Stories from people and places in and around Bristol.
Radio Bristol,·54 episodes
Filton's NHS Eye Bank recovers eyes from all over the country to improve peoples sight.
14 May 2026,·3 mins
80-year-old John is a petrol pump attendant at Markham Filling Station near Pill.
24 Apr 2026,·2 mins
Moreton was flooded in 1956 to create Chew Valley Lake.
17 Apr 2026,·3 mins
Windmill Hill City Farm is celebrating 50 years.
21 Jan 2026,·4 mins
Story of the man who said he sold secrets to Russia as Britain developed Concorde.
29 Dec 2025,·24 mins
Brunel’s hidden bridge may swivel again—thanks to a £1M gift from a mystery donor.
30 Oct 2025,·3 mins
BBC Radio Bristol’s Joe Sims meets paranormal investigators to try and find out.
29 Oct 2025,·5 mins
Forgotten names have been unearthed in an updated interactive map called Know Your Place.
23 Sep 2025,·3 mins
Bristol journalist Neil Maggs opens up to Joe Sims about facing with prostate cancer.
21 Jul 2025,·24 mins
It hasn’t been heard since 2023.
23 May 2025,·3 mins
Ula Rigg was an Auxiliary Fire Service switchboard operator during the Bristol Blitz.
07 May 2025,·4 mins
Historic link to the Netherlands explains the two week celebration.
25 Apr 2025,·3 mins
Zookeper Alan Toyne worked with Western Lowland Gorillas at Bristol Zoo for 14 years
16 Apr 2025,·4 mins
On Sunday 24 November 1940, Germany dispatched 148 bombers to attack Bristol.
26 Mar 2025,·3 mins
Find out what 19th century Jacob Wells Baths will be turned into.
20 Feb 2025,·3 mins
Naturalist Steve England talks about some of the unusual uses for the land in the past.
19 Feb 2025,·3 mins
The Hope Monument at Arnos Vale Cemetery has been restored.
29 Jan 2025,·3 mins
A volunteer group share their relief at preservation of nature spot.
17 Jan 2025,·3 mins
New pictures reveal that he did a session with young people in the 90s before global fame
15 Jan 2025,·3 mins
Professor Alice Roberts on new episode of Digging For Britain featuring parts of Bristol.
14 Jan 2025,·4 mins
Simon & Edna Martin spent a year renovating the 1934 Compton.
13 Dec 2024,·6 mins
The Bristol Naked Swim Club meet regularly to swim in the nude.
14 Nov 2024,·3 mins
Judy Orme only took up triathlon a few years ago and is now world champ in her age group.
12 Nov 2024,·6 mins
Megan Ruth-Trump – now Megan Avon – married the river in August 2024.
11 Nov 2024,·3 mins
The marina in Portishead has become a big attraction for local anglers.
06 Nov 2024,·3 mins
Thecodontosaurus was only found in Bristol and lived 200 million years ago.
31 Oct 2024,·2 mins
Stuart Goldsmith wants to draw attention to the issue by making light of it.
29 Oct 2024,·5 mins
Princess Caraboo arrived in Bristol in the 19th century…but she wasn’t what she seemed.
28 Oct 2024,·2 mins
Louise Munckton from Weston-super-Mare was born with a rare genetic condition.
09 Oct 2024,·4 mins
The Bristol comedian stars in the new series of ‘Alma’s Not Normal’ on BBC 2 & iPlayer
07 Oct 2024,·14 mins
