Coastal Stories

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Great stories from around the coasts of Britain and Ireland brought to you by Charlie Connelly, author of the bestselling 'Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round The Shipping Forecast'. Take fifteen minutes out of your day for a true maritime tale of the heroic, disastrous, startling, hilarious, mysterious, tragic or just plain WTF. "Charming...with the soothing sound of lapping waves in the background Connelly captivates with maritime tales from the past decades and centuries. It's simple...

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S5 Ep3: 100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

Dec 30th, 2023 12:48 AM

As the shipping forecast reaches its broadcast centenary on January 1st 2024, here's a look back to its beginnings and a tribute to the place it has found in our cultural affections. Find tour dates and ticket details for Charlie's 'Attention All Shipping' theatre show here: https://www.facebook.com/charlieconnellyauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

S5 Ep2: The Christmas Day Swimmers

Dec 23rd, 2023 12:04 AM

The Christmas Day dip is a growing tradition around our coasts. This episode celebrates those hardy swimmers and tells the remarkable story of the greatest Christmas Day swimmer of them all - Herbert Wray of Grimsby. https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

S5 Ep1: Mysterious Spurn

Dec 13th, 2023 4:30 PM

Coastal Stories is back for a fifth series! At last! I know! Exciting. We kick off with the secrets and mysteries of Spurn Point, a spindly finger of land off the coast of East Yorkshire. https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

S5: Series 5 announcement!

Apr 21st, 2023 12:24 PM

A quick update from Charlie on the immiment arrival of the fifth series of Coastal Stories and news of his new one-man show about the shipping forecast. More info and ticket details here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/charlie-connelly-the-shipping-forecast

S4 Ep20: When the Movies Came to Auchmithie

Sep 25th, 2022 11:23 PM

In April 1921 a tiny fishing village on the east coast of Scotland found its timeless rhythms and routines disrupted by the arrival of film stars and a film crew. A bumper episode to finish series four as we learn what happened when the movies came to Auchmithie. https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

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