http://thebikeshow.net Podcast, programme notes and audio archives from Resonance FM's bicycle radio show. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 2006-2010 bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) bicycle, podcast, resonance, london, bike 1440 bicycle, cycling, bike, london, resonance, tour de france, podcast, radio, Resonance 104.4fm\'s bicycle radio show, in a podcast format. SInce 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bicycle maint... Resonance 104.4fm\'s bicycle radio show, in a podcast format. SInce 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bicycle maintenance. Jack Thurston Jack Thurston bikeshow@resonancefm.com No no http://thebikeshow.net/images/bikeshowlogo-144.jpg http://thebikeshow.net 144 144 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/ http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:26:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1222 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/feed/ 5 62:35 An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House ... An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred years of racing bicycles. The exhibition runs for two more weeks and is well worth a visit. Paul Fournel's book Besoin de Veacute;lo is one of the loveliest pieces of writing about cycling and is available in English translation as Need for the Bike. If you buy it after clicking through on the link, Resonance FM gets a few pennies. Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling blog reports on the launch of London's two new cycle superhighways. Advocacy,,France,,Gear,,History,,Literature,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Sport,,Tour,de,France Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/jumble-jumble/ http://thebikeshow.net/jumble-jumble/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:41:29 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/jumble-jumble/ http://thebikeshow.net/jumble-jumble/feed/ 1 29:50 It's the tenth day of Christmas and this week's show is like a Christmas stocking with bulges in all the right places. Dr Steve Fabes ... It's the tenth day of Christmas and this week's show is like a Christmas stocking with bulges in all the right places. Dr Steve Fabes is about to set off on a four and a half year cycle ride around the world, crossing six continents. He talks about his route, preparations and apprehensions. Any lover of vintage bicycles will be a regular visitor at their local cycle jumble, a fine tradition with a cast of strange but friendly characters. A good place to find out about upcoming cycle jumbles is the Campy Oldy website and there are some pictures from the recent Ripley jumble over here. Paul Fournel continues his reading from Need for the Bike with a grisly tale of dogs, hospitals, Paris Roubaix and a Black and Decker drill. To buy Need for the Bike, click on the box on the left and Resonance FM will get a few pennies. Literature,,People,,Podcast,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:30:31 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/reading-and-riding-christmas-books-special/feed/ 16 32:46 Tim Dawson, cycling columnist for the Sunday Times, runs the Cycling Books website, the most compendious review website for cycling books. He joins me in ... Tim Dawson, cycling columnist for the Sunday Times, runs the Cycling Books website, the most compendious review website for cycling books. He joins me in the studio to discuss the literature of cycling, from Tour de France to cycle touring. Paul Fournel reads another extract from Need for the Bike. Below is a list of the books discussed in the show. If you'd like to buy them, follow the links to Amazon and Resonance FM will get a share of anything you buy, even if it's stuff not on the list. What a nice way to help your favourite bicycling art radio station! The Classics The Rider by Tim Krabbeacute; The Escape Artist by Matt Seaton Need for the Bike by Paul Fournel Tour de France Bad to the Bone by James Waddington Sweat of the Gods by Benjo Masso Wide-eyed and Legless: Inside the Tour De France by Jeff Connor Le Tour: A History of the Tour De France by Geoffrey Wheatcroft My Comeback: Up Close and Personal by Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Kreutz Cycle touring travel Thunder and Sunshine by Alistair Humphreys The Hungry Cyclist by Tom Kevilll-Davies French Revolutions by Tim Moore Full Tilt ndash; Ireland To India With a Bicycle by Dervla Murphy Transylvania and Beyond by Dervla Murphy Blue River, Black Sea by Andrew Eames A Bike Ride by Anne Mustoe Advocacy, philosophy Richard's Bicycle Book by Richard Ballantine Those we didn't get time to talk about Tomorrow We Ride by Jean Bobet The Passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham The Noiseless Tenor by James Starrs Golden Age of Handbuilt Bikes and Competition Bikes by Jan Heine Rouleur Annual 2009 Fixed: Global Fixed-Gear Bike Culture by Andrew Edwards and Max Leonard Amazon.co.uk Widgets To win copies of the current issues of Rouleur and The Ride Journal, send answers to the competition questions to bikeshow-at-resonancefm-dot-com. Thanks to these fine publications for donating the prizes! And if that's left you wanting more chat about cycling books, the 2007 Christmas books show is still online to listen again as is the show featuring Andrew and Philip Diprose of The Ride Journal. Matt Seaton wrote an excellent round-up over at The Guardian. France,,History,,Literature,,Podcast,,Sport,,Tour,de,France,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/ http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:10 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=902 http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/feed/ 0 28:29 A youthful feel to this season opener with a visit to Lockleaze Primary School in Bristol, one of an number of Sustrans 'Bike It' schools ... A youthful feel to this season opener with a visit to Lockleaze Primary School in Bristol, one of an number of Sustrans 'Bike It' schools acros the country. Plus childhood memories from Paul Fournel, reading from Need for the Bike* in person at the Calder Bookshop. We get the inside scoop on the much-awaited Sturmey Archer S3X, three speed fixed gear hub, from SA's General Manager Alan Clarke. If yoursquo;re a parent or teacher and want your school or your kids school to be a Bike It school, you can ask on the Sustrans website. Image credit: Cycling England 2008 Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) are here. *If you buy Need for the Bike by following the link (left), some of the money goes to Resonance FM! Advocacy,,England,,Fixed,wheel,,Gear,,Literature,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/ http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:20:07 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=709 http://thebikeshow.net/from-sublime-to-ridiculous/feed/ 1 30:23 Copenhagen is widely regarded as the world's most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen's Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in ... Copenhagen is widely regarded as the world's most cycle-friendly city. I ask Copenhagen's Mayor Klaus Bondam what advice he gives to other city leaders in how to emulate the Danish capital. Multitalented musician, songwriter and cartoonist Peter Blegvad reads Alfred Jarry's proto-absurdist short story "The Crucifixion Considered as an Uphill Bicycle Race". Jarry (pictured, above) was fond of cycling around Paris with a giant bell mounted on his bicycle and firing a pistol into the air to clear the road. While this is highly tempting, it may turn out to be counterproductive on today's city streets. Why not try, instead, a website where you can record bike lane violations: MyBikeLane.com. Plus reflections on a big day in Le Tour De France. Play on links below. Advocacy,,France,,History,,Literature,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Sport,,Tour,de,France Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/theatre-review-pedal-pusher/ http://thebikeshow.net/theatre-review-pedal-pusher/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:07:28 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=696 http://thebikeshow.net/theatre-review-pedal-pusher/feed/ 2 25:38 Pedal Pusher is a play that follows three cyclists mdash; Jan Ullrich, Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong mdash; in the most dramatic recent era of ... Pedal Pusher is a play that follows three cyclists mdash; Jan Ullrich, Marco Pantani and Lance Armstrong mdash; in the most dramatic recent era of professional cycle sport: from the young prodigy Jan Ullrich winning the Tour in 1997, the doping scandals of 1998, Armstrong's conquest of cancer and ending with Pantani's exile from the sport and eventual death from a cocaine overdose. By interweaving the biographical stories with recreations of the Tour de France races onstage, the play tells the difficult but uplifting story of their lives through excitement and energy of the race itself. I speak with the four-man cast and director Roland Smith. Pedal Pusher runs until Saturday 1st August 2009, showing on Monday to Saturday nights at 7:30pm. Tickets are pound;12 (pound;10 concessions). Rob Ainsley at Real Cycling has reviewed Pedal Pusher as has Edward R Burge. Photo copy; Holly McGlynn Play on links below. Bicycle,messengers,,Events,,History,,Literature,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Sport,,Tour,de,France Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-france-books-list/ http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-france-books-list/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:30:10 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=675 http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-france-books-list/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/ http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:53:11 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=480 http://thebikeshow.net/riding-and-writing/feed/ 4 30:43 The Ride Journal was launched last year to widespread acclaim. Issue two is at the printers. Philip and Andrew Diprose, editor and art director, explain ... The Ride Journal was launched last year to widespread acclaim. Issue two is at the printers. Philip and Andrew Diprose, editor and art director, explain how they came to start a journal of personal stories about how bikes have changed peoplersquo;s lives. Among the articles in Issue 2 of The Ride Journal is Rediscovered by Rona Sutherland and is read by Ruby Wright. Ruby presents a fortnightly music podcast on Radio Nowhere called Ruby's Chicky Boil-Ups. It's great!. And if you want to read the article on the Highway Cycling Group from Issue 1, it's here. We also spotlight the new issue of Rouleur, the quarterly magazine from the Rapha stable, including an extract from Jean Bobet's Tomorrow We Ride, translated by Adam Berry and read by Jean-Marie Orhan. To win a copy of issue 12 of Rouleur, send the correct answer to the question by email to bikeshow@resonancefm.com. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) coming soon. Art,and,design,,France,,Literature,,Podcast,,Sport Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/1-september-2008-around-the-world-the-hard-way-part-two/ http://thebikeshow.net/1-september-2008-around-the-world-the-hard-way-part-two/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:43:51 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=211 http://thebikeshow.net/1-september-2008-around-the-world-the-hard-way-part-two/feed/ 12 27:42 Alastair Humphreys has cycled round the world 'the hard way': four years, sixty countries and forty-six thousand miles. In the second of a two part ... Alastair Humphreys has cycled round the world 'the hard way': four years, sixty countries and forty-six thousand miles. In the second of a two part special he tells the story of his epic adventure: from Mexico to Alaska, through Siberia, Japan, China and central Asia. Thunder and Sunshine, the second volume of his travelogue is out now, published by Eye Books. Play on links below, other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. Literature,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Rides,,Rolling,interview,,Sport,,Touring,,United,States Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/ http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:48:34 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=194 http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/feed/ 2 30:46 Featuring an interview with Stephen Bayley, design editor of The Observer, about his guided cycle ride around the houses and homes of celebrated London artists ... Featuring an interview with Stephen Bayley, design editor of The Observer, about his guided cycle ride around the houses and homes of celebrated London artists and architects which kicks of a fantastic programme of bicycle tours as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Stephanie Laslett of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios explains why architects love bikes. Plus the latest from Simon Mottram of Rapha, the London-based cycle clothing company and a short report about the Summer Solstice night ride to Stonehenge. To win the 2008 Etape du Tour reconnaissance DVD courtesy of CycleFilm, email the correct answer to bikeshow (at) gmail (.)com. Play on link below, other file formats available over here (Ogg Vorbis etc) Architecture,,Art,and,design,,Events,,Literature,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Rides,,Style,,Tour,de,France Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/26-november-2007-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/26-november-2007-christmas-books-special/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:25:09 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/11/27/26-november-2007-christmas-books-special/ http://thebikeshow.net/26-november-2007-christmas-books-special/feed/ 5 30:14 A Christmas books special with guests George Theohari (author of the newly published Cyclist'Acirc;euro;Acirc;trade;s Companion), Guy Andrews (editor of Rouleur) and Graeme Fife (among the ... A Christmas books special with guests George Theohari (author of the newly published Cyclist'Acirc;euro;Acirc;trade;s Companion), Guy Andrews (editor of Rouleur) and Graeme Fife (among the UK's leading cycle writer whose memoirs were published this year). Includes readings from Tim KrabbAtilde;copy;'s The Rider, Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men On The Bummel, Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman and Graeme Fife's play Jam. Plus we give away a copy of the latest edition of Graeme Fife's Tour De France: the history, the legend, the riders and a copy of the beautiful Rouleur Annual 2007. Competitions are now closed, with the winners Derek in Peterborough (Merckx won the world champs four times: three as a pro and once as an amateur) and Nouman in East London (Bertrand Russell collided with George Bernard Shaw). Well done to both! Everyone is guessing wrong for the Rouleur Annual quiz question, so there's a clue after the jump. Read Guy Andrews's top cycling books Christmas list: Rouleur Photo Annual 2007 (goes without saying...) The Tour de France - The History, The Legend, The Riders - Graeme Fife (just re-issued and updated - a great read) Flying Scotsman - Graeme O'Bree (Amazing story, better to read the first hand account, before watching the film) Fall from Grace - Freddy Maertens (Has to be read to be believed, a quirky account from an enigmatic rider, albeit with a slightly iffy translation) The Rider - Tim Krabbe (a classic, no, the classic) The Vanishing - Tim Krabbe (not a great deal on cycling, but another classic from the Dutch master) The Escape Artist - Matt Seaton (motivates