Inside Bristol Live
Inside Bristol Live takes you inside your local newsroom. Our journalists will discuss the biggest news and lifestyle issues in our city and run you through the stories that have everyone talking this week. Hosted by Alex Ballinger.
Episodes
December 21, 2018 • 29 mins
In the latest installment of Bristol Live's podcast, three of our most senior journalists discuss what the future has in store for them as they leave our newsroom and fly off to pastures new.Education editor Michael Yong is not only leaving Bristol Live, he is leaving the UK and heading back to Singapore, the country where he grew up to take over as __ in the Asian news website ___. This challenge will involve him overseeing dozens...
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December 7, 2018 • 26 mins
In the latest instalment of Bristol Live's podcast, our reporters discuss how South Bristol’s version of Hollywood is expanding, bumping into Poldark, the closure of one of the city’s most famous clubs and how student flats are taking over the city centre.Politics editor Kate Wilson is up first in the studio to talk about the breaking news this week that there are big plans for the Bottle Yard Studios in south Bristol, and the effe...
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November 16, 2018 • 34 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.Two reporters join host Alex Wood on this week’s episode to discuss the viral sensation that is Bradley Stokes - the local league footballer who plays for namesake Bradley Stoke Town FC - and a hard-hitting new BBC documentary about life inside schools in the Bristol area.Reporter Neil Maggs is first up, talking to us abo...
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November 2, 2018 • 40 mins
On this week's show, Bronwen - our brilliant Welsh part-time host - chats to Tom Canning, a member of Reach PLC's central team who has taken a foray into Bristol's newsroom to find out if he's got what it takes to be a local journalist.Tom describes what it was like to be sent out to do his first door-knock and how he has found it learning the ropes at a busy newspaper. Second up, is senior reporter Tristan Cork who is back on the ...
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October 25, 2018 • 31 mins
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October 18, 2018 • 29 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast returns with the latest from inside the newsroom.Host Tristan Cork speaks to two new reporters who have started this week in the Bristol Live newsroom, who have had very different journeys to arrive at their new desks on Monday.First up, Neil Maggs is in the studio to talk about his new role. He's just started as a trainee news reporter but is already well known across Bristol in the field of sports ...
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October 11, 2018 • 33 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.Two reporters join host Alex Wood on this week’s episode to discuss the potential closure of one of the city’s most iconic music venues and the shocking findings of a report into Bristol’s “educational inequality crisis”.What’s On writer Robin Murray is up first, and he talks openly and honestly about what the potential c...
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October 4, 2018 • 34 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast returns with the latest from inside the newsroom. Host Tristan Cork speaks to two reporters about their work. First up, in the studio to talk about her work as the North Somerset reporter for Bristol Live and the Bristol Post is Heather Pickstock. Heather has a very different perspective on life as a Bristol Live reporter - she works from home, is deeply embedded in the heart of her own community, an...
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September 28, 2018 • 37 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast returns with the latest from inside the newsroom.Host Krishan Davis speaks to two reporters about some of the biggest stories in the city this week and what made them.First up, Tristan Cork is in the studio to talk about the power of video and how and why we use it in the modern day newsroom following his shocking story about armed police accosting the wrong man in Fishponds.Tristan talks about how h...
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September 20, 2018 • 40 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.We join host Bronwen Weatherby on this week’s episode to welcome Sarah, our newest reporter at Bristol Live. We also talk with Alex Wood about the MetroBus slip road which people are still using despite getting fined and last but not least Krishan Davis tells us all an Instagram account which celebrates Turbo island. .If...
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September 14, 2018 • 34 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.Two reporters join host Alex Wood on this week’s episode to discuss a tipping scandal sweeping the restaurant industry and what happened when a young couple from Bristol went on a date - and ended up making headlines around the world.News reporter Joe Smith, who is leaving Bristol Live after 18 months at the website and n...
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September 6, 2018 • 45 mins
Bristol Live's very own podcast is back with the inside track on what has been a very busy week in the newsroom.Two reporters are in the studio to talk about stories that made news for us, while another talks about how he bizarrely made the news himself.Political reporter Esmé Ashcroft dissects a monumental week in the long-running Bristol Arena saga after Mayor Marvin Rees ruled out a city centre concert venue.Esmé talks about exa...
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August 30, 2018 • 58 mins
In the latest instalment of Bristol Live's podcast, our reporters discuss an upcoming festival, the paper's use of social media, and the return of the Great British Bake Off.Entertainment specialist Robin Murray is first up in the studio to preview Downs Festival, which has its third ever edition tomorrow (Saturday, September 1).He tell's guest host Krishan Davis who to look out for, the up and coming Bristol musicians involved and...
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August 23, 2018 • 57 mins
In this weeks episode, Matt takes the position of 'unexpected host' as planned host Bronwen Weatherby rushed to court to cover a story. Bron interviews Chris Nicholls about his role as video editor and the importance of video in news stories.Next up, Matt chats to Dan, our trends writer, about his role and trending content, what is trending content, why is it important, and how do you balance it against local news.Last on the show,...
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August 16, 2018 • 75 mins
In this week's episode of the Bristol Live podcast, our journalists look at an upsetting case of Islamophobia that took place on a Bristol bus.Education reporter Michael Yong and content editor Bethan Evans talk to host Alex Ballinger about how the story developed and how much we rely on brave people coming forward to talk. Bethan and Michael also look at the difference between national and local coverage of a big story like this ...
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August 9, 2018 • 70 mins
In this week's episode of the Bristol Live podcast, we speak to reporter and mum Emma Grimshaw about her experience of breastfeeding. Emma speaks to our reporter Alex Wood who has taken over interviewing duties to hear about life as a mum in Bristol.Then regular host Alex Ballinger returns to hear from education reporter Michael Yong who has been covering a landmark court case.Michael has been reporting on a campaign against fundin...
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August 2, 2018 • 68 mins
This week's episode of the Bristol Live podcast focuses on how our reporters work when big news breaks. Breaking news is always a huge part of the newsroom environment, so reporter Krishan Davis joins us in the studio to explore how we cover major incidents. From road traffic collisions to serious crime or major fires, there is always something happening in Bristol and our reporters always have their ear to the ground. Also on thi...
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July 27, 2018 • 68 mins
On this week's show Bronwen stands in for Alex and talks to Tristan Cork about Edward Colston. Edward Colston played a huge role in the transatlantic slave trade and so Tristan takes us through a brief history of the merchant and why he is at the centre of a modern day controversy focusing a new plaque which will be placed on his statue.Next, Bron talks to Michael Yong about a sexual assault case involving a head teacher and a stud...
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July 19, 2018 • 80 mins
On this week's episode of the Bristol Live podcast, we talk to reporter Bronwen Weatherby about the divided response she received to a piece that puts her experience at the forefront.Bron steps into the Inside Bristol Live studio to talk about her article and why she is afraid to cycle in Bristol. Her article triggered a very unexpected response, with many people praising her while others suggested she should not have written about...
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July 12, 2018 • 50 mins
This week on the show, Alex talks to education reporter Michael Yong about the Bristol Real Schools Guide. Michael explains what it is, how it's put together and how to parents can use the guide most effectively. Michael is passionate about education and does great work to help parents and families across the city with his reporting, so it's great to find out more about his work. Next up, Tristan Cork joins the show to talk about ...
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