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Join Dan & Kay Jones in the search for 'A Fresh Approach to Life'. Each episode you will join this husband and wife team on a country walk and listen in on the conversation and no subject is off limits....

Episodes

Episode 93 ’Whats the deal with Pride & Prejudice?’

Friday Sep 01, 2023

Friday Sep 01, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 93
 
Today we tackle a most challenging subject. Dan has never seen the original 1995 TV adaptation of 'Pride & Prejudice'. In this episode Kay tries to sell Dan on the series. Will he agree to watch it? Kay has until the end of the show to get her answer.....
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Introduce you to the show and talk a little about Robert the Robot!
  • Mention CBeebies and remember some of the wonderful shows that used to be on there
  • Own up to the fact that Dan has never seen the original 1995 adaptation of Jane Austens Pride & Prejudice
  • Discuss the book, the 1995 TV adaptation and the movie
  • Talk about where the TV adaptation got it right and the movie got it wrong
  • Mention some of Kays favourite characters and talk about how wonderful it was reading the book and learning more
  • Discuss the classic scenes from Pride & Prejudice, which were in the book and which weren’t?
  • Talk about if Kay will now read Sense & Sensibility
We'll see you on the 15th September with the next episode of the show when we all be discussing our first proper gardening adventure.
 
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Episode 92 ’Have we lost Pride in ourselves?’

Friday Aug 11, 2023

Friday Aug 11, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 92
 
We are always delighted to feature listener suggestions in our Radio Show. A few weeks ago we were asked by a listener to talk about pride, specifically do we feel that it might be lacking in the world currently. After deliberating on the subject for a number of weeks, in todays episode we talk about this fascinating subject.
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Talk about Dans musical theatre history
  • Test run Dans new raincoat
  • Discuss handbags and what ladies keep in them
  • Talk about watches and why people don’t tend to wear them anymore
  • Discuss pride in ourselves and analyse if we think people have lost it
  • Consider how people felt about themselves and how areas looked 50 years ago, compared to today
  • Talk through what factors might have led us to a point where so many people seem to not have pride in themself
  • Discuss the rise in community spirit and the positive effects of being healthy during the COVID pandemic
We'll see you on the 1st September with the next episode of the show when we all be discussing 'Pride & Prejudice'.
 
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Episode 91 ’Building Community in a Digital World’

Friday Jul 28, 2023

Friday Jul 28, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 91
We are always delighted to feature listener suggestions in our Radio Show. A few weeks ago we were asked by a listener to talk about making real connections and building community in digital world. We are so excited today to be talking about that exact subject!
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Welcome you to the show and introduce you to their new washer…..
  • Call at their local garage, their fourth emergency service
  • Talk about what digital communities are and how they impact the success of in person communities
  • Discuss how humanity can keep up with the social skills required to actually make friends in person
  • Talk through the positives and the negatives of digital communities
  • Share some of their own experiences of the good and the bad of online communities
  • Discuss how they have found the best balance they can in their own lives
  • Mention their own Bakery Bear Patron Private Facebook Group which is available to Silver, Gold & Platinum Bakery Bear Patrons
We'll see you on the 11th August with the next episode of the show.
 
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Episode 90 ’Kays Classical Odyssey’

Friday Jul 14, 2023

Friday Jul 14, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 90
 
About three months ago, Kay listened to her first complete classical music album. It launched in her a passion for a style of music she had always steered away from. What was it that engaged Kay so much and how has her new found love of classical music impacted her relationship with Dan/ Find out all this and more in todays show.
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Talk a little bit about the wonderful weather they have been enjoying
  • Discuss ladies fashion and why it rarely involves pockets
  • Introduce the topic of classical music and how it has a reputation for being hard too engage with
  • Kay tells the story of how she has come to adore classical music and the impact its had on her anxieties
  • Dan talks about how classical music makes him feel and how he started to listening to it as a boy
  • Discuss the impact listening to classical music together has had on their relationship
  • Talk a little bit about the playlist Dan made for Kay and why Dan never sings along to songs
  • We mentioned
  • The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
  • Beethovens Symphony No 2 in D Major
  • Pomp & Circumstance Op.39 March 1 & March 4
  • Requiem in D Minor by Mozart
  • Rachmaninovs Theme of Paganini
  • Prince Borodin by Alexander Borodin
  • The Planet Suite by Gustav Holst
  • Bellowhead
  • We listened to
  • The Chinese Dance from the Nutcracker
  • Cello Suite No 1 Prelude by Bach
  • Enigma Variations: Nimrod
We'll see you on the 28th July with the next episode of the show.
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Episode 89 ’Best & Worst Summer Movies’

