The Unlimited Podcast

One of my favourite poets, Gill Learner has been writing poetry since 2001. Her poems have been published in many journals and won a number of awards including the Poetry Society's Hamish Canham Prize 2008. In 2011 she won the Buxton Poetry Competition and in 2012 the English Association Fellows' Poetry Prize with a poem about Charles Dickens. Her first collection 'The Agister's Experiment', published by Two Rivers Press, was launched early in 2011 and has now been reprinted. The Poetry Book Society Bulletin said of it: 'The poems here fizz and crackle while exploring the vast range of humanity ... [and] leave a lasting impression'. For more information and sample poems, go to www.poetrypf.co.uk/gilllearnerpage.shtml. Her collection, The Agister's Experiment is available on Amazon, here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Agisters-Experiment-Gill-Learner/dp/1901677710/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356801179&sr=8-1
Episode dedicated to Emma Learner x

One more piece of archiving to go on with.
In June 2009 I sat in bed reading Kris Wilder's books thinking, "This guy's amazing, I'd love meet him".
In June 2012 Kris Wilder was staying in that very same room as my house guest.
Spend as much time as you can with your heroes.
Originally recorded as a film soundtrack at Alex Myers' Studio CV34 by Steve Reynolds - thanks man.
Episode dedicated to every single person connected with Grove Martial Arts.
kriswilder.com
http://stuartwilliams.net/

I've said elsewhere that Ian is one of my favourite martial artists - here he is, talking about making the transition from employee to full time teaching.
Since we recorded the chat some of the details regarding his classes have changed slightly, please check www.hampshireselfprotection.com for updates - oh, and I have begun training with him. That's a win then.
Episode dedicated to everyone stepping up and living the dream. Thanks for the inspiration.

Here's the audio from the interview we filmed with Steve at the Herbert Gallery in September 2012.
Regular listeners to the Geoff Thompson Podcast will have heard Steve referred to many times by Geoff and Richard as Hollywood Steve. You might also have seen his work on Geoff's DVD's, and his site and twitter feed are well worth keeping an eye on - his imdb profile too. The man lives and breathes storytelling.
Here he describes how it's all coming together after years of painstaking effort.
Special thanks to The Herbert Gallery, Louise, Olga - and Jon Randle of Mind Riot Productions
www.stuart-williams.com
www.reynolds-films.com

Raped at knifepoint as a fourteen year old, Michelle helped catch the man who attacked her, and is the inspiration for, and the subject of, Geoff Thompson's forthcoming film Counting Backwards.
Michelle is the polar opposite of the v-word (victim) and embodies one of my favourite concepts: that we can't banish darkness with more darkness - we banish darkness with light.
Episode dedicated to Anthony Somers x
www.michellefightingback.co.uk
www.stuart-williams.com