All Episodes

Real Voices of Happy Valley 100: Andrew McTominey, Pennine Heritage

Real Voices of Happy Valley 99: Dean Wilkinson talks to Dave about life and work

Real Voices of Happy Valley 98: Dean Wilkinson talks to Viv

Real Voices of Happy Valley 97: Sue Knowles, Todmorden Food Drop In

Real Voices of Happy Valley 95: Julie Thorpe, Tod College

Real Voices of Happy Valley 94: Anna Chilvers, author

Real Voices of Happy Valley 93: Clare Donegan, international dance project

Real Voices of Happy Valley 92: Clare Donegan, Forest Therapy Guide

Real Voices of Happy Valley 91; Dave at Musicport festival

Real Voices of Happy Valley 90: Creedy

Real Voices of Happy Valley 89: Luke White of The Men's Book Club

Real Voices of Happy Valley 88: Leonie Nimmo tells us about hopes for food security in Palestine

Real Voices of Happy Valley 87 Maureen and John Readle Canal & River Trust volunteers

Real Voices of Happy Valley 86 Mark Wibsey on Walking Football

Real Voices of Happy Valley 85 Peter Lassey, White Ribbon Campaign

Real Voices of Happy Valley 84: Gledhill Street Community Project

Real Voices of Happy Valley 83 Protecting Walshaw Peat Moor from the wind farm project

Real Voices of Happy Valley 82 Satnam Singh goes to Everest Base Camp

Real Voices of Happy Valley 81 Satnam Singh on the Banking Hub

Real Voices of Happy Valley 80 Issy Pollard, Football Lioness

Real Voices of Happy Valley 79 Roger King, Dancing for Life

Real Voices of Happy Valley 78 Lhamo Kunsang of Taste of The East

Real Voices of Happy Valley 77 Mary Clear on Kindness and the Power of Small Actions

Real Voices of Happy Valley 76 Paul Weatherhead on Weird Calderdale

Real Voices of Happy Valley 75 The Great Get Together

Real Voices of Happy Valley 74 Matt Taylor plants trees

Real Voices of Happy Valley 73 Josie McNamara Northern Powerhouse Boxing Academy

Real Voices of Happy valley 72 Scott van der Zanden

Real Voices of Happy Valley 71 Viv's Bookends Radio Show with Kath Reade

Real Voices of Happy Valley 70: David Insua-cao Calderdale Fantasy Orchestra

Real Voices of Happy Valley 69: Guy Parry

Real Voices of Happy Valley 68: Daz Jones

Real Voices of Happy Valley 67: Angie and Andrew Mossman, Daisy Bank Camp

Real Voices of Happy Valley 66: Helen Chuntso on Chinese Medicine

Real Voices of Happy Valley 65: Kirsty Newton

Real Voices of Calder Valley 54: Jill Robinson author of Berringden Brow novels

Real Voices of Happy Valley 64 Lizzie Rowan Full of Joy Sanctuary

Real Voices of Happy Valley 63 Les Gillon

Real Voices of Happy Valley 62: Jim Haughey

Real Voices of Happy Valley 61 Trina Lucas, Mytholmroyd Community Centre

Real Voices of Happy Valley 60: John Billingsley on Folklore

Real Voices of Happy Valley 59 Natural Endings

Real Voices of Happy Valley 58 Todmorden u3a

Real Voices of Happy Valley 57 Keith Crabtree on floods

Real Voices of Happy Valley 47 Nicola Warren

Real Voices of Happy Valley 56; Madeleine Brooks

Real Voices of Happy Valley 55: Rev Catherine Shelley

Real Voices of Happy Valley 54: Jill Robinson

Episode 53: Natalie George of Big Tree Todmorden

Episode 52 Claire Convallaria - getting girls into science, sustainable businesses and home education

Episode 51 Mark Simmonds 'The Co-op Man' on co-ops and cider

Episode 50 Alison Redfern of Walsden Scarecrow Festival

Episode 49 Keith Wilson talks stone, wood and metal

Episode 48 Ashleigh Cooper on antiques, charity shop work and active sports

Episode 46 Cath Baker, Calderdale Badger Protection Group

Episode 45 Aid Todd, Drum Machine & The EMF

Episode 44 Louisa Needham Keep Tod Tidy

Episode 43 Todmorden Country Fair

Episode 42 Steve Hindle of the Bridestones Moor Project

Episode 41 Des Horsfall

Episode 40 Mica May of Stopcocks

Episode 39 Dave chats with Andy's Man Club

Episode 38 Leona Johnson talks about Forest School and Live Wild connecting people with nature

Episode 37 Ash, his art and his Pakistani heritage

Episode 36 Daniel Bath part two: Lucy Illingworth

Episode 35 Daniel Bath part one

Episode 34 Maggie Smallwood on plans for an outdoor swimming pool in Calder Valley

Episode 33 Louise Heppleston, Dogbody, helping train dogs to save lives on the moors

Episode 32 Val Stevens

Episode 31 Uncle Wally and Uncle Steve

Episode 30 Chris Green visits India

Episode 29 Suzanne Oulton, busy lady

Episode 28 Jim Brierley

Episode 27 Sara Robinson at St Augustine's Centre Halifax

Episode 26 John Armstrong's music journey

Episode 25 Nina Smith talks about the future possibilities for our rail network

Episode 24 Sherel and Dunc of Moonfull

episode 23 Ian Pepper, Technical Difficulties Open Mic

Episode 22 Pam Warhurst on Todmorden Book Festival and more

Episode 21 Beth Paramor Reeder

Episode 20 Andrew Bibby on housing and worker co-operatives and how the Calder Valley plays a major role in their history

Episode 19 Dave chats to Pip Fowler about Music for the Many

Episode 18 Emily Watnick

Episode 17 Jack Straw on his move from Calder Valley to Orkney

Episode 16 Jack Straw on his volunteering at music festivals

Episode 15: Viv ad Dave move to Todmorden

Episode 14 Chris Goddard: Walks, Books, Maps and "World" Music

Episode 13: Jill takes on the Patriarchy

Episode 12 Stephen May, author

Episode 11: Liz Thorpe on community activity in Todmorden

Episode 10 Chris Ratcliffe on Pennine Pens, Sylvia Plath, Anne Lister ...

Episode 9 Winston Plowes Environmental Artist

Episode 8 Viv talks to Dave about Old Gits, Football and the Women's World Cup

Episode 7 The Good People of High Hirst Wood Meadow

Episode 6 Colin Lyall of Lyall's Bookshop, Todmorden

5 Open Studios Arts Weekend

Bookclubs in Happy Valley

Roger O Doherty and his fund raising calendars

2. Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival 2023

Series 2 Real Voices of Happy Valley: Introduction

Episode 22 Bonus: London

Episode 21 Canberra and Tura ... and home

Episode 20 Sydney Fur Coat, No Knickers

Episode 19 Leaving Brisbane

Episode 18 Chrissy in Brissy

Episode 17 Tribute by Viv to her Mum Val

Episode 16 Brisbane and Bargara

Episode 15 Crossing the Pacific Ocean and Jet Lag

Episode 14 A week in Vancouver

Episode 13 White Rock with Sooz Baziuk

Episode 12 Part 2: Saskatoon with Clare Pattison et al

Episode 12 Part 1: Saskatoon

Episode 11 Toronto

Episode 10 New York City

Episode 9 Fairfield Connecticut with Bill McGuiness

Episode 8 Boston

Episode 7 Berlin

Episode six Bremen, Germany

Episode Five Dusseldorf

episoide four

episode three still in Paris

episode 2 from Paris

Adventures in Retirement Introduction