Devil coins, carnival, and forgetting your World Cup tickets

On this week's episode of the Bristol Live podcast, we welcome our what's on team into the studio to talk about one of the biggest events of the year - the St Paul's Carnival 2018.  This year marks the return of the huge celebration of Afro-Carribean culture and it's contribution to Bristol leave after a number of years. Entertainment writers Grace Earl and Robin Murray tell us why the event is so massive, how they have been covering it in the run-up, and we explore some of the controversies that have surrounded the event in previous years.   Also on this week's episode of Inside Bristol Live, reporter Joe Smith delves deeper into the bizarre mystery surrounding 'devil coins' that were found under a church near Bristol.  Joe has been investating this spooky tale that involves a Danish burial ground and some unsettling conspiracy theories.  And finally this week, regular reporter on the show Bronwen Weatherby takes a look at one of her recent stories involvin and England fan who flew all the way to Russia to enjoy the World Cup, only to leave his ticket at home in Bristol.  Bron talks about how this story went national, but also explores the implications of sourcing news on social media and how we verify facts in the online world.   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices