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This Week in Bristol

The exterior of Channel 4's Bristol offices

This week in Bristol: Channel 4 u-turn a ‘victory’ for Bristol

The government's u-turn on Channel 4 privatisation indicates more jobs to come to its Bristol hub, and good news for the city's creative sector as a whole.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Edition 31

‘I can’t die, I’ve not made my solo album’: Holysseus Fly on overcoming cancer and looking forward

The Bristol singer-songwriter and Ishmael Ensemble member discusses overcoming breast cancer at just 25 and launching her career as a solo artist.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Edition 31

Grove: ‘Impending doom definitely plagues my mind, but I’ve sought out the tools to deal with that’

Following an explosive first festival season, Bristol-based producer and vocalist Grove sits down with the Cable to talk punk, power and vulnerability.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Edition 31

Image of Abi Hill, Loco Klub's venue manager, with programming manager Sam Patching (credit: Aphra Evans)

Bristol venues brace for another challenging winter in face of energy and cost of living crises

Independent businesses are being hammered by rising energy bills as cost of living rises force customers tighten their purse strings.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans and Joe Skirkowski

Photography

Image of a participant walking at the Bristol Ball, organised by Bristol Ballroom Community (credit: Darren Shepherd)

Bristol goes to the ball

Ballroom culture, which Bristol photographer Darren Shepherd describes as 'the personification of queer resilience and queer joy', has been enjoying a resurgence in our city.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Features

‘This is a film about justice.’ The long-awaited I am Judah documentary premieres in Bristol

The 'I am Judah' documentary depicting the brutal tasering by the police of community elder Ras Judah premiered this week and raises ongoing concerns with the racist policing of Bristol’s Afro-Caribbean communities.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Bristol Food Famiglia by Steven Mitchell

Your Bristol Life is a new series of five podcasts shining a light on underrepresented aspects of Bristol's history. This BCfm series was made with the Bristol Cable, Bristol History Podcast and In The Dark.

Tom Brothwell
Tom Brothwell and Marcus Smith

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Old Market (REMIXED) by Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges

Your Bristol Life is a new series of five podcasts shining a light on underrepresented aspects of Bristol's history. This BCfm series was made with the Bristol Cable, Bristol History Podcast and In The Dark.

Tom Brothwell
Tom Brothwell and Marcus Smith

Features

Sound of the South Asian underground

After the explosion of the South Asian music scene in recent years, the Cable sits down with the Bristol-born Pakistani siblings who are bringing representation, raves and revival to Bristol.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Reports

Campaigners face uphill battle to save two BS5 pubs from redevelopment

From the Redfield residents trying to preserve a historic cinema to the Barton Hill activists just wanting to keep their last local, there are common frustrations for communities trying to hang on to the places that matter to them.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Features

‘Drill music can be used for positive change’

For 35 years, Bristol has been home to a charity which lets prisoners create music on the inside. Now, a sister record label is supporting them to launch music careers after release.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Tom Morris, artistic director of Bristol Old Vic

Neil Maggs kicks off a new podcast series with a chat on theatre, who ‘the arts’ are for and what role the Kings Street institution plays in the city.

Aphra Evans Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn
Aphra Evans, Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media and Adam Cantwell-Corn
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