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/london-assembly-member-jenny-jones-rides-the-cycle-superhighway/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-assembly-member-jenny-jones-rides-the-cycle-superhighway/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:37:18 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/london-assembly-member-jenny-jones-rides-the-cycle-superhighway/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-assembly-member-jenny-jones-rides-the-cycle-superhighway/feed/ 9 http://thebikeshow.net/letter-to-keltbray-reply/ http://thebikeshow.net/letter-to-keltbray-reply/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:59:35 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1116 http://thebikeshow.net/letter-to-keltbray-reply/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/cyclists-and-lorries-dont-mix-this-weeks-evidence/ http://thebikeshow.net/cyclists-and-lorries-dont-mix-this-weeks-evidence/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:35:43 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1107 http://thebikeshow.net/cyclists-and-lorries-dont-mix-this-weeks-evidence/feed/ 9 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-superhighways-waste-of-paint-or-copenhagenization/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-superhighways-waste-of-paint-or-copenhagenization/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 09:46:35 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1065 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-superhighways-waste-of-paint-or-copenhagenization/feed/ 4 31:16 A long, hard look at the Mayor of London's plans for 12 cycle superhighways - bike routes from the outer boroughs along London's main arterial ... A long, hard look at the Mayor of London's plans for 12 cycle superhighways - bike routes from the outer boroughs along London's main arterial roads. With Kulveer Ranger, Boris Johnson's top transport adviser, Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling blog, and Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign. Advocacy,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/video-london-critical-mass-lorries-killing-cyclists/ http://thebikeshow.net/video-london-critical-mass-lorries-killing-cyclists/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:38:01 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/video-london-critical-mass-lorries-killing-cyclists/ http://thebikeshow.net/video-london-critical-mass-lorries-killing-cyclists/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/lorry-hgv-lgv-an-appeal-to-london-listeners/ http://thebikeshow.net/lorry-hgv-lgv-an-appeal-to-london-listeners/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:00:12 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/lorrieshgvslgvs-killing-cyclists-an-appeal-to-london-listeners/ http://thebikeshow.net/lorry-hgv-lgv-an-appeal-to-london-listeners/feed/ 6 5:21 Last Thursday, on what felt like a warm, sunny first day of Spring, I was witness to the immediate aftermath of a collision involving a ... Last Thursday, on what felt like a warm, sunny first day of Spring, I was witness to the immediate aftermath of a collision involving a cyclist and a 32 tonne articulated lorry. It was a truly horrible, chilling sight. The lorry was stopped in the middle of the road and the crushed remains of a bicycle were clearly visible under its wheels. The cyclist, a woman in her twenties, was on a stretcher, receiving treatment from the fantastic and heroic paramedics of the London Ambulance Service. I gather than woman was was taken to the Royal London Hospital with serious leg injuries. I don't know the extent of her injuries and whether she'll be able to make a full recovery, but while she was desperately unlucky to be hit, she was probably very lucky to have survived. Too many cyclists are being killed each year by lorries on the streets of London. Something has got to be done. The Bike Show has been campaigning on this issue for years and this year I'm planning to crank up the volume. As a first step I'm encouraging everyone who can make it to come along to Critical Mass this Friday to join a mass ride that is going to show London's cyclists making a united stand on the issue. I'm not the greatest fan of Critical Mass, but this month, with spate of deaths caused by lorries, I'm making an exception. This is a call not just from me but from a united platform of London bike campaigners and bike bloggers (including the London Cycling Campaign, Southwark Cyclists, ibikelondon, Bike Tart, Moving Target, Cycle Chic, Cyclodelic, VeLo City and Real Cycling). If you come along on Friday, you'll be among friends, you'll be able to put a few faces to familiar Bike Show voices. Meet from 6.30pm on Friday 26th March on the South Bank, right under Waterloo Bridge. To hear the appeal in full, click on the links below. Advocacy,,London,,Rides,,Road,safety Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/were-all-aristoteleans-now/ http://thebikeshow.net/were-all-aristoteleans-now/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:27:00 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/were-all-aristoteleans-now/ http://thebikeshow.net/were-all-aristoteleans-now/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/ http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:44:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/ http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/feed/ 11 30:02 Should cyclists stop at red lights? Why do we feel such a strong urge to keep rolling? Should our behavior be guided by the law ... Should cyclists stop at red lights? Why do we feel such a strong urge to keep rolling? Should our behavior be guided by the law of the land or the laws of common courtesy? What would Isaac Newton and Thomas Aquinas have to say about the matter? Bringing their expertise to a discussion of the physics and philosophy of cyclists and red lights are Nigel Warburton of the Open University, the popular Philosophy Bites podcast and author of several classic textbooks on philosophy and Mark Miodownik, head of the Materials Research Group at King's College London and writer and broadcaster. Advocacy,,People,,Podcast,,Road,safety,,Science Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/calling-time-on-sorry-mate-i-didnt-see-you-smidsy/ http://thebikeshow.net/calling-time-on-sorry-mate-i-didnt-see-you-smidsy/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:07:03 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=912 http://thebikeshow.net/calling-time-on-sorry-mate-i-didnt-see-you-smidsy/feed/ 1 28:54 The Bike Show moves into advocacy mode this week with guest in the studio Debra Rolfe, Campaigns Director of the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), Britain's ... The Bike Show moves into advocacy mode this week with guest in the studio Debra Rolfe, Campaigns Director of the Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC), Britain's largest cycling organisation with 60,000+ members. Debra is spearheading the CTC's new campaign against bad driving by motorists called Stop SMIDSY. The aim is to draw attention to the dangers of inattentive dangerous driving and the oh-so-familiar refrain 'Sorry Mate, I Didn't See You'. We discuss the campaign and how cyclists can report near misses online. Also in the show is a preview of 116 to Sea, an exhibition of photographs of the Dunwich Dynamo night ride by Joe McGorty. Joe is joined by Dunwich Dynamo godfather Patrick Field. And then there's the second installment of Paul Fournel reading from Need for the Bike. Phew, all that in just half an hour! Play MP3 on links below. Other file formats coming soon. Advocacy,,Art,and,design,,Events,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Road,safety Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/a-modest-proposal/ http://thebikeshow.net/a-modest-proposal/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:03:14 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/one-bright-idea-to-save-lives-extend-the-lorry-ban-by-three-hours/ http://thebikeshow.net/a-modest-proposal/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/tfl-draft-cycle-safety-action-plan/ http://thebikeshow.net/tfl-draft-cycle-safety-action-plan/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:41:59 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/tfl-draft-cycle-safety-action-plan-plenty-of-carrots-but-where-are-the-sticks/ http://thebikeshow.net/tfl-draft-cycle-safety-action-plan/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:33:37 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=747 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/feed/ 10 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cyclists-in-monkey-attacks/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-cyclists-in-monkey-attacks/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:29:03 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=462 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cyclists-in-monkey-attacks/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:47:48 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=420 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/feed/ 14 http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-cyclist-traffic-casualty-statistics/ http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-cyclist-traffic-casualty-statistics/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:30:34 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=368 http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-cyclist-traffic-casualty-statistics/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/13-october-2008-emergency-lorries-killing-cyclists/ http://thebikeshow.net/13-october-2008-emergency-lorries-killing-cyclists/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:24:57 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=347 http://thebikeshow.net/13-october-2008-emergency-lorries-killing-cyclists/feed/ 6 33:50 After a summer of fun on two wheels, we turn to more serious matters. The entire show this week is devoted to the problem of ... After a summer of fun on two wheels, we turn to more serious matters. The entire show this week is devoted to the problem of lorries killing cyclists in London. With Barry Mason of Southwark Cyclists and Cynthia Barlow, chairwoman of RoadPeace, the national campaign against deaths on Britain's roads. We also hear from London Assembly Member Val Shawcross who is tabling a motion this week urging more action to make the roads safer for London's cyclists. To write to your elected representatives about this issue, visit WriteToThem.com. It takes a matter of minutes and works. You'll find excellent coverage of the lorry/cyclist issue over at Moving Target, including some very good sample letters for inspiration. Barry Mason's full notes of last week's inquest into the killing of Nga Diep are available here. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis, 64kb MP3) over here. Advocacy,,Bicycle,messengers,,Bicycle,music,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety,,Rolling,interview Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:25:46 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=342 http://thebikeshow.net/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/feed/ 13 http://thebikeshow.net/quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes/ http://thebikeshow.net/quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:44:43 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=324 http://thebikeshow.net/quis-custodiet-ipsos-custodes/feed/ 6 http://thebikeshow.net/cyclesafelondoncom/ http://thebikeshow.net/cyclesafelondoncom/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:44:36 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=237 http://thebikeshow.net/cyclesafelondoncom/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:12:53 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2008/01/28/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/feed/ 0 30:02 Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing 'transition town' movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, ... Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing 'transition town' movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, peak oil and climate change and embrace the practical and more esoteric aspects of changing lifestyles and mindsets. Totnes and the surrounding countryside - like many rural areas - remain heavily reliant on car travel. What can be done to get more people on bicycles in the countryside? Is cycling a viable rural alternative to the internal combustion engine? For more on Transition Towns, listen to the latest episode of Resonance FM's Low Carbon Show. Plus Eric Gauster of Cycle Training UK on some great value bike maintenance classes for Londoners. We give away a place on either a basic or intermediate class to the listener who best completes the following sentence: "I want to go on a bicycle maintenance course because....." email to bikeshow@gmail.com MP3 #124; Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) Advocacy,,England,,Environment,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/resonance-fm-the-bike-show-14052007-road-peace-floyd-landis/ http://thebikeshow.net/resonance-fm-the-bike-show-14052007-road-peace-floyd-landis/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 00:06:51 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/05/15/resonance-fm-the-bike-show-14052007-road-peace-floyd-landis/ http://thebikeshow.net/resonance-fm-the-bike-show-14052007-road-peace-floyd-landis/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Returning