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Category: Dorset Island Discs

When every day is a fantastic day

Nick Heyward looks back on rough school days, dreaming of stardom, David Bowie, naming Haircut 100 … and the joy of reading in the...

Simon Hoare MP selects his Dorset Island Discs

Sandwiches and Statesmanship: the North Dorset MP’s path from shy child to a voice for pragmatism and local community, via his favourite music ‘I was...

Robert Cowley, MBE – magistrate, volunteer and plumber – selects his Dorset Island Discs

He graduated from Cambridge and, to his father’s consternation, went straight into the family plumbing business – and he’s never looked back Robert Cowley from...

Gwyneth Wentink, internationally acclaimed harpist, selects her Dorset Island Discs

She chose the harp over the recorder when she was five – Gwyneth talks about her life with her giant instrument as she chooses...

Head of Dorset Council Spencer Flower selects his Dorset Island Discs

Cllr Spencer Flower shares his journey from a Gillingham council estate to the leadership of Dorset Council as he chooses the discs he can’t...

Composer and Artmusic director Helen Ottaway selects her Dorset Island Discs

From folk to installation art: Helen Ottaway talks about about her multi-dimensional journey in music as she chooses the discs she can’t live without Frome-based...

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More Silverware for Local Girl Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle, the history-making champion mare bred here in the Blackmore Vale, broke new records at the Thoroughbread Breeder’s Association (TBA) annual Awards evening on...
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Hundreds expected for the Stur Half

More than 400 runners are set to take part in the Sturminster Newton Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd August. Organised by the Dorset Doddlers...