Friday Jun 30, 2023

Friday Jun 30, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 89
 
We are back with a brand new show and this time we are discussing our best and worst summer movies of all time. Theres lots of Howard Keel, a little bit of Steve Martin, a healthy dose of Patrick Swayze and a touch of the Alien.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Take you on a walk to their local post office on a rainy summer day
  • Discuss a little bit about their new railway station and how beneficial it will be?
  • Discuss their favourite Summer blockbusters and why they love them
  • Death on the Nile
  • Murder Under the Sun
  • Dirty Dancing
  • Father of the Bride 1991
  • Back to the Future 1985
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
  • Gladiator 2000
  • Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan
  • Alien
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Memphis Belle
  • Talk about Howard Keel and Doris Day
  • Kay tells the story of when she watched Alien
  • Dan talks about Back to the Future and the impact it had on his life
  • Discuss the music of Hans Zimmer, Bill Conti, John Williams and John Powell
  • Talk about if film soundtracks should stand alone or just be complimentary to the music
  • Talk about the smell that occurs when it rains after a spell of dry weather
  • Plan their alternate ending to the movie Gladiator
We'll see you on the 14th July with the next episode of the show.
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Episode 88 ’Our Top 9 Villains’

Friday Jun 16, 2023

Friday Jun 16, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 88
 
Today we conclude our two episode series on heroes and villains. Last time we covered the heroes, today we are back to talk you through our all time favourite villains!
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Talk a little bit about their joy of Summer
  • Share a story about how Dan passed the time when feeding their daughter Bryony 17 years ago
  • Talk about one last hero - Jack Bauer
  • Walk passed a man listening to Whitney Houston very loudly!
  • Share with you some of their favourite villains
  • We mentioned:
  • President Charles Logan from the TV series 24
  • The Shark from the movie and book, Jaws
  • Moriaty from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Elkanah Bent from North & South
  • Charles Augustus Magnussen from Sherlock
  • Browd from Clan of the Cave Bear
  • Grand Admiral Thrawn from The Shadows of the Empire books
  • The Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
  • Cluny from the book Redwall
  • Darth Maul from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
We'll see you on the 30th June with the next episode of the show.
 
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Episode 87 ’Top 9 Literary Hero’s’

Friday Jun 02, 2023

Friday Jun 02, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 87
 
Today we begin a two episode mini series as requested by a number of listeners! Over the next two shows join us as we list our top 10 hero's and our top ten villains. At least we try to get to ten, we only managed 9 in today! In this first show it's all about the hero's.
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Talk about their favourite words to say and mention Dans Gran
  • Discuss North & South and Kays love for the two main characters, Orry Main & George Hazard
  • Talk about Sherlock Holmes and Dan’s love of the original stories
  • Mention Aayla from the Clan of the Cave Bear series who we talked about in Episode 22 and Episode 74
  • Discuss King Arthur and his literary history
  • Talk about Elizabeth Bennett and Kays love of Pride & Prejudice
  • Mention Robin Hood and Dans childhood games
  • Talk about Laura Ingall’s Wilder
  • Discuss Enfys Nest and Solo: A Star Wars Story
We'll see you on the 16th June with the next episode of the show.
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’The Coronation: Our Review’ Episode 86

Friday May 19, 2023

Friday May 19, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 86
 
Two weeks ago, in our last episode of the radio show, we shared with you our thoughts about the coronation and our hopes for what it might be. After so many questions from all of you, we thought we had to do a follow up. So after the event was over, and we had time to reflect. What did we think of it all? Find out in todays show.
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Share a story about foxes in their front yard!
  • Talk a little bit about the Regnal Year
  • Kay shares her complete Coronation story
  • Dan talks about what he thought of the music used in the Coronation
  • Talk about the military bands that performed
  • Discuss some of the negativity they have read about the Coronation
  • Share their thoughts on how important it is to be proud of where you live
  • Kay talks a little bit about Deliciously Ella
  • Mention Elgars Pomp & Circumstance & Zadok the Priest
We'll see you on the 2nd June with the next episode of the show.
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Episode 85 ’The Coronation’

Friday May 05, 2023

Friday May 05, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 84
We are delighted to return with our latest episode of the Radio Show. Join us on another walk through the park as we discuss the upcoming coronation of King Charles III.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Welcome you to the show and talk a little bit about the start of the allergies season!
  • Talk about the coffee Dan is drinking https://www.ueshimacoffeecompany.com
  • Mentions Coffee Direct https://www.coffee-direct.co.uk
  • Share a story about Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and Dans grandma
  • Talk a little bit about the Coronation Quiche
  • Discuss the upcoming coronation of King Charles III
  • Talk about the music and how important it is
  • Discuss the history of the English Monarchy and Westminster Abbey
  • Dan mentioned an episode of Walking the Dales https://www.patreon.com/posts/walking-dales-42915120
We'll see you on the 19th May with the next episode of the show.
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Episode 84 ’Tea, Coffee & King Charles’

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Friday Apr 21, 2023

Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 84
 
We are delighted to return with our latest episode of the Radio Show.
Join us on another walk through the park as we get into a rather passionate discussion about tea and coffee. Along the way we also discuss the upcoming coronation and we answer some of your questions that you have emailed into us since the start of the year.
 
Join Kay & Dan as they:
  • Discuss tea and the correct way to make it
  • Talk about coffee and Dan's opinion on instant coffee
  • Discuss the upcoming coronation of King Charles
  • Talk about what they have been listening too this year
  • Dan mentions https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/lineker-and-baker-copy
  • Kay mentions https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/35910438
  • Answer some of your questions. If you would like to ask a question which we'll answer on the show or suggest a topic for a whole show email us here hello@bakerybears.com
We'll see you on the 5th May with the next episode of the show.
 
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