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The Bike Show Podcast

Podcast devoted to the art, science, politics and transcendental pleasure of cycling, in London and beyond. Presented by Jack Thurston the show has been running since 2004, initially as a radio show on Resonance FM. It covers the intersections of cycling, culture, society and creativity from a variety of perspectives. From Tour de France to roller-racing, from Brompton commuters to bicycle messengers, from Kraftwerk to hip hop, from urban design to countryside trips. Literature, history, travel,

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Montreal-New York City by bicycle (part two)

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2009/11/30

The cycle camping tour continues into the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, through Vermont and into Massachusetts. Struggles with thunderstorms and flying insects and a visit to the Crane paper mill where US dollar bills are made. Picture above … Continue reading → The post Montreal-New York City by bicycle (part two) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Montreal-New York City by bicycle (part one)

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2009/11/23

The first of two features on a north American cycle tour undertaken over the summer. Starting in cycle-friendly Montreal and Quebec’s routes vertes and camping on the shores of Lake Champlain, this episode ends with a mildly disturbing encounter with … Continue reading → The post Montreal-New York City by bicycle (part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Wanted: Bicycle Mechanics

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2009/11/16

This week’s show looks at the chronic lack of bicycle mechanics with the Ninon Asuni of Bicycle Workshop. Ninon founded Bicycle Workshop nearly thirty years ago after deciding she’d had enough of working as a librarian. She’s now among Britain’s … Continue reading → The post Wanted: Bicycle Mechanics first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Calling Time on “Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You” (SMIDSY)

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2009/11/09

The Bike Show moves into advocacy mode this week with guest in the studio Debra Rolfe, Campaigns Director of the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC), Britain’s largest cycling organisation with 60,000+ members. Debra is spearheading the CTC’s new campaign against bad … Continue reading → The post Calling Time on “Sorry Mate, I Didn’t See You” (SMIDSY) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Season Opener: Childhood Daze

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2009/10/26

A youthful feel to this season opener with a visit to Lockleaze Primary School in Bristol, one of an number of Sustrans ‘Bike It’ schools acros the country. Plus childhood memories from Paul Fournel, reading from Need for the Bike* … Continue reading → The post Season Opener: Childhood Daze first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Cycle Chic

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2009/08/03

Riding with Amy Fleuriot, a young British fashion designer who’s Cyclodelic range of clothing and accessories is offering women a more stylish alternative to the typically drab clothing sold to cyclists. This is the final show in the current season. … Continue reading → The post Cycle Chic first appeared on The Bike Show.

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From Sublime to Ridiculous

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2009/07/21

Copenhagen is widely regarded as the world’s most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen’s Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in how to emulate the Danish capital. Multitalented musician, songwriter and cartoonist Peter Blegvad reads Alfred … Continue reading → The post From Sublime to Ridiculous first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Podcast only: Theatre Review – Pedal Pusher

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2009/07/16

Pedal Pusher is a play that follows three professional cyclists, Jan Ullrich, Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong, in the most dramatic recent era of professional cycle sport. From the young prodigy Jan Ullrich winning the Tour in 1997, the doping … Continue reading → The post Podcast only: Theatre Review – Pedal Pusher first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Blazing Saddles: Inside the Brooks factory

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2009/07/13

For long-distance cycling they’re a must and they’ll improve the look of any bicycle. Brooks leather saddles date back to the 1870s and are still made in Birmingham where they were first invented. Steve Green of Brooks talks about the … Continue reading → The post Blazing Saddles: Inside the Brooks factory first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Tour de Farce?

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2009/07/06

A long, hard look at doping in professional cycling, with journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly and theatre director Roland Smith, whose play Pedal Pusher, opens in London on 7th July. Play on links below. The post Tour de Farce? first appeared on The Bike Show.

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London to Bristol (part two)

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2009/06/29

In an extended podcast edition of this week’s show, the journey from London to Bristol continues along the Ridgeway (pictured, left) to Avebury, one of the largest prehistoric stone circles in Europe. After a night by Lacock Abbey the route … Continue reading → The post London to Bristol (part two) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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London to Bristol (part one)

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2009/06/22

Part one of a ride from London to Bristol, in which presenter Jack Thurston is guided by listeners to the show. First stop is St Giles’ Church in Stoke Poges, home to the ‘bicycle window’ (pictured behind Jack and Denis … Continue reading → The post London to Bristol (part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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No Bike Week: What happened?

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2009/06/08

A report on No Bike Week, in which a handful of courageous cyclists agree to abstain from two wheels for seven days. Find out what happened. And to read how the No Bike Week meme is evolving into something more … Continue reading → The post No Bike Week: What happened? first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Radiocycle

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2009/06/02

The Bike Show emerges from its late spring hibernation into the bright sunlight of the summer season. This week’s show features a ride south from the Resonance FM studio to the southern limit of the station’s 5km FM broadcast signal … Continue reading → The post Radiocycle first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Podcast only: Spring Classics Special Edition

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2009/04/11

The Bike Show may be off air, but come with us on a trip to Belgium, home of the Flemish hard men and De Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). Along the way I get a surprise tour of the … Continue reading → The post Podcast only: Spring Classics Special Edition first appeared on The Bike Show.

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The end of the road

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2009/04/01

It’s the end of the road for The Bike Show. Find out why in this special podcast only final edition featuring many Bike Show favourites including Buffalo Bill, editor of Moving Target, cycle sport correspondent William Greswell, London bike messenger … Continue reading → The post The end of the road first appeared on The Bike Show.

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16 March 2009: End of season finale – a bike pop epic

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2009/03/16

In the last of the current season we drop in on a police bicycle auction to pick up a bargain. Plus a bike pop epic from the Grave Architects (pictured above) and we hear from Jo Upton, presenter of Bike … Continue reading → The post 16 March 2009: End of season finale – a bike pop epic first appeared on The Bike Show.

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9 March 2009: Legends of the Rás

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2009/03/10

The Rás Tailteann is an 8 day stage race in the Republic of Ireland held each May since 1953. A particularly gruelling race, some say it is Ireland’s ‘Tour de France’ and it is a much cherished tradition, far more … Continue reading → The post 9 March 2009: Legends of the Rás first appeared on The Bike Show.

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2 March 2009: Riding and writing

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2009/03/03

The Ride Journal was launched last year to widespread acclaim. Issue two is at the printers. Philip and Andrew Diprose, editor and art director, explain how they came to start a journal of personal stories about how bikes have changed … Continue reading → The post 2 March 2009: Riding and writing first appeared on The Bike Show.

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23 February 2009: Bicycle Polo and No Bike Week

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2009/02/23

Bicycle polo. It’s the latest sensation that’s sweeping the nation. After an account of bicycle polo played with Hungarian counts in 1934 from Patrick Leigh Fermour’s classic Between the Woods and the Water, we travel to De Beauvoir Town to … Continue reading → The post 23 February 2009: Bicycle Polo and No Bike Week first appeared on The Bike Show.

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