and inspires) In Search of Robert Millar - Richard Moore (perhaps the finest work this year, a superb commentary on the life of the Scottish Grimpeur) Paris-Roubaix - a Journey Through Hell (excellent pictures from the world's greatest one day race) Need for the Bike - Paul Fournell (short stories and comments from the French essayist and keen cyclist) And look out for these in 2008: Six Day - Graeme Fife and Camille J McMillan (to be published by Rapha/Rouleur) Need for the Bike - Paul Fournell (to be given the Rouleur treatment in 2008 as we re-publish with Jo Burt's illustrations) Rouleur Photo Annual 2008 Other file formats here. Literature,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/28-may-2007-graeme-fifes-life-in-cycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-may-2007-graeme-fifes-life-in-cycling/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 22:33:56 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/05/30/28-may-2007-graeme-fifes-life-in-cycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-may-2007-graeme-fifes-life-in-cycling/feed/ 0 00:01:01 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 ... 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 book has just been published. It's a very personal memoir entitled The Beautiful Machine: A life in cycling from Tour de France to Cinder Hill. Downloads: MP3 (128 kbs) --- MP3 (64kbs) --- Ogg Vorbis --- Literature,,Podcast,,Rolling,interview,,Sport,,Tour,de,France,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/21-may-2007-poetry-on-a-country-ride-with-martin-newell/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-may-2007-poetry-on-a-country-ride-with-martin-newell/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 00:37:01 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/05/22/21-may-2007-poetry-on-a-country-ride-with-martin-newell/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-may-2007-poetry-on-a-country-ride-with-martin-newell/feed/ 3 00:01:01 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 ... 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 green in England. We cross fields, pass through woodland and finish on a series of quiet country lanes. Rain threatens but Martin is equipped with a waterproof poetry kit. In the studio is Andy Cox, with the latest developments on the UK premier of the Symphony for Singing Bicycles, set for Saturday 7 July. Got a dynamo? Want to take part? We need up to 24 riders, so please get in touch via bikeshow(at)gmail(dot)com. Spoke N Word runs until 1 July, every Saturday and Sunday, with cycle rides on Sun 27 May, Sat 2 June, Sun 3 June, Sun 17 June, Sun 1 July. Tickets from Acirc;pound;7 bookable at the Colchester Arts Centre on 01206 500 900. Downloads: MP3 (128 kbs) --- MP3 (64kbs) --- Ogg Vorbis --- Bicycle,music,,Literature,,Podcast,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/10-july-2006-the-hour-record-with-michael-hutchinson/ http://thebikeshow.net/10-july-2006-the-hour-record-with-michael-hutchinson/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:08:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=58 http://thebikeshow.net/10-july-2006-the-hour-record-with-michael-hutchinson/feed/ 1 00:01:01 This week the Bike Show is in the presence of time trial greatness and (almost) sporting immortality. Michael Hutchinson has just written a book about ... This week the Bike Show is in the presence of time trial greatness and (almost) sporting immortality. Michael Hutchinson has just written a book about his recent attempt to enter the pantheon of cycling legend by breaking the record for how far you can ride in an hour. The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way is both an informative history of the hour record itself and an entertaining, amusing and, at times, heartrending account of another chapter in the annals of epic British sporting failure. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download Literature,,Podcast,,Sport Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/ http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:44:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=62 http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/feed/ 3 00:01:01 In the last of the current season of the Bike Show, Kieron Yates rides around Essex with poet, musician and horticultural assassin Martin Newell, as ... In the last of the current season of the Bike Show, Kieron Yates rides around Essex with poet, musician and horticultural assassin Martin Newell, as part of the Spoke N Word project. MP3 DOWNLOAD OGG VORBIS DOWNLOAD England,,Literature,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/8-august-2005-show-history-of-the-bicycle-london-edinburgh-london-audax-ride/ http://thebikeshow.net/8-august-2005-show-history-of-the-bicycle-london-edinburgh-london-audax-ride/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:55:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=9 http://thebikeshow.net/8-august-2005-show-history-of-the-bicycle-london-edinburgh-london-audax-ride/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/ http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:30:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=19 http://thebikeshow.net/25-july-show-johnny-green/feed/ 0