Verdon Records - The Diary of a Record Shop

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A new radio show/podcast for Radio Verdon and World Radio Paris. Ian, an Englishman living in France, has opened a record shop in a village called Moustiers Sainte-Marie, Provence. A glimpse of what life can be like for an English person living in a rocky corner of Provence, France, with contributions from his family and friends, and of course plenty of music.

  1. Verdon Records - Breaking - Se4 Ep6

    Jan 16

    Verdon Records - Breaking - Se4 Ep6

    This will be the final episode, for a while, of Verdon Records.  In this show the protagonist desires solitude in the wilds of the hills.  What does he discover?  The lonely cries of nature?  The timeless elements?  Lets find out together  Good music too from Eels, Mutual Benefit, John Denver and James.

    1h 2m
  2. Verdon Records - Alone Together - Se4 Ep5

    12/19/2025

    Verdon Records - Alone Together - Se4 Ep5

    Anna gives an early Christmas present to Ian, a trip to Iceland.  With a few surprises along the way, some very bad weather, some Christmassy themes, some awful Icelandic jokes and a tour of the strange and wonderful Iceland.  Music included as a Christmas present, not altogether Christmas music though, but appropriately wintery.

    1h 23m
  3. Verdon Records - Poetry Corners - Se4 Ep4

    12/05/2025

    Verdon Records - Poetry Corners - Se4 Ep4

    It's Verdon Records The Diary of a Record Shop.  It will be a feast of poetry to bamboozle your ears. A poetry festival descends on the village of Moustiers, the preparations include collecting poems from the gang, some classics and some penned by their own hand.  All this qword gymnastics collides with poetry in music from artists like The Doors, John Cooper Clarke, Baxter Dury and the Beatniks.  Plus, some, weird stuff.

    1h 19m
  4. Verdon Records - Stranger Among Us - Se4 Ep3

    11/21/2025

    Verdon Records - Stranger Among Us - Se4 Ep3

    A person appears in the midst, uninvited.  Problem is he doesn't speak so the gang don't know who he is.  Can they work out who the mystery man is?  From the airport in Marseilles to the bars in Manosque, from the Provençal village of Moustiers Sainte-Marie to the wild plains of the Verdon, a story to fire up your imagination.  Plus, as always, some great music for you to hum along with.

    1h 2m
  5. Verdon Records - Body Parts - Se4 Ep2

    11/10/2025

    Verdon Records - Body Parts - Se4 Ep2

    Verdon Records treats you to a story full of intrigue and mystery.  Someone or something, is leaving macabre items on the record shop doorstep.  Has someone got something against the record shop?  Are there any scores to settle?  Find out in tonights show, the King of Limbs!  Fantastic star cast, with Mave Davis, Scott Williams, Milly Allen, Jon Pink, Kevin Bunch.  Music from Close Lobsters, Pulp, Atmos Bloom, Jack Kerouc and more.

    1h 9m
  6. Verdon Records - Clean Up - Se4 Ep1

    10/26/2025

    Verdon Records - Clean Up - Se4 Ep1

    Back with a duster and tin of polish, it's Verdon Records.  In this show the record shop needs a reshuffle, a clean up, so with some new vinyl racks on their way from St Tropez and some new Greta Thunberg posters what more could a record shop need?  Music?  Well there will be music, from The Go Betweens, Billy Idol, Sharon Van Etten, Longpigs and others.  Tune in with some tuna.

    1h 1m
  7. Verdon Records - What the Dickens! - Se3 Ep6

    12/20/2024

    Verdon Records - What the Dickens! - Se3 Ep6

    WHAT THE DICKENS! This episode sees the community put on a production of Charles Dickens 'The Christmas Carol'.  Scott insists that during the build up, all the cast must stay in character, this causes some confusion with Baz, who plays the uncharitable Ebenezer Scrooge, is Baz really that grumpy or is he playing his part? This episode also features a drone carrying a Labrador.  Plus loads of cool Christmas music and not a Victorian in sight.   Just so you know, or in case you didn't know, these show are written and presented by me, Ian Callen, with the help of my family and good friends.  My wife Anna, my children, Joseph and Jasmine, my friends, Gareth, Mave, Kevin, Scott and Jon.  Of course not forgetting Radio Verdon's Lucas.  It is a real team effort, with additional musical magic from all songs available to us, which is a lot!!  A local and authentic show made like your grannies cooking!!

    58 min
  8. Verdon Records - Network - Se3 - Ep5

    12/06/2024

    Verdon Records - Network - Se3 - Ep5

    The record shop gets invited to come along to a  speed networking event in Manosque inspired by a recent 'Speed Networking' event held by Kruti and her team at Expats in and around Manosque.  Kruti is featured in this episode, yes you will get to hear her lovely voice over the Verdon airwaves.   There is also a funeral of an old friend of Hectors, Bill The Punkman Figuiere, and Jon borrows and old sheep mini bus.  Great music too, from Nick Cave, Simon and Garfunkel, Patti Smith, Cassandra Jenkins and more hits. Tune in, safe in the knowledge that the world will be forgotten about for an hour or so and your brain will have a smile on it's frontal lobe afterwards.

    1h 14m
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A new radio show/podcast for Radio Verdon and World Radio Paris. Ian, an Englishman living in France, has opened a record shop in a village called Moustiers Sainte-Marie, Provence. A glimpse of what life can be like for an English person living in a rocky corner of Provence, France, with contributions from his family and friends, and of course plenty of music.

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