Eastern Promise - The Podcast
‘Eastern Promise‘ explores the full potential of the East of England. We talk to experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters and more, finding out why the Eastern region is the best place in the UK to start, run and grow a business. From architecture to zoology, every business has a place here, with Mike Rigby as your guide on this audio journey, celebrating and promoting our region. Eastern Promise also features the Plug Board; where a panel of three get to plug their own business, event or project in exchange for giving a plug to someone else in return. And there‘s also a bit of lighthearted audience participation in ‘CrowdSourcery’, where folk from across the East of England - and even beyond! - choose their favourite things on a given theme to share and celebrate! You can contact Mike at podcast@easternpromise.org.uk.
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Episodes
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
This week, we look at your top recommendations for fish and chip shops in the East of England, including the mysteries of the deep-fried Jammie Dodger and the risky excitement of Bang-Bang Sauce. Welcome to Eastern Promise...
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
We join Dr Samantha Fox of the Youth Stemm Award CIC and Dr Shannon Woodhouse of the Food and Farming Discovery Trust at the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, to preview the amazing STEMM Village; part of the Discovery Zone at this year's Royal Norfolk Show.
Welcome to Eastern Promise...
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Mike Rigby heads to The Sainsbury Laboratory on Norwich Research Park to meet its Executive Director, Professor Nick Talbot, to discuss the power of the plant science being conducted on the NRP and in the East of England, the differences and similarities with the US system and the significance of the Lab's coffee room ceiling!
Welcome to Eastern Promise...
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby heads to The Sainsbury Laboratory on Norwich Research Park to meet its Executive Director, Professor Nick Talbot, to discuss the power of the plant science being conducted on the NRP and in the East of England, the differences and similarities with the US systems and the significance of the Lab's coffee room ceiling!
Then, we join Dr Samantha Fox of the Youth Stemm Award CIC and Dr Shannon Woodhouse of the Food and Farming Discovery Trust at the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, to preview the amazing STEMM Village; part of the Discovery Zone at this year's Royal Norfolk Show.
And finally, we look at your top recommendations for fish and chip shops in our region, including the mysteries of the deep-fried Jammie Dodger and the risky excitement of Bang-Bang Sauce.
Welcome to Eastern Promise...
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
We creep into the crypts and tackle the towers of the best castgles and keeps in the East of England in this week's CROWDSOURCERY (dragon optional)...
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Mike heads to the Centre for Computing History, where visitors can see just how much the East of England in general, and Cambridge in particular, is hard-wired into the base code of computing technology. You can also see - and, more importantly, PLAY - computer consoles and games from PONG all the way up to more modern gaming systems. Find out more at: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Mike Rigby chats with Chris Bruce about the inaugural Cambridge Tech Week, running from 8-12 May 2023: it's an amazing programme that you can view and book here: https://cambridgetechweek.co.uk/programme/.
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
This week: Mike Rigby chats with Chris Bruce about the inaugural Cambridge Tech Week, running from 8-12 May 2023: it's an amazing programme that you can view and book here: https://cambridgetechweek.co.uk/programme/.
Then, Mike heads to the Centre for Computing History, where visitors can see just how much the East of England in general, and Cambridge in particular, is hard-wired into the base code of computing technology. You can also see - and, more importantly, PLAY - computer consoles and games from PONG all the way up to more modern gaming systems. Find out more at: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/
And finally...we creep into the crypts and tackle the towers of the best castgles and keeps in the East of England in this week's CROWDSOURCERY (dragon optional)
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
This week, we look at what you do on high days and holidays in the East of England! Stand by for some more CROWDSOURCERY!
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
On a failed Mars colony, two survivors look for one final hope of redemption amidst the ruins of a dead world.
By Garrick Fincham, author of 'Interchange', and adapted for audio by Mike Rigby, executive producer of the 'Eastern Promise' podcast.
Welcome to Eastern Promise
Eastern Promise is the podcast that explores the full potential of the East of England. We showcase that potential, celebrate it and share it with you, our listener.
From architecture to zoology, your host Mike Rigby takes you on a tour of the region, finding out things you din't know you didn't know and surprising you as to the scale of fantastic stuff that's happening under our noses.
Photo, left: Mike and Engineer 49 record a Plug Board episode at the boardroom at the EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk.