DCT Audio Podcast Channel.
Welcome DCT Audio. The home of great podcasts. The skills I learnt as a police officer for over 25 years continue to serve me well to this day. Road policing, later CID and child protection, I interviewed some of the most vulnerable and traumatised human beings. I now bring that experience to conversations I have with people who have interesting and inspiring stories to tell. Music under license from Episound. DISCLAIMERS: Any disclosures made in these podcasts have been previously reported to the relevant authorities. These are my opinions based on my own experiences. They are not to be taken as fact and my views do not represent anyone else other than myself. Third party contributors express their own views, invited or otherwise. I exercise no editorial control over those third party views and as such publishing such views are not to be taken as my endorsement of them.
Episodes
December 28, 2024 • 31 mins
2024 marked the 200th Anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, an organisation funded wholly by voluntary contributions, keeping our seas safe since 1824.
In this episode we visit the volunteers and boat crews who are based at the Blackpool Lifeboat Station, one of the busiest in the country. On their open day in the summer of 2024 we find out what makes them tick and the motivation behind why they do ...
In this episode we visit the volunteers and boat crews who are based at the Blackpool Lifeboat Station, one of the busiest in the country. On their open day in the summer of 2024 we find out what makes them tick and the motivation behind why they do ...
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December 17, 2024 • 6 mins
In this the pilot episode, retired police officers Richard Horton and Dave Thomas, with a combined police experience of nearly 60 years, get back together again to look at the some of the policing and ethical issues for discussion in 2025.
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July 27, 2024 • 19 mins
Tom was invited to write poems about the Maurice Dobson Museum and the man to whom it is dedicated too.
Tom Juniper is a poet based in Sheffield. His work often focuses on the experience of being other, whether that’s talking about being autistic, being part of the queer community (He is a bi, non binary trans guy), or about the Other as in strange and mysterious creatures and entities from various folklore traditio...
Tom Juniper is a poet based in Sheffield. His work often focuses on the experience of being other, whether that’s talking about being autistic, being part of the queer community (He is a bi, non binary trans guy), or about the Other as in strange and mysterious creatures and entities from various folklore traditio...
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May 15, 2024 • 26 mins
Jamie Doxey is a driven individual and former Royal Marine Commando, the best of the best. But mental health issues and an undiscovered heart condition cut his career short.
He rediscovered his love of surfing and now has his own company, Op Poseidon.
He invites people struggling with their own mental fitness to join him for a surfing retreat. Not only do folk learn new skills, they become one with the sea ...
He rediscovered his love of surfing and now has his own company, Op Poseidon.
He invites people struggling with their own mental fitness to join him for a surfing retreat. Not only do folk learn new skills, they become one with the sea ...
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December 13, 2023 • 30 mins
In the second of two episodes we talk to the local people from the Yorkshire town of Darfield and wider afield, who share their personal stories of life growing up in bygone times.
The podcast has been produced in partnership with the Maurice Dobson Museum located in Darfield.
The podcast has been produced in partnership with the Maurice Dobson Museum located in Darfield.
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December 3, 2023 • 29 mins
In the first of two episodes we talk to the local people from the Yorkshire town of Darfield and wider afield, who share their personal stories of life growing up in bygone times.
The podcast has been produced in partnership with the Maurice Dobson Museum located in Darfield.
The podcast has been produced in partnership with the Maurice Dobson Museum located in Darfield.
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November 6, 2023 • 10 mins
In a preview for the forthcoming podcast about people’s stories in and around Darfield and the Yorkshire area, Sheila McMillan describes uncovering the story surrounding her grandfather she never knew. It is a moving tribute to him and Sheila wrote a short book about his life. All the proceeds go to the Poppy Appeal.
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October 24, 2023 • 41 mins
John is a former fire fighter and World Champion power lifter. He noticed a small tremor in his bicep and that started a journey of discovery and the diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease.
That was eight years ago which is remarkable and John is in the 10% of people that live longer than two years.
John and his wife Arlene, who has now becomes Johns carer, talk about their daily struggle with the disease and th...
That was eight years ago which is remarkable and John is in the 10% of people that live longer than two years.
John and his wife Arlene, who has now becomes Johns carer, talk about their daily struggle with the disease and th...
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October 15, 2023 • 54 mins
Matt Johnson is a former military veteran and police officer. Due to his experiences he suffered from PTSd and was advised to take up writing as a form of therapy. It turned out he was rather good at it and has now penned four award winning novels.
His latest book is a non fiction account of the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in 1984 and her close friend PC John Murray 37 year quest to bring...
His latest book is a non fiction account of the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in 1984 and her close friend PC John Murray 37 year quest to bring...
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October 11, 2023 • 5 mins
Another short short by the wonderful author Eily Nash.
They say Angels come in different guises. Perhaps that Stranger who sits with you for a while when your path has been long and lonely and shines a Light into the Darkness is a Gift of Grace.Perhaps they are an Angel?
And you good folk who choose to shine a Light to guide others on their way, maybe Earth Angels too.
They say Angels come in different guises. Perhaps that Stranger who sits with you for a while when your path has been long and lonely and shines a Light into the Darkness is a Gift of Grace.Perhaps they are an Angel?
And you good folk who choose to shine a Light to guide others on their way, maybe Earth Angels too.
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September 11, 2023 • 41 mins
Barrister and Police Officer
Well here we are at last. For years, this has been an interview I have wanted to to do.
How many folk do you know that are both criminal barrister and police officer? From an unique position we discuss the judiciary, the police service AND how, perhaps we can improve it.
It’s a conversation filled with brevity and humour 🌱
Well here we are at last. For years, this has been an interview I have wanted to to do.
How many folk do you know that are both criminal barrister and police officer? From an unique position we discuss the judiciary, the police service AND how, perhaps we can improve it.
It’s a conversation filled with brevity and humour 🌱
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September 7, 2023 • 40 mins
Podcast producer about bereavement.
TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains frank discussions about death in all its forms.
This is the second of a series of five podcasts recorded in London
In this episode I talk with Georgie Vestey, producer and host of The Dead Honest podcast series which deals with issues of death from the viewpoints of professionals who are involved in the process.
It’s...
TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains frank discussions about death in all its forms.
This is the second of a series of five podcasts recorded in London
In this episode I talk with Georgie Vestey, producer and host of The Dead Honest podcast series which deals with issues of death from the viewpoints of professionals who are involved in the process.
It’s...
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September 4, 2023 • 34 mins
This is the first of a series of five podcasts recorded in London.
My guest today is a former police officer having completed 32 years of distinguished service. Chris Hobbs started his police career in Southall, West London. A vibrant and buzzing town where Sheikh, Hindu and Muslim communities live together. But as history has shown, that has not been without its problems which has resulted in some serious disorder in...
My guest today is a former police officer having completed 32 years of distinguished service. Chris Hobbs started his police career in Southall, West London. A vibrant and buzzing town where Sheikh, Hindu and Muslim communities live together. But as history has shown, that has not been without its problems which has resulted in some serious disorder in...
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August 18, 2023 • 3 mins
Comraidship by Edgar Albert Guest
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
From his first published work in the Detroit Free Press until his death in 1959, Guest penned some 11,000 poems which were syndicated in some 300 newspapers and collected in more than 20 books.
When G...
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
From his first published work in the Detroit Free Press until his death in 1959, Guest penned some 11,000 poems which were syndicated in some 300 newspapers and collected in more than 20 books.
When G...
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August 14, 2023 • 2 mins
The Poem Ithaca by Constantine Cavafy:
Since Homer's Odyssey, Ithaca symbolizes the destination of a long journey, the supreme aim that every man tries to fulfill all his life long, the sweet homeland, the eternal calmness, and satisfaction.
Many artists and literary people have been inspired by this interpretation of Homer's poem and have given to this small island of the Ionian Sea a special sense. Famous...
Since Homer's Odyssey, Ithaca symbolizes the destination of a long journey, the supreme aim that every man tries to fulfill all his life long, the sweet homeland, the eternal calmness, and satisfaction.
Many artists and literary people have been inspired by this interpretation of Homer's poem and have given to this small island of the Ionian Sea a special sense. Famous...
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July 13, 2023 • 44 mins
Krish grew up in the shadow of the Himalaya’s. As the oldest son within a Nepalese family, his responsibility within the Buddhist culture meant that he became a monk. He later attempted to join the Brigade of Gurkhas but failed. He tried again a year later and was successful. Later on he was the first Gurkha to pass selection and became a member of the Special Air Service.
Krish spent the next 19 years within the re...
Krish spent the next 19 years within the re...
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Maurice Dobson was a flamboyant, openly gay man. What is remarkable about his story is that he was running a corner shop in the Yorkshire mining village of Darfield in the 1950s. Maurice being an army, veteran and champion boxer knew how to look after himself. Despite the prejudices he experienced, the village of Darfield, came to accept him.
On his death, he donated his house to the amenities committee, when it was l...
On his death, he donated his house to the amenities committee, when it was l...
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June 4, 2023 • 31 mins
My guest today left school with very little. He joined the army and passed the All Arms Commando Course. He then joined the police service and became a dog handler. But his mental health was suffering and he went into project management and systems thinging. Since then he has become a director within a company helping other companies to assess data and ensuring their own success.
Liam Mahon discuss’s his recently p...
Liam Mahon discuss’s his recently p...
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April 29, 2023 • 42 mins
Ian McMillan is an English poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster. He is known for his strong and distinctive Yorkshire accent and his incisive, friendly interview style on programmes such as BBC Radio 3's The Verb.
We discuss his childhood, his love of poetry and how he is very much enjoying life.
We discuss his childhood, his love of poetry and how he is very much enjoying life.
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April 5, 2023 • 44 mins
TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains frank discussions surrounding childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence and drug addiction.
Mike and Danny found friendship through a chance meeting on social media. Both had a similar lived experience of sexual abuse, addiction and crime as children and adults.
They now work as a team delivering their message of being trauma informed to health, law and social care prof...
Mike and Danny found friendship through a chance meeting on social media. Both had a similar lived experience of sexual abuse, addiction and crime as children and adults.
They now work as a team delivering their message of being trauma informed to health, law and social care prof...
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