the pandemic and talks about her new film essay The Cytokine Storms in which she explores the colonial echoes of the UK government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic
ALSO - we've got a stunning brand new track Willing from Lady Nade - she says:
'Willing is a message of acceptance, loyalty and friendship, particularly poignant after this prolonged period of separation. All too often we try to be the person we think other people want us to be rather than ourselves. Willing is a celebration of who we are and we can support each other.'
PLUS - we bring you our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....
Music:
Willing, Lady Nade
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar

Still celebrating the past year, in this episode, we hear from Bristol-based digital artist Lucy Turner about how she responded to the virus in her work...
ALSO - two more of our favourite music tracks!
PLUS - we tell the story of the pandemic through the astonishing breadth of ingenuity and creativity we unearthed here in Bristol, the UK and around the world.....
Music:
Quarantine is not quite over, The Holderness Family
Mr Motivator, Idles
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar

In our anniversary episode we bring you a story of the pandemic as told by a variety of clips of our interviewees over the last year.
ALSO - three of our favourite music tracks!
PLUS - our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....
Music:
Happy Together, The Colt Family
Massive Attack, Young Fathers, Professor Guy Standing
The Getaway, Old Bones Collective
Hot Flu, Seb Gutiez, The Old Bones Collective - opening music
Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar
Producer: Pommy Harmar