Real Voices of Happy Valley

Viv and Dave look at a small percentage of the arts available at the Open Studios Weekend in Hebden Bridge.  They chat with some of the artists, and get an idea of the wide ranges of arts available i…

Viv talks to Pat Fairclough about starting a bookclub, which has been running for 17 years. Started, as many things are, in the Fox and Goose community pub, it is more than a bookclub as you will dis…

During lockdown Roger spent a lot of time sitting at his kitchen table observing the wildlife - mostly birds - in his garden.  He set up his camera and his interest in photography, birds and communit…

This episode includes the voices of many of those who make Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival happen. From the 'money honeys' who sell tickets to the sound engineer, photographer, company secretary an…

Back from their travels Viv and Dave Boardman have started season 2 . Retitled Real Voices of Happy Valley this series will look at and look for the wide variety of interesting people and activities …

Our final episode in this series (probably). A trip to Bridge Theatre and a few other spots in London. We'll be back in June '23 with a new series Real Voices from Happy Valley

Viv and Dave finish their Adventure by catching up with Kim Riding a friend she hadn't seen since 1971  and her Aussie chap Rick. Then home in the luxury of business class

After cancelled flight, Viv and Dave finally get to Sydney for New Year's Eve, a day on the beach, a cruise around the harbour and meeting up with friends old and new

Viv and Dave have had a month in Brisbane, staying with friends Dennis and Bettina with their son and daughter Kai and Annie.  These are some of their adventures with animals, locals and a bunch of S…

Viv and Dave's unusual Christmas in the heat of Brisbane - not very Christmassy until the day itself when calls from home and a trip to the beach change all that ...

This adventure would not have happened if it wasn't for the money Viv's mum left when she died last year. It is Christmas and thoughts turn to family. Val was an inspiration to her daughter, grand da…

Viv and Dave get over their jetlag and settle in their month or so in Brisbane. This involves discovering the cool suburb of West End, a short break at Turtle b each near Bargara at the southern end …

Viv and Dave have a strange last day in Vancouver seeing the horrors of homelessness and the beauty of Canada. A long plane journey across the Pacific Ocean, lots of time zones, the international dat…

A week in Vancouver: Viv and Dave visit Vancouver to catch up wuth Cathy and Laurie, stay near Stanley Park and in Mount Pleasant - splendid areas at each end of the City. 

Viv and Dave arrived in White Rock British Columbia (or maybe Surrey) to stay with Viv's sister Sooz and her husband Nelson. Staying for a week they do sightseeing and family gathering and get to the…

We decided to cut episode 12 into two sections. This is part two and mostly features our time with Viv;s sister Clare and her family

This is about our week in Saskatoon in the cold...very cold. This comes in two parts, this first episode is Viv and Dave chatting about the cold, The cultures of the first people and the development …

Viv and Dave stop off in Toronto, Canada, for a few days. They try sightseeing - in the fog - visit the aquarium and finally get to see the CN Tower, a Great Lake and experience Ontario pub and stree…

Viv and Dave stay the New York Borough of Queens, meet Sally and Emil, visit museums and experience the public party that is Halloween in America

Viv and Dave get to stay for a week with Viv's brother Bill McGuinness in Fairfield Connecticut in the run up to Halloween and are more than somewhat astonished at the level of 'celebration' of all t…