{"id":692,"date":"2020-09-27T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/?p=692"},"modified":"2020-09-24T16:36:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:36:28","slug":"the-london-podcast-festival-heads-online-plus-emma-barnett-ovie-soko-and-the-band-idles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatbritishpodcasts.com\/picks\/the-london-podcast-festival-heads-online-plus-emma-barnett-ovie-soko-and-the-band-idles\/","title":{"rendered":"The London Podcast Festival heads online. Plus Emma Barnett, Ovie Soko and the band IDLES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a week that can only be described as \u201cughgghhgghg\u201d (the only uplifting moment was when a cake bust of\u00a0Sir David Attenborough<\/u><\/a>\u00a0fell over on Bake Off), I thought to mention some podcasts are doing a lot of other great things, and that might provide some useful distraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, the London Podcast Festival<\/a> has become a hybrid event – both in person and online – and there\u2019s still some events that you can get tickets for. Tonight (that\u2019s Sunday night!) there\u2019s a special online stream of No Such Thing As A Fish<\/a> followed by the British Podcast Awards \u2018Podcast of the Year\u2019 Brown Girls Do It Too<\/a>. For a price of a ticket, you can also watch on-demand recordings for popular podcasts such as talk ART<\/u><\/a> and Empire Film<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, The Poetry Exchange<\/a> (a British Podcast Awards Silver winner) and a podcast where contributors share their favourite poems, has an interesting idea coinciding with National Poetry Day 2020 (1st October). They are inviting members of the public to have one-to-one sessions with a member of their team to talk about your favourite poems and its themes. By taking part (it\u2019s free!) you\u2019ll also receive as a gift a special recording of your favourite poem. Sessions are likely to sell out, so head to their website<\/a> for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, to mark the 25th year of the release of the War Child Album\u00a0HELP<\/a>,\u00a0there\u2019s a special podcast series telling\u00a0how the iconic record was put together<\/a>.\u00a0The podcast series, narrated by\u00a0Matt Everitt<\/strong>, features interviews of some of the artists who made the album, including members of\u00a0Blur<\/strong>,\u00a0Radiohead<\/strong>,\u00a0The Charlatans<\/strong>,\u00a0Manic Street Preachers\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Portishead<\/strong>. Yes that\u2019s right, the album crammed the whole of the 90s in. All income from the project will be going to War Child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OTHER BIG GUESTS ON PODCASTS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n