for the summer season, The Bike Show turns to the trials of US cycling star Floyd Landis, whose sensational victory in the 2006 Tour ... Returning for the summer season, The Bike Show turns to the trials of US cycling star Floyd Landis, whose sensational victory in the 2006 Tour de France was thrown into doubt after he failed a test for the banned drug testosterone. We also hear an extended talk on road danger in a global context by Dr Ian Roberts, Professor of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. Dr Roberts was addressing an event organised by Road Peace, the UK national charity for road crash victims. See also Moving Target Zine for excellent coverage of road danger issues London cyclists, plus top tips for all you fakengers out there. The 'def track' is by ex-bike messenger MC Abdominal who has given up being a courier in order to rap about being one. Is he serious?? To follow the latest twist and turns of the Floyd Landis doping affair, I recommend Trust But Verify, whose authors, devoted fans of Landis, have digested an ungodly amount about the science and law of anti-doping in cycling, and present their coverage in an honest, straightforward way. Cycling Post maintains a Landis Dossier. The launch of Graeme Fife's new book, The Beautiful Machine, is at Velorution on Thursday evening, 17 May. Downloads: MP3 (128 kbs) --- MP3 (64kbs) --- Ogg Vorbis --- Bicycle,music,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety,,Tour,de,France,,United,States Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/1-may-2007-podcast-special-edition-london-calling/ http://thebikeshow.net/1-may-2007-podcast-special-edition-london-calling/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 18:22:46 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/05/01/1-may-2007-podcast-special-edition-london-calling/ http://thebikeshow.net/1-may-2007-podcast-special-edition-london-calling/feed/ 10 00:01:01 The Bike Show is officially off air at the moment, but I couldn't resist a podcast-only edition to discuss the Evening Standard's Damscene conversion to ... The Bike Show is officially off air at the moment, but I couldn't resist a podcast-only edition to discuss the Evening Standard's Damscene conversion to the way of the bicycle. For years, London's leading daily newspaper has been in thrall to unreconstructed petrolheads, but this week the paper has come out for cycling with a big front page splash on Monday and a series of double-page features during the rest of the week. 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley, a former London bicycle messenger who runs Moving Target Zine, tells it like it is, from trouble with heavy goods vehicles to running red lights. He is as bewildered as I am about the Standard's volte face, and joins me for a look at the paper's 12 point 'charter' for safer cycling in the capital. We a chat and spin a few 45s in the sunshine of my back garden. (Normal Bike Show service will resume later in the month) Bicycle,messengers,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/5-december-2005-show-police-on-bikes/ http://thebikeshow.net/5-december-2005-show-police-on-bikes/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:39:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=85 http://thebikeshow.net/5-december-2005-show-police-on-bikes/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:54:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=86 http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/feed/ 2 http://thebikeshow.net/31-october-2005-show-roller-racing-ghostcycle-and-critical-mass-london/ http://thebikeshow.net/31-october-2005-show-roller-racing-ghostcycle-and-critical-mass-london/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:38:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=82 http://thebikeshow.net/31-october-2005-show-roller-racing-ghostcycle-and-critical-mass-london/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-6-december-2004-show-london-cycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-6-december-2004-show-london-cycling/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:48:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=23 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-6-december-2004-show-london-cycling/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-16-may-show-riding-with-buffalo-bill/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-16-may-show-riding-with-buffalo-bill/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:39:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=10 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-16-may-show-riding-with-buffalo-bill/feed/ 2 30:00 Today's show features the first part of a two-part interview/ride with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley, Chair of the London Bicycle Messengers Association. The LBMA works for ... Today's show features the first part of a two-part interview/ride with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley, Chair of the London Bicycle Messengers Association. The LBMA works for London's 400-500 bicycle messengers (also known as couriers) and has run a prominent campaign to reduce the risks to cyclists posed by Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). Bill and I visit three of the seven sites where London bicycle messengers have been killed while at work. In the studio are Jesse and Regan from the World Naked Bike Ride. The London ride will be on 11 June 2005, 3pm at Hyde Park Corner. The organisers have received approval from the Metropolitan Police so no arrests will be made for nudity. They hope this will result in an even better turnout than the 60+ of 2004. The idea is to go 'as bare as you dare'. Music: Cars - The Desperate Bicycles I Lost The Feeling - The Bellrays Stock Exchange - Miss Kittin featuring The Hacker Did You Hear What They Said? - Gil Scott Heron Banana Split - Lio Bicycle,messengers,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety,,Rolling,interview Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/23-may-show-giro-ditalia/ http://thebikeshow.net/23-may-show-giro-ditalia/#comments Tue, 24 May 2005 02:46:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=17 http://thebikeshow.net/23-may-show-giro-ditalia/feed/ 2 29:45 Today's show is a Giro D'Italia special, recorded from Bar Italia in Soho. Also featuring the second half of my ride with Buffalo Bill Chidley, ... Today's show is a Giro D'Italia special, recorded from Bar Italia in Soho. Also featuring the second half of my ride with Buffalo Bill Chidley, chair of the London Bicycle Messengers Association. Music: Adriatica - Calicanto Hung Up - Salt Dwyck - Gangstarr featuring Nice and Smooth Bartali - Paolo Conte Bicycle,messengers,,Italy,,London,,Podcast,,Politics,,Road,safety,,Rolling,interview,,Sport Jack Thurston no No