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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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28 May 2007: Graeme Fife’s life in cycling

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2007/05/30

This week features a ride in the hills of north Kent hills with writer, broadcaster and cyclist Graeme Fife. Graeme is the author of several of the best English language books about cycling and Le Tour de France. His new … Continue reading → The post 28 May 2007: Graeme Fife’s life in cycling first appeared on The Bike Show.

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21 May 2007: Poetry on a country ride with Martin Newell

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2007/05/22

The Bike Show returns to Essex and Martin Newell, writer, poet, musician and horticultural assassin, for another helping of Spoke N Word. This year’s programme features a new route from Wivenhoe to Bentley Green, reported to be the largest village … Continue reading → The post 21 May 2007: Poetry on a country ride with Martin Newell first appeared on The Bike Show.

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14 May 2007: Road Peace // Floyd Landis

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2007/05/15

Returning for the summer season, The Bike Show turns to the trials of US cycling star Floyd Landis, whose sensational victory in the 2006 Tour de France was thrown into doubt after he failed a test for the banned drug … Continue reading → The post 14 May 2007: Road Peace // Floyd Landis first appeared on The Bike Show.

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1 May 2007: Podcast special: ‘Stannerd’ comes out for...

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2007/05/01

The Bike Show is officially off air at the moment, but I couldn’t resist a podcast-only edition to discuss the Evening Standard’s Damscene conversion to the way of the bicycle. For years, London’s leading daily newspaper has been in thrall … Continue reading → The post 1 May 2007: Podcast special: ‘Stannerd’ comes out for cycling first appeared on The Bike Show.

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12 March 2007: The word from San Francisco and a...

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2007/03/12

We test out Andy Cox’s prototype singing bicycle, for use in the performance of Godfried Willem Raes’s Second Symphony. Down the line from San Francisco, Jon Winston fills us in on Bay Area cycle culture and his own Bikescape bicycling … Continue reading → The post 12 March 2007: The word from San Francisco and a singing bicycle prototype first appeared on The Bike Show.

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5 March 2007: Green London?

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2007/03/07

A look at London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s ambition for London to be the greenest major city in the world. Host Jack Thurston and Erica Jobson of Futerra, the London-based sustainable development communications consultancy discuss the role of government and the … Continue reading → The post 5 March 2007: Green London? first appeared on The Bike Show.

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26 February 2007: Calling All Bicycle Filmmakers!

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2007/02/27

Looking ahead to the 2007 Bicycle Film Festival, which has plans for screenings in 15 countries including a third year in London. In the studio is the BFF’s London coordinator Roxy Erickson. We discuss how to make a great bicycle … Continue reading → The post 26 February 2007: Calling All Bicycle Filmmakers! first appeared on The Bike Show.

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12 February 2007: More experimental bicycle music

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2007/02/14

Another thrilling dip into the world of experimental music involving bicycles. With guest in the studio Andy Cox, guitarist in The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals and Cribabi, who is known to play the occasional bicycle. We feature Frank Zappa’s first … Continue reading → The post 12 February 2007: More experimental bicycle music first appeared on The Bike Show.

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5 February 2007: Cyclosportives, bicycle podcasting...

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2007/02/08

In this week’s show we hear from Patrick Field about how to survive the grueling Paris-Brest-Paris: by riding a recumbent. Also a look at the blossoming world of bicycle radio and podcasting and a look ahead to the best in … Continue reading → The post 5 February 2007: Cyclosportives, bicycle podcasting and Budapest first appeared on The Bike Show.

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29 January 2007: Going the Distance and the Physics...

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2007/02/02

First run in 1891 as a race designed to demonstrate the practicality of the bicycle, Paris Brest Paris has since become a four yearly event that attracts long distance cyclists from around the world. This year is a Paris Brest … Continue reading → The post 29 January 2007: Going the Distance and the Physics of the Bicycle first appeared on The Bike Show.

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22 January 2007: Looking forward to a great year for...

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2007/01/23

Could 2007 be the best year yet for cycling in London? In the studio with Guy Andrews, editor of Rouleur magazine and Barry Mason of Southwark Cyclists. We discuss the coming of Le Tour de France to London, the 15th … Continue reading → The post 22 January 2007: Looking forward to a great year for cycling first appeared on The Bike Show.

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15 January 2007: Women bike messengers and a ride...

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2007/01/16

Women bike messengers might cut a better figure on the roads than their grungy, bearded and tattooed male counterparts, but are the girls better at their jobs than the boys? The answer is yes, if a handful of London’s women … Continue reading → The post 15 January 2007: Women bike messengers and a ride through a very long tunnel first appeared on The Bike Show.

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8 January 2007 – Doorstep Adventures with Patrick...

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2007/01/09

In the second half of a ride with London cyclist Patrick Field, we cruise on the Woolwich Ferry, ride along the Thames Path through Greenwich before crossing in a tunnel under the Thames to the Isle of Dogs and from … Continue reading → The post 8 January 2007 – Doorstep Adventures with Patrick Field (part two) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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18 December 2006: Doorstep adventures with Patrick...

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2006/12/19

Riding with Patrick Field, legendary London cyclist, thinker and writer, on a leisurely route east from Hackney along the top of a giant Victorian sewerage outflow pipe towards the River Thames. We take in ancient trading routes, cross the River … Continue reading → The post 18 December 2006: Doorstep adventures with Patrick Field (Part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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11 December 2006 – The Christmas edition

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2006/12/15

Back in the Resonance FM studio with Danish bike messenger elf Therese Bjorn to talk Christmas on bicycles. What to buy, what to do… and we take a look at the new London Scorcher bicycle from Velorution and Therese gives … Continue reading → The post 11 December 2006 – The Christmas edition first appeared on The Bike Show.

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4 December 2006: Sur le pavé in Brussels

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2006/12/04

In the Belgian capital of Brussels, road-testing Cyclocity, a new concept in bicycle hire – sturdy bikes you can pick up and leave in different places around the city that cost just one euro an hour. Jack Thurston and William … Continue reading → The post 4 December 2006: Sur le pavé in Brussels first appeared on The Bike Show.

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27 November 2006: Berlin special

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2006/11/27

A special edition from the German capital city and well-known haven for cyclists. Riding with Berlin blogger Maisie Hitchcock, we discuss the changing face of Berlin, the legacy of the Cold War and the achingly hip Berlin music scene, all … Continue reading → The post 27 November 2006: Berlin special first appeared on The Bike Show.

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20 November 2006: Experimental music and the bicycle

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2006/11/20

It’s cold outside, so stay at home and turn your bicycle into a musical instrument! Featuring performances by Stephen Schweitzer’s Bikelophone (pictured left), electro-acoustic composer David Berezan and the Tea and Toast Band. And we set a new challenge for … Continue reading → The post 20 November 2006: Experimental music and the bicycle first appeared on The Bike Show.

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13 November 2006: On a Bickerton in China, the...

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2006/11/14

This week’s studio guest is none other than David Thurston, my very own dad. A London cyclist since the 1970s when he lost his driving license, he explored China in the early 1980s on a Bickerton folder and is now … Continue reading → The post 13 November 2006: On a Bickerton in China, the Sideways Bike and cycling with disabilities first appeared on The Bike Show.

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6 November 2006: Edinburgh by train, low carbon travel

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2006/11/07

It makes perfect sense to travel to Ediburgh with a bicycle overnight on the sleeper train. Once there, I find out what it’s like on two wheels in Scotland’s capital city – watch those cobblestones! Also chatting with Ed Gillespie, … Continue reading → The post 6 November 2006: Edinburgh by train, low carbon travel first appeared on The Bike Show.

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