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Celebrating 10 years since its debut on Broadway, Sara Bareilles’ Waitress is touring the UK with Durham-born Emma Lucia putting on the apron for a week of performances at Sunderland Empire. Waitress is based on a 2007 film and follows talented baker Jenna as she deals with a complicated combination of an abusive marriage, an […]
Nigel Farage visited South Shields as part of his campaign trail and received a mixed reception from locals. Elections are taking place in England on 7 May and around 5000 seats across 136 local councils will be up for grabs. Mr Farage was out campaigning on King Street, in South Shields town centre as latest […]
Whitney Houston is widely considered to be one of the most gifted singers in the history of the art, and at the height of her fame came the opportunity to star in a blockbuster thriller alongside Kevin Costner called The Bodyguard. Now, over the 30 years later, the stage adaptation of that movie is touring the […]
Between 7-8pm tonight, people across the globe are dedicating an hour to reading as part of World Book Night. Run by the Reading Agency, the challenge encourages people to pick up a book as part of their night routine. Fancy taking part but want company? Spark lists its top three influencers livestreaming the event below. […]
A YouGov survey showed that the frequency of people attending theatre regularly has declined over recent years. Another on showed that the reason for that is closely linked to the cost of living crisis and the price if theatre tickets. Katie Davison speaks to two theatre fans to find out the truth. https://soundcloud.com/katielauren2021/why-are-people-not-attending?si=b0f1518a374546beb434f413aad951f3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
This episode of ‘The Murky Reality’ will delve into the growing litter and sewage problem in the North East’s beaches. I spoke to a number of exclusive sources, such as; Iain Rowan – a campaign coordinator for The Paul Watson Foundation, and Surfers against Sewage to get their view on the growing issue. Podcast […]
A 2022 Office of National Statistics report has found that teenage pregnancy rates have had a small increase, after not rising for over a decade. I spoke to experts, Alison Hadley and Dr Joanna Nichols to find out more and if this rise has cause for concern. Learning about access to sexual health services, the […]
Aura Stephenson sits down with crochet specalist, Jane Czaja and Northumbria University craft society committe member, Riley Mcconville, to investigate different opinions on if crochet or knitting are most popular compared to Google Trends data.
Tabletop gaming has increased in popularity over the years, Covid was a big contributor to that with people needing something to do over lockdown as well as Stranger Things bringing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) into the mainstream. D&D and Warhammer are the two most well known tabletop games, but which one is gaining more popularity […]
Over the past five years, there have been a total of 9549 rape complaints made to Northumbria Police in the North East. In 2025 alone, there were 2137 complaints, a 29% increase from 2021, when there were 1653. During this podcast, we discuss the numbers with a Regional Executive at the Ministry of Justice and […]
