• Northern News

  • Written by: Plosive
  • Podcast
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Northern News

Written by: Plosive
  • Summary

  • Comedians Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill – two Northerners living in London – are on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know.

    Do you have news from the North? Found a story in your local paper? Email it to Ian and Amy at northernnewspod@gmail.com

    Want extra episodes? Bonus content? Videos? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews

    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced by Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

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Episodes
  • The Anxious Pig is Coming (with guest correspondent Sunil Patel)
    May 30 2024

    Amy and Ian keep up with the news up north. Top stories this week include a woman who is being stalked by a UFO, and Rate My Takeaway's visit to Amy's favourite chippy in Hull.


    Featuring guest correspondent, actor and comedian Sunil Patel.


    Sunil stars in series 'Alice & Jack' available to watch on Channel 4 and 'Things You Should Have Done' available on BBC iPlayer.


    Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.


    Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...


    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    And follow Sunil on Twitter @SunilDPatel and Instagram @sunilpatelsolutions


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    47 mins
  • Daniel Bedingfield Debrief (Patreon Teaser)
    May 27 2024

    Ian and Amy went to go see Daniel Bedingfield live at The London Palladium.


    To listen to the full episode and for WEEKLY bonus content, videos, BTS bits, extra guest stories, live show discount codes and more, sign up to the Yer Don't Get Owt Fer Nowt! tier on Patreon at patreon.com/northernnews.


    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    And follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    3 mins
  • We're Gonna Gunge Grandad (with guest correspondent Alex Kealy)
    May 23 2024

    Ian and Amy find the weirdest stories from up North. Headlines this week include Humber Rescue service reaching their 3000th call-out, and some very unusual funeral wreaths.


    Featuring guest correspondent, comedian Alex Kealy.


    Alex is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his new show 'The Fear'. For tickets head to edfringe.com.


    Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.


    Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...


    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    And follow Alex on Twitter and Instagram @alexkealy


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Show more Show less
    47 mins

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