The Bakery Bears Radio Show

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Episode 64 ’Sequels that should have been made!’ Jun 10, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 64 We return with our latest Radio Show and this time we are talking about sequels. How many times have you finished a book and thought, I want to know more!! Its the same with movies and TV shows too, sometimes the shows you love end so abruptly with you desperate for more. So in this episode we thought we would share with you some of the books, TV shows and films that we thought should have had a sequel. We also share some of those things that got sequels which we really didn't like too! Join Kay & Dan as they:

Ask why school pupils call female teachers Miss and not Mrs?
Discuss their need for comfortable shoes over fashionable shoes
Kay mentioned Once Upon a Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)
Dan mentioned The Perfect Storm book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Storm_(book)
Discuss books, TV shows and movies that should have had a sequel

Books we thought needed a sequel

Winter Solstice https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116054.Winter_Solstice
Redwall https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7996.Redwall

TV shows we thought needed a sequel

Invasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_(2005_TV_series)
All or Nothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_or_Nothing_(sports_docuseries)

Movies we thought needed a sequel

Solo: A Star Wars Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo:_A_Star_Wars_Story

Movies we thought didn’t need a sequel

Harry Potter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban_(film)
Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi

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Episode 63 ’Trying Something New!’ May 27, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 63 We return with our latest Radio Show and this time we are talking about trying something new. Is the old saying 'you cant teach an old dog new tricks' true? Is it possible to learn a new skill as you get a little older is the question. In todays show we tackle that subject head on. Along the way we talk about Dan's teaching experiences, Kays new hand embroidery passion and we discover that Kay also has a hidden desire to learn to sing!! Join Kay & Dan as they:

Talk about the benefits of learning something new on general mental health and well being
Tell the story of how Dan came to be teaching his brother Dom to play the drums
Discuss the new experiences Kay has had this year learning to hand embroider
Mention our Stitching University Course which commences on the 7th July 2022 find out more about it here https://www.patreon.com/posts/66040261
Talk about Kays experiences with cross stitching
Discuss Dan’s love of sailing
Talk through new things they would each like to try in the coming years
Mention a recent article that Dan wrote in this issue of Knitability https://www.patreon.com/posts/57591262

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Episode 62 ’The end of the bookshop’ May 13, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 62 In todays show we tackle a subject that is close to our hearts, books! Not the digital kind, but the ones you can pick up and touch. A question which has been worrying us is are we living through the end of the bookshop as we know it? On our walk today we talk through our history with books, our love of libraries and of course bookshops. But we also touch on audio books and digital books as we consider that perhaps there is a place for all of them. Join Kay & Dan as they:

Discuss lollipop ladies and gentlemen!
Mention Steptoe & Son https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steptoe_and_Son
Dan has started using dumbbells!
Talk about their love of libraries when they were growing up
Discuss their initial opinion of digital books and talk through why that initial opinion has changed
Talk through the challenges that face bookshops
Discuss digital, audio and physical books and try to decide which is most important
Talk through how hard it is to donate books now
Mention The Little Ripon Bookshop and discuss how much they love spending time trying before you buy! https://www.littleriponbookshop.co.uk
Discuss how reading a book requires commitment and self discipline

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Episode 61 ’At the Movies’! Apr 29, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 61 Folks, what if your life could be made into a movie? What would the story be and who would cast in the leading roles? In todays edition of the Radio Show join Dan and Kay as they discuss this with some surprising results along the way!! Join Kay & Dan as they:

Marvel at the range of outdoor garments seen on their walk
Dan mentions Dorothea Taylor who he saw drumming on Jimmy Fallon https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/today-show-questlove-71-year-old-grandmother-drum-competition-rcna22145
Talk a little bit about the content they will be publishing through Summer 2022 and their excitement about what’s to come at https://bakerybears.com
Moonstruck Lace Knitting tutorial series starts 5th May 2022
Kays Sock Test series commences 10th May 2022
Stitchy U commences 7th July 2022
Kay introduces her movie, letting us know the story line and who she has cast in the leading roles
We mentioned Fargo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fargo_(season_2) , Moonfall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonfall_(film) , Death on the Nile https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7657566/ and The Shrink Next Door https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11947248/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Talk a little bit about creativity and to find your ‘thing’
Dan introduces his movie, lets us know the story line and who he has cast in the leading roles

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Episode 60 ’Fashion Girl’ Apr 15, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 60 In the latest episode of our Radio Show, join Kay and Dan as they talk about fashion. This is a show featuring brightly coloured ski jackets from the 1980's, pencil skirts, belts AND braces plus some pretty tragic hair styles. In a nostalgic show which we have been looking forward to for so long, we both agree which fashion trend we would like to bring back and we also own up to some fashion faux pas...... Join Kay & Dan as they:

Talk a little bit about Dan’s home care skills
Recall the 1980’s fashion of wearing brightly coloured ski jackets!
Each agree on a fashion trend from their lives that they would like to bring back
Talk through their fashion mistakes they have made from clothing to hair styles
Spoke about the Sega Master System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_System
Mention the Gurkha regiment from our nearby army base https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/royal-gurkha-rifles/

We'll be back in two weeks with our next 'Radio Show'! You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:

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Episode 59 ’Surviving Spring’ Apr 05, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 59

'Bernard and Matilda' return with another Radio Show and this time they're talking about Spring and Summer. Unfortunately these are two seasons they don't enjoy, but instead of looking at the negatives, they try to find the positives that will help them get through Summer with a Spring in their step.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

Introduce themselves with their new names, harking back to the last episode of the Radio Show!
Talk a little bit about the change in temperature of a heatwave in the UK
Experience the joys of a leaf blower…..
Discuss their experiences with Aga’s
Talk through Spring and Summer whilst trying to see the positives of the seasons and not the negatives!
Discuss the benefits of being able to hang your washing outside!
Share the story of Dan creating a clothes prop
Talk through the fun of digging out your summer socks
Discuss smells and the memories they uncover

We'll be back in two weeks with our next 'Radio Show'!

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Episode 58 ’Whats in a name?’ Mar 24, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 58

Whats in a name you ask? So much we think! Names can be fun, interesting and make you laugh. Unless you're stuck with our names that is :-) In this show we share with you why we don't like our names and we also come up with new ones for us!

Join Kay & Dan as they:

Mention entomology https://www.royensoc.co.uk/understanding-insects/what-is-entomology/
Spoke about our ‘FPTK-Revisited’ series which you can find here https://www.patreon.com/posts/fptk-revisited-56188582
Mention ‘Welcome to Earth’ with Will Smith https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13623992/
Discuss peoples names, what makes one cool and what makes one not!
Talk through why they don’t like their own names
Mention the composer Daniel Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Jones_(composer)
Discuss names they love and why they love them
Choose new names for themselves!
Discuss pronunciations of names and how they differ across the world
Ask each other the question, if they they could pick up a new skill in an instant, what would it be?

We'll be back in two weeks with our next 'Radio Show'!

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Episode 57 ’Which decade had the best TV shows?’ Mar 11, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 57

Our sixteen year old daughter, Bryony, suggested to us a few weeks ago that we should do a Radio Show on why TV shows were better in the 1980's. That got us thinking, was that statement actually correct, 'Were TV shows better in the 1980's?' In this show we try and answer it. Along the way we talk about some of our favourite TV shows and how TV has changed over the last thirty years. We conclude the show with giving you our answer.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

Talk a little bit about breaking the fourth wall
Discuss the crazy weather we have been experiencing the last few weeks
Talk about the MET office and their storm naming
Discuss how television has changed over the last thirty years
Talk about some of their favourite shows from the 1980’s and why they loved them
We mentioned a range of TV shows including
- Open All Hours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_All_Hours
- Mash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)
- The Sopranos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos
- Dallas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)
- North & South https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_(miniseries)
- Airwolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf
- Eastenders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EastEnders
- Neighbours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours
- The Thorn Birds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thorn_Birds_(miniseries)
- Knightrider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider
- CHiPS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHiPs
- The Good Wife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife
- The West Wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing
- The Madalorian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian_(season_1)
- Star Trek The Next Generations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation
Speak about The Little Ripon Book Shop https://www.littleriponbookshop.co.uk
Mention this book https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/144/1446195/burn-after-writing--illustrated-/9781529148404.html

We'll be back in two weeks with our next radio Show!

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Episode 56 ’Are Exams Important’ Feb 25, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 56

We are approaching one of the most stressful times in any parents life as our daughter prepares to take her first important exams. That raises such an interesting question, are exams important? In this radio show join Dan and Kay as the member their experiences with exams and they talk through how they have tried to support their daughter Bryony as she prepares for her GCSE's.

Join Kay & Dan as they:

Talk about the UK Post Office and they run into their postman Steve and have a quick chat!
Discuss some of the stormy weather the UK has been experiencing this winter
Chat about Bryony's upcoming exams and the support she is receiving from her school
Remember their exam experiences and talk about the opportunities it opened up for them
Talk a little about their parents and the type of education they experienced
Ask the question are exams important?

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Episode 55 ’Why is History Important?’ Feb 11, 2022

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Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 54

Long time listeners of the show will know, we adore history. From the Romans to the Tudors and so much more, if somethings historical we tend to love it. So where does that love of history come from? How did both Kay and Dan begin their journeys into what is becoming a life long love of the subject? In todays show we dig into this and we also try and answer the question, why is history important?

Join Kay & Dan as they: