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Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

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Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –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? Write in to northernnewspod@gmail.com

Want even more Northern News? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews

Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

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Artwork by Welcome Studio.

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Episodes
  • You only play Mark Owen twice in your career with Phil Wang

    You only play Mark Owen twice in your career with Phil Wang
    May 21 2026

    It's the series finale and to celebrate, Amy is BACK! Joining them this week in the studio is friend of the pod Phil Wang.


    Headlines this week include Hollywood legend Robert de Niro's quest to build a swanky new restaurant in Manchester and a yellow BMW driver gets caught driving home from court (immediately after being issued a driving ban).


    Phil Wang will be touring his brand new stand-up show Uh Oh around the UK this autumn. For tickets and dates head to https://www.philwang.co.uk.


    Ian is bringing his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Foot Spa Half Empty to Wells Comedy Festival on Friday 22 May 2026! For tickets head to https://www.ticketsource.com.


    And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to crossedwires.live.


    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 Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    49 mins
  • That's a triple banana! with Sunil Patel

    That's a triple banana! with Sunil Patel
    May 14 2026

    This week, it's the wonderful Sunil Patel joining Ian in the studio!


    Headlines this week include the discovery of a DOUBLE BANANA, and some shopkeepers in Sunil's hometown of Bath with an attitude problem.


    Sunil's Radio 4 series Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To Living Forever is out this summer. To keep up to date with this and other upcoming work follow him on Instagram @sunilpatelsolutions


    And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to crossedwires.live.


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


    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    50 mins
  • It was me, I hid in that hot tub! with Catherine Bohart

    It was me, I hid in that hot tub! with Catherine Bohart
    May 7 2026

    This week on the podcast Ian is joined by the brilliant Catherine Bohart!


    Headlines this week include some bubble loving car thieves, and a story debunking the myth of Hot Irish Men.


    Catherine is going on tour this autumn with her brand new show Borrowing Trouble, kicking off at London's Soho Theatre and then around the UK. For tickets and dates head to catherinebohart.com.


    And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to crossedwires.live.


    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 Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    48 mins
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A very funny and friendly comedy podcast. You don't have to be from the North of England to be able to get the jokes or relate. I think most countries have a similar divide, whether it's north/south, east/west or just city/country. And everywhere you'll find these kinds of stories, which might seem small, insignificant or just downright weird, but which are nevertheless important to a certain community.

Oh, and Gledhill's laugh is so warm and infectious, it never fail's to lighten my mood.

Always good for a chuckle

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