The Beyond Radio team speaks to local people across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay to discover their stories. The best of our interviews on our community programmes, local news shows and reports, and out and about at events across the area.
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Proper Community Media (Lancaster) TA Beyond Radio Ltd
Episode 11: Neuro Drop In, Barry Lees and Frankenstein
On this episode, Greg Lambert chats to Sharon Jackson, founder of the Neuro Drop In charity in Lancaster; Barry Lees, retired policeman turned crime writer; and the cast of the Lancaster Footlights' production of Frankenstein at the Grand Theatre.
9 Jun 2026
Episode 10: Celebrating Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday
A special episode of interviews from a day of celebrating the centenary of the great TV comedian Eric Morecambe. Featuring chats with Eric's son and daughter, Gary and Gail Morecambe, and the man who created the Eric Morecambe Statue, Graham Ibbeson.
6 Feb 2026
Episode 9: Eric Morecambe's centenary and Lancaster Park Show revealed
In this episode we bring you two major announcements on Beyond Radio. The first is a chat with Professor Vanessa Toulmin, chair of the Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, about big plans to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Eric Morecambe with a weekend of events at the theatre this May. The second is an exclusive announcement, first heard on the Beyond Breakfast Show, as Chris Lawson, CEO of The Dukes in Lancaster, reveals the identity of this year's summer Park Show in Williamson Park.
19 Dec 2025
Episode 8: Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal
We had a fabulous day delivering presents with the Love Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal team.
Beyond Bear and the team visited:
Unique Kidz & Co
CancerCare North Lancashire and South Cumbria
Ridge Community Centre
The Royal Lancaster Infirmary Children's Ward
A big thank you to Travellers Choice as always for the minibus and to everyone else who helped with transport and delivery, and of course everyone who donated gifts!
We spoke to some lovely people along the way.
28 Oct 2025
Episode 7: St John's Hospice Jail and Bail
In this episode we follow the fortunes of the 'prisoners' taking part in the charity fundraiser 'Jail and Bail' for St John's Hospice, as people from local organisations are locked up in the former prison at Lancaster Castle and have to raise enough funds to be released.
Lancaster wheelchair adventurer Shaun Gash talks about his latest inspiring challenge, as he took on the deadly scuba dive in Egypt known as Bells Blue Hole - aka 'the divers' graveyard' due to the number of fatalities. Shaun is joined by his diving instructor Curly from Morecambe Area Divers, as well as MAD divers instructor Jodie Rawsthorn and Jim Cooke from Centreline Films, who captured the incredible journey on video.
26 Sept 2025
Episode 5: Colin Brown and Rosie Ross
In this episode of Voices of Morecambe Bay, Greg Lambert talks to Morecambe hairdresser Colin Brown as he marks 40 years in business, plus songs and chat with Lancaster author and musician Rosie Ross as she releases her new book.
22 Aug 2025
Episode 4: Lancaster City Council Housing Family Fun Day
Beyond Radio's Roy Ward was out and about at the Lancaster City Council family fun day at King George's Playing Fields in Lancaster, held on August 15 2025, and spoke to:
Hattie Carr, a firefighter from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Charlotte Hartley from Citizens Advice
Lyndsey Hall from the Lancaster City Council waste and recycling department
Julie Seaton from Melbourne Food Club in Lancaster
15 Jul 2025
Episode 3: Armed Forces Day 2025
The annual Armed Forces Day celebrations in Morecambe pulled thousands to the Promenade to watch two fly-pasts by the Red Arrows, parachute displays by the RAF Falcons and the Red Devils, and many more activities.
Beyond Radio's Gibson Freedman spoke to some of those who were there on the day, of Saturday June 21 2025.
Interviews are with:
Commander Mark Lister OBE, retired submarine commander
Alec Smith, 92, a local veteran who served on the HMS Vanguard battleship and HMS Morecambe Bay
LCpl Welsh from the Lancaster Army Cadets based at Alexandra Barracks
Matthew from the Royal Air Force Cadets based at Ripley St Thomas School in Lancaster
Sgt Rich Peregrine from the RAF Falcons
LCpl Jordan Brown from the Red Devils
3 Jul 2025
Episode 2: Lancaster Pride 2025
Beyond Radio's Luke Edmondson talks to Robert Mee, organiser of Lancaster Pride, ahead of this year's event. Then Beyond Radio's Phil McGrath speaks to attendees of the event in Dalton Square on Sunday June 22. Interviews include: Councillor Caroline Jackson, Jim, Sam Ud-din, Lancaster and Morecambe District Secretary for the National Education Union (NEU), Simon Stewart, chaplain at the Cornerstone in Lancaster, Joanna Young, CEO of Citizens Advice North Lancashire, Donna from Red Rose Recovery, Tommy Jackson, LGBT Network chair at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lewis Turner from Lancashire LGBT and Safenet domestic abuse support service.
17 Jun 2025
Episode 1: St John's Hospice Moonlight Walk and Barefest 2025
The Beyond Radio team was out and about at two fabulous community events on Saturday June 14 2025 - the Moonlight Walk for St John's Hospice and Barefest in Morecambe. Luke Edmondson speaks to hospice heroes who took part in the walk, and Catherine Butterworth and Lily Knight from the hospice team.
Meanwhile Gibson Freedman chats to Patricia Simon from the Morecambe 1940s Revival Weekend, street entertainer Adrian Catch, Vanessa Whittle from Lancaster Red Rose AODS, Alan Dean from Bare Village Club and inspirational fundraiser Graham Jackson.
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