Monthly Archive for: ‘September, 2009’

I think you’ll all agree this is vital to the continuation of The Bakery.

This is a very generous review of a website i created for nature photographer Steve Bloom. Read it below, or alternatively make up your own mind here.

This is probably the first project by a bakery chef  to appear in an international monthly publication, on the subject of photography.

Our radio series reaches its conclusion this week, as we set up camp with Will & Ed.

Will & Ed are walking around Britain, going where the wind takes them, leaving footsteps and songs and woodsmoke in their wake. We wanted to find them. So Dan and I headed Westwards with a tent, some smoked salmon, and the end of our radio series in sight. Thus we came to be camping in a Welsh woodland with the nomadic duo. And as the cookpot of sausage-and-nettle stew blupped on the campfire, darkness fell, and Will & Ed told us their story . . .

To hear it yourself, just tune into Dominic King’s show (presented this week by Rosemary Crick) on BBC Radio Kent today from 4pm:

LISTEN LIVE – BBC RADIO KENT

Or, if you have missed it, then why not . . .

LISTEN AGAIN ON THE BAKERY AUDIO PLAYER

Our thanks to Will & Ed

Don’t forget to visit Will & Ed’s beautifully crafted website awalkaroundbritain.com

We hope you have enjoyed meeting the characters of this 6-part mini documentary series as much as we enjoyed tracking down and recording them. We would also like to thank Dominic King for giving us the opportunity to paint just a small audio picture of why Canterbury is such a wonderfully unique, vibrant and characterful place to live.

Richard Dadd & Dan Fryer

Our series of mini-documentaries continues today, as we meet the amazing Devilstick Peat.

Looking like a Mediaeval Fool straight from a storybook, Peat’s clowning has taken him around the globe. As a founding member of Kent Circus School, he can be spotted at schools and events across the land. But Peat also takes the remarkable step of venturing into the heart of conflict zones, so that the children in these troubled places are not deprived of laughter.

To hear more about the extraordinary Devilstick Peat, simply tune into Dominic King’s show on BBC Radio Kent this afternoon from 4pm, or click below:

LISTEN LIVE – BBC RADIO KENT

Alternatively, you can . . .

LISTEN AGAIN ON THE BAKERY AUDIO PLAYER

Our thanks to Peat

Also, CLICK HERE to view Level Films’ breathtaking 4-min short about Peat’s visit to Beslan after the massacre. As befits the nature of Peat’s work, it includes some very moving footage, and is absolutely worth watching.

Peat also asks us to mention The Anne Harris Children’s Fund which helps fund his own remarkable work.

NEXT WEEK: Will & Ed are traversing Britain by foot; our adventure concludes as we camp with them in a Welsh forest . . .

On strong reccomendation from our US counterpart, Ms Miranda Gerzon…

Bloody hell, what an incredible guy. I don’t think I’m the only one lauging out loud and beating my hand on the table in agreement…

There are some of you that have suggested that we at the Bakery have been cooking up false images of our meetings. We strongly deny this, and present the below video as proof of our hard fought struggle to literally think outside the blue sky:

So there.

Our BBC series returns this week, with the fourth of our mini documentaries about fascinating locals.

Tony Cooper is a man of many talents, having worked as everything from a teacher to a stuntman. Nowadays he is a professional storyteller. With a dash of improvisation, he tailors tales for each assembled throng, adding local colour to ancient tales (such as those of the Middle Eastern character Nasrudin) and speaking to children and adults alike.

To hear our mini-documentary on Tony, just tune in to Dominic King’s show from 4pm tomorrow (Tuesday). You can stream the station live by clicking below:

LISTEN LIVE – BBC RADIO KENT

Or, if you missed it, why not . . .

LISTEN AGAIN ON THE BAKERY AUDIO PLAYER

And, as a Special Bonus, just for The Bakery Blog, we’ve put together a hand-drawn animation to accompany Tony’s telling of ‘Nasrudin & The Hangman’s Dilemma’. Just click below to give it a watch, we hope you enjoy!

Our thanks to Tony

NEXT WEEK: A globetrotting Fool named Devilstick Peat . . .