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Runway Rubble

It looks like peaceful Dartmoor today, but 85 years ago this was RAF Harrowbeer - a busy wartime airfield with a remarkable connection to Plymouth’s Blitz…

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How to spot a Janner

A highly unscientific guide to the language, memories and little quirks of Plymouh In our quest to discover how to spot a Janner…

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The wonders of Plymouth Hoe

Some of the places we tend to take for granted, harbour some of the most fascinating stories. Let’s take a stroll along Plymouth Hoe…

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Plymouth Sounds

Throwing the spotlight on some of the city’s music makers

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The accidental busker
The accidental busker

Known to many in Plympton as The Rustic Busker, Jay Urquhart spent years turning street performances into a musical career. And, as Jay explains, it all started with a guitar and a happy accident…

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The man behind the music
The man behind the music

He’s a multi-instrumentalist and he helped build the music studio where his business is based. A musician of many talents - we’ve been chatting to Josiah J Manning from Momentum Studios.

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The show must go on!
The show must go on!

Alex Hart has been making music in and around Plymouth for almost half her life. From playing pubs and clubs in the city to touring America, her career has taken her a long way from her Mid-Devon roots.

These days, she has a new travelling companion on the road - her young daughter, Wren.

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From open mics to the international music scene
From open mics to the international music scene

Tom Baker has been part of the Plymouth music scene since he was a teenager. He’s been telling us how his dream has become reality